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Zapier MCP provides access to thousands of apps and actions through the Model Context Protocol. This guide explains how usage is tracked, what limits apply, and how billing works.
Beta Status: Zapier MCP is currently in beta and part of your existing Zapier Plan.

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Key Concepts

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What counts as a tool call?

A tool call in Zapier MCP is any operation that interacts with an external app:
  • ✅ Sending a Slack message
  • ✅ Creating a Google Sheets row
  • ✅ Searching for emails in Gmail
  • ✅ Creating a task in Asana
  • ❌ Asking what tools are available
  • ❌ Getting help or documentation
  • ❌ Failed tool calls due to configuration errors

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Tool Call Quota

MCP tool calls use tasks from an end-users’ Zapier account. One MCP tool call uses 2 tasks. Contact us about sponsoring tasks for your users to reduce friction. Interested in piloting developer tools for deeper integration? Contact our team.
Enterprise Users: Zapier MCP is not enabled by default on Enterprise accounts. If you’d still like to beta test Zapier MCP, reach out here.

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How Usage is Calculated

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How is Zapier MCP priced?

Zapier MCP is available to all accounts. One Zapier MCP tool call uses two tasks from your Zapier plan’s quota. If you would like more tasks, explore Zapier plans here.

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What uses a tool call?

Each successful API call to an external service counts as one tool call: 
Examples that use 1 tool call each:
- "Send a message to Slack"
- "Create a row in Google Sheets"
- "Find contacts in HubSpot"
- "Update a Notion page"

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What doesn’t use a tool call?

These operations are free and don’t count against your limit:
  • Listing available tools
  • Authentication and setup
  • Viewing action history
  • Failed tool calls due to:
    • Invalid authentication
    • Missing required fields
    • Configuration errors

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Batch Operations

Some operations may use multiple tool calls: 
"Add 5 rows to a spreadsheet" = 5 tool calls
"Send emails to 3 people" = 3 tool calls
"Search and update 10 records" = 11 tool calls (1 search + 10 updates)

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Monitoring Your Usage

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Check Current Usage

Visit mcp.zapier.com to see usage across all servers. Usage

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Usage Notifications

Zapier will notify you when you run out of Zapier Tasks. An error message will be returned to attempted tool calls.

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What Happens at the Limit?

When you reach any rate limit:
  1. Immediate Effect: New tool call requests will be declined
  2. Error Message: Your AI client will receive an error about the limit exceeded

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Options When You Hit the Limit

  • Wait for Reset
  • Upgrade your Zapier Account
Tasks reset on a monthly basis and you can see your next reset date when logged in to your Zapier account on zapier.com

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. If you’re on an Enterprise plan and would like to use Zapier MCP, please have your Zapier admin reach out to us to enable it for your organization. Contact us.
Zapier MCP is available to all accounts. One Zapier MCP tool call uses two tasks from your Zapier plan’s quota. If you would like more tasks, explore Zapier plans here.
Yes, all successful tool calls count, including tests.
Beta period end date TBD.
Yes. To explore options to cover the costs of Zapier MCP for your users get in touch here.

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Next Steps