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Step	What it does
Check end of text	Check whether text ends with specific words or characters.
Check if text includes	Check whether text includes specific words or characters.
Check start of text	Check whether text starts with specific words or characters.
Convert HTML to Markdown	Turn HTML, like an email's body or a web page, into Markdown that reads as plain text and keeps its headings, lists, links, bold and italic, tables and code: ready for an AI step, a Slack message or a note.
Convert JSON to XML	Turn data or JSON text into an XML document, for an API or a service that speaks XML, a feed or a file: each field becomes an element named after it, a list repeats its element, and a field named like @id becomes an attribute.
Convert Markdown to HTML	Turn Markdown, like an AI step's answer or a template you write, into plain HTML for a web page, a rich-text field or an app that takes HTML: headings, lists, links, bold and italic, tables and code all come through.
Convert XML to JSON	Turn XML, like an API's response or a feed, into data whose fields later steps can use, the way Read a file reads an XML file: each element is a field named by its tag, a tag that repeats is a list, and attributes are fields too.
Count characters	Count how many characters are in text.
Count words	Count how many words are in text.
Encode or decode text	Make text safe to put in a web address, HTML or JSON, encode or decode Base64, or remove accents and emoji.
Extract from text	Pull matches out of text: an email address, web address, phone number, domain, number, or your own pattern.
Format phone number	Write a phone number one standard way, however it was typed, like +1 415-555-0123 or +14155550123 for a texting app.
Format text	Change the letter case of text: make it uppercase, lowercase, capitalize the first letter, use title or sentence case, or turn it into a slug for a web address.
Get part of text	Take a piece of text: what comes before or after a word or character, what sits between two, or a number of characters from a position.
Join list into text	Turn a list into one piece of text.
Look up a value in a table	Turn one value into another with a small table you fill in, like US to United States or a status code to a label, instead of a chain of If steps.
Match keywords	Score text against your keyword lists to see how well it matches.
Read JSON text	Turn JSON written as text, like an AI step's answer or a webhook body, into data whose fields later steps can use.
Replace text	Find text and replace it with something else.
Shorten text	Shorten text so it fits within a set number of characters.
Split text	Split text into a list.
Trim whitespace	Remove spaces, tabs, and line breaks from the start and end of text.
Use a fallback if empty	Use a value, or a fallback when it is empty, like a first name or "there" when a contact has none.
Validate text	Check whether text is a valid email address, web address, or phone number.

Check end of text

Check whether text ends with specific words or characters.

Inputs

TexttexttextRequired: The text to check.
Ends withsuffixtextRequired: The text it should end with, such as .pdf.
Case sensitivitycase_sensitivetrue/false: Match upper- and lower-case letters exactly (the default). Turn this off to treat them as the same.Default: true.

Outputs

Whether the text ends with the text given.

Example output

true

Check if text includes

Check whether text includes specific words or characters.

Inputs

Text to search throughtexttextRequired: The text to search through.
Text to findsubstringtextRequired: The exact text to look for.
Case sensitivitycase_sensitivetrue/false: Match upper- and lower-case letters exactly (the default). Turn this off to treat them as the same.Default: true.

Outputs

Whether the text includes the text searched for.

Example output

true

Check start of text

Check whether text starts with specific words or characters.

Inputs

TexttexttextRequired: The text to check.
Starts withprefixtextRequired: The text it should start with.
Case sensitivitycase_sensitivetrue/false: Match upper- and lower-case letters exactly (the default). Turn this off to treat them as the same.Default: true.

Outputs

Whether the text starts with the text given.

Example output

true

Turn HTML, like an email's body or a web page, into Markdown that reads as plain text and keeps its headings, lists, links, bold and italic, tables and code: ready for an AI step, a Slack message or a note. Scripts and styles are left out.

Inputs

HTMLtexttextRequired: The HTML to convert, a whole page or a piece of one.

Outputs

The Markdown.

Example output

"# Hello\n\nSome **bold** text."

