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/*
EXAMPLE:
input.messy_data_from_previous_trigger_or_action = 'This is a single string of text that contains lots of different data. {"name": "John"} Sometimes when you are building a Zap, you will need to pull out one piece of data from a long, messy string of text. {"email": "[email protected]"} Thankfully, you can use the "Formatter by Zapier" app or the "Code by Zapier" app to extract the information you need.'
*/
function extract_piece_of_data(entire_string_of_text, characters_before_desired_data, characters_after_desired_data) {
var desired_data_with_stuff_after_it = entire_string_of_text.substr(entire_string_of_text.indexOf(characters_before_desired_data) + characters_before_desired_data.length);
<?php
if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] != 'POST'){
exit;
}