Task (Zapier)

A task in Zapier is one action step that runs successfully. Zapier plans include a monthly number of tasks, so tasks are the unit your Zapier bill grows with.

What is a task in Zapier?

Each time a Zap runs, every action step that succeeds counts as one task. A Zap that posts a Slack message and creates a spreadsheet row uses two tasks per run. A Zap that creates a contact uses one task for each contact it creates.

Failed actions don't count. Neither do actions that never run because an earlier step stopped the Zap.

Which steps use tasks

These count as tasks:

• Every action step that succeeds.
• Steps inside an error handler path.
• Steps that ran before and run again when you replay a whole Zap run.
• Action steps inside a sub-Zap, plus the steps that call and return from it.
• A search action set to continue when it finds nothing.

Some Zapier products use more than one task. A Code by Zapier step uses one task per standard run. Zapier MCP uses two tasks per successful tool call. AI by Zapier depends on the model tier you pick.

Which steps don't use tasks

• The trigger, including the polling checks Zapier runs to look for new data.
• Filter and path steps.
• Formatter, Delay, Looping, Digest, and Storage steps.
• Zapier Tables and Forms steps.

How many tasks each plan includes

The Free plan includes 100 tasks a month. The Professional plan starts at 750 tasks a month, and higher tiers add more. Check Zapier's pricing page for current numbers.

Example

A Zap runs on every Stripe payment, filters to charges over $100, then runs two actions, a Slack message and a CRM update. If 1,000 payments pass the filter in a month, that's 2,000 tasks. Payments the filter stops cost nothing.

Tasks and Stripe Slack alerts

Task usage grows with your sales. A launch month with twice the payments uses twice the tasks on a payment alert Zap. ChargeBell prices Stripe alerts in Slack differently. The paid plan has unlimited alerts at a flat monthly price, so more payments don't raise the bill. The ChargeBell vs Zapier comparison puts both pricing models side by side, and when to replace a Zapier Stripe alert workflow covers when the switch is worth it.