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The Openlayer Zapier integration gives you 2 triggers, 6 actions and 3 searches to tie model monitoring to the rest of your tools: new projects and new test results can start a Zap, and Zapier can create projects, data sources and tests, run a test or publish an inference record.

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Overview

What the Openlayer Zapier integration actually does

Openlayer is where teams monitor, evaluate and test their AI and ML models once they are live. The Zapier side links it to your other apps without code: a Zap (the automation you build on Zapier) starts on something that happens in Openlayer, or writes into Openlayer when something happens elsewhere.

Three results come back again and again. A project that is ready on day one: New Project starts the Zap, Create Data Source and Create Test add the pipeline and a first quality check (duplicate rows, empty values or a row count). Test outcomes that reach the people who care: New Test Result picks up each fresh result on a data source and passes it to whatever tool your team reads. Model answers logged from outside Openlayer: Publish Record sends a model's input and output to a data source, then Evaluate Test checks a time range without waiting.

Now the limits. Both triggers work by polling, so nothing here reacts instantly. The advanced test types (PII detection, LLM rubrics, drift) cannot be created from Zapier: the field itself sends you back to the Openlayer dashboard. And there is no action to delete or archive anything, so cleanup stays manual.

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Vocabulary

Zapier vocabulary in one minute

Eight words carry the whole page. Each is explained once here, then used as is.

Zap
The automation itself: 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. Once the Zap is on, Zapier waits for that event and nothing else.
Action
What the Zap does after it starts: the step that creates, sends or writes something on your behalf.
Task
The unit Zapier bills. One task is one action your Zap completed successfully, and your plan counts those.
Polling vs instant
A polling trigger is checked on a timer for new items. An instant trigger is reported by the app itself, with no wait for a check.
Filter
A step that lets the Zap continue only when the incoming item meets your condition, and stops it there otherwise.
Search step
A step that looks up something that already exists in an app, so the steps after it can reuse what it found.
Connection
Your Openlayer account linked to Zapier once, then reused by every step of every Zap that touches Openlayer.
Cost

What an Openlayer Zap really costs

Zapier bills tasks, not Zaps. The trigger never costs a task, and checking Openlayer for new projects or results costs nothing either, however often Zapier looks.

  • TriggerNever costs a task
  • Action that succeeds1 task each
  • Action that failsNot counted
  • Free plan100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps only

Each action that succeeds counts once, so a Zap that creates a data source and then a test uses two tasks per new project. An action that fails is not counted. Openlayer is not reserved to paid plans: it works on the free plan, which gives 100 tasks a month and unlimited Zaps. The catch is size. The free plan only builds two-step Zaps, one trigger and one action. A second action, a filter or a search step turns it into a multi-step Zap, and that needs a paid plan.

Connect

Connect Openlayer to Zapier in 3 steps

  1. 01

    Open your connections

    In your Zapier account, go to the Apps page and click + Add connection. You need an Openlayer account first, plus access to any project you do not own and want a Zap to touch.

  2. 02

    Pick Openlayer

    Type Openlayer in the search box of the dialog, select it, then click Add connection. Zapier opens a new tab so the sign-in happens on Openlayer's side.

  3. 03

    Sign in and grant access

    Log in to Openlayer in that tab and allow Zapier to use the account. The connection is then saved once and offered again in every step that uses Openlayer.

First Zap

Your first Openlayer Zap

GoalEvery new Openlayer project gets a data source and a first data quality test.

  1. 01

    Build: choose the trigger

    Create a Zap, pick Openlayer as the starting app and New Project as the event. Then select the Openlayer connection you just added.

  2. 02

    Test the trigger

    Run the test. Zapier brings back the three most recent projects of the account, so you map the next steps on a real one instead of a blank.

  3. 03

    Add the data source

    Add an Openlayer action, Create Data Source. Map the project from the trigger, then give the data source a name, for example the project name plus the word production.

  4. 04

    Add the first test

    Add Create Test on the same project. Pick a simple test type, such as duplicate rows, then a threshold operator and a value. This third step makes it a multi-step Zap.

  5. 05

    Test and publish

    Test each step once and read what came back in Openlayer. When both actions look right, click Publish to switch the Zap on.

Triggers

Openlayer triggers

2 events start a Zap when something happens in Openlayer. Zapier checks for them at the interval your plan allows.

1

New Project

Polling trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new project is created in your Openlayer workspace.”

