
Zapier Natural Language Actions (NLA) API - Beta
Zapier Natural Language Actions (NLA) API - Beta
Zapier NLA (Natural Language Actions) API lets AI agents invoke Zapier's 7000+ app integrations via natural language.
One API covers 7000+ apps
NLA project deprecated / restructured in 2024 (Zapier promotes new products like Zapier Central as replacement)
Since 2024, NLA users are guided to migrate to Zapier Central / AI Actions. New projects: Zapier main API or Zapier Central.
Uptime · 30-day window
About this API
Zapier NLA was launched in 2023 amid the LLM agent boom — lets LLMs invoke Zapier's 7000+ app integrations via natural language; AI agents don't need per-integration coding. E.g., agent says "send email to alice@example.com subject 'Meeting Confirmation'", NLA auto-OAuths user's Gmail and calls send email API. Popular in LangChain / AutoGPT ecosystem. But Zapier announced NLA restructuring in 2024; new products like Zapier Central (AI runs directly within Zap workflows) replace some functionality. Developer recommendation: (1) Existing NLA integrations should migrate to Zapier main API or Central ASAP; (2) New projects: directly use Zapier main API + custom LLM tool layer, or Pipedream Connect.
What you can build
- 1LLM agents call Gmail / Slack / Notion etc. without per-integration coding
- 2AutoGPT / LangChain give agents "real-world action" capability
- 3AI assistants "send email, check calendar, create Trello card"
Strengths & limitations
Strengths
- One API covers 7000+ apps
- Natural language intent description, Zapier translates to specific calls
- Mature OAuth user authorization
Limitations
- NLA project deprecated / restructured in 2024 (Zapier promotes new products like Zapier Central as replacement)
- Higher execution latency
- Less controllable (natural language ambiguity)
Example request
curl https://zapier.com/<endpoint>Getting started
Since 2024, NLA users are guided to migrate to Zapier Central / AI Actions. New projects: Zapier main API or Zapier Central.
FAQ
Is NLA still usable?+
Existing integrations work for a while. New projects: don't start with NLA. Zapier Central is the officially recommended replacement.
Technical details
- Auth type
- unknown
- Pricing
- unknown
- Protocols
- REST
- SDKs
- python, javascript
- Response time
- 427 ms
- Last health check
- 5/12/2026, 7:38:42 AM