How do I connect Parallel?

Add the Parallel piece to a flow, then authenticate with API key. Once connected, its 0 triggers and 9 actions are available anywhere in the builder.

What can I automate with Parallel?

Connect Parallel to any of 760+ other apps and AI steps, then automate the work in between without writing code.

Can I self-host the Parallel integration?

Yes. Activepieces is fully self-hostable, so you can run the Parallel piece on your own infrastructure with your connections and your data staying in your environment.

Can my AI agent use Parallel as a tool?

Yes. Every piece you connect can be exposed over one Activepieces MCP server, so Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or any MCP client can call Parallel actions as tools.

Parallel integration

Web research APIs for AI: search, extract, multi-hop research tasks, entity discovery (FindAll), and web monitoring.

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Actions: 9
Triggers: 0
Auth: API key
License: MIT, open source
Updated: September 2026

About the Parallel integration

Add the Parallel piece to a flow, connect your account once, and the rest of the builder can read from it and write to it. Because the piece is open source you can run it on our cloud or self-host it, and combine Parallel with 760+ other apps in the same flow.

Actions

Everything Activepieces can do in Parallel

Drop any of these into a flow and fill in the fields. No code is required.

Search the Web
Search the web with natural-language objectives. Returns LLM-optimized excerpts with citations.
7 fields
Extract Web Content
Extract clean, citation-aware content from specific web URLs. Up to 20 URLs per request.
6 fields
Create Task Run
Initiate a Parallel research task. Returns immediately with a queued run; use Get Task Run Result to wait for completion.
8 fields
Get Task Run Status
Retrieve the current status of a task run by its ID.
1 field
Get Task Run Result
Retrieve a task run result by run ID. Blocks until the run completes (or until the timeout is reached).
2 fields
Create FindAll Run
Discover and verify entities matching plain-language criteria. Match conditions can be supplied directly or auto-generated from the objective.
6 fields
Get FindAll Result
Return the current snapshot of matched candidates for a FindAll run, including any enrichment fields.
1 field
Chat Completion
Get a chat completion using a Parallel processor. OpenAI-compatible interface; processor names like 'speed', 'base', 'core', 'pro', 'ultra' map to Parallel tiers.
6 fields
Custom API Call
Make a custom API call to a specific endpoint
10 fields

Use Parallel in a flow

Connect Parallel once and every trigger and action above is yours to drop into the builder, alongside 760+ other apps. Free to start, on our cloud or your own servers.

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Parallel, answered.

Yes. Activepieces is open source and free to start, and the Parallel piece is included on every plan, from the free cloud tier to any self-hosted deployment.