Troubleshooting: Zapier + ChatGPT failing to classify tickets
Mid-size support team observed misclassifications and rate-limit errors when Zapier calls ChatGPT; want debugging steps, retry patterns, and prompt fixes to reduce false positives.
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Quick checklist:
- Log raw ticket, model prompt/response, and HTTP headers (Retry-After).
- Rate limits: throttle requests, limit concurrency, honor Retry-After, queue spikes. Retry pattern: exponential backoff with jitter (1s, 2s, 4s), max 3 tries.
- Prompt fixes: temperature=0, force strict JSON schema, provide 6–8 labeled examples including edge cases, ask for a confidence field.
- Fallback: deterministic keyword rules when confidence low or parse fails.
For Zapier-specific throttling patterns see the Zapier vs Make comparison: Compare Zapier and Make
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