Resources · Zapier integration

Mem Zapier integrationAutomate Mem with Zapier.

The Mem Zapier integration gives you 0 triggers, 2 actions and 0 searches. It works one way: content from your other apps goes into Mem as notes, either formatted for you by Mem It or laid out exactly as you write it with Create Note (Advanced).

See the 2 operations

Verified Trustpilot reviews · AI, automation & growth agency

Overview

What the Mem Zapier integration does for you

Mem is a notes app that uses what you write to remember, sort and resurface information. On Zapier it only receives: another app starts the Zap, and Mem stores what that app sent, either as a note Mem formats itself or as a note whose content you control line by line.

An inbox that turns into notes. With an email app as the trigger and Mem It (Recommended) as the action, the emails you care about land in Mem without copy and paste, and Mem organises them for you.

Transcripts kept where you search. Transcripts are among the raw content Mem It accepts, so a transcript produced elsewhere can end up in Mem next to the rest of your notes.

Notes with a fixed layout. Create Note (Advanced) takes Markdown text and reads its first line as the title, so a Zap can write notes that always look the same: a title, then the fields you mapped below it.

What Zapier does not do with Mem: there is no trigger, so nothing that happens inside Mem can start a Zap, and there is no search, so a Zap cannot read an existing note. Every Zap starts in another app and ends in Mem, with one of the two actions as its last step. If you are still choosing a tool, see our n8n vs Zapier comparison.

Vocabulary

Zapier words in one minute

Seven words come back across this page. Here they are, once, in plain English.

Zap
The automation you build on Zapier: one trigger, then one or more actions that run each time the trigger event happens.
Trigger
The event in an app that starts the Zap. With Mem, the trigger always comes from another app, since Mem has none.
Action
What the Zap does once it has started: the step that writes, sends or moves something for you, here a note in Mem.
Task
The unit Zapier bills. One task is one action your Zap completes successfully, and your plan counts those.
Polling vs instant
Zapier checks a polling trigger on a timer. An instant trigger is reported by its app the moment the event happens.
Filter
A step that lets the Zap go on only when what arrived meets the condition you set, and stops it otherwise.
Multi-step Zap
Any Zap beyond one trigger and one action. A second action or a filter makes it one, and it then needs a paid plan.
Cost

What a Mem Zap really costs

Mem is not a premium app, so both actions work on the free plan. You pay in tasks, one per note that Mem accepts.

  • Free plan100 tasks a month, unlimited Zaps
  • Steps per Zap on Free2 (one trigger, one action)
  • Each note sent to Mem1 task
  • Premium appNo

The trigger of the other app never costs a task, and watching for new events is free too. Each Mem action that goes through counts once; an action that fails is not counted. A Zap that sends to Mem and also posts somewhere else uses two tasks per run. The free plan stops at two steps, so a filter or a second action means a paid plan. The interval grid below applies to the trigger of the other app when it is a polling one; Mem has no trigger of its own for it to apply to.

Connect

Connect your Mem account

  1. 01

    Open the Apps page

    In your Zapier account, open the Apps page and click + Add connection. A dialog with a search box opens: type Mem, then pick it from the list of results.

  2. 02

    Sign in to Mem

    Click Add connection. A new tab opens on Mem: sign in with the account the notes should end up in. You need a Mem account of your own before you start.

  3. 03

    Grant access

    Allow Zapier to use the account. The connection is saved once and reused by both Mem actions in every Zap, so you will not go through this again for the next one.

First Zap

Your first Zap: send the emails that matter to Mem

GoalEmails that pass a condition you set in a filter are sent to Mem with Mem It, which turns each one into an organised note.

  1. 01

    Create the Zap

    Start a new Zap and pick your email app as the trigger app, with its new-email event. Mem has no trigger, so the Zap always starts in another app.

  2. 02

    Test the trigger

    Run the test. Zapier brings back the three most recent emails of the connected account, so you can map the next steps on a real message.

  3. 03

    Add a filter

    Click the plus icon, add Filter, then set the field to look at, the rule and the value. Mind the type: a text rule only works on text.

  4. 04

    Add Mem It

    Add Mem with Mem It (Recommended). Input is required: map the body of the email into it, plus any other part you want Mem to keep.

  5. 05

    Test, then publish

    Test the Mem step and open the note in Mem. The filter makes this a multi-step Zap, so it needs a paid plan. Then click Publish to switch it on.

