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Pipedream

Workflows where every step can just be a function you wrote.

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About Pipedream

Pipedream is an integration platform aimed at developers, where a workflow is a sequence of steps and any step can be code you wrote rather than a pre-built action. Built-in integrations cover the common cases and custom code fills the gaps, which is the difference between it and tools that stop where their action library stops.

The triggers and actions for its integrated apps are source-available, kept in a component registry on GitHub. Anyone can open a pull request to add a component, so an app that is missing a particular action does not have to wait for the vendor to build it. Community contributions are part of how the catalogue grows.

Connect is the part aimed at products that need to offer integrations to their own users. It adds 2,500 or more integrations to an application, handles one-click OAuth and key-based authentication for the APIs behind them, and runs workflows on behalf of end users. SDKs are available for Python, TypeScript and Java, covering the authentication flows.

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For AI agents, Pipedream MCP connects to more than 10,000 tools across over 3,000 APIs, and the MCP servers are free for individuals and developers to use. Existing workflows can also be edited with AI rather than by hand. Between the registry, Connect and MCP, the same catalogue of application connections is exposed three ways: as steps in your own workflows, as integrations inside somebody else's product, and as tools an agent can call.

Debugging happens in real time against live API calls, which is the practical argument for building an integration here rather than in a script on a server somewhere. A status page publishes current service state and uptime history. Support runs through documentation and a public community forum, with the forum doubling as the feedback channel.

An account can be created free and without a credit card, with paid plans above that. The platform is made by Pipedream, LLC, and launched in 2019.

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Key features

  • Builds workflows that mix prebuilt integrations with steps of your own code.
  • Connects workflows to thousands of applications through source available triggers and actions.
  • Embeds 2,500 or more integrations into your own application with Pipedream Connect.
  • Runs workflows on behalf of end users, with one click OAuth or key based API authentication.
  • Serves an MCP server reaching over 10,000 tools across more than 3,000 APIs.
  • Ships SDKs for Python, TypeScript and Java, including helpers for authenticating users against APIs.
  • Triggers workflows from webhooks or on a schedule.
  • Debugs API calls in real time while a workflow is being built.
  • Edits existing workflows using AI.
  • Publishes a component registry on GitHub that accepts pull requests for new components.
  • Offers MCP servers free to individuals and developers.
  • Reports uptime history and current service status on a public status page.

What people use it for

  • Letting your users connect their own accounts to your app without building each OAuth flow yourself.
  • Giving an AI agent access to thousands of APIs through a single MCP server.
  • Writing a custom code step when no prebuilt action covers the API call you need.
  • Scheduling a nightly job that pulls data from one API and posts it into another.
  • Contributing a trigger for an API the component registry does not cover yet.

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CategoryAutomation
PricingFreemium
Free tierYes
Upvotes10
Listed22 August 2026

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