StretchLearn Course

Stop being the human glue between your apps

Build Zaps once and let them move your data automatically, around the clock

Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

This beginner course teaches working professionals to connect Gmail, Slack, Airtable, Google Sheets, and CRMs like HubSpot and Pipedrive into automatic workflows using Zapier, with no code required. Every technique is shown on a real worked Zap you can rebuild, from a single trigger-action pair to a branched, filtered, multi-step automation. You finish able to design, test, and maintain Zaps that run unattended and stay within your task budget.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Map a manual process into a Zapier trigger, actions, and a clear data flow before building anything

Build and test multi-step Zaps that move data between Gmail, Slack, Airtable, and CRMs

Control which records run using Filters, deduplication, Paths, Delay, and Digest

Reshape dates, text, numbers, and line items with Formatter so each app gets clean input

Diagnose and fix failed Zaps using the Zap History, Autoreplay, error notifications, and version restore

Estimate task usage and design efficient Zaps that stay inside a chosen Zapier plan

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: How Zapier Thinks: Triggers, Actions, and Your First Zap

Learn the core model behind every Zap and build a working trigger-action automation. Understanding how data flows from one app to the next is the foundation everything else builds on.

3 lessons

Triggers, Actions, and Tasks ExplainedContent · 45 min

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Building and Testing Your First ZapContent · 45 min

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Mapping a Process Before You BuildContent · 45 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Controlling the Flow: Filters, Paths, and Timing

Decide which records run and what happens to each one. Filters, Paths, deduplication, Delay, and Digest give you precise control over a Zap's behavior and cost.

3 lessons

Filtering Out the Records You Do Not WantContent · 45 min

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Branching With PathsContent · 45 min

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Timing With Delay, Schedule, and DigestContent · 45 min

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Module 3

Module 3: Reshaping Data and Connecting Real Apps

Make every app speak the same language. Formatter cleans dates, text, and numbers, search steps prevent duplicates, and real CRM and spreadsheet connections tie it all together.

3 lessons

Cleaning Data With FormatterContent · 45 min

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Preventing Duplicates With Search StepsContent · 45 min

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Connecting Gmail, Slack, Airtable, and Your CRMContent · 45 min

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Module 4

Module 4: Keeping Zaps Alive: Errors, Monitoring, and Scale

Reliable automation is maintained, not just built. Error handling, the Zap History, Autoreplay, and good design habits keep your workflows running and within budget over the long run.

3 lessons

Reading Zap History and Fixing FailuresContent · 45 min

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Error Notifications, Autoreplay, and VersionsContent · 45 min

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Designing for Reliability and Cost at ScaleContent · 45 min

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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

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