Filter (Zapier)

A Zapier filter is a step in a Zap that lets the run continue only when the data meets your conditions. If the conditions pass, the later actions run. If they fail, the Zap stops at the filter and nothing after it runs. Filter steps don't use a task.

How a Zapier filter works

A filter checks one or more rules against data from earlier steps, such as "amount is greater than 10000" or "status exactly matches paid". Each rule has a data type. Text rules only work on text fields, and number rules only work on numbers.

You can combine rules two ways:

• AND rules must all be true for the Zap to continue.
• OR rule groups let the Zap continue when any one group passes.

What is Filter by Zapier?

Filter by Zapier is the name of the built-in app you add as a step in the Zap editor. It's the same thing as a Zapier filter. You pick it like any other app, then set the rules.

Do Zapier filters use tasks?

No. Zapier doesn't count Filter steps toward task usage. The actions a filter stops don't use tasks either, because Zapier only counts actions that run and succeed. A filter placed right after the trigger saves tasks on every run that fails it.

Which Zapier plans include filters?

Filters are on the Professional, Team, and Enterprise plans. The Free plan doesn't include them. It also limits you to two-step Zaps, one trigger and one action, so there's no room for a filter step anyway.

Filters vs paths

A filter has two outcomes, continue or stop. A path picks between branches, and each branch has its own actions. Use a filter when a run should either go ahead or stop. Use a path when one trigger should do different things in different cases.

Zapier filters for Stripe Slack alerts

A common filter sits in a Zap that posts Stripe payments to Slack and only lets large charges through. Stripe sends amounts in the smallest currency unit, so a rule for $100 in USD compares against 10000. ChargeBell is the other way to get Stripe events into Slack. It has a built-in minimum payment amount, from $10 to $250, that skips small successful payments, and it marks payments above your large payment threshold. You choose which alert types go to which Slack channel. The ChargeBell vs Zapier comparison covers the trade-offs, and when to replace a Zapier Stripe alert workflow helps you decide whether to keep the Zap.