How to get started with Azure OpenAI on Zapier

Azure OpenAI and Zapier connect to automate AI-powered workflows. You can send messages to Azure-hosted OpenAI models, generate content, and integrate AI capabilities across your apps.

Available on plans:

Free

Pro

Team

Enterprise

Prerequisites

To use the Azure OpenAI integration on Zapier, you must have:

  • A paid Zapier account. Azure OpenAI is a premium app on Zapier.
  • A paid Azure subscription with Azure OpenAI Service enabled. View Azure OpenAI pricing.
  • An Azure OpenAI resource with a deployed model.
  • Your Resource Name and API Key.
  • Appropriate cognitive services permissions assigned to your Microsoft account.
Get your Azure OpenAI credentials

To connect Azure OpenAI to Zapier, you'll need your:

  • Resource Name: The name of your Azure OpenAI resource in the Azure portal.
  • API Key: Your Azure OpenAI resource API key, found in the Keys and Endpoint section of your resource.

Learn more about Azure OpenAI role-based access control.

Connect Azure OpenAI to Zapier

To create an app connection to Azure OpenAI on Zapier:

  1. Go to the Apps page.
  2. Click + Add connection.
  3. A new dialog box will appear. Search for and select Azure OpenAI.
  4. Click Add connection.
  5. A Connect an Account page will open in a browser tab or window.
  6. Complete the following fields:
    • Resource Name: Enter your Azure OpenAI resource name.
    • Key: Enter your Azure OpenAI API key.
  7. Log into Azure OpenAI to authenticate if prompted.
  8. Grant Zapier permission to access your account if prompted.

Your Azure OpenAI account is now successfully connected to Zapier.

About Azure OpenAI's app

Triggers, searches, and actions

Triggers
  • No triggers are available for Azure OpenAI.
Searches
  • No search actions are available for Azure OpenAI.
Actions
  • Send Message to Assistant: Send a message and generate a response with memory and tool support. Powered by the Responses API.
  • Send Chat Message: Send a chat message and generate a response. Optionally saves chat history. Powered by the Chat Completions API.
  • Generate Embedding: Generate vector embeddings from text using Azure OpenAI embedding models.
  • Send Message to Assistant (Legacy): Send a message to an assistant and generate a response. Optionally saves message history for continuous conversation and supports multi-step orchestration. Powered by the Assistants API.

Limitations

  • Usage limits are based on your Azure OpenAI pricing plan.
  • You may encounter the error "The resource name you provided is invalid" if you lack the necessary permissions.

Templates

View all of Azure OpenAI's templates.

Additional Azure OpenAI resources

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