Get metadata sent from one Trigger to another

(Ytawk) #1

Hello I have been using Flow XO for some days now, and I like it so far, I just hope the documentation is clearer.

I have been trying to get the metadata that has been sent from one trigger to another in two different flows, I am aware that the data is sent as a JSON string, but I cannot find the data when receiving the trigger in the second flow.

Any help would be appreciated.

(Kellsey Shaw) #2

Hi there,

If you’re using the Flow service, there will be an output available called Metadata and you’d use our Data Outputs to access the values.

If you’re still unsure, just let me know.

(Ytawk) #3

Hi Kellsey,

Thank you for your help, I have been able to extract the data from the trigger using the Metadata.

I was also trying to extract a value from google sheets, using the same concept, by selecting the output generated by the service, and then accessing the value followig the method in the Data Outputs, but with no luck.

How do you suggest accessing a value that is for example at Row 2 Column C ?

(Ytawk) #4

I figured out how to get the data from google sheets.

An example would be like so:

{{google_sheets_list_rows.results_+_gsx:large 2}}

google_sheets_list_rows.results_+_gsx:large: would select the column named large
2: would select the second value under that column

(Kellsey Shaw) #5

Hi there,

You’re spot on there. Google Sheets uses collection outputs rather than data outputs. Easy way to spot the ones that use collection outputs is by looking for [] next to the item name in the outputs list in Flow XO. :thumbsup: