Before you begin
- A Zapier account.
- A Databricks account on the Premium plan or above.
- A Databricks workspace that is enabled for Unity Catalog, in a region that supports Model Serving.
- The
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Connect Zapier MCP to Databricks
Databricks’ guides cover installing MCP servers from Marketplace and using MCP servers in Databricks.1
Find Zapier MCP in Marketplace
In your Databricks workspace, click Marketplace, search for Zapier, and open the Zapier MCP listing.
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Start the installation
Click Install.
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Choose where to create the MCP service
In the Install “Zapier MCP” dialog, select a Catalog and Schema, then enter an MCP service name. Host and Base path are already filled in, and you do not need to enter credentials.
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Install the MCP service
Select the checkbox to accept the terms, then click Install. The MCP service page opens.
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Start the Zapier sign-in
On the MCP service page, click Login.
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Sign in to Zapier
If prompted, sign in to your Zapier account.
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Grant access
- Review the access Databricks is requesting.
- If you belong to more than one Zapier account, select the one to connect in the Account field.
- Click Allow.
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Return to Databricks
Databricks shows Signed in, and the MCP service status changes to Active.
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Open the MCP service in AI Playground
To use Zapier tools in AI Playground, click Try in Playground on the MCP service page.
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Add the MCP service in Genie Code
To use Zapier tools in Genie Code (formerly Databricks Assistant), click Settings in the Genie Code pane. Under MCP Servers, click Add Server, select UC MCP Service, choose your MCP service, and click Save.
Next steps
Run your first tool call
Run the onboarding skill to turn your apps into tools, then make your first call.
Usage and billing
Each successful tool call uses two tasks from your Zapier plan. Check how tasks are counted and what happens at your limit.