Use Central's Chrome extension

When you browse pages and websites, you can use the Zapier Central Chrome extension to chat with your Central assistant to summarize content, use behaviors, and search within the page or website.

Note

The Central extension currently only works on Google Chrome. It does not work on Chromium-based browsers.

Install the Central extension

1. Visit Zapier Central's extension page on the Chrome web store.
2. Click Add to Chrome. A dialog box will open.
3. Click Add extension. The dialog box will close after installation.

Once it finishes installing, you can pin it to the browser bar to find it easily. 

1. On your Chrome browser bar, click the Extension icon. A menu will open.
2. Find Zapier Central in your list of extensions and click the pin icon beside it.

Sign into your Zapier Central account

1. On the browser bar, click the Zapier Central icon   to open the extension sidebar.
2. If you're signed in to your Zapier account, you can select any existing assistants or create a new assistant. 
3. If you're not signed in, click Open Central on the sidebar. You'll be redirected to the Zapier login page.
   • Once you log in, click the Central icon on the browser bar to close it and click it again to reload the sidebar.

Chat with your assistant

You can then talk to an assistant on any page you're visiting, and ask it to answer questions or perform actions related to the content. Here are some examples of things you can do:

• Summarize the content of the page you're on and share it on Slack.
• Check if a specific website contains articles related to a topic you're searching for.
• Ask the assistant to produce an academic reference for a URL in a specific format, such as MLA or APA, and save it in a spreadsheet using an instant action.

Next steps

Find more ways to use Zapier Central and the Chrome extension on the Zapier Blog.