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Inari Integration

ApproveThis manages your Inari Integration approvals.

April 17, 2025

Integration Category: Ai Tools

When Approval Management Meets AI-Powered Insights

Let's be real - most approval processes suck. They're either trapped in email hell, lost in Slack purgatory, or buried under layers of "I thought you were handling that." ApproveThis fixes the operational side, while Inari handles the "why" behind decisions through AI-driven feedback analysis. Together? They turn approval bottlenecks into competitive advantages.

Where ApproveThis Does the Heavy Lifting

ApproveThis isn't just another digital rubber stamp. It's built for companies where approvals actually matter - think compliance-heavy industries, scaling SaaS teams, or any org where a single bad decision can cost real money. Custom workflows handle multi-layered sign-offs, conditional logic automatically routes requests based on dollar amounts or project types, and email approvals mean even your least tech-savvy vendor can participate.

Where Inari Changes the Game

Inari isn't your grandma's feedback tracker. Its AI digs into customer requests, support tickets, and even the comments from rejected approvals to surface patterns you'd miss manually. Product teams use it to prioritize features, customer success spots churn risks early, and execs get actual data instead of gut feelings.

Three Ways This Integration Actually Solves Real Problems

1. Killing Two Birds With One Stone: User Onboarding + Compliance

Picture this: A healthcare SaaS company uses Inari to track user sign-ups. Every new account triggers an ApproveThis workflow requiring compliance and security team sign-off before access is granted. Approvers get email alerts with all relevant user data baked in - no digging through Inari required. Approved? User gets auto-provisioned. Denied? Legal gets a paper trail automatically.

2. Turning Approval Feedback Into Product Gold

Here's where it gets clever. When your engineering lead rejects a feature request in ApproveThis, Inari's AI analyzes their comments alongside customer feedback. Next week, the product team sees: "63% of rejected features had security concerns - here's how to adjust requirements." No more decisions made in silos.

3. The Anti-Bottleneck for Distributed Teams

A manufacturing client handles supplier contracts: Procurement starts in Inari, approvals route through ApproveThis with auto-escalation if bids exceed $50k, and denied contracts feed back into Inari to refine vendor criteria. The kicker? External suppliers approve via email without needing Inari logins - huge for companies juggling dozens of partners.

Setup That Doesn't Require an IT Degree

Connect ApproveThis and Inari through Zapier in about 15 minutes:

  1. Create triggers for key events (new Inari users, approval decisions)
  2. Map data fields between systems (keep it simple - start with 2-3 critical fields)
  3. Test with a low-risk approval type (think office supply requests vs. six-figure contracts)

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to auto-flag Inari submissions needing extra scrutiny. Example: If customer feedback scores drop below 4.2 in Inari, route those approval requests directly to execs.

Who Actually Benefits (Besides Your Sanity)

Product Teams: Stop Guessing, Start Knowing

ApproveThis captures why features get delayed or killed. Inari connects those decisions to market trends. Combined, you get actionable insights like: "Requests for API integrations take 22% longer to approve but drive 31% higher retention."

Ops Managers: Escape Spreadsheet Hell

Auto-log every approval's outcome in Inari with context. Next quarter's process audit? Done in three clicks instead of three weeks. Plus, vacation delegation means Karen in accounting can binge Netflix in Bali without holding up payouts.

Customer-Facing Teams: Speak With Data, Not Hope

When clients ask why their request was denied, pull up the approval trail in ApproveThis alongside Inari's analysis of similar cases. Suddenly "because we said so" becomes "here's how we ensure quality for everyone."

Why This Isn't Just Another Integration

Most tool combos just shuffle data. This one closes the loop between decisions and outcomes. Example: A marketing agency approves campaign budgets in ApproveThis. Denied requests get analyzed in Inari, revealing that video productions under $20k have better ROI. Next quarter, budgets auto-approve up to that threshold - real adaptation, not just automation.

Bonus perk: ApproveThis doesn't require approvers to have Inari seats. Client approvals? Contractor sign-offs? Handle them without blowing your software budget.

Getting Started Without the BS

Pick one high-friction approval process - vendor contracts, content calendars, whatever makes your team groan. Map how it currently works, then identify:

  • Where decisions get stuck
  • What data would make approvals faster
  • Who needs visibility without micromanaging

Test the integration there first. Most teams see 40% faster approvals in the first month. After that? You'll find excuses to automate more processes just to watch the metrics improve.

Ready to turn approval chaos into actual workflow? Get started with ApproveThis or schedule a live demo where we'll map your messiest process in real time.

FAQs For the Skeptics

"We Already Have [Tool X] - Why Switch?"

Unless your current solution handles conditional approvals and connects feedback analysis to decision patterns, you're working with half the picture. This combo is for teams ready to optimize, not just organize.

"What About Security?"

ApproveThis offers SOC 2 compliance out of the box. Inari's analytics run on encrypted data. Together, they're actually more secure than email chains and shared drives.

"Will This Create More Work For Approvers?"

Opposite - approvers get cleaner requests with all context included. One law firm client cut approval time from 3 days to 4 hours because partners stopped asking for missing info.

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Integrate with Inari 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 Inari

Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Inari

Create approval requests for new Inari users

When Inari retrieves user data from the last 24 hours, create an approval request in ApproveThis to review new user accounts. *Note: Ensure user criteria are correctly mapped for approval processing.*

Zapier Components

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Trigger

Get Users

Get Inari users. This endpoint is only accessible to application admins. Defaults to last 24 hours.

Action

Create Request

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

Ingest feedback for new approval requests

When a new approval request is initiated in ApproveThis, ingest its feedback data in Inari for analysis and record keeping. *Note: Check feedback field mappings in Inari for accurate ingestion.*

Zapier Components

Trigger

New Request

Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

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Action

Ingest Feedback

Ingest feedback to parse highlights and prepare for AI analysis

Ingest feedback for approved and denied requests

Upon approval or denial in ApproveThis, automatically ingest the feedback details in Inari for further analysis and tracking. *Note: Additional filters may be required to sort outcomes.*

Zapier Components

Trigger

A Request Is Approved/Denied

Triggers when a request is approved or denied.

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Action

Ingest Feedback

Ingest feedback to parse highlights and prepare for AI analysis