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Updated at August 20th, 2025

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Table of Contents

Filtered Held Playing Stopped Errored Halted Handled Success Waiting Delayed Scheduled Deleting Zap runs Additional Info

Zap and step run statuses indicate whether your Zap or specific steps ran successfully or not. A Zap run status may differ from the statuses of its individual steps. There are six possible Zap statuses:

  • Filtered.
  • Held.
  • Playing.
  • Stopped.
  • Success.
  • Waiting.

You can view them in your Zap history or in the Zap runs sidebar in the Zap editor. This article explains what each status means.

Note

Human in the Loop actions may have special run statuses.

Filtered

The filtered status indicates that the conditions in a Filter step were not met, so the Zap did not run any subsequent steps. It's identified by the filter icon .

Filtered example

You set up a Filter step with the condition that the Zap will only continue if the input text contains the word “Zebra”. If the word is not found, the Zap run is filtered, and the Zap does not continue running past the Filter step.

View of a filtered run in the Zap editor's Zap run view

Held

The held status indicates that the run is paused. You can attempt to replay held Zaps or steps. It's identified by the pause icon . Learn why held runs occur and how to troubleshoot them.

Held example

You created a Zap that includes a Gmail step. Then, an administrator placed the Gmail app on the restricted list in your Enterprise account, so you cannot use it anymore. When your Zap runs again, your Gmail step is held.

View of a held Zap run in the Zap editor's Zap run view

Playing

The playing status indicates that the run is in progress. It's identified by the play icon .

Playing example

While performing end-to-end testing of your Zap, you'll see a playing status for the overall Zap run, as well as any step tests that are in progress. As each step test finishes, its status will change.

View of a playing Zap run in the Zap editor's Zap run view

Stopped

The stopped status indicates that the run had an issue and could not be completed. It's identified by the hand icon . The stopped status is subdivided into three sub-statuses:

  • Errored.
  • Halted.
  • Handled.

Errored

The errored sub-status indicates that the run encountered an error.

  • If a step errors, subsequent Zap steps that depend on fields mapped from this step will also error.
  • If a Zap errors repeatedly each time it runs, it will automatically turn off.
    • Learn how to troubleshoot errors in Zaps.
Errored example

Gmail’s Send Email action has required fields. If the values sent to that step are blank, your Gmail step will display the "Stopped / Errored" status.

View of an errored Zap run in the Zap editor's Zap run view

Halted

The halted sub-status indicates that the run stopped on purpose. This usually occurs in search action steps when they find no results.

  • If subsequent Zap steps have required fields mapped from this step, they will error.
  • Unlike the errored sub-status, a Zap will not automatically turn off if a Zap halts multiple times.
Halted example

Your Zap has a search action step that looks for an email based on a search string you provide. If no email matches your search string, the step will halt.

View of a halted Zap run in the Zap editor's Zap run view

Handled

The handled sub-status indicates that an error handler ran as an alternative workflow, after the Zap or step run encountered an error. Unlike the errored sub-status, a Zap will not turn off automatically if a Zap's error is labeled as "handled" multiple times.

Handled example

You set up an error handler to run if your Gmail step errors. When it does, the Zap run will display a Stopped/Handled status, and the error handler path will run.

View of a handled Zap run in the Zap editor's Zap run view

Success

The successful status indicates that the run completed. It's identified by the check mark icon .

Success example

Every step in your Zap ran without issues. It:

  • Triggered when a new message was posted to a Slack channel.
  • Passed the filter conditions.
  • Created a draft email in Gmail.

View of a successful Zap run in the Zap editor's Zap run view

Waiting

The waiting status indicates that the Zap is waiting to complete one or more steps. It's identified by the clock icon . The waiting status is subdivided into two sub-statuses:

Delayed

The delayed sub-status indicates that the Zap run has a delay step that is postponing the completion of the Zap run. The Zap will run the step after the delay period.

Delayed example

Your Zap has a Delay step that postpones the Zap run for 5 minutes. During that time, the Zap and Delay step will have Waiting/Delayed statuses. Once 5 minutes elapse, steps after the Delay step will continue running.

View of a delayed Zap run in the Zap editor's Zap run view

Scheduled

The scheduled sub-status indicates that the Zap run is scheduled to re-run because it encountered an error, but autoreplay is enabled in your account. When it re-runs:

  • If it is successful, the status will change to “Success”.
  • If it is unsuccessful, the status will change to “Stopped/Errored”.
Scheduled example

Your Zap step errored. Since Autoreplay is enabled in your account, your Zap status is "Waiting/Scheduled" while the Zap attempts to replay the errored steps.

View of a scheduled Zap run in the Zap editor's Zap run view

Deleting Zap runs

A Zap run's status determines what happens when you delete a Zap run.

If you see a filtered, held, stopped, or success status, the Zap finished running the action. Deleting the Zap run only removes the record of the run. It cannot undo the action.

If you see a playing or waiting status, the Zap has not finished running the action yet. Deleting the Zap run prevents the Zap from finishing the run. It also deletes the record of the run.

Additional Info

  • Zap run statuses may be caused by more than one issue.
  • You can replay Zap steps or entire runs that failed or were not successful.
  • If the Zap polls for new data and does not trigger, this will not appear in Zap history.
  • When a Paths step runs, as long as all other steps are successful:
    • If a path’s conditions are met, the path and the Zap will both have Success statuses.
    • If a path’s conditions are not met, the path will have a Filtered status and the Zap will have a Success status.

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