Eliminating non-alphanumeric characters in Zapier

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Hey everyone! I’m working on a Zapier workflow and I’m stuck. I’ve got a bunch of variables coming into Zapier, and I need to clean them up. Basically, I want to get rid of all the special characters and just keep the English letters and numbers. I know I need to use JavaScript for this, but I’m not really a coder.

Can someone help me figure out what to put in the “Code” section of my Zap? I’m looking for a simple solution that’ll strip out everything except alphanumeric characters. It’d be great if you could explain it in simple terms too.

Thanks in advance for any help! I’m still learning the ropes with Zapier and coding stuff.

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hey there! i’ve dealt with this before. try this quick fix in the Code part:

let clean = inputVar.replace(/[^a-z0-9]/gi, ‘’);
output = {cleaned: clean};
return output;

replace ‘inputVar’ with your actual variable name. this removes everything except letters and numbers. hope it helps!

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I’ve been in your shoes before, and I can tell you that cleaning up variables in Zapier can be a bit tricky at first. Here’s a simple JavaScript snippet that worked wonders for me:

const cleanedString = inputString.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, '');

Just replace ‘inputString’ with the name of your Zapier variable. This code uses a regular expression to match any character that’s not a letter or number, and then replaces those characters with nothing, effectively removing them.

In the Code section of your Zap, you’ll want to return this cleaned string so Zapier can use it in later steps. Something like:

output = { cleaned: inputString.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, '') };
return output;

This approach has saved me countless hours of manual data cleaning. Hope it helps you too!

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I’ve encountered this issue before in my Zapier workflows. Here’s a straightforward solution that should work for you:

In the Code section of your Zap, use this JavaScript:

const cleanedValue = input.yourVariableName.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, ‘’);
output = { cleanedResult: cleanedValue };
return output;

Replace ‘yourVariableName’ with the actual name of your input variable. This code will remove all non-alphanumeric characters.

Afterward, you can use the ‘cleanedResult’ in subsequent steps of your Zap. It’s a simple yet effective method for cleaning up your data. Let me know if you need any clarification on implementing this in your workflow.