Starts a Zap whenever a project appears in your Openlayer workspace, and passes that project along so the following steps can attach things to it. It is the natural starting point for any setup routine you repeat on every new model.

How it fires
Zapier goes and looks at regular intervals, and how often depends on your plan: every 15 minutes on the free one.
When to use it
your ML team spins up projects often and someone always forgets to add the data source and the baseline checks.
Watch out
projects created before the Zap was published are never picked up, so older ones need a manual pass.
2

New Test Result

Polling trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new test result is available for a data source. Useful for alerting on passing or failing model tests.”

Fires on each fresh test result for one data source you choose, which makes it the trigger for alerting when a model test passes or fails. The Zap watches a single project and a single data source at a time.

How it fires
Zapier goes and looks at regular intervals, and how often depends on your plan: every 15 minutes on the free one.
When to use it
your on-call channel should hear about a failing test without anyone refreshing the Openlayer dashboard.
Watch out
both the project and the data source are required, so a second data source means a second Zap.
Actions

Openlayer actions

Openlayer gives you 6 actions. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

1

Create Data Source

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new data source in a project for streaming production data to Openlayer.”

Adds a data source to a project, the pipe that receives production data for monitoring. You choose the project and type a name.

When to use it
right after New Project, so no model goes live without somewhere to stream its traffic.
2

Create Project

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new AI or ML project in your Openlayer workspace.”

Opens a new AI or ML project in your workspace. Beyond the name, you pick the task type: LLM Base for large language models, or a classification or regression type.

When to use it
a new model request lands in your project tracker and should get its Openlayer home automatically.
Watch out
never pair it with New Project in the same Zap, or each project creates the next one.
3

Create Test

Action

In Zapier“Creates a data quality test in a project. Checks for duplicate rows, null values, or row counts.”

Sets up a data quality check on a project: duplicate rows, empty values or a row count, compared with a threshold you set. It can run against production data if you switch that option on.

When to use it
every new project should start with the same baseline checks.
Watch out
PII detection, LLM rubrics and drift tests stay in the Openlayer dashboard.
4

Evaluate Test

Action

In Zapier“Evaluates a test for a specific time range. Use after publishing records to get immediate results.”

Runs an existing test over a time range that starts where you say, so you get a result right away. You can choose to overwrite earlier results for that range.

When to use it
just after a Publish Record step, to check the records you sent.
5

Publish Record

Action

In Zapier“Publishes an LLM inference record to a data source for monitoring. Streams the model input, output, and metadata to Openlayer.”

Sends one inference record from an LLM project to a data source: the model's input, its answer and the metadata around it. The answer goes into an output column you name.

When to use it
a model answers inside another tool, a chatbot or a form, and you want Openlayer to monitor those answers too.
Watch out
the project has to be an LLM project.
6

API Request (Beta)

Action

In Zapier“This is an advanced action which makes a raw HTTP request that includes this integration's authentication.”

The advanced option: a raw request to Openlayer that reuses your saved connection, for when none of the ready-made actions covers your case. You set the method and the address yourself.

When to use it
a technical teammate needs an Openlayer operation that no ready-made action offers.
Watch out
it only reaches addresses that belong to Openlayer, and it is still in beta.
Searches

Openlayer searches

3 search steps look for data that already exists in Openlayer, so a later step can use it.

A search step finds something that already exists in Openlayer and hands it to the next steps. In the editor, Openlayer's searches sit at the bottom of the Action event list, under SEARCH. Like any extra step, a search makes the Zap multi-step. Three settings decide what happens when the result is not the one you expected.

1

Find Data Source

Search

In Zapier“Finds a data source (inference pipeline) by name in a project.”

Looks inside one project for a data source whose name contains the text you give. The match is partial, so a short word can hit several pipelines.

When to use it
a Publish Record step needs the right data source and the earlier steps only carry its name.
2

Find Project

Search

In Zapier“Finds a project by name in your Openlayer workspace.”

Finds a project in your workspace from part of its name. Later steps then get the real project instead of a typed label.

When to use it
a request from another tool names the model, and the Zap must create a test in the matching project.
Watch out
two projects with similar names both match, so check the multiple-results setting.
3

Find Test Result

Search

In Zapier“Finds the latest result for a test, including pass or fail status. Use for conditional Zap logic based on test outcomes.”

Returns the latest result of one test, including whether it passed or failed. You point it at a project and a test.

