How to get started with ClickUp on Zapier

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Updated at August 20th, 2025

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Prerequisites Connect ClickUp to Zapier About ClickUp's app Triggers, searches, and actions Limitations Templates Use cases Additional ClickUp resources

ClickUp and Zapier help automate your project and task management workflows. You can use triggers like new tasks or task changes to automatically create tasks, update their status, or post comments.

Prerequisites

To use the ClickUp app on Zapier, you must have:

A owner, admin or member role in ClickUp.

Connect ClickUp to Zapier

To create an app connection to ClickUp on Zapier:

Go to the Apps page.
Click + Add connection.
A new dialog box will appear. Search for and select ClickUp.
Click Add connection.
A new browser tab or window will open.
Log into ClickUp to authenticate.
Grant Zapier permission to access your account if prompted to.

Your ClickUp account is now successfully connected to Zapier.

About ClickUp's app

Triggers, searches, and actions

Triggers

New Message Posted to Channel - Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific channel you choose.
New Comment on a Task - Triggers when a new Comment is added to a Task in ClickUp.
New List (Instant) - Triggers when new lists are created.
New Attachment Added to Task - Triggers when an attachment is added to a task.
Task Changes (Instant) - Triggers when a task changes.
New Reaction Added to Chat Message - Triggers when a reaction (emoji) is added to a message in a public channel.
New Folder - Triggers when new folders are created.
New Task - Triggers when tasks are added.
New Reaction Added to Task Comment - Triggers when a reaction (emoji) is added to a message for a task comment.
New Time Entry - Triggers when a new Time Entry is added using ClickUp Time tracking.

Searches

Find Custom Fields - View the Custom Fields available on tasks in a specific Team / Space / Folder / List.
Find a List of All Tasks - Finds a list of all tasks created in Workspace/Space/Folder/List. Supports Custom Fields.
Find User by Name or Email - Find an existing user by their name or their email.
Find the Most Recent Task - Find the most recent task created in Workspace/Space/Folder/List.
Find Task by ID - Find an existing task by its ID.
Find Documents - Search for documents by location.

Actions

Archive or Delete Task - Archive or delete ClickUp task
Send Direct Message - Send a direct message to a user or yourself.
Create New Document - Create new document in the specific location
Create Space - A Space represents teams, departments, or groups, each with its own Lists, workflows, and settings.
Create Folder - Creates a new folder
Post a Task Comment - Post a comment to a task
Post Attachment - Post an attachment to a task.
Create Task - Creates a new task.
Update Custom Field Value - Update value of a custom field for a selected task
Update Task - Updates an existing task.
New Checklist - Add a checklist to a task
Send Chat Message to Channel - Post a message to a specific channel you choose.
Create New Document Page - Create new page in the specific document
Create Custom Field - Creates a new custom field
Create List - Creates a new list
Time Tracked - Add time tracked to a task
Create Subtask - Creates a new subtask
Update Access for the Task - Update access to the task
Edit Document Page - Edit document page
API Request (Beta) - This is an advanced action which makes a raw HTTP request that includes this integration's authentication.

Limitations

Guest users cannot use the Zapier integration.
API rate limits apply based on workspace plan. Free Forever, Unlimited, and Business plans are limited to 100 requests per minute per token, Business Plus allows 1,000 requests per minute, and Enterprise allows 10,000 requests per minute.
Some triggers and actions require you to provide specific Space, Folder, or List IDs which must be obtained through the ClickUp API to identify unique locations in your workspace.

Templates

View all of ClickUp's templates.

How to get started with ClickUp on Zapier

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Prerequisites

Connect ClickUp to Zapier

About ClickUp's app

Triggers, searches, and actions

Limitations

Templates

Use cases

Additional ClickUp resources

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