What a Zapier MCP connection is
A Zapier MCP connection links one MCP client to one MCP server on your Zapier account. The server holds the actions your MCP client can call, and runs each call through your existing Zapier app connections. Every MCP client connects to the same endpoint:Supported transport
Zapier MCP supports the Model Context Protocol over Streamable HTTP only. An MCP client that can only use SSE (Server-Sent Events) cannot connect.If your MCP client offers a transport choice, select Streamable HTTP. If it was configured against an SSE endpoint, update it to the URL above.
Authentication methods
Your MCP client decides which path applies.OAuth
The MCP client registers Zapier as an MCP server and sends you through a Zapier sign-in. Zapier names the server after the MCP client and auto-provisions actions from the apps already connected to your Zapier account. You do not manage a credential: the MCP client stores and refreshes the OAuth token. Revoke the connection from the MCP client or from mcp.zapier.com. If your organization manages your MCP client, an admin or owner may need to approve the Zapier connector first. Each MCP client’s setup page says whether that applies.Connection token
You create the server at mcp.zapier.com, generate a token, and give it to your MCP client. The token is long-lived, tied to that one server, and grants whoever holds it the ability to run the server’s tools and read the data they return. Your MCP client supports one of two forms:
Prefer the header: a URL is more likely to end up in a log, a shell history, or a committed config file.
A token is shown once, so store it straight away. Regenerating a token immediately invalidates the previous one, and any MCP client still using it stops working until you update its configuration.
For the steps on this path, check Connect any other MCP client, Python, or TypeScript.
One server per MCP client
Each MCP client gets its own MCP server: one for Cursor, one for Claude, one for ChatGPT. You can have several, but only one per named MCP client. A server has no limit on actions or tool calls. The only limit is the task allowance on your Zapier plan.Next steps
Quickstart
Connect your MCP client and run your first tool call end to end.
How tools work
How dynamic tool discovery works, and what each meta-tool does.
Security
Access control, compliance, and audit logging.