Use Shifter with Zapier
Zapier doesn't expose a native proxy field — but the Code by Zapier action and Webhooks by Zapier action both let you make outbound requests via Shifter's Web Scraping API in a few lines of JavaScript or Python.
Quick Start
Install
// Add a 'Code by Zapier' or 'Webhooks by Zapier' action — no install required.Basic Usage
// In a "Code by Zapier" (Run JavaScript) action:
const apiKey = inputData.shifter_api_key;
const targetUrl = inputData.target_url;
const country = inputData.country || "us";
const params = new URLSearchParams({
api_key: apiKey,
url: targetUrl,
country: country,
render_js: "1",
session_id: inputData.zap_run_id, // sticky residential IP for this run
});
const response = await fetch(`https://scrape.shifter.io/v1?${params}`);
const html = await response.text();
output = { html, status: response.status, length: html.length };Features
Examples
Code by Zapier — JavaScript with Sticky Session
Run a custom JS step that fetches a page through the Shifter Web Scraping API. Pass a session_id derived from the Zap run id so every step in a run shares one residential IP.
// "Code by Zapier" action -> Run JavaScript
//
// inputData.target_url -> https://example.co.uk/products
// inputData.country -> "uk"
// inputData.shifter_api_key -> your Shifter API key (Storage by Zapier secret)
// inputData.zap_run_id -> Zap run id from the trigger
const params = new URLSearchParams({
api_key: inputData.shifter_api_key,
url: inputData.target_url,
country: inputData.country || "us",
render_js: "1", // headless browser
session_id: inputData.zap_run_id, // sticky IP per Zap run
});
const response = await fetch(`https://scrape.shifter.io/v1?${params}`);
const html = await response.text();
// Extract a value with a regex — Zapier's Code action doesn't bundle cheerio.
const titleMatch = html.match(/<title>([\s\S]*?)<\/title>/i);
const priceMatch = html.match(/class=["']price["'][^>]*>([^<]+)/i);
output = {
status: response.status,
title: titleMatch?.[1]?.trim(),
price: priceMatch?.[1]?.trim(),
length: html.length,
};Code by Zapier — Python (urllib)
Zapier's Python runtime is enough to call the Web Scraping API and parse the response. Useful when you'd rather write Python and need access to the standard library.
# "Code by Zapier" action -> Run Python
import urllib.request
import urllib.parse
import re
params = urllib.parse.urlencode({
"api_key": input_data["shifter_api_key"],
"url": input_data["target_url"],
"country": input_data.get("country", "us"),
"render_js": "1",
"session_id": input_data["zap_run_id"],
})
req = urllib.request.Request(
f"https://scrape.shifter.io/v1?{params}",
headers={"User-Agent": "ZapierShifterClient/1.0"},
)
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=30) as resp:
html = resp.read().decode("utf-8", errors="replace")
status = resp.status
# Extract whatever the Zap needs.
title = (re.search(r"<title>(.*?)</title>", html, re.IGNORECASE | re.DOTALL) or [None, ""])[1].strip()
prices = re.findall(r'class="price"[^>]*>([^<]+)', html)
return {
"status": status,
"title": title,
"prices": prices[:10],
}Webhooks by Zapier — Custom Request
If your Zap doesn't allow Code steps (some plans), use the Webhooks by Zapier 'Custom Request' action and call the Web Scraping API directly with query params.
# Action: Webhooks by Zapier -> Custom Request
#
# Method: GET
# URL: https://scrape.shifter.io/v1
# Query String Params:
# api_key = {{credentials.shifter_api_key}}
# url = {{trigger.target_url}}
# country = us
# render_js = 1
# session_id = {{trigger.zap_run_id}}
#
# Headers:
# User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36
#
# Output:
# The response body is the fully-rendered HTML, returned to Zapier
# as a single output field. Pipe it into a Filter, Formatter, or
# another Code step to parse what you need.
#
# Notes:
# - session_id uses the Zap run id so all requests within one run
# share the same residential IP (sticky session, 10 min default).
# - country can be sourced from a previous step
# ({{step1.country}}) for per-item geo routing.Storage by Zapier — Secret Management
Don't paste the API key directly into Code actions. Use Storage by Zapier (or Zapier's Vault on enterprise plans) to keep your Shifter API key encrypted and reused across Zaps.
// One-off setup (run once via Code by Zapier):
//
// await fetch("https://store.zapier.com/api/records", {
// method: "POST",
// headers: { "X-Secret": ZAPIER_STORAGE_SECRET },
// body: JSON.stringify({
// shifter_api_key: "YOUR_SHIFTER_API_KEY",
// }),
// });
//
// Then in any future Zap that needs the Shifter API key:
const storageRes = await fetch(
"https://store.zapier.com/api/records?key=shifter_api_key",
{ headers: { "X-Secret": process.env.ZAPIER_STORAGE_SECRET } },
);
const { shifter_api_key } = await storageRes.json();
const params = new URLSearchParams({
api_key: shifter_api_key,
url: inputData.target_url,
country: "us",
render_js: "1",
session_id: inputData.run_id,
});
const response = await fetch(`https://scrape.shifter.io/v1?${params}`);
// ... use response as in the previous examplesFrequently asked FAQ questions
Common questions about using Shifter with Zapier.
Not on the standard Webhooks action — Zapier's HTTP layer doesn't expose a proxy field. The supported workarounds are Code by Zapier (run a JavaScript or Python step that calls the Shifter Web Scraping API) or the Webhooks Custom Request action pointed at https://scrape.shifter.io/v1 with the country, render_js, and session_id query params.
Start Using Shifter with Zapier
Add Shifter's 205M+ residential and ISP proxies to your Zaps via Code by Zapier or Webhooks Custom Request. Sticky per-run sessions, per-item geo, built-in headless rendering, and full Storage / Vault credential support.