What you can automate
The integration gives Zapier both triggers (things that start a Zap) and actions (things a Zap does in Nimblist):
- Trigger — New Item Added: fires when an item is added to a list (optionally just one list).
- Trigger — New Shopping List: fires when a new list is created.
- Action — Add Item to List: add an item (name and optional quantity) to a list you choose.
- Action — Create Shopping List: spin up a new list.
A few things you could build
- Add “flowers” to your list automatically the day before an anniversary in Google Calendar.
- Say “add kitchen roll” to a to-do app and have it land on the shared shopping list.
- Post to a family chat whenever someone adds to the list, so nobody misses it.
- Email or Google Sheets log every item added this month to see what you keep buying.
Connect your account
Zapier signs in to Nimblist with a revocable API token rather than your password — so it works no matter how you log in, including Google, Facebook or Microsoft sign-in.
- In the Nimblist web app, open Settings → API tokens, create one, and copy it (it's shown only once).
- In Zapier, add a step that uses Nimblist, then Connect a new account.
- Paste the API token. If you self-host, change the Server URL from
https://nimblist.appto your own address; otherwise leave it as is.
If you ever revoke the token in Nimblist, Zapier simply prompts you to reconnect with a new one.
Self-hosting? It works there too
The Server URL is configurable, so the integration points at a self-hosted Nimblist instance just as happily as the hosted app.
The Zapier integration is free — and so are unlimited shared lists.
Get started free →Why it matters
A shared list is most useful when adding to it takes zero thought. Zapier lets the rest of your digital life do the adding for you — a calendar event, a smart-home sensor, a message, a spreadsheet — so the right things show up on the shop without anyone remembering. Pair it with recipe import and the meal planner and most of your list builds itself.