How to issue certificates automatically with Zapier on course completion

You can issue a real, verifiable certificate the moment a student finishes, without touching code. This is the core Zapier recipe. It works with any tool that has a Zapier completion trigger: Teachable, Thinkific, Podia, Kajabi, Tally forms, Google Forms, and more.

The recipe (3 steps)

1. Trigger: pick your course tool's completion event in Zapier (for example, Teachable "New Completed Course", Thinkific "Enrollment Completed", or a Tally form submission).
2. Issue: add a Webhooks by Zapier "POST" step (or the Certly step) that sends the student's name, the course, the date, and your issuer name to the certificate API.
3. Deliver: add an email step that sends the student the returned certificate PDF and the verification link.

POST https://certly-verifiable-certificates.p.rapidapi.com/v1/certificates
{ "data": { "name": "Jane Doe", "title": "Advanced Copywriting",
            "date": "2026-06-30", "issuer": "Your Academy" } }

→ { "credential_id": "...", "verify_url": "https://.../v1/verify/...",
    "pdf_base64": "..." }

The response gives you a verify_url and the certificate as pdf_base64. Map the verify link into your email so the student can share it on LinkedIn, and attach or link the PDF.

Why verifiable, not just a PDF

Zapier can already attach a static PDF, but a static PDF cannot be checked by anyone. The API returns a certificate with a QR code and a hosted verification page, so an employer can confirm it in one click and forgeries fail. That is the difference between decoration and a real credential.

Cost

Priced by volume, not per recipient. Free tier of 5 a month with no card, then flat pricing. For most course creators the entry tier covers a whole month of graduates.