Adding Pause and Row Processing in Clay Sequences

Khawaja F. · 2025-03-25 23:44:15.318266+00

Hey! Do we have anything in clay that add a pause in the sequence? E.g I have a write to table and then lookup integeration both in a row, But sometimes it doesnt lookup because write to table is just finished and lookup doesn't find it. Also is there any way we can choose to process the rows in a specific manner e.g whole 1st row gets done and then whole 2nd and then whole 3rd

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While Clay doesn't have a built-in pause feature for sequences, we can achieve similar results using a few methods: 1. For "write to table" and lookup integrations, you can use conditional runs to ensure proper execution. This allows you to control when actions run, preventing issues with data not being found. 2. To process rows sequentially, you can use the "Run Starting from a Specific Row" option. Right-click the column, hover over "Run Column" > "Choose Number of rows to run", then specify the number of rows and starting row. 3. If you're using Google Sheets to send data to Clay, you can adjust the Utilities.sleep() value in the script to add a pause between processing each row. These methods should help ensure proper execution and sequential processing in your Clay workflow.
Sources: Send Data from Google Sheets to Clay Using a Webhook Run Options AI Formulas + Conditional Runs [Clay 101] - Clay University
Khawaja F.
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even i choose the number of rows to run, It doesn't go with the sequence, all gets queued and they run un evenly. sometimes the last one first sometimes the mid one.
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Unfortunately, Clay doesn't have a built-in feature to ensure rows are processed strictly sequentially. However, we can suggest a workaround: 1. Use the "Run Starting from a Specific Row" option. Right-click the column, hover over "Run Column" > "Choose Number of rows to run", then specify 1 row at a time. 2. If you're using Google Sheets to send data to Clay, you can add a pause between processing each row. In your Google Apps Script, use the Utilities.sleep() function to add a delay: LBKS// Wait for 1000 milliseconds (1 second) before processing the next row Utilities.sleep(1000);LBKSAdjust the sleep duration as needed to ensure each row is fully processed. If you need further assistance with this, please request human support by clicking on "Talk to a person".
Sources: Send Data from Google Sheets to Clay Using a Webhook Run Options
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While Clay doesn't have a built-in pause feature for sequences, we can achieve similar results using a few methods: 1. For "write to table" and lookup integrations, you can use conditional runs to ensure proper execution. This allows you to control when actions run, preventing issues with data not being found. 2. To process rows sequentially, you can use the "Run Starting from a Specific Row" option. Right-click the column, hover over "Run Column" > "Choose Number of rows to run", then specify the number of rows and starting row. 3. If you're using Google Sheets to send data to Clay, you can adjust the Utilities.sleep() value in the script to add a pause between processing each row. These methods should help ensure proper execution and sequential processing in your Clay workflow.
Sources: Send Data from Google Sheets to Clay Using a Webhook Run Options AI Formulas + Conditional Runs [Clay 101] - Clay University
Khawaja F.
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even i choose the number of rows to run, It doesn't go with the sequence, all gets queued and they run un evenly. sometimes the last one first sometimes the mid one.
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Unfortunately, Clay doesn't have a built-in feature to ensure rows are processed strictly sequentially. However, we can suggest a workaround: 1. Use the "Run Starting from a Specific Row" option. Right-click the column, hover over "Run Column" > "Choose Number of rows to run", then specify 1 row at a time. 2. If you're using Google Sheets to send data to Clay, you can add a pause between processing each row. In your Google Apps Script, use the Utilities.sleep() function to add a delay: LBKS// Wait for 1000 milliseconds (1 second) before processing the next row Utilities.sleep(1000);LBKSAdjust the sleep duration as needed to ensure each row is fully processed. If you need further assistance with this, please request human support by clicking on "Talk to a person".
Sources: Send Data from Google Sheets to Clay Using a Webhook Run Options
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