Automate the manual work in Directus

FullSpec maps how Directus fits into your day-to-day, finds the repetitive work worth automating, and gives you a clear plan to connect it with the rest of your tools.

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Directus by the numbers

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Top 5 Directus friction points when done manually

Exporting Directus data without losing relationships

When you export records from Directus manually, related data from linked collections doesn't come along, forcing you to reconstruct connections in your report.

78% report this

Directus field formatting breaks in exports

Rich text, markdown, and custom field types in Directus export as raw code instead of formatted content, requiring manual cleanup before sharing reports.

71% report this

Scheduling recurring Directus report generation

You manually run the same Directus query and export the same data every week or month because there's no built-in way to automate the output.

62% report this

Directus permission filters don't carry to exports

When you export data from Directus, you have to manually remove rows that certain team members shouldn't see, since role-based filters don't apply to exported files.

51% report this

Combining Directus data from multiple tables manually

Pulling information from several Directus collections into one report means copying and pasting between exports or manually joining data in a spreadsheet.

28% report this

Data points based on anonymized data from FullSpec mapping sessions

What you can automate in Directus

Browse popular Directus automations FullSpec can map for you. Pick one to map, see what it's costing you today, and get a plan to automate it end to end.