Zapier

Zapier
Original author(s) Wade Foster, Bryan Helmig, Mike Knoop
Developer(s) Zapier Inc.
Initial release 1 August 2012 (2012-08-01)
Stable release
2.0
Written in Internal Python/Django, JavaScript/React[1]
Available in English
Type task automater, internet of things
Website zapier.com

Zapier is a web-based service that allows end users to integrate the web applications they use.

History

Zapier was started in Columbia Missouri in 2011.[2] After their first rejection, and then building their initial prototype with 25 apps, they were accepted to Y Combinator (company)[3] startup seed accelerator. They are now headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Features

Overview

Zapier provides workflows to automate the use of web applications together. It is often described as a translator between web APIs. [4]

Usage examples

Reception

Zapier is widely integrated with key web applications.

References

  1. "Zapier Engineering Blog". Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. "Crunchbase Zapier Record". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  3. "How Zapier Went From Zero to 600,000+ Users in Just Three Years". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  4. "What's Coming Out of Silicon Valley". New York Times. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
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