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Text Anonymization Guide

Audience: first-time users configuring a Zapier workflow to call the Anonymator API.

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1️⃣ Overview

This guide walks you through how to configure a Zapier workflow using the Webhooks by Zapier app to send a POST request to the Anonymator API for text anonymization.

You’ll learn how to:

• Add the Webhooks module
• Choose the correct action event
• Configure the Custom Request node
• Set up authentication
• Define the JSON request body
• Execute and verify the anonymized output

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2️⃣ Add the Webhooks Module

In your Zapier workflow, add a new step and select Webhooks by Zapier as the app.
Then, under Action Event, choose Custom Request — this option lets you send a fully customized HTTP POST request to the Anonymator API.

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3️⃣ Configure the Custom Request

Set up the Webhooks by Zapier → Custom Request action exactly like below.

Method

• POST

URL

• https://anonymator.app/api/anonymize

Data Pass-Through

• False

Data (Body) Paste JSON and map your text variable inside the array:

Code
 
{
  "strings": ["{{1.Text}}"]
}

Unflatten

• Yes

Headers

• Authorization: Bearer $2y$12$…
• Content-Type: application/json

🔐 The Authorization header must include your API key from the Anonymator Portal.
Keep this key private — never share or expose it in public repositories.

Once everything is configured, click Continue to proceed to the test step.

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4️⃣ Execute & Verify the Request

Click Continue → Test step to send a live request to the Anonymator API.

If everything is configured correctly, Zapier will display a successful response in the Data out section.
The response includes three key fields:

• Anonymized Strings — array of anonymized text(s)
• Secret — appears only if your API key supports deanonymization
• Token Count — number of tokens processed in this request

Example output:

Code
 
{
  "anonymized_strings": ["Hi, I live in [COUNTRY-1]!"],
  "secret": "KmjfyFEue-Ljdr-OxLz-qGzN-XwuHFvWi0DO",
  "token_count": 18
}

💡 You can map the Anonymized Strings value from this step to any subsequent Zapier action or app in your workflow.