Automate your property data enrichment by connecting Monday.com, Zapier, and RapidAPI. This guide walks you through setting up a Zapier workflow that triggers when a property status changes, fetches real estate data via RapidAPI, intelligently selects the best property image, and maps the enriched data back to your board.

Workflow Overview

This automation uses a combination of Monday.com triggers, Webhooks for API calls, and Zapier's built-in Formatter and Branching tools to ensure you always get the best available data and imagery.

flowchart TD
    A["Monday.com Trigger"] --> B["Filter: Status = New AI Test"]
    B --> C["Fetch RapidAPI Data"]
    C --> D{"Image Fallback Logic"}
    D -->|"1st Choice"| E["RapidAPI Primary Photo"]
    D -->|"2nd Choice"| F["Google Street View"]
    D -->|"3rd Choice"| G["Satellite Map"]
    E & F & G --> H["Upload Photo & Update Monday.com"]

Prerequisites

Before building this workflow in Zapier, ensure you have:

• A Monday.com account with an "API Realtor Data" board.

• A Zapier account with access to premium apps (Webhooks, Paths/Branching).

• A RapidAPI account subscribed to the Realtor API (realtor16.p.rapidapi.com).

Building the Workflow

Follow these steps to recreate the property enrichment Zap.

1. 1

   Set up the Monday.com Trigger

   Start your Zap with the Monday.com app.

   1. Choose the Specific Column Value Changed in Board event.

   2. Select your "API Realtor Data" board and monitor the "Status" column.

   3. Add a Filter step immediately after the trigger to ensure the Zap only continues if the Status exactly matches New AI Test.

2. 2

   Fetch Property Data from RapidAPI

   Use the Webhooks by Zapier app to pull real estate data.

   1. Choose the GET action.

   2. Set the URL to https://realtor16.p.rapidapi.com/search/forsold.

   3. Under Query String Parameters, map the following:

      • location: Map this to the address or pulse name from Monday.com.

      • type: single_family,townhome,multi_family,condo

      • limit: 1

   4. Under Headers, add your authentication:

      • x-rapidapi-host: realtor16.p.rapidapi.com

      • x-rapidapi-key: Your unique API key.

3. 3

   Configure Image Fallback Logic

   Properties don't always have a primary photo available. We use Zapier's Formatter to gracefully fall back to Google Street View or a Satellite Map.

   1. Add a Formatter by Zapier step.

   2. Choose Utilities > Pick from list (or util.choose).

   3. Set the operation to First.

   4. In the inputs, provide the photo URLs in your preferred order of priority:

      • Input 1: RapidAPI Primary Photo (data.primary_photo.href)

      • Input 2: Vetted Google Street View URL

      • Input 3: Satellite View URL

4. 4

   Branching and File Upload

   Add a Paths (Branching) step to handle the image upload based on the source of the photo.

   • Path A (RapidAPI Success): Set a rule to stop if the image URL contains googleapis.com. This path handles standard RapidAPI images.

   • Path B (Google Street View Fallback): Set a rule to continue if the image URL contains googleapis.com.

   • Path C (Satellite Map Safety Net): A final fallback if the first two fail.

   In each valid path, use the Webhooks by Zapier (GET) action to download the image URL, then use the Monday.com (Upload File) action to attach property_photo.jpg to your original item.

5. 5

   Update Monday.com Data

   Finally, use the Monday.com app (Change Multiple Columns Value) to write the enriched data back to your board. Map the fields from your RapidAPI and AI steps to your board columns.

Standard Data Mapping Reference

If you are returning data from a SubZap or updating Monday.com directly, here are the standard fields you should map from your API and Formatter steps: