Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about connecting apps, building workflows, and paying for Gate97. Can't find your answer? See the contact details on our website.
General
What is Gate97?
Gate97 connects the apps you already use — Google Sheets, Slack, Stripe, and more — into automated workflows. Pick a trigger in one app, add one or more actions in others, and Gate97 runs it every time the trigger fires. No code required.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. Workflows are built by picking a trigger, adding steps, and mapping fields between them in the dashboard. The one exception is the Custom App connector, which lets technically-inclined users point Gate97 at their own HTTP API for cases no built-in connector covers.
What's the difference between a trigger, an action, and a step?
A trigger starts a workflow — for example, "new row in Google Sheets." Actions are the steps that run after it, like "post a Slack message." A workflow is one trigger connected to any number of action and filter steps on a visual canvas — not necessarily a single ordered list, since a step can branch into more than one next step.
Can a workflow branch into different paths?
Yes. Any step can connect to more than one next step, and all of them run — useful for doing two unrelated things from the same event. A filter step specifically has two outputs, Yes and No, so you can build different logic for each outcome instead of the workflow just stopping when the condition doesn't match.
Connectors
Which apps can I connect right now?
Google Sheets, Slack, Stripe, LinkedIn, X, PayPal, Instagram, Mailchimp, Trello, Discord, Notion, GitHub, Telegram, Airtable, HubSpot, Zendesk, Shopify, Asana, monday.com, Twilio, SendGrid, Todoist, Pipedrive, SAP Business One, Pantheon ERP, and WordPress — plus a Custom App connector for any HTTP API of your own, with JSON, XML, CSV, or plain-text conversion built in.
The app I need isn't on the list — now what?
Use a Custom App connector. Give it a base URL and, if it needs one, an API key, bearer token, or basic auth — Gate97 will call it as an action step in any workflow, converting between JSON, XML, CSV, and plain text as needed.
Can a workflow react instantly, or does it only check periodically?
Both, depending on the app. Some triggers are webhook-based and fire the moment the event happens; others poll periodically for new data. Either way, every run shows up in your workflow's history.
How do the SAP Business One, Pantheon ERP, and WordPress connectors work?
All three point at your own server rather than a shared cloud API. SAP Business One uses its Service Layer's login flow directly. Pantheon ERP and WordPress work like pre-named Custom App connectors — you give them your server's URL and credentials (an API key for Pantheon, a username and Application Password for WordPress), then build the exact request (method, path, body, and format) in the workflow step, since every install is configured and plugged in differently.
Batch collection & reports
Can Gate97 collect data and relay it in bulk instead of one at a time?
Yes. Any polling or webhook trigger can be switched to batch mode — instead of starting a run for every event, Gate97 collects incoming records and relays them together in one run, either on a schedule you set (e.g. every hour or every day) or immediately if a record matches a condition you define, like a specific field equalling a value.
Can I see reports on the data a workflow has collected?
Yes. Any workflow with a batch-mode trigger gets its own Reports page — a chart of records collected vs. relayed over time, a live breakdown of pending/relayed/flagged records, and a searchable table of every record with a drill-down into its raw data and the run it was relayed in. There's also a manual "Flush now" to relay everything pending without waiting for the schedule.
What happens to collected records if I switch a trigger back to real-time?
Anything still pending is relayed immediately as part of the switch — nothing collected is ever silently dropped.
Pricing & billing
Is there a free plan?
Yes — Free includes 2 active workflows, 100 tasks a month, and 3 connections, at no cost and with no card required.
What counts as a "task"?
One task is one action step that completes successfully inside a run. Triggers, filters, and steps that fail aren't counted against your quota.
How does billing work — is it a subscription?
Paid plans (Pro, Business) are recurring monthly subscriptions billed automatically through PayPal, not a one-time purchase you have to repeat. You can upgrade, downgrade, or cancel anytime from your billing dashboard; canceling takes effect at the end of the current billing period.
What happens if I go over my plan's limit?
You'll get an email at 80% and again at 100% of your monthly task quota. Execution keeps working with a small grace margin above that, then pauses until the next billing period or an upgrade — nothing you've already built is deleted.
What if I'm already at my plan's workflow limit?
You won't be able to activate another workflow until you upgrade or deactivate one — workflows that are already active keep running as normal.
Security
Is my data encrypted?
Yes. Credentials for every app you connect — OAuth tokens, API keys — are encrypted at rest and only decrypted in memory to run your workflows. All traffic is served over HTTPS.
Can another organization see my workflows or data?
No. Every organization's data is isolated at the database level, not just by application-level checks — one tenant cannot read another's rows even from a compromised query.
Account
Can I invite teammates to my organization?
Not yet — each organization currently signs in with a single set of credentials. Team invites are on our roadmap.
How do I cancel my subscription?
From your billing dashboard — downgrade to Free or cancel anytime. Changes take effect at the end of your current billing period, and your data stays put either way.
I still have a question — who do I ask?
Reach out via the contact details on our website and we'll get back to you.