Zapier's first API

In plain words

Zapier released Natural Language Actions, its first universal API that allows developers to programmatically call over 5,000 apps and 20,000 actions through a single interface. The API accepts natural language input, making it suitable for integrating with chatbots and assistants. Developers can use it to perform tasks like sending Slack messages, retrieving Google Sheet rows, or drafting Gmail replies without building individual integrations for each service.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

In the maker’s words, at launch

Hey HN! We launched Zapier way back in 2012 on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4138415 and thought we'd return home to announce something special and hopefully exciting :) We are trying to finally live up to the "API" in our name with Zapier's first universal API: Natural Language Actions…

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