Connect Zulip to Definable AI

Chat for distributed teams. Zulip combines the immediacy of real-time chat with an email threading model.

About Zulip

Zulip is a productivity tool. Connect it to Definable AI with one-click OAuth2 — no API keys or custom code required.

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Tools & Actions (111 available)

  • Add APNs Device Token: Tool to add an APNs (Apple Push Notification service) device token to Zulip. Use when registering an iOS device for push notifications.
  • Add Alert Words: Tool to add alert words to the current user's configuration. Use when you need to configure words that trigger notifications for the user. Alert words are case insensitive and duplicates are automatically ignored.
  • Add Default Stream: Tool to add a channel as a default stream in Zulip. Use when you want to configure a channel to be automatically subscribed for all new users joining the organization.
  • Add Linkifier: Tool to add a linkifier to a Zulip realm. Use when you need to automatically convert text patterns (like issue numbers or ticket IDs) into clickable links in messages.
  • Add Navigation View: Tool to add a navigation view in Zulip. Use when you need to create a custom navigation view or configure a built-in view for display in the sidebar.
  • Add Reaction: Tool to add an emoji reaction to a Zulip message. Use when you want to react to a message with an emoji.
  • Archive Channel: Tool to archive a channel in Zulip. Use when you need to permanently archive a channel by its ID.
  • Check Messages Match Narrow: Tool to check if specific messages match a narrow filter. Use when you need to determine whether messages satisfy complex search criteria that the client cannot evaluate locally.
  • Create BigBlueButton video call: Tool to create a BigBlueButton video call in Zulip. Use when you need to generate a video conference link for team meetings or discussions.
  • Create Channel: Tool to create a new channel in Zulip. Use when you need to set up a new communication channel with specified subscribers. Channels organize conversations by topic within Zulip.
  • Create Channel Folder: Tool to create a new channel folder in Zulip. Use when you need to organize channels into folders for better management.
  • Create Drafts: Tool to create one or more draft messages in Zulip. Use when you need to save message drafts for later editing or sending.
  • Create Message Reminder: Tool to create a message reminder in Zulip. Use when you need to set up a reminder for a specific message that will be sent at a scheduled time via the Notification Bot.
  • Create Saved Snippet: Tool to create a saved snippet in Zulip. Use when you need to save reusable text content that can be quickly inserted into messages.
  • Create Scheduled Message: Tool to create a scheduled message in Zulip. Use when you need to schedule a message to be sent at a future time to channels or direct messages.
  • Create custom profile field: Tool to create a custom profile field in Zulip. Use when you need to add custom user profile fields for organization members.
  • Create reusable invitation link: Tool to create a reusable invitation link for the Zulip organization. Use when you need to generate an invite link that can be shared with multiple users to join the organization.
  • Delete Draft: Tool to delete a draft in Zulip. Use when you need to remove a saved draft message.
  • Delete Event Queue: Tool to delete an event queue previously registered via POST /api/v1/register. Use when you need to clean up a queue that is no longer needed.
  • Delete Message: Tool to delete a message in Zulip. Use when you need to remove a message from a stream or direct message conversation.
  • Delete Reminder: Tool to delete a reminder from Zulip. Use when you need to remove a scheduled reminder by its ID.
  • Delete Saved Snippet: Tool to delete a saved snippet by its ID. Use when you need to remove a snippet from saved snippets.
  • Delete Scheduled Message: Tool to delete a scheduled message in Zulip. Use when you need to cancel a message that was scheduled to be sent later. This is permanent and cannot be undone.
  • Delete Topic: Tool to delete a topic from a Zulip channel/stream. Use when you need to permanently remove a topic and all its messages from a specific stream. Note: This operation is irreversible and will delete all messages in the topic.
  • Edit Draft: Tool to edit an existing draft message in Zulip. Use when you need to update the content, topic, recipients, or other properties of a saved draft.
  • Edit Navigation View: Tool to update a navigation view in Zulip. Use when you need to pin/unpin a view or rename a custom navigation view.
  • Edit Saved Snippet: Tool to edit a saved snippet by updating its title and/or content. Use when you need to modify an existing snippet.
  • Export Realm: Tool to create a Zulip realm data export. Use when you need to export organization data. The export is created asynchronously and can be downloaded later.
  • Get All Channels: Tool to retrieve all channels (streams) in Zulip that match specified filters. Use when you need to list available channels, discover public channels, or find channels the user has access to. Returns detailed metadata for each channel including permissions and settings.
