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Run a search action in an app
Runs one read or search action in an app connected to Zapier, such as finding an email or looking up a contact, and returns what it finds.
Description
On the CLI, pass the app, the action's type (`search` for lookups) and its key, with `--connection` and `--inputs` as JSON; find an app's search actions with `zapier-sdk list-actions <app> --action-type search`. Each successful MCP tool call uses two tasks from the Zapier plan.
run-search-action.md
Run a search action in an app
Runs one read or search action in an app connected to Zapier, such as finding an email or looking up a contact, and returns what it finds.
On the CLI, pass the app, the action's type (search for lookups) and its
key, with --connection and --inputs as JSON; find an app's search actions
with zapier-sdk list-actions <app> --action-type search. Each successful MCP
tool call uses two tasks from the Zapier plan.
Set up
Use the first option your agent supports.
MCP (official, remote)
Add this server to your agent's MCP settings, then sign in when asked.
{ "mcpServers": { "zapier": { "url": "https://mcp.zapier.com/api/v1/connect" } } }
Call the MCP tool execute_zapier_read_action.
Server URL: https://mcp.zapier.com/api/v1/connect
CLI (official)
Install the command, then confirm it runs.
npm install -g @zapier/zapier-sdk-cli
zapier-sdk --version
Run zapier-sdk run-action.
Before doing anything else, make one read-only call to confirm access.
Rules
- Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data.
- Never print API keys.
Built from these files in the repository
The layout and the rules come from lib/catalog/render-markdown.ts, the set-up wording from lib/catalog/render-access.ts.