FAQ

How are Packs like this made?

Packs are built using the Pack Builder SDK, which you can

learn more about here⁠

. The Copper Pack is open-source, and you can

check out the code here⁠

to see how it works (and, if you’d like, contribute improvements). Some advanced Pack Builder SDK features it uses:

Custom auth

Sync tables that merge data from multiple endpoints

Dynamic sync table schemas (to allow for custom fields)

Autocomplete from API + previous parameters

Who made this?

Me, Nick Haffie-Emslie. I’m not directly affiliated with Copper or Coda (just a fan!), though this Pack was developed with generous support from Coda’s

Maker Fund⁠

. If you have an idea for something you’d like to build, submit it!

Did you manually type in fake data for hundreds of records for this demo doc?

Nope! I used the excellent

Mockaroo⁠

. They’ve got a generous free tier, and handle pretty smart stuff like letting you connect schemas together (like the way a Person is a member of a Company).

Is this Pack safe? Can you see my confidential CRM data?

Coda’s Pack system is highly secure; 3rd party Pack authors like me have no way to access users’ API credentials, nor the data that passes through the Pack. I just build the pipes. Any Copper data you sync into Coda will live in Coda, and you can read more about security on the Coda platform

here⁠

Why doesn’t the Pack support X?

I’d love to hear about what kind of additional features you’d like to see implemented, and will do my best to implement things that have popular support. If you have an idea, post it in the

Coda Packs category of the Coda Community⁠

and tag @Nick_HE, or email me at nick.haffie.emslie@gmail.com

Help! It’s broken!

If you’re stuck on something or the Pack seems to be misbehaving, post in the

Coda Packs category of the Coda Community⁠

and tag @Nick_HE, or email me at nick.haffie.emslie@gmail.com

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