When to use it
right after Evaluate Test, then a filter lets the Zap continue only when the test failed.

The three settings every search exposes

  1. Successful if no search results are found?
    Left on its default, a search that finds nothing stops the Zap and skips the steps that needed it. Turned on, the Zap carries on with an empty value.
  2. Create X if it doesn't exist yet?
    This box turns a search into a find-or-create. None of the three Openlayer searches offers it, so a missing item has to be created by a separate action.
  3. If multiple search results are found?
    Several matches: keep the first one (the default), stop the Zap, or pass all of them to the next steps.
When it breaks

When an Openlayer Zap breaks

Openlayer's Zapier listing documents no rate limit or error message of its own. The breakdowns below come from how Zapier itself works, applied to this app.

Most surprises come from timing and from Zaps that feed themselves. If yours stops making sense, our Zapier troubleshooting page is the next stop.

  • Older projects are ignored

    A Zap only reacts to what happens after you publish it. Projects and test results that existed before are never picked up, so the backlog is a separate job.

  • A Zap that triggers itself

    New Project followed by Create Project in the same Zap: each project starts the Zap again, which creates another one and burns through your tasks.

  • A bulk import gets held back

    When dozens of projects or results appear at once, after an import or a migration, Zapier's flood protection can hold the batch instead of running it.

  • Alerts that seem late

    New Test Result is a polling trigger. A failing test can wait until the next check, up to 15 minutes later on the free plan, before your Zap sees it.
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FAQ

Openlayer Zapier integration: FAQ

01Is the Openlayer Zapier integration free?
Yes, Openlayer runs on Zapier's free plan because Zapier does not reserve it to paid plans. The free plan gives 100 tasks a month, unlimited Zaps and a check every 15 minutes. The real limit is the shape of the Zap: on the free plan it holds one trigger and one action. A Zap that adds a second action, a filter or a search step becomes multi-step and needs a paid plan, which matters here because the most useful Openlayer setups chain a data source and a test.
02How many tasks does an Openlayer Zap use?
One task per action that succeeds, and nothing else. The New Project and New Test Result triggers cost nothing, and Zapier checking Openlayer for new items is free however often it happens. A Zap that creates a data source and then a test uses two tasks for each new project. An action that fails is not counted against the plan. A few apps and actions on Zapier take more than one task when they complete, which is worth keeping in mind when you size a plan.
03Does Openlayer trigger Zaps instantly?
No. Both Openlayer triggers, New Project and New Test Result, are polling triggers: Zapier asks Openlayer for new items at a fixed interval. That interval depends on the plan, every 15 minutes on Free, 2 minutes on Professional and 1 minute on Team and Enterprise. On paid plans the interval can be changed and a check can be run by hand from the editor. The trigger type is set by the app, so it cannot be switched to instant from Zapier.
04What does connecting Openlayer to Zapier require?
An Openlayer account, and access to any project you do not own that a Zap should read or write. In Zapier, open the Apps page, click + Add connection, search for Openlayer, click Add connection, then sign in to Openlayer in the tab that opens and grant access. The connection is saved once and reused by every Openlayer step. Create at least one project and one data source beforehand, since most steps ask for them.
05Can Zapier create PII detection or drift tests in Openlayer?
No. Create Test only covers data quality checks: duplicate rows, empty values and row counts, each compared with a threshold. The field description itself says that advanced types such as PII detection, LLM rubrics and drift are set up in the Openlayer dashboard. A workable split is to build those advanced tests by hand once, then let Zapier run them with Evaluate Test and read the outcome with Find Test Result or the New Test Result trigger.
06What if the Openlayer action you want is not listed?
There is an advanced action, marked Beta, that sends a raw request to Openlayer using your saved connection. It covers cases the six ready-made actions miss, as long as the address belongs to Openlayer. It asks for a method and an address, so it suits a technical teammate more than a first Zap. Otherwise, combining a search with an existing action often gets close: Find Project then Create Test, for instance.
07Zapier, Make or n8n for Openlayer?
Judge it on criteria, not on brand. On Zapier, Openlayer exposes 11 operations, works on the free plan and has no instant trigger, so the questions are whether a check every 15 minutes is fast enough for your alerts, and whether your Zaps stay at two steps or need paid multi-step Zaps. Then check whether the other tools offer the operations you actually need, such as Publish Record or Evaluate Test, before deciding.
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