clay-hello-world

name	clay-hello-world
description	Send your first record to Clay and get enriched data back. Use when starting a new Clay integration, testing webhook setup, or verifying that enrichment columns are working. Trigger with phrases like "clay hello world", "clay example", "clay quick start", "first clay enrichment", "test clay webhook".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(curl:*), Bash(node:*)
version	1.0.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
compatible-with	claude-code, codex, openclaw
tags	["saas","clay","api","testing"]

Clay Hello World

Overview

Minimal working example: send a company domain to a Clay table via webhook, let Clay's enrichment columns fill in company data, and retrieve the enriched result. Clay does not have a traditional SDK — you interact with it via webhooks (data in), HTTP API columns (data out), and the web UI.

Prerequisites

• Completed clay-install-auth setup
• Clay workbook with a webhook source configured
• At least one enrichment column added to the table

Instructions

Step 1: Create a Clay Table with Enrichment

In the Clay web UI:

1. Create a new workbook
2. Add columns: domain, company_name, employee_count, industry
3. Click + Add at bottom, select Webhooks > Monitor webhook
4. Copy the webhook URL
5. Add an enrichment column: + Add Column > Enrich Company (uses the domain column as input)

Step 2: Send Your First Record via Webhook

# Send a single company domain to your Clay table
curl -X POST "https://app.clay.com/api/v1/webhooks/YOUR_WEBHOOK_ID" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain": "openai.com"}'

Within seconds, Clay creates a new row and auto-runs the enrichment column. The company_name, employee_count, and industry columns fill in automatically.

Step 3: Send Multiple Records

# Batch send — each object becomes a row
for domain in stripe.com notion.so figma.com linear.app; do
  curl -s -X POST "https://app.clay.com/api/v1/webhooks/YOUR_WEBHOOK_ID" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d "{\"domain\": \"$domain\"}"
  echo " -> Sent $domain"
done

Step 4: Send from Node.js