Update 1.6: Two steps that speak outward, Kepler
Updated
An automation can now call an outside system and reuse its answer and put values into shape along the way.
Neu:
HTTP request:
Call another system: Slack, Zapier, your billing. The answer lands in the step's result (status, success, body) and is available to the steps that follow.
Outward only:
The step speaks http and https only and refuses targets inside your own network, even when a name resolves there only via DNS.
Format a value:
Put dates, numbers and text into shape on the way: uppercase, date format, add days, number format, truncate, slug form for addresses, default value.
No special status:
Both steps are normally selectable instead of sitting behind an advanced list.