Set up a VPC peering connection to Zapier

You can connect your Amazon Web Services (AWS) Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) to Zapier using VPC peering. This creates a secure, private network path between Zapier and your AWS resources, so data can move without going over the public internet.

Available on plans:

Free

Professional

Team

Enterprise

Prerequisites

To set up a VPC peering connection to Zapier, you must have:

• An AWS account and your AWS account ID.
• An Amazon VPC with a private subnet.

1. Get your VPC information

To set up a VPC peering connection, Zapier needs information about your Amazon VPC: 

1. Go to the Amazon VPC management console page.
2. In the navigation pane, select Your VPCs under the Virtual private cloud section.
3. Select the VPC you want Zapier’s VPC to connect to. On the selected VPC’s Details tab, get:
   • VPC ID
   • IPv4 CIDR

   • Availability Zone(s) that the VPC is using

     Example

     • VPC ID: vpc-02dbfd3c1cb0b1879
     • IPv4 CIDR: 10.0.0.0/16
     • Availability Zone: us-west-2a
4. Send your AWS account ID and VPC information through Zapier Support.
    

2. Accept the VPC peering connection request

Once Zapier has your AWS account ID and VPC information, Zapier will create a VPC and notify you to accept the peer connection request. To accept the peer connection request:

1. Go to the Amazon VPC management console page.
2. In the navigation pane, select Peering connections under the Virtual private cloud section.
3. Select the peering connection sent by Zapier’s VPC. It will have a Pending acceptance status.
4. Click the Actions dropdown.
5. Click Accept request to open the confirmation modal and verify the request.
6. Click Accept request.

3. Add a route to the peered VPC

To route between the two connected VPCs:

1. Go to the Amazon VPC management console page.
2. In the navigation pane, select Route tables under the Virtual private cloud section.
3. Select the route table that’s associated with the subnet where your instance resides.
4. Click the Actions dropdown.
5. Click Edit routes to open the route editor.
6. Click Add route.
7. For Destination, enter the IPv4 CIDR block of the Zapier VPC.
8. For Target, select the VPC peering connection.
9. Click Save changes.
10. Once this is complete, notify us through Zapier Support, and we’ll ensure the routing table is configured correctly.

Next steps

Once you've set the VPC peering connection, you can start building Zaps or connecting apps. Any existing connections will start using the VPC peering connection.

If you want to build a private integration, visit the Zapier Developer Platform to learn more.

Troubleshooting

If you have a Private DNS Zone for Private DNS names, we will not be able to resolve your DNS names after setting up the peering connection. To resolve this, you can perform one of the following:

• Add the Zapier VPC ID to your DNS private zone.
• Identify which services you want to use with Zapier and coordinate setting up an AWS Private Link.

Limitations

• For now, VPC peering connections are only supported through AWS.