Actions

Mem actions

Mem gives you 2 actions. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

1

Create Note (Advanced)

Action

In Zapier“Get fine-grained control to customize exactly how your notes appear in Mem.”

Writes a note exactly as you build it. Content is required and takes Markdown text; its first line becomes the title of the note.

When to use it
every note from this Zap must follow the same pattern, such as a fixed title line and mapped details beneath it.
Watch out
whatever you put on the first line becomes the title, so start Content with the value you want to see at the top.
2

Mem It (Recommended)

Action

In Zapier“Send content directly to Mem that's automatically formatted into a note and organized for you.”

Sends raw content to Mem, which formats it into a note and files it for you. The single required field, Input, takes web pages, emails, transcripts, articles or plain text.

When to use it
you want things kept in Mem and do not care about the exact layout of the note.
Watch out
Mem decides how the note looks, so check the result at the test before you rely on a title or a structure.
When it breaks

When a Mem Zap breaks

Zapier attaches one help article to Mem, about getting started, and lists no limit of its own for the app. What breaks is what breaks on every app.

Here are the general limits to know; none of them is specific to Mem. If your Zap misbehaves for another reason, see our Zapier troubleshooting guide.

  • No backlog

    A Zap only reacts to what happens after you switch it on. Emails or files that existed before never reach Mem; moving them is a separate job.

  • Flood protection

    If the trigger app suddenly returns a huge batch, after an import for example, Zapier can hold it back with its flood protection.

  • Duplicates on polling triggers

    When the trigger app is polled, Zapier tracks what it has already seen, so the same item does not start the Zap twice.

  • Loops

    A Zap that writes where its own trigger watches can set itself off again. Mem has no trigger, so it only matters if the trigger app also receives the output.
Need help

Need help automating Mem with Zapier?

A person reads every message.

FAQ

Mem Zapier integration: questions

01Is the Mem Zapier integration free?
Yes. Mem is not a premium app, so Mem It and Create Note (Advanced) both work on the free Zapier plan. That plan gives 100 tasks a month and an unlimited number of Zaps, each limited to two steps: one trigger in another app and one Mem action. A Zap from a new email straight to Mem It fits. The email Zap above, with its filter, becomes multi-step and needs a paid plan.
02How many tasks does a Mem Zap use?
One per note that Mem accepts. The trigger in your other app costs nothing, and neither does watching for new emails or files. If a Mem action fails, it is not counted. A Zap that sends to Mem and then posts a message somewhere else uses two tasks per run, since every successful action counts on its own. With 100 tasks a month on the free plan, that is the number of notes you can send.
03Is the Mem integration real time?
That depends on the other app, because Mem has no trigger. If the trigger you pick is instant, its app tells Zapier the moment the event happens, and the note goes to Mem right away. If it is a polling trigger, Zapier checks on a timer: every 15 minutes on Free, 2 on Professional, 1 on Team and Enterprise. The app page of the trigger app shows which kind each trigger is.
04What does connecting Mem to Zapier take?
A Mem account. Open the Apps page of your Zapier account, click + Add connection, pick Mem, sign in in the tab that opens and grant access. The connection is reused by both actions in every Zap. Sign in with the account whose notes you want filled, and make sure you have read or write access on anything you do not own yourself and want the Zap to touch. The same prerequisite holds for Mem It and for Create Note (Advanced).
05Mem It or Create Note (Advanced): which one to pick?
Mem It when you want Mem to do the formatting, Create Note (Advanced) when you want control. Mem It takes raw content in its Input field, such as an email or an article, and turns it into an organised note. Create Note (Advanced) takes Markdown in its Content field and uses the first line as the title, so the note looks exactly as you wrote it. Test both on the same content and compare.
06What if the Mem operation you want is missing?
Then this integration does not offer it. The Mem page on Zapier shows the current list of operations, so check there first. The list read for this page holds two actions that both create notes, and nothing else: no trigger to react to a new note, no search to read one, no step to edit or delete. If your idea needs Mem to start a Zap, it cannot be built here. Check whether sending content into Mem covers the need; if not, look at other automation tools.
07Zapier, Make or n8n for Mem?
Pick on criteria, not on a ranking. Coverage: on Zapier, Mem offers two actions to create notes and nothing that reads Mem, so check what the other tools list for Mem. Size: the Zapier free plan allows a trigger and one action per Zap, which is enough for a simple send-to-Mem flow. Maintenance: choose the tool your team already knows, because it is the one that will be fixed when something stops.
Same platform

Other docs you might need on this stack.

Browse all integrations