Convert JSON to XML

Turn data or JSON text into an XML document, for an API or a service that speaks XML, a feed or a file: each field becomes an element named after it, a list repeats its element, and a field named like @id becomes an attribute.

Inputs

DatadatatextRequired: The data to write as XML: a record or a list from an earlier step, or JSON text.
Root elementroottext: The name of the element that wraps everything, like order or request. Defaults to root.Default: root.

Outputs

The XML document, indented, with an XML declaration on its first line.

Example output

"<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<order id=\"1042\">\n  <customer>Jordan Lee</customer>\n  <total>84.00</total>\n</order>"

Convert Markdown to HTML

Turn Markdown, like an AI step's answer or a template you write, into plain HTML for a web page, a rich-text field or an app that takes HTML: headings, lists, links, bold and italic, tables and code all come through. For an email, use HTML's Turn text into HTML, which adds the styles email apps show.

Inputs

MarkdowntexttextRequired: The Markdown to convert. A line break in it is a line break in the HTML, and HTML tags in it pass through.

Outputs

The HTML, without <html> or <body> around it and with no styles, ready to put in a page or a field.

Example output

"<h1>Hello</h1>\n<p>Some <strong>bold</strong> text.</p>"

Convert XML to JSON

Turn XML, like an API's response or a feed, into data whose fields later steps can use, the way Read a file reads an XML file: each element is a field named by its tag, a tag that repeats is a list, and attributes are fields too.

Inputs

XMLtexttextRequired: The XML to convert.

Outputs

What the outermost element holds: a record of its elements and attributes, or its text when it holds only text. Text stays text, so a number in the XML is text like "3".

Example output

{
  "order": [
    {
      "customer": "Jordan Lee",
      "id": "1042",
      "total": "84.00"
    },
    {
      "customer": "Sam Rivera",
      "id": "1043",
      "total": "12.50"
    }
  ]
}

Count characters

Count how many characters are in text.

Inputs

TexttexttextRequired: The text to measure.

Outputs

The number of characters in the text.

Example output

Count words

Count how many words are in text.

Inputs

TexttexttextRequired: The text whose words are counted.

Outputs

The number of words in the text.

Example output

Encode or decode text

Make text safe to put in a web address, HTML or JSON, encode or decode Base64, or remove accents and emoji.

Inputs

TexttexttextRequired: The text to encode or decode.
Change it toencodingtextRequired: How to change the text.One of: url_encode (Safe for a web address (a b → a%20b)), url_decode (Back from a web address (a%20b → a b)), base64_encode (Base64), base64_decode (Back from Base64), html_escape (Safe for HTML (< → <)), html_unescape (Back from HTML (< → <)), json_escape (Safe inside JSON text), plain_ascii (Plain letters, no accents or emoji). Default: url_encode.

Outputs

The text, encoded or decoded.

Example output

"Hello%20world"

Extract from text

Pull matches out of text: an email address, web address, phone number, domain, number, or your own pattern.

Inputs

TexttexttextRequired: The text to search, such as the body of an email.
ExtracttypetextRequired: What to pull out of the text.One of: email (Email address), url (Web address), phone (Phone number (+14155550123)), domain (Domain (example.com)), path (Web address path (/blog/post)), number, pattern (Custom pattern). Default: email.
Custom patternpatterntext: A regular expression to search for. Used only when Extract is set to Custom pattern.Only when Extract is Custom pattern.
Returnall_matchestrue/false: Return only the first match, or every match as a list.Default: false.
Countryregiontext: The country of phone numbers written without a country code. Defaults to the United States.Only when Extract is Phone number (+14155550123). Default: US.

Outputs

The first match, or a list of every match when all matches are asked for. Numbers come back as numbers, and finding nothing gives empty text, or an empty list.

Example output

1234.5

Format phone number

Write a phone number one standard way, however it was typed, like +1 415-555-0123 or +14155550123 for a texting app.

