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

# Connect Descript to Zapier

> Use Descript's Zapier integration to automate imports, AI edits, publishing, and transcript exports.

Connect Descript to [Zapier](https://zapier.com/apps/descript/integrations) to build automated workflows without writing code. Descript's Zapier integration reaches every generally available Descript API endpoint through its actions and searches.

Descript provides actions and searches, not triggers. Start your Zap with an event from another app, then add a Descript step.

<Warning>
  **Zapier workflows can use media minutes and AI credits**

  Imports use media minutes. Underlord edits such as Studio Sound, Remove Filler Words, or captions can use AI credits.

  For details, see [Track and understand your media minutes and AI credits](/billing-payments-plans/track-and-understand-your-media-minutes-and-ai-credits).
</Warning>

## Connect your Descript account

1. [Create a Descript API token](/api-and-mcp/api#how-to-create-your-api-token) for the Drive you want the Zap to use.
2. Create a Zap or open an existing one.
3. Add a step, search for **Descript**, and select it.
4. Under **Account**, select **Connect a new account**.
5. Paste your Descript API token into the **API Key** field and continue.

Zapier labels the connection with its Descript Drive name.

<Warning>
  **Use your own API token**

  Each team member should use their own token instead of sharing one connection across a Zapier organization. Use the same Descript connection for every Descript step in a Zap. A token only has access to its assigned Drive.
</Warning>

## Descript actions

| Action                   | What it does                                                                                                                                          |
| ------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Import Media**         | Imports media from URLs into a new or existing project. You can create a composition containing the imported media and wait for the import to finish. |
| **Edit Project With AI** | Sends an Underlord prompt to a project or composition and waits for the edit to finish.                                                               |
| **Publish Project**      | Publishes a composition as video or audio and returns its share and download URLs.                                                                    |
| **Export Transcript**    | Returns a composition transcript as plain text, Markdown, HTML, or RTF.                                                                               |
| **Cancel Job**           | Cancels a running import, edit, or publish job.                                                                                                       |

## Descript searches

| Search              | What it does                                                   |
| ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Find Project**    | Finds a project by name or ID.                                 |
| **Find Job**        | Lists recent jobs, optionally filtered by project or job type. |
| **Get Job Details** | Gets one job's status and result by ID.                        |

Project, composition, AI model, and job fields use dropdowns. You can select an item or map an ID from an earlier Zap step.

## Build your Zap

1. Choose an event from another app as the trigger.
2. Add a Descript action or search.
3. Choose the Descript connection associated with the Drive you want to use.
4. Configure the fields. Map values from earlier steps where needed.
5. Test the Descript step, then publish your Zap.

For imports from Google Drive or Dropbox, map the source app's **File** output into Descript's **Media URLs** field. Do not map a standard share link or the source app's **DownloadURL** field.

## Options that require a direct API request

The integration reaches every generally available endpoint, but its fields don't expose every advanced request option. Use a [direct API request from Zapier or n8n](/api-and-mcp/other-endpoints) when you need options such as:

* Uploading file bytes instead of importing from a URL
* Setting the transcription language for each imported file
* Creating multitrack sequences
* Controlling composition dimensions, frame rate, or clip order
* Placing a new project in a folder path
* Exporting a transcript as DOCX or SRT
* Applying advanced filters when listing projects or jobs

For endpoint schemas and all available parameters, see the [Descript API documentation](https://docs.descriptapi.com/).

## Related articles

* [Descript API overview](/api-and-mcp/api)
* [Call the API from Zapier or n8n](/api-and-mcp/other-endpoints)
* [Descript MCP overview](/api-and-mcp/mcp)


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