IActionInsightlyUpdated September 2026

How do I search Insightly contacts?

Short answer: You can search insightly contacts in Insightly by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Insightly Search Insightly Contacts action to a workflow, map its 2 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

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Search Insightly Contacts in Insightly — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Email (exact match) email	string	Optional	The email address. Used as the recipient or identifier depending on context.
Limit top	string	Optional	–

Sample request

{
  "email": "e.g. user@example.com",
  "top": "{{trigger.top}}"
}

Returns

[
  {
    "LAST_NAME": "Doe",
    "CONTACT_ID": 12345,
    "FIRST_NAME": "Jane",
    "EMAIL_ADDRESS": "jane@acme.com"
  }
]

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Search Insightly Contacts.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → Insightly

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Insightly

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Search Insightly Contacts.

What does the Search Insightly Contacts action do in Insightly?

Lookup by field (email, name, custom field). The standard "find before update" pattern for upsert workflows.

What inputs does Search Insightly Contacts require?

Search Insightly Contacts has no required inputs. Sensible defaults are applied if you leave fields blank.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Insightly returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Insightly returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Search Insightly Contacts support batch operations?

Run Search Insightly Contacts inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Insightly's rate limits.

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