Inputs

Phone numbertexttextRequired: The phone number, written any way.
Write it asstyletextRequired: How to write the number.One of: international (International (+1 415-555-0123)), e164 (For apps (+14155550123)), national (National ((415) 555-0123)). Default: international.
Countryregiontext: The country of numbers written without a country code. A number that starts with its own, like +44, is read in that country instead. Defaults to the United States.Default: US.

Outputs

The phone number, written the chosen way.

Example output

"+1 415-555-0123"

Format text

Change the letter case of text: make it uppercase, lowercase, capitalize the first letter, use title or sentence case, or turn it into a slug for a web address.

Inputs

TexttexttextRequired: The text to change the letter case of.
Format ascasetextRequired: How the text should be cased.One of: uppercase (Uppercase (HELLO WORLD)), lowercase (Lowercase (hello world)), capitalize (Capitalize first letter (Hello world)), title (Title case (Hello World)), sentence (Sentence case (Hello world. Bye now.)), slug (Web address slug (hello-world)). Default: uppercase.

Outputs

The text in the chosen letter case.

Example output

"Hello World"

Get part of text

Take a piece of text: what comes before or after a word or character, what sits between two, or a number of characters from a position. For example, the name before the @ in an email address.

Inputs

TexttexttextRequired: The text to take a part of.
TakeparttextRequired: Which part of the text to take.One of: before (The text before), after (The text after), between (The text between), characters (Characters by position). Default: after.
Look formarkertext: The word or characters to look for, like @ or Order #. Letter case doesn't matter, and the first one found is used.Only when Take is The text before, The text after or The text between.
Up toend_markertext: Where the part ends: the next time this appears after the text looked for.Only when Take is The text between.
From positionstartnumber: The first character to take: 1 is the first character, -1 the last, -4 the fourth from the end.Only when Take is Characters by position. Default: 1.
Number of characterscountnumber: How many characters to take. Leave empty for the rest.Only when Take is Characters by position.

Outputs

The part of the text, without spaces around it. Blank text when what was looked for isn't there.

Example output

"ana"

Join list into text

Turn a list into one piece of text.

Inputs

ListitemslistRequired: The list of values to combine into one piece of text.
Put between itemsseparatortextRequired: Use empty text to join with nothing.

Outputs

The list's items as one piece of text, with the separator between each.

Example output

"red, green, blue"

Look up a value in a table

Turn one value into another with a small table you fill in, like US to United States or a status code to a label, instead of a chain of If steps.

Inputs

Value to look upvaluetextRequired: The value to find in the table, like a country code.
TabletableobjectRequired: Each value to look for, and what to give back for it. Letter case and spaces around a value don't matter.
If nothing matchesfallbacktext: What to give back when the value isn't in the table. Leave empty to get a blank.
Case sensitivitycase_sensitivetrue/false: Match upper- and lower-case letters exactly. Off by default, so us, US and Us all match.Default: false.

Outputs

What the table gives for the value, the fallback when it isn't there, or a blank without one.

Example output

"United States"

Match keywords

Score text against your keyword lists to see how well it matches. Useful for tagging, filtering, or deciding what should happen next.

Inputs

TexttexttextRequired: The text to score. Letter case is ignored.
Strong keywordsstrong_termslistRequired: Most important words or phrases. Each match adds 3 points.
Medium keywordsmedium_termslist: Fairly important words or phrases. Each match adds 2 points.
Weak keywordsweak_termslist: Minor words or phrases. Each match adds 1 point.
Score needed to passthresholdnumber: Total points needed to count as a match. Defaults to 3.Default: 3.

Outputs

Whether the text matched, its score, and which keywords it contains.

is_matchtrue/false: Whether the score reached the score needed.
matched_termslist: The keywords found, strong ones first, each with the list it came from.
scorenumber: 3 points for each strong keyword found, 2 for each medium one, and 1 for each weak one.

