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ApproveThis manages your Ambient Integration approvals.

April 17, 2025

Integration Category: Ai Tools

When Meetings Meet Approvals

Let’s be real – most companies aren’t lacking ideas. They’re lacking decisions. You’ve got Ambient capturing meeting notes and action items, and ApproveThis handling approvals. But when these two talk through Zapier? That’s when you actually start moving the needle.

Ambient’s AI-powered summaries give Chiefs of Staff and ops teams clarity. ApproveThis gives them teeth. Together, they turn “we should really…” into “done.” No more action items rotting in email threads. No more approvals bottlenecked because someone missed a meeting.

Here’s the play: automate approval requests directly from meeting outcomes, then push decisions back into actionable tasks. It’s not about replacing human judgment – it’s about cutting the administrative fat so your team can focus on work that matters.

Three Ways This Combo Actually Works

1. From Talking to Doing (Without the BS)

Scenario: Your product team just debated a feature change in a heated Zoom call. Ambient captures the action item: “Get legal approval for new user data handling by Friday.”

With the integration:
→ Ambient triggers an ApproveThis workflow the second that action item publishes
→ Legal gets an email approval request with meeting context attached
→ GC approves/denies directly from iPhone during their next Uber ride
→ Decision auto-logs back in Ambient as completed

Who this helps: Tech startups needing to move fast without breaking compliance. Lets product teams ship while legal stays looped in – no license sharing required.

2. Killing "Who Approved This?!" Moments

Scenario: Your agency client wants to know why their $50K campaign launched without final sign-off. Cue the blame game.

Integration fix:
→ Ambient records every "Let's finalize Q3 ads" discussion
→ ApproveThis auto-routes creative brief approvals to CMO + client
→ All decisions timestamped and visible in both systems

Who this saves: Agencies and consultants dealing with external clients. Approvers only need ApproveThis access – no paying for extra Ambient seats.

3. Escaping Meeting Purgatory

Scenario: Your ops team spends 30 minutes weekly reviewing approved POs… that were already discussed in last week’s meeting.

How it unclogs:
→ Procurement head approves vendor contracts in ApproveThis
→ Approved terms auto-populate in Ambient’s meeting prep docs
→ Next ops call skips rehashing old news

Who benefits: Manufacturing and logistics teams where decisions impact physical workflows. Approval thresholds in ApproveThis auto-approve routine orders, while Ambient keeps shifts aligned.

Setting This Up Without IT

Here’s the beauty part – you’re not building some fragile API connection. Zapier handles the heavy lifting. Here’s how:

  1. Start in Zapier: Create a new Zap
  2. Trigger: Pick Ambient’s “New Action Item” or “Meeting Summary”
  3. Action: Select ApproveThis’s “Create Request”
  4. Map fields: Drag-and-drop meeting context into approval forms
  5. Add logic: Set ApproveThis rules (like auto-escalate budgets over $10K)

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis’s calculated fields to auto-flag requests needing extra scrutiny. Example: If Ambient’s action item contains “contract” → require legal team approval.

Why This Isn’t Just Another Integration

Most app combos just shuffle data. This one actually changes how teams operate:

For Exec Teams

Approval groups in ApproveThis mean you can CC the CFO on big spends without making her wade through every $100 request. Vacation delegation stops approvals from dying on the beach.

For Project Managers

Real-time ApproveThis dashboards show which Ambient action items are stuck. Conditional logic routes design approvals to Creative, budgets to Finance – automatically.

For Operations

ApproveThis thresholds auto-approve routine orders (office supplies) while flagging exceptions (custom manufacturing). Ambient keeps all teams aligned without daily check-ins.

The Quiet Advantage Nobody Talks About

This integration isn’t sexy. It doesn’t use blockchain or metaverse buzzwords. But it fixes the crap that actually wastes time:

  • No context switching: Approvers decide via email → status updates in Ambient
  • No license sprawl: Clients approve in ApproveThis without Ambient logins
  • No “I didn’t know!”: Full audit trail from meeting → decision → action

It’s the kind of tool that becomes invisible – in a good way. Teams stop thinking about approval logistics and just… work.

Cool, But Does This Actually Work For…?

Non-Profits & Grant Management

Problem: Board members never approve budget reallocations on time.
Fix: Ambient captures grant meeting notes → ApproveThis routes approvals with deadlines. Overdue? Auto-escalate to ED.

Healthcare Compliance Teams

Problem: Patient protocol changes get lost between committees.
Fix: Ambient summaries trigger ApproveThis workflows requiring MD + legal sign-off. Approved? Task auto-added to nurse training plans.

Scale-Ups Managing Remote Teams

Problem: New hire equipment requests stuck in Slack.
Fix: Ambient action items → ApproveThis routes to department heads based on cost. Approved? IT gets auto-tasked in Ambient.

Getting Started Without the Overwhelm

Don’t boil the ocean. Pick one pain point:

Example 1: Start with vendor invoices. Connect Ambient meeting notes about supplier contracts to ApproveThis PO approvals.

Example 2: Automate content calendar sign-offs. Ambient captures editorial meeting action items → ApproveThis routes to CMO → approved dates sync to Ambient tasks.

Both apps offer free trials. ApproveThis doesn’t require contracts, and Ambient’s AI summaries work from day one.

Bottom Line

Approvals aren’t the work – they’re the tollbooths on the road to doing work. This integration isn’t about flashy features. It’s about removing the 23 tiny friction points that make smart people hate process.

If your team spends more than an hour a week chasing decisions, it’s worth the 20-minute Zapier setup. No coding, no big migrations. Just fewer status meetings and less passive-aggressive Slack pings.

Get a demo to see custom workflows, or start a free trial and connect your Ambient account. Your future self (and your annoyed approvers) will thank you.

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Best Approval Workflows for Ambient

Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Ambient

Create approval requests for new Ambient action items

When a new action item is published in Ambient, this integration submits an approval request in ApproveThis to expedite decision-making. *Note: Map required fields between Ambient and ApproveThis.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

New Action Item

Triggers when a summary draft with action items is published.

Action

Create Request

Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.

Create approval requests for new Ambient meeting summaries

When a new meeting summary is published in Ambient, this integration creates an approval request in ApproveThis to streamline review processes. *Note: Confirm meeting details are correctly transferred to the approval form.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

New Meeting Summary

Triggers when a summary draft has been published.

Action

Create Request

Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.

Save external tasks for approved requests

When an approval decision is made in ApproveThis, this integration saves a corresponding external task in Ambient to update actionable items. *Note: Ensure the approved decision details are accurately mapped to Ambient tasks.*

Zapier Components

Trigger

A Request Is Approved/Denied

Triggers when a request is approved or denied.

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Action

Save External Task

This task writes back tasks created in a third party system to Ambient.