> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ironlabs.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Zapier

> Drop Foundry into any Zap and run prompts inside your existing automations.

Foundry is a first-class action inside Zapier. Wire it into any Zap to run a prompt, route across models, generate an image, or kick off Deep Research — triggered by anything Zapier can listen to.

<Note>
  **Screenshot coming.** Zapier action picker with IronLabs / Foundry.
</Note>

## What you can build

* **Inbound email → routed reply.** When a customer email lands, run a Foundry prompt that drafts a reply and posts it to Slack for review.
* **New Notion row → summary.** Auto-summarize a new Notion entry and append the summary as a comment.
* **Cron → daily brief.** Pull yesterday's metrics from your data warehouse, ask Foundry for a one-paragraph summary, post to Slack.
* **Webhook → image.** A form submission triggers an image generation in Foundry Image Mode and emails the result.

## Setup

1. In Zapier, search for **IronLabs** (or **Foundry**) and pick the action you want — *Run Prompt*, *Generate Image*, *Deep Research*.
2. Connect your IronLabs account once. You'll need your API key from [app.ironlabs.ai](https://app.ironlabs.ai).
3. Map your trigger payload into the action's fields (prompt, model preferences, etc.).
4. Test and turn on.

## Tips

* **Keep prompts templated.** Use Zapier's field-merge to inject trigger data without rewriting the prompt every time.
* **Pick a tradeoff.** For Zaps, `latency` or `cost` usually beats `quality` — most Zap outputs don't need the heaviest model.
* **Log the run.** Pipe the response into a Notion or Airtable row so you have a paper trail.

## Limits

* Zapier rate limits apply (Free vs Pro plan).
* Long-running operations (Deep Research, big video generations) can exceed Zapier's per-action timeout — split into multiple steps or use Foundry's webhook callback pattern.

## Related

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    Cron without leaving Foundry.
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