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Typeform to Attio Automation Workflow

| 5 minutes
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Typeform logo Typeform
Ted Kriwiel Ted Kriwiel

Ted builds a Typeform-to-Attio automation using Attio's new automations interface — matching form questions to list attributes, creating or updating a person by email to avoid duplicates, and testing the workflow end to end.

Chapters

Introduction

  • 0:00 — The goal: a Typeform submission should show up in an Attio list
  • 0:00 — Deciding where the confirmation email is sent from — Typeform, not Attio

Setting Up Typeform Notifications

  • 0:15 — Editing the confirmation email sent to the submitter
  • 0:45 — Adding a team notification for new submissions
  • 1:10 — What the team notification includes (a dump of all answers)

Matching Typeform Questions to List Attributes

  • 1:40 — Adding an attribute in the list for every Typeform question
  • 2:00 — Why this step is tedious — matching all 10 questions by hand

Building the Automation in Attio’s New Workflow Builder

  • 2:40 — Creating a new workflow in Attio’s new automations interface
  • 2:55 — Describing the trigger: submissions on the volunteer assignment form
  • 3:15 — Selecting the list the automation should write to
  • 3:35 — Authorizing the connection and selecting the Typeform form

Preventing Duplicate Records

  • 3:50 — The problem: a straight “create record” step would duplicate people who already exist
  • 4:00 — Switching to create-or-update based on the person’s email address
  • 4:20 — Letting Attio’s AI match each Typeform question to the right list attribute

Publishing and Testing

  • 4:45 — Publishing the workflow
  • 4:55 — Submitting a test entry in Typeform
  • 5:10 — Confirming the notification email arrived
  • 5:20 — Confirming the record and all field data landed correctly in the list