Example output

{
  "is_match": true,
  "matched_terms": [
    {
      "term": "we're hiring",
      "tier": "strong"
    },
    {
      "term": "join our team",
      "tier": "medium"
    },
    {
      "term": "engineer",
      "tier": "weak"
    }
  ],
  "score": 6
}

Read JSON text

Turn JSON written as text, like an AI step's answer or a webhook body, into data whose fields later steps can use.

Inputs

JSON texttexttextRequired: The text holding the JSON. It may be wrapped in a code block or a sentence.

Outputs

The data the JSON holds, usually a record or a list.

Example output

{
  "name": "Ana",
  "plan": "pro"
}

Replace text

Find text and replace it with something else.

Inputs

Text to search throughtexttextRequired: The text to search through.
Text to findsearchtextRequired: The text to find, or a pattern. Every occurrence is replaced.
Replace withreplacetextRequired: The text to put in its place.
Case sensitivitycase_sensitivetrue/false: Match upper- and lower-case letters exactly (the default). Turn this off to treat them as the same.Default: true.
Findsearch_typetext: The exact text, or a pattern (a regular expression). With a pattern, $1 in the replacement puts back what its first group in brackets matched, $2 the second.One of: text (The exact text), pattern (A pattern (regular expression)). Default: text.

Outputs

The text with every occurrence of the text searched for replaced.

Example output

"Order #123 is shipped"

Shorten text

Shorten text so it fits within a set number of characters. By default no ending is added; set an ending like “…” to append one when text is cut. The ending counts toward the limit, so the result never exceeds it.

Inputs

TexttexttextRequired: The text to shorten.
Maximum characterslengthnumberRequired: Text longer than this is shortened.
Endingellipsistext: Optional ending added when text is shortened, e.g. “…”, counted within the character limit. Leave blank (the default) to shorten without any ending.
Whole wordsdont_split_wordstrue/false: Keep whole words instead of cutting one in the middle. When on, the text is shortened at a word boundary, so the result may come out a little shorter than the limit.Default: false.

Outputs

The text cut to at most the given number of characters, the ending included, or unchanged if it was short enough.

Example output

"The quick brown fox..."

Split text

Split text into a list. Spaces around each piece are left out.

Inputs

TexttexttextRequired: The text to break into pieces.
Split atdelimitertextRequired: The text to break at, such as a comma or a space.

Outputs

The pieces of the text between the separators.

Example output

[
  "red",
  "green",
  "blue"
]

Trim whitespace

Remove spaces, tabs, and line breaks from the start and end of text.

Inputs

TexttexttextRequired: The text to trim.
Trim frommodetext: Which ends to trim: both ends, only the start, or only the end. Defaults to both ends.One of: both (Both ends), left (Start), right (End). Default: both.

Outputs

The text with spaces, tabs and line breaks removed from its start, its end, or both.

Example output

"Hello world"

Use a fallback if empty

Use a value, or a fallback when it is empty, like a first name or "there" when a contact has none. Zero and false count as values.

Inputs

ValuevaluetextRequired: The value to use when it isn't empty.
FallbackdefaulttextRequired: What to use instead when the value is missing, blank, or an empty list.

Outputs

The value, or the fallback when the value is empty.

Example output

"there"

Validate text

Check whether text is a valid email address, web address, or phone number.

Inputs

TexttexttextRequired: The text to check, such as an email address, web address or phone number.
Validate astypetextRequired: What kind of value to check for.One of: email (Email address), url (Web address), phone (Phone number). Default: email.
Countryregiontext: The country of numbers written without a country code. A number that starts with its own, like +44, is checked against that country instead. Defaults to the United States.Default: US.

Outputs

Whether the text is a valid email address, web address or phone number, whichever was chosen.

Example output

true

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Check end of text

Check if text includes

Check start of text

Convert HTML to Markdown

Convert JSON to XML

Convert Markdown to HTML

Convert XML to JSON

Count characters

Count words

Encode or decode text

Extract from text

Format phone number

Format text

Get part of text

Join list into text

Look up a value in a table

Match keywords

Read JSON text

Replace text

Shorten text

Split text

Trim whitespace

Use a fallback if empty

Validate text