clay-install-auth

name	clay-install-auth
description	Set up Clay account access, API keys, webhook URLs, and provider connections. Use when onboarding to Clay, connecting data providers, configuring API keys, or setting up webhook endpoints for programmatic data flow. Trigger with phrases like "install clay", "setup clay", "clay auth", "configure clay API key", "connect clay providers".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(curl:*), Bash(npm:*), Grep
version	1.14.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","clay","api","authentication"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code, also compatible with Codex and OpenClaw

Clay Install & Auth

Overview

Clay is a web-based data enrichment platform — there is no SDK to install. Integration happens through webhook URLs (inbound data), HTTP API enrichment columns (outbound calls from Clay), and the Enterprise API (programmatic people/company lookups). This skill covers account setup, API key management, provider connections, and webhook configuration.

Prerequisites

• Clay account at clay.com (free tier available)
• For Enterprise API: Enterprise plan subscription
• For webhook integration: HTTPS endpoint or tunneling tool (ngrok)

Instructions

Step 1: Get Your Clay API Key (Enterprise Only)

Navigate to Settings > API in your Clay workspace. Copy your API key. Clay's Enterprise API is limited to people and company data lookups — it is not a general-purpose table API.

# Store your Clay API key securely
export CLAY_API_KEY="clay_ent_your_api_key_here"

# Verify with a test lookup (Enterprise API)
curl -s -X POST "https://api.clay.com/v1/people/enrich" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLAY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email": "[e-mail]"}' | jq .

Step 2: Configure Webhook Inbound Source

Every Clay table can receive data via a unique webhook URL. This is the primary way to send data into Clay programmatically.

1. Open a Clay workbook (or create one)
2. Click + Add at the bottom of the table
3. Search for Webhooks and click Monitor webhook
4. Copy the generated webhook URL

# Store your table's webhook URL
export CLAY_WEBHOOK_URL="https://app.clay.com/api/v1/webhooks/your-unique-id"

# Send a test record to your Clay table
curl -X POST "$CLAY_WEBHOOK_URL" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "email": "[e-mail]",
    "first_name": "Jane",
    "last_name": "Doe",
    "company": "Acme Corp",
    "title": "VP of Sales"
  }'