Create a Capture Request Action

This action allows you to create a Capture Request in Hover. Capture Requests send email and text notifications to a specified contact so that a user is prompted to capture a structure using the Hover mobile application. For more information on Capture Requests please refer to this guide.

Using the Action

To use the Create a Capture Requestaction in Zapier you must include the following pieces of information

  • Sender Email: The user who is assigned as the job owner in Hover.
  • Capturing User Name: The name of the user capturing the property.
  • Capturing User Email: The email of the user capturing the property.
  • Property Address: (only the location_line_1 field is required)

Sample Response Body

When run successfully this Zap will send a Capture request to a User, and return the following data:

{
  "id": "1875872",
  "capturing_user_name": "InLin Tuan",
  "capturing_user_phone": "(402) 214-8827",
  "capturing_user_email": "[email protected]",
  "capturing_user_id": null,
  "requesting_user_id": "135507",
  "identifier": "UEd_NA",
  "claim_number": null,
  "state": "new",
  "signup_type": "homeowner",
  "job_attributes": {
    "name": "InLin Tuan ",
    "location_line_1": "5332 Hollywood rd",
    "location_line_2": null,
    "location_city": "Edina",
    "location_region": "Mn",
    "location_postal_code": "55436",
    "external_identifier": null,
    "deliverable_id": "7",
    "client_identifier": "ced98d1b-f078-4257-a28c-55a3d105be8a"
  },
  "captured_user_id": null,
  "pending_job_id": "12184485",
  "requesting_user": {
    "name": "Josh  Sterling",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "org": {
      "id": "100093",
      "name": "Sterling Concepts ",
      "preferences": {
        "external_identifier_label": "Lead Number",
        "external_identifier_required": "false"
      }
    }
  },
  "org_id": "100093",
  "wallet": {
    "id": "100004",
    "org": {
      "customer_display_name": "Sterling Concepts "
    }
  },
  "connect_url": "https://hover.to/api/v2/capture_requests/UEd_NA"
}

Other Configurable Fields

Additional data can be included in the request, outlined below.

  • signup_type
  • suppress_email
  • current_user_email
  • capturing_user_name
  • capturing_user_email
  • capturing_user_phone
  • name
  • location_city
  • location_region
  • location_postal_code
  • deliverable_id
  • wallet_id
  • location_line_2

This additional data will be populated into the job created in Hover.


  1. In the Action tab populate the data for the required (*) fields.
  • The Sender field will be the one email you desire all Capture Requests to be sent from.

  • The Capturing User Name, Capturing User Email, and Location should populate from a trigger or action within your Zap, you can achieve this by selecting a data pill from the drop down on this field:

  1. Apply this concept to all fields you wish to leverage, basing on wether the data is static, or will need to come from the complimentary Zap.