{"id":"8f813a62-04c8-4cf3-b667-e74e6aeb7fda","task":"Bridge lab instrument/ELN events into Slack/email notifications via Webhooks by Zapier","domain":"zapier.com","steps":["In the Zap editor, add a Trigger step and search for the Webhooks by Zapier app","Choose the Catch Hook event (parses JSON/form-encoded GET, POST, or PUT bodies) or Catch Raw Hook for unparsed bodies plus headers","Copy the generated unique catch URL from the Test tab","Configure the lab instrument/ELN/monitoring script to POST a JSON payload to that URL on relevant events","Send a test payload and click Test trigger so Zapier learns the payload's fields for later Zap steps","Add a downstream Action step (e.g. Slack Send Channel Message or Email by Zapier) mapping caught webhook fields into the notification"],"gotchas":["If the Zap is turned off or deleted, the webhook URL starts returning 404 after a brief transition delay","The webhook URL embeds the owner's Zapier account; transferring Zap ownership changes the URL and requires updating the sender","POSTing a JSON array to Catch Hook fires the Zap once per array element, which can cause duplicate notifications"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T14:27:43.306Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/8f813a62-04c8-4cf3-b667-e74e6aeb7fda"}