  • Get Another User Presence: Tool to get the presence status for a specific user in Zulip. Use when you need to check if a user is currently active, idle, or offline. This endpoint is designed for embedding presence data in external applications. If the timestamp is more than a few minutes old, the user should be considered offline.
  • Get Attachments: Tool to retrieve metadata on files uploaded by the requesting user. Use when you need to list all attachments with their details including file names, sizes, and associated messages.
  • Get Channel Folders: Tool to retrieve all channel folders in the organization, sorted by display order. Use when you need to list or organize channel folders.
  • Get Channel ID: Tool to get a channel's unique ID by its name. Use when you need to retrieve the numeric identifier for a channel given its human-readable name.
  • Get Channel Subscribers: Tool to get all subscribers of a Zulip channel. Use when you need to retrieve the list of user IDs subscribed to a specific channel.
  • Get Channel by ID: Tool to get detailed information about a Zulip channel by its ID. Use when you need to retrieve complete channel details including permissions, settings, and metadata.
  • Get Events: Tool to get events from a Zulip event queue. Use when you need to retrieve new events after registering a queue.
  • Get Message History: Tool to fetch the complete edit history of a Zulip message. Use when you need to see all changes made to a message over time, including content edits, topic changes, and channel moves. Returns snapshots in chronological order from oldest to newest.
  • Get Messages: Tool to fetch messages from Zulip. Use when you need to retrieve messages using various filters like anchor position, narrow queries, or specific message IDs. Supports pagination via num_before/num_after parameters.
  • Get Navigation Views: Tool to fetch all navigation views for the authenticated user. Use when you need to retrieve all configured custom navigation views, which are displayed in the sidebar or 'More Views' menu.
  • Get Read Receipts: Tool to retrieve read receipts for a message in Zulip. Use when you need to see which users have read a specific message.
  • Get Realm Presence: Tool to get the presence status for all users in the Zulip realm. Use when you need to check which users are currently active, idle, or offline across the entire organization. If a user's timestamp is more than a few minutes old, they should be considered offline.
  • Get Saved Snippets: Tool to fetch all saved snippets for the authenticated user. Use when you need to retrieve reusable text content that can be quickly inserted into messages.
  • Get Scheduled Messages: Tool to fetch all scheduled messages for the authenticated user. Use when you need to retrieve all undelivered scheduled messages, which are returned in order of scheduled delivery time (earliest first).
  • Get Subscriptions: Tool to retrieve all channels (streams) the authenticated user is subscribed to. Use when you need to list subscribed channels with their details including names, IDs, and optionally subscriber lists.
  • Get alert words: Tool to retrieve all configured alert words for the authenticated user. Use when you need to check which words or phrases trigger notifications.
  • Get all data exports: Tool to retrieve all data exports for the Zulip organization. Use when you need to list all data exports, including their status (pending, completed, or failed) and download URLs. Requires organization administrator access.
  • Get all invitations: Tool to retrieve all unexpired invitations for the Zulip organization. Use when you need to list all active email invitations and reusable invitation links that can be managed by the user.
  • Get channel email address: Tool to retrieve the email address for a Zulip channel. Use when you need to get the email address that can be used to send messages to a specific channel via email.
  • Get custom emoji: Tool to retrieve all custom emoji configured in the Zulip realm. Use when you need to get the list of available custom emoji including their names, IDs, and source URLs.
  • Get custom profile fields: Tool to get all custom profile fields configured for the Zulip realm. Use when you need to retrieve the list of custom profile fields including their types, names, and configuration.
  • Get drafts: Tool to fetch all drafts for the authenticated user. Use when you need to retrieve all saved draft messages, which are returned in order of last edit time (most recent first).
  • Get file temporary URL: Tool to get a public temporary URL for an uploaded file in Zulip. Use when you need to access or share a file that was previously uploaded to the Zulip organization.
  • Get linkifiers: Tool to retrieve all configured linkifiers in the Zulip realm. Use when you need to get the list of regex patterns that are automatically converted to links in messages and topics.
  • Get message: Tool to fetch a single message by ID from Zulip. Use when you need to retrieve the full details of a specific message including its content, sender, reactions, and edit history.
  • Get own user: Tool to retrieve the profile information for the authenticated user. Use when you need to get details about the current user such as email, full name, role, timezone, or other profile data.
