Paste-Ready Code Steps for Zapier, n8n and Make
No-code automations break on messy data: a phone typed five ways, a name in CAPS, a date in someone else’s time zone, “1.234,56 €”, or an order’s items as a JSON blob. Each file here is one small, tested fix you paste into a code step.
| Step | Turns this | Into this |
|---|---|---|
phone.cjs |
(555) 010-4477, 0044 20 7946 0958 |
+15550104477, +442079460958 (E.164, what Twilio and CRMs want) |
names.cjs |
DR. MARY O'NEIL-SMITH JR., JAN VAN DER BERG |
first / middle / last / prefix / suffix, proper case: Mary O'Neil-Smith, Jan van der Berg |
dates.cjs |
10/27/2026 3:15 PM in America/Chicago, 27.10.2026 15:15 |
2026-10-27T20:15:00.000Z. Daylight saving is handled, including the skipped spring-forward hour. Invalid dates like 02/30 are reported, not guessed. |
money.cjs |
$1,234.56, 1.234,56 €, (45.00), £3k |
1234.56 USD, 1234.56 EUR, -45.00, 3000.00 GBP |
line-items.cjs |
Shopify / WooCommerce / Stripe line items (JSON) | Zapier line-item lists (one sheet row per item), a one-cell summary, item count and subtotal |
Use one
Zapier:
- Add a step: Code by Zapier > Run JavaScript.
- Under Input Data, add the fields named at the top of the file (for example
phone,country_code). - Paste the whole file. Its fields are output for the next steps.
n8n:
- Add a Code node set to Run Once for Each Item.
- Paste the file and add
const inputData = $json;as its first line.
Anywhere else (Make’s code module, Pipedream, a Cloudflare Worker): each file’s function is plain JavaScript with no imports. Copy the function and call it.
Tested
npm test # every step, including running each file exactly as Code by Zapier runs itEach step returns an error field instead of throwing. A Zap keeps running, and a later Filter or Paths step can route the rows that need a human.