Background
After creating an Applet, you can update its settings at any time by opening the Applet and clicking Settings. From there, you can add additional actions, change the Trigger, update field settings, and more.
If you encounter an error after making edits that says "Applet can't be created. Please contact support", check the sections below for troubleshooting steps based on the type of change you made.
Changing an Applet's Trigger
If you’ve changed your Applet’s Trigger and see the “Applet can’t be created” error, the most common reason is that an ingredient from the old Trigger is still being used in a Query field, Filter Code, or Action field.
If an ingredient from the previous Trigger is being used in a Query or Action field that the new Trigger doesn’t support, it will be highlighted in red:
To resolve this issue:
Check your Applet’s Query and Action fields by pressing Edit on each of them.
If any ingredients appear highlighted in red, remove or replace them with a different ingredient supported by the new Trigger using the Add ingredient button.
If your Applet contains Filter Code, check if the old ingredient is still being referenced by pressing Edit on Filter Code. If so, update the code to remove it or reference a new ingredient supported by the new Trigger.
After making those changes follow the prompts to save your Applet.
Removing a Query
If you’ve removed a Query and see the “Applet can’t be created” error, it’s likely that ingredients from that Query are still being referenced in an Action field or within your Filter Code.
To fix this issue:
Check each Action field in your Applet by pressing Edit and look for any ingredients highlighted in red.
Remove or replace any ingredients that came from the deleted Query.
Open your Filter Code and make sure it no longer references the removed Query or any of its ingredients.
After reviewing the steps above, follow the remaining prompts to save your Applet.
Removing an Action
If you removed an Action and see the “Applet can’t be created” error, the most common reason is that the removed Action is still being referenced in your Filter Code.
To resolve this:
Open your Applet’s Filter Code.
Look for any references to the removed Action and remove or update them as needed.
After updating your code, click Update filter, then follow the prompts to save your Applet.
Adding an Action
If you added a second instance of the same Action, it will change how that Action is referenced in your Filter Code. For instance, if an Applet originally used a Send an Email Action from the Gmail service and was later edited to include a second Send an Email Action, the way those Actions are referenced in Filter Code will change:.
An Applet with one Gmail Action uses
Gmail.sendAnEmail.skip()to skip the Action.An Applet with two Gmail Actions instead uses
Gmail.sendAnEmail1.skip()andGmail.sendAnEmail2.skip()to specify which Action should be skipped.
Filter Code options available before adding a second Gmail Send an Email Action
Filter Code options available after adding a second Gmail Send an Email Action
To resolve this:
Open your Applet’s Filter Code by pressing Edit.
Update any references to use the correct filter code command. You can view all available filter code options by pressing the drop down on the right side of the editor.
After updating your code, press Update filter and follow the remaining prompts to save your Applet
Trigger cannot be used with Action
Some Triggers and Actions cannot be paired together. This is to prevent Applet combinations that could be used in ways considered spam or that would violate the Action service’s community guidelines.
This restriction is rare, but examples include pairing an RSS Feed Trigger with the Pinterest Create a Pin Action, or using an X (Twitter) Trigger with an X (Twitter) Action. If you try to save an Applet using a restricted combination, you’ll see an error noting that the Trigger cannot be used with the Action service.
To resolve this:
Press Back
Change either the Trigger or the Action your Applet uses
Follow the prompts to save your Applet