  • Get realm export consents: Tool to retrieve data export consent state for users in a realm. Use when you need to check which users have consented for their private data to be exported by organization administrators.
  • Get realm icon: Tool to retrieve the URL of the Zulip realm's icon. Use when you need to get the organization's icon image URL.
  • Get reminders: Tool to fetch all undelivered reminders for the authenticated user. Use when you need to retrieve scheduled reminders, which are returned in order of scheduled delivery time. This feature is available in Zulip 11.0+ (feature level 399).
  • Get server settings: Tool to retrieve server configuration and available authentication methods. Use when you need to discover server capabilities, version information, or available login options before authentication.
  • Get stream topics: Tool to retrieve all topics in a Zulip channel. Use when you need to get the list of discussion topics within a specific channel, along with the maximum message ID for each topic.
  • Get subscription status: Tool to check whether a specific user is subscribed to a particular channel (stream). Use when you need to verify subscription status of a user for a given channel.
  • Get user by email: Tool to fetch a user by email address from Zulip. Use when you need to retrieve detailed information about a specific user including their profile, role, and status.
  • Get user channels: Tool to retrieve the list of channel IDs that a specific user is subscribed to. Use when you need to get a user's subscribed channels.
  • Get user group members: Tool to retrieve all members of a specific user group. Use when you need to get the list of user IDs who are members of a user group.
  • Get user group membership status: Tool to check if a user is a member of a specific user group. Use when you need to verify user group membership status.
  • Get user group subgroups: Tool to retrieve subgroups of a user group. Use when you need to get the list of subgroup IDs for a specific user group.
  • Get user groups: Tool to retrieve all user groups in the Zulip organization. Use when you need to list user groups with their members, subgroups, and permission settings.
  • Get user status: Tool to retrieve the status currently set by a user in the Zulip organization. Use when you need to get a user's custom status message, emoji, or away status. Available in Zulip 9.0+ (feature level 262).
  • Mark All Messages as Read: Tool to mark all messages as read for the authenticated user. Use when you need to clear all unread message indicators. Note: This endpoint is deprecated.
  • Mark Stream as Read: Tool to mark all messages in a Zulip channel as read. Use when you need to mark all unread messages in a specific channel as read.
  • Mark Topic as Read: Tool to mark all messages in a topic as read. Use when you need to clear unread status for all messages within a specific topic in a channel.
  • Mute Topic: Tool to mute or unmute a topic in a Zulip channel. Use when you want to control topic notifications by muting or unmuting specific topics.
  • Reactivate User: Tool to reactivate a deactivated user in Zulip. Use when you need to restore access for a previously deactivated user account.
  • Register Event Queue: Tool to register an event queue for receiving Zulip events. Use when you need to set up an event queue to receive real-time updates about messages, subscriptions, and other realm events.
  • Register Push Device: Tool to register an E2EE (end-to-end encrypted) push device for mobile notifications. Use when setting up push notifications with encrypted payloads for mobile clients.
  • Remove Alert Words: Tool to remove alert words from the current user's configuration. Use when you need to delete words that trigger notifications for the user. Words not in the user's set are automatically ignored.
  • Remove Attachment: Tool to delete an attachment in Zulip. Use when you need to remove a file attachment that was previously uploaded.
  • Remove Code Playground: Tool to remove a code playground from a Zulip realm. Use when you need to delete an existing code playground configuration.
  • Remove Default Stream: Tool to remove a channel from default streams in Zulip. Use when you want to stop a channel from being automatically subscribed to all new users joining the organization.
  • Remove FCM Token: Tool to remove an FCM registration token for Android push notifications. Use when unregistering a device from push notifications in Zulip. Note: This endpoint is deprecated.
  • Remove Linkifier: Tool to remove a linkifier from a Zulip realm. Use when you need to delete an existing linkifier that automatically converts text patterns into clickable links.
  • Remove Navigation View: Tool to remove a navigation view in Zulip. Use when you need to delete a custom navigation view from the sidebar.
  • Remove Reaction: Tool to remove an emoji reaction from a Zulip message. Use when you want to remove a previously added reaction from a message.
  • Render Message: Tool to render a message to HTML in Zulip. Use when you need to preview how a message will appear when rendered from Markdown to HTML format.
  • Reorder Channel Folders: Tool to reorder channel folders in Zulip. Use when you need to change the display order of channel folders. The order list must include all organization channel folder IDs.
