The Swarm integration in Clay finds warm intro paths to the people in your Clay tables. You can use it in two ways: with Clay's own key, which needs no Swarm account, or with your own Swarm API key, which uses your team's network.
Option 1: Clay-managed key
Use The Swarm's actions in Clay without a Swarm account.
Enter the target company's domain in The Swarm's warm intros action.
The Swarm maps that company's employees and their work and education overlaps. This first mapping for a domain can take a few hours; later runs are fast.
Results are based on overlaps only, not on LinkedIn connections, so you'll find fewer paths than with your own key.
Option 2: Your own Swarm API key
Connect your team's Swarm API key in Clay to use your team's full network: your connectors, their LinkedIn connections, and Google Contacts & Calendar, on top of overlaps.
Create a Swarm team at app.theswarm.com. The 14-day trial includes the API.
Add connectors who know the companies you're targeting, such as investors, advisors, customers and partners.
Bring in their connections through the Connector Portal, or invite teammates to add their own.
Copy your API key from the API page and add it to The Swarm integration in Clay. See How do I get my API key?
Getting better results
The more relevant connectors your team adds, the more intro paths you find.
Larger target companies usually return more paths, because more employees means more overlaps.
For very large tables, run them in batches.
No results?
Check the domain is entered correctly.
If you just ran a new domain, wait for the first mapping to finish and run it again.
Small or niche companies may have few overlaps. Using your own API key with more connectors usually helps.
Requests with your own key use your team's API credits. See How API credits work.