Connect to ChatGPT

Connect Zigpoll to ChatGPT with a custom MCP connector in Developer Mode to analyze survey data and create surveys in natural language.

Connect your Zigpoll surveys to ChatGPT as a custom MCP connector using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Once connected, ChatGPT can read your survey responses, run analytics, and create surveys — just ask in plain English.

For other AI clients, see the MCP overview.

Plan requirement: MCP uses the Zigpoll API, which is included on the Premium plan and higher.

Custom MCP connectors require Developer Mode, available on ChatGPT Pro, Plus, Business, Enterprise, and Education plans on the web (not the mobile apps). Menu labels evolve as ChatGPT updates — "Apps" and "Connectors" refer to the same area. On Business and Enterprise plans, a workspace admin may first need to allow custom MCP connectors in the workspace permission settings.

Step 1: Enable Developer Mode

1. In ChatGPT on the web, open Settings → Apps & Connectors (may appear as Connectors).

2. Open Advanced settings and turn on Developer mode.

Step 2: Add the Zigpoll connector

1. Back in Apps & Connectors, click Create (or Create app).

2. Enter the details:

   • Name: Zigpoll

   • MCP Server URL: https://mcp.zigpoll.com/mcp

3. Set the authentication type to OAuth.

4. Check the box confirming you trust the provider, then click Create.

5. From the connector's details page, click Connect (or Connect Zigpoll). A Zigpoll authorization tab opens:

   • If you're already logged into Zigpoll in that browser, authorization completes automatically — you'll briefly see a Zigpoll loading screen, then be returned to ChatGPT with a "connection successful" message. No API key or extra steps needed.

   • If you're not logged in, you'll see a Zigpoll sign-in page. Sign in with your email and password, