How do I connect Flyn to Zapier?

Steps verified on August 20, 2026

Flyn has a native app in the Zapier directory, so it appears in the Zap editor like any other app. Connecting it takes one thing: a Flyn API key.

API keys are a Pro feature. On the free plan there is no Create Key button, so the Zapier app cannot be connected. If you want automation without upgrading, Flyn's MCP server works on any plan and lets an AI assistant create and look up links by signing in, no key needed.

Create your API key

Step 1: open API Keys in Settings

Go to Settings in your dashboard and choose API Keys from the list on the left.

Step 2: create a key and copy it

Click Create Key, give it a name that says where it will be used, such as Zapier, then click Create.

Flyn shows the full key once. Copy it now. Afterwards only the first few characters are shown, because Flyn stores a hash rather than the key itself, so there is no way to reveal it later. If you lose it, delete that key and make another.

Every key starts with flyn_sk_live_.

Connect it in Zapier

Step 3: find Flyn in Zapier

Open the Flyn app on Zapier, or search for Flyn inside the Zap editor when picking a trigger or action. It is a public listing, so no invite code is needed.

Step 4: paste the key

When Zapier asks to connect a Flyn account, paste the key you copied and confirm.

Zapier tests it immediately by asking Flyn to list one link. A valid key connects straight away. A rejected one means the key itself was not accepted, and the usual causes are a partial copy, a trailing space, or a key you deleted in Flyn after saving it in Zapier.

We deliberately do not reproduce Zapier's editor screens here. Zapier changes that interface on their own schedule and screenshots of it would go stale without us noticing. Their own Zap editor documentation is always current.

What you can build

Once connected, Flyn offers eight steps in the Zap editor:

• New Link and New Click as triggers. New Click is real time, because Flyn pushes each click to Zapier rather than Zapier polling for it.
• Create Short Link, Update Short Link, Delete Short Link and Create QR Code as actions.
• Find Link and Find Link Stats as searches, for looking something up mid-workflow so you can branch on it.

Flyn and Zapier walks through what each one does and the fields it takes.

One thing to watch on busy links

New Click fires once per click, and Zapier counts every task a Zap runs. A link getting thousands of clicks a month will consume tasks at that rate.

If that is a concern, add a filter immediately after the trigger so only the clicks you care about continue, or trigger on New Link instead when you only need to know that links were created.

If you would rather not use Zapier

Everything the Zapier app does is available directly, and it consumes no Zapier tasks:

• The REST API creates, updates and deletes links and returns their stats.
• Webhooks push link.create and link.click events to any endpoint you control.
• The MCP server works on the free plan, so an AI assistant can create and look up links without an API key at all.

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