Hey everyone! I’m new to Zapier and coding in general. I’ve got a bunch of variables coming into my Zap, and I want to clean them up. Basically, I need to get rid of all the weird symbols and stuff, leaving just regular English letters and numbers. Can someone help me figure out how to do this with JavaScript?
I know there’s a “Code” box in Zapier where I can put some JavaScript, but I’m totally lost on what to write there. Any tips or examples would be super helpful! I’m trying to learn, but it’s all pretty confusing right now.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me! I really appreciate it.
I’ve been in your shoes, Neo_Movies. When I first started with Zapier, cleaning up messy data was a real headache. Here’s what worked for me:
In the Code step, I used this snippet:
let cleanedString = inputData.yourVariable.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, ‘’);
This removes all non-alphanumeric characters. Just replace ‘yourVariable’ with the actual name of your input.
One thing to watch out for: this will also remove spaces. If you want to keep spaces, modify the regex to:
/[^a-zA-Z0-9 ]/g
This approach has saved me countless hours of manual data cleaning. Give it a try and see how it works for your specific use case. Don’t hesitate to tweak it if needed.
hey neo! welcome to the zapier club 
for cleaning up variables, you can use regex in javascript. try something like:
let cleanString = inputString.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, ‘’);
this should strip out everything except letters and numbers. hope it helps! lmk if u need more explanation
To remove non-alphanumeric characters in Zapier, you can utilize JavaScript’s regular expressions. In the Code step, input the following:
function cleanString(input) {
return input.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, ‘’);
}
let cleanedVariable = cleanString(inputData.yourVariable);
This function will process your input, removing all characters except letters and numbers. Replace ‘yourVariable’ with the actual variable name from your Zap. You can then use the cleaned version in subsequent steps of your Zap workflow.
Remember to test thoroughly to ensure it meets your specific requirements.