Data storage solutions for your workflows: Storage, Digest, and Tables

Sometimes, you may want to store data as part of your workflow. This may include storing small amounts of data that you want to map to other steps or keeping large amounts of data long-term. Zapier has solutions for storing data that you can use depending on your needs:

• Storage.
• Digest.
• Tables.

Tip

Storage, Digest, and Tables steps in Zaps do not count toward your task usage in Zapier.

Storage

Storage is a lightweight data storage solution that lets you temporarily save and retrieve small amounts of data from a Zap. To use it, you’ll create a Storage account that’s identified by a “store secret” - this is a unique value, like a password, to identify your account. Then, you can create lists of stored values, with each list identified by a unique “key” that you set. Use Storage to:

• Increment values by increasing them by X amount.
• Add or remove values from a list, including nested (child) values.
• Find and return values from a list.
• Find and return your store secret.

Digest

Digest is a lightweight data storage solution that lets you temporarily store small amounts of data to release later in batches. Digest does not require you to connect an account. You differentiate digests by giving them unique names.

There are two ways to release a digest:

• When you create your digest step, you can set it to release automatically at a defined frequency, like weekly or when the digest reaches a certain threshold.
• Or, you can add a second digest step to release the Zap at a specific step in the same or a different workflow. When your digest releases, it empties out completely and starts collecting new data until the next release.

Tables

Tables is a data storage solution that you can use on its own as well as in your workflows. Use it for small amounts of data or large amounts of data, for temporary data storage or permanent data storage. Tables are made of:

• Records (each row in a table).
• Fields (each column in a table).
• Cells (the area in the intersection of a record and a field).

With Tables, you can:

• Build from scratch or select a template from the template library.
• Add records manually or automatically using Zaps.
• Share your tables with users both inside and outside of your Zapier account.
• Collaborate with other users in your Zapier account by giving them editing permissions.
• Connect it to other Zapier products, including Zaps, Interfaces, and Chatbots.

Next steps

For more inspiration, read:

• Examples of how to use Storage in Zaps.
• How to make an events digest with Calendly and Slack.
• How to collect notifications in a digest to combat notification fatigue.
• How to create a lead management table powered by AI and Tables.

How to create an approvals table with Zapier Tables.