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Zapier MCP Server

Zapier MCP is Zapier's official hosted server. Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can run 30,000+ actions across 9,000+ apps, and each tool call costs two Zapier tasks.

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Included on every Zapier plan. Each tool call uses two tasks; the free plan has 100 tasks/month, and Professional starts at $19.99/mo.

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Zapier MCP is a hosted server run by Zapier, so there's nothing to install. You create a server at mcp.zapier.com, pick the exact actions Claude is allowed to run (say, "Add row to Google Sheets" or "Create Mailchimp campaign"), connect the app accounts, then hook it up to your AI client. Zapier puts the catalog at 9,000+ apps and 30,000+ actions.

Reach for it when a platform has no MCP of its own, or when one prompt needs to touch five tools. A typical marketing run: Claude reads today's webinar signups from a sheet, adds them to your CRM, drafts a follow-up email in your ESP and posts a summary to Slack.

Watch the task meter. Every tool call costs two Zapier tasks, from the same pool your Zaps use. The free plan has 100 tasks a month, which works out to about 50 calls, and an agent that retries in a loop can burn through that in an afternoon. If you'd rather self-host with no per-call fees, look at the n8n MCP or read our n8n vs Zapier breakdown.

Only turn on the actions you really need. Zapier's own advice is to let the AI draft emails but not send them, and you can switch any action off without losing its settings.

Official vs community Zapier MCP

Zapier MCP

Zapier MCP is the official option, and for Zapier's app catalog there isn't a real community alternative. The zapier/zapier-mcp GitHub repo is Zapier's plugin distribution for the hosted server, not something you self-host. If the two-tasks-per-call pricing hurts, n8n's built-in MCP server is the closest self-hosted swap.

What you can ask it

  • “Add everyone from the Webinar Signups sheet who registered today to HubSpot as contacts with lifecycle stage Lead”
  • “Draft a Mailchimp campaign announcing our new pricing using the copy in this doc, but don't send it”
  • “Post a summary of this week's three most-read blog posts to #marketing in Slack”
  • “Create a Trello card for each item in this launch checklist with due dates one day apart”

Features

  • 9,000+ apps and 30,000+ actions, according to Zapier
  • You pick which actions are exposed; Claude can't see anything else
  • Zapier handles app logins over OAuth, so you never paste raw API keys into Claude
  • Set how the AI fills each field of an action, per action
  • Toggle actions off without deleting them or their settings
  • Separate servers per client: Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Cursor and more
  • Team admins can limit which apps and actions each team can reach

How to set up the Zapier MCP Server

Works with: Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Cursor

1. Log in at mcp.zapier.com and click + New MCP Server. Pick your client (Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Cursor and others are listed). 2. Click + Add tool, search for an app, choose the actions you want and connect your account for that app. 3. Optional: open an action's ⋮ menu and choose Configure to decide how the AI fills each field. 4. Open the Connect tab and follow the steps it shows for your client. In Claude it's added as a connector; on Claude Team or Enterprise, an Owner has to add it. For Claude Code, run the command that tab gives you. 5. Test with a harmless action first (like a search or a draft) before you enable anything that sends or deletes. Heads up: older guides show an actions.zapier.com/mcp/ URL with a bearer header. That setup is outdated. Use the per-server connection from the Connect tab.

Alternatives

n8n instance-level MCP

Self-host it and there are no per-call task fees; you expose your own workflows instead of prebuilt actions.

FAQ

Is Zapier MCP free?
It's included on every plan, including free. Each tool call costs two tasks, and the free plan has 100 tasks a month, so you get roughly 50 calls.
How do I connect Zapier MCP to Claude?
Create a server at mcp.zapier.com, choose Claude as the client, add the actions you want, then follow the Connect tab. On Claude Team or Enterprise, an Owner has to add the connector.
Can Zapier MCP send emails or delete things on its own?
Only if you enabled those actions. Keep send and delete actions off, or stick to draft actions, and Claude will ask before it runs a tool unless you've set it to always allow.
Is there a Zapier MCP server on GitHub?
zapier/zapier-mcp is Zapier's plugin distribution for the hosted server. The server itself runs on Zapier's side; there's no self-hosted version.

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Added: 2026-03-08 · Last reviewed: 2026-09-22