Zapier errors / Schema
Formatter error: Failed to create a number transform; the app returned "Invalid Syntax."
Cause
The Formatter Number transform received a value it cannot parse - an empty field, a text string, or mixed content from a prior step.
Fix
Open the failing run in history and inspect the exact value reaching the Formatter input. Add a Formatter > Text > Replace upstream to remove non-numeric characters. If the field is sometimes empty, add a Filter or Paths step to skip the Formatter when blank.
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