  • Reorder Custom Profile Fields: Tool to reorder custom profile fields in Zulip. Use when you need to change the display order of custom profile fields in user profiles and settings. The order list must include all custom profile field IDs.
  • Reorder Linkifiers: Tool to reorder linkifiers in Zulip. Use when you need to change the processing order of linkifiers in a realm. The order matters when patterns overlap.
  • Revoke Email Invitation: Tool to revoke an email invitation in Zulip. Use when you need to cancel a pending invitation that has not yet been accepted.
  • Revoke reusable invitation link: Tool to revoke a reusable invitation link for the Zulip organization. Use when you need to invalidate an invite link that was previously created.
  • Send Message: Tool to send a message in Zulip. Use when you need to send a direct message to users or post a message to a channel/stream.
  • Send Test Notification: Tool to send a test notification to mobile device(s). Use when testing push notifications for mobile clients. Note: This endpoint is deprecated.
  • Set Typing Status: Tool to set typing status in Zulip. Use when you want to indicate that a user is typing or has stopped typing a message.
  • Set Typing Status for Message Edit: Tool to set typing status when editing a message in Zulip. Use when you want to indicate that a user is editing or has stopped editing a specific message.
  • Subscribe to Channel: Tool to subscribe users to one or more Zulip channels. Use when you need to add users to channels. If a channel doesn't exist, it will be created automatically. By default, subscribes the authenticated user.
  • Test Welcome Bot Custom Message: Tool to test welcome bot custom message in Zulip. Use when you need to preview how a custom welcome message will appear before setting it as the default for new users.
  • Unsubscribe From Channel: Tool to unsubscribe from one or more channels (streams) in Zulip. Use when you need to remove users from channels or unsubscribe the authenticated user from channels.
  • Update Channel: Tool to update a channel in Zulip. Use when you need to modify channel properties such as name, description, permissions, or settings. All parameters are optional - provide only the fields you want to update.
  • Update Channel Folder: Tool to update a channel folder in Zulip. Use when you need to modify the name, description, or archive status of an existing channel folder.
  • Update Linkifier: Tool to update a linkifier in a Zulip realm. Use when you need to modify the pattern or URL template of an existing linkifier that automatically converts text patterns into clickable links.
  • Update Message: Tool to edit a message in Zulip. Use when you need to update message content, move messages to a different topic or channel, or resolve topics.
  • Update Message Flags: Tool to update personal message flags in Zulip. Use when you need to mark messages as read/unread, starred/unstarred, or modify other personal message flags. This allows bulk operations on multiple messages at once.
  • Update Message Flags for Narrow: Tool to update personal message flags (e.g., read, starred) for messages matching a narrow filter. Use when you need to mark messages as read/unread or starred/unstarred within a specific conversation, channel, or search criteria.
  • Update Realm User Settings Defaults: Tool to update realm-level defaults of user settings in Zulip. Use when you need to configure organization-wide default settings for new users. At least one setting parameter must be provided.
  • Update Scheduled Message: Tool to edit a scheduled message in Zulip. Use when you need to modify the content, delivery time, or target audience of a message scheduled to be sent later.
  • Update Settings: Tool to update user settings in Zulip. Use when you need to modify user preferences including display settings, notification preferences, privacy settings, and web/desktop app behavior. Can update multiple settings in a single request.
  • Update Status: Tool to update your status in Zulip. Use when you need to set or clear your custom status message, emoji, or away status.
  • Update Subscription Settings: Tool to update the user's personal settings for channels they are subscribed to. Use when you need to modify channel properties like muting, color, pinning, or per-channel notification settings.
  • Update Subscriptions: Tool to update channel subscriptions by subscribing to new channels or unsubscribing from existing ones. Use when you need to add the user to channels (with optional channel creation) or remove them from channels.
  • Update User Topic: Tool to update personal preferences for a topic in a Zulip channel. Use when you want to control topic visibility by muting, unmuting, or following specific topics.
  • Update status for user: Tool to update the status for a specific user in the Zulip organization. Use when you need to set or clear a user's custom status message and emoji.
  • Update user by email: Tool to update a user by email address in Zulip. Use when you need to modify user properties such as full name, email, role, or custom profile fields.

How to connect Zulip

  1. Sign in to Definable AI and go to Apps
  2. Search for Zulip and click Connect
  3. Authorize via OAuth2 — takes under 30 seconds
  4. Use Zulip actions in your AI agents and workflows