Invite CommCare users from Typeform requests
Move approved access requests into CommCare without retyping user details.
Trigger
New Form Response
Triggers when a respondent completes and submits the form.
Action
Create Web User Invitation
Tool to create an invitation for a new web user in CommCare. Use when you need to invite a user with specific role and permissions. Requires 'Edit Web Users & Edit Access API' permissions.
Why this helps
Access requests sit idle when someone must manually copy them into CommCare.
- Faster onboarding
- Consistent role requests
- Fewer missed invitations
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Typeform and CommCare once.
- 2Create an automation for access requests.
- 3Tell Notis to create a CommCare web user invitation from each approved response using the requested role and permissions.
- 4Choose New Form Response as the trigger.
- 5Select a report channel and test with one approved request.
Questions about this workflow
What permissions are required?
CommCare requires Edit Web Users and Edit Access API permissions.
Will every response create an invitation?
Only responses your instruction identifies as approved should create invitations.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Typeform to CommCare. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Typeform triggers
CommCare actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Web User Invitation
Tool to create an invitation for a new web user in CommCare. Use when you need to invite a user with specific role and permissions. Requires 'Edit Web Users & Edit Access API' permissions.
New Form Response
Triggers when a respondent completes and submits the form.
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Typeform and CommCare, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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