
ApproveThis manages your Birdie Screen Recording Integration approvals.
April 17, 2025
Integration Category: Customer Appreciation
Let’s cut through the corporate fluff: approvals suck. They’re the traffic jam in your workflow highway, the "reply-all" email chain that never dies, the reason your team drinks that third cup of coffee at 3 PM. But what if you could turn screen recordings into actionable decisions faster than your designer can say “Let me just fix the kerning”?
When Birdie Meets ApproveThis: Approval Nirvana
Birdie Screen Recording is like giving your team a visual megaphone. Instead of writing novels in Slack threads, they can show exactly what needs fixing in a product demo or where a customer’s getting stuck. But here’s the rub: feedback without a clear approval process is just noise. That’s where ApproveThis comes in – think of it as the bouncer at the club of productivity, only letting through the good stuff.
Why This Combo Slaps
We’re not here to sell you magic beans. This integration works because it solves three real problems:
- Context dies in email: Birdie recordings show the actual issue, ApproveThis keeps the decision-making attached to that context
- Approval limbo: No more “Did you see my feedback?” follow-ups. Everyone knows where requests stand in real time
- External headaches: Clients can approve directly from their inbox without needing Birdie logins
Real-World Wins (No Corporate Jargon)
Let’s talk about how actual teams use this combo without the buzzword bingo:
Product Teams: Kill Feature Request Ping-Pong
Scenario: Your SaaS company’s client sends a Birdie recording asking for a new dashboard feature. Instead of this getting lost in a Slack black hole:
1. Birdie recording auto-triggers an ApproveThis request
2. Product lead reviews with one click
3. If approved, Jira ticket auto-creates (thanks Zapier)
4. If denied, client gets a recorded explanation (because sometimes “no” needs visuals)
Bonus: Use ApproveThis’ calculated fields to auto-approve small requests under 2 dev hours.
Customer Success: Escalate Without the Awkward
Your support rep gets a Birdie recording showing a critical bug. Instead of CC’ing their manager and hoping:
- Recording triggers tiered approval: Team Lead → Engineering Manager → CTO if urgent
- Each approver gets the context without digging through tickets
- Customer gets updated timelines based on approval path
Pro move: Set approval thresholds to auto-escalate if response time slips.
Marketing Teams: Stop Design By Committee
That new campaign needs 5 stakeholders to sign off on video content. Instead of 12 email versions:
• Birdie shares the draft
• ApproveThis routes to legal, compliance, and creative leads in parallel
• Comments stay attached to specific timestamps
• Final approved version auto-archives in Google Drive
Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind
If you can make toast, you can set this up:
- Connect the apps in Zapier (takes 2 minutes, here’s how)
- Choose your trigger: “New Feedback” in Birdie or “Request Approved” in ApproveThis
- Map the important stuff: Link Birdie recordings to ApproveThis request fields
- Test with a real request: Have someone screen record their cat, approve it, laugh, then do real work
Hot tip: Use ApproveThis’ vacation delegation so approvals don’t die when Karen’s on Bali time.
Why Your CFO Will High-Five You
This isn’t about being fancy – it’s about cash:
Product teams: Cut feature review time from 5 days to 5 hours
Support teams: Reduce escalations by 40% (actual client number)
Marketing: Launch campaigns 2x faster despite legal reviews
Plus, ApproveThis approvers don’t need Birdie seats. That’s like getting free guac – who says no to that?
Features That Actually Matter
We’re not checking boxes here – these are your secret weapons:
Email approvals: Clients approve via Gmail? Works. They use carrier pigeons? Maybe not.
Threshold rules: Auto-approve small change requests under $500
Live tracking: See who’s sitting on requests (we call this the “accountability dashboard”)
Dynamic fields: Automatically flag requests needing legal review based on keywords
Who Should Steal This Setup
If your company has:
- More than 50 employees (but less than 5000 – we see you scaling)
- Clients who send “urgent” feedback at 2 AM
- At least one approval process that makes you want to scream into a pillow
…this is your exit ramp from approval purgatory.
Bottom Line: Stop Talking, Start Approving
Birdie shows the what. ApproveThis handles the now what. Together? They’re like coffee and deadlines – better under pressure.
Get Started Free (takes 3 minutes) or book a demo if you like human interaction.
P.S. If your current approval process involves sticky notes, we’ll send you a free whiteboard.
Integrate with Birdie Screen Recording Integration and get 90 days of ApproveThis for free.
After you create a Zapier integration, please email us at support@approve-this.com with your account name and we'll add 3 months of ApproveThis to your account. Limit one redemption per account.
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Best Approval Workflows for Birdie Screen Recording
Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Birdie Screen Recording
Create approval requests for new feedback entries
When new feedback is received in Birdie Screen Recording, this automation initiates an approval process in ApproveThis to review and track requests. *Note: Ensure you map the feedback details accurately to match your approval workflow needs.*
Zapier Components

Trigger
New Feedback
Triggers when a new feedback has been posted to your Zest account.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
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