Bring Real-Time Market News into Your Workflow with Zapier + finlight
Use Zapier to set up instant financial alerts, news-to-email flows, or custom dashboards with just a few clicks—no code required.
Platform Overview
What is Zapier?
Zapier helps you automate tasks between your favorite apps using simple triggers and actions. It's perfect for quick, reliable automations—no code or steep learning curve.
- 2-step or multi-step Zaps for simple to complex workflows
- Integrates with 5,000+ apps covering every business need
- Ideal for finance teams with no dev resources
- Real-time or scheduled automation with reliable execution
Use Cases
Popular Finance Automations
Set up powerful financial workflows in minutes with these popular templates
Breaking News Email Alerts
Receive an email every time finlight detects market-moving news.
Slack/Discord Notifications
Instantly notify your team of urgent events or filtered financial topics.
Update Airtable or Sheets
Log news items into databases or spreadsheets for later analysis.
Forward News to Clients or Teams
Automatically email filtered insights to clients or stakeholders.
Templates
Simple 2-3 Step Zaps
Visual examples of simple yet powerful automations you can set up in minutes
Webhook → Gmail
Get email alerts for breaking news
Webhook → Slack + Google Sheets
Team notifications with automatic logging
Search + Filter → Airtable
Build a searchable news database
Integration
Available Modules in Zapier
finlight's Zapier app includes simple yet powerful modules
Trigger
New Financial News Item via Webhook
Get instant notifications when news breaks. Set up filters in finlight dashboard to match your criteria.
Example use case:
Webhook → Slack notification
Action
Search News Items
Pull news based on keywords, dates, or companies. Perfect for scheduled reports or triggered searches.
Example use case:
Daily search → Email digest
Combine finlight's real-time alerts with Zapier's ecosystem to build automated workflows with Slack, Email, Airtable, Notion, and thousands more.
Benefits
Why Use finlight + Zapier
Fastest time-to-value
Set up your first automation in under 5 minutes
No learning curve
If you can click, you can automate
Real-time market alerts
Get notified within seconds of news breaking
5,000+ integrations
Connect to virtually any tool your team uses
Lightweight dashboards
Build simple tracking systems without complex setup
Ready to get started?
Automate news alerts, dashboards, and workflows with one click.
Frequently Asked Questions
Zapier Integration Questions & Answers
Get answers about using Zapier with finlight for financial automation workflows.
Use one of our ready-made templates or start from scratch via the Zapier app directory. You'll need a finlight account (free tier works!) and a Zapier account.
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