Alternatives for running Python with advanced libraries outside of Zapier?

Hey ​@Tiago Rosa,

I think Zapier Functions may be of interest to you. Here is a helpful article about Zapier Functions- https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/32943046820621-Write-code-in-Zapier-Functions.

Here is the link to try functions- https://zapier.com/functions Hope it helps!

Hey ​@Sparsh from Automation Jinn , thanks a lot for sharing the info about Zapier Functions — I really appreciate it! 🙌

I’ve already explored Zapier Functions a bit, but in this case I actually need to run Python code that uses some advanced libraries and external database connections. Since Functions currently supports only JavaScript and doesn’t allow adding external packages or internet access, it doesn’t quite fit the use case.

While researching, I came across a Python-based environment called NodePy, which can connect to Zapier via webhooks. It provides a full Python runtime with access to many standard and third-party libraries, including:

• Data and file handling: csv, openpyxl, xlsxwriter, Pillow, io, xml, html

• Web and communication: requests, smtplib, email, BeautifulSoup4 (bs4), lxml

• Databases:

  • SQL: sqlite3, psycopg2, pymysql, mysql, pyodbc

  • NoSQL: pymongo, cassandra, neo4j, elasticsearch, influxdb, couchdb

• General-purpose modules: datetime, json, uuid, re, math, hashlib, and more

It seems to fill an important gap for those cases where you need to execute real Python logic, connect to external databases like MongoDB, or process complex files — all while still integrating smoothly with Zapier workflows via webhooks.

I’m still testing it out, but it looks quite promising.
Has anyone else here tried a similar setup or knows other tools that offer comparable flexibility with Python integrations?

Hi ​@Tiago Rosa 

Try using this Zap app: AWS Lambda

​@Troy Tessalone, Appreciate the tip! I’ve finally figured out how the nodes work in nodepy — and honestly, I like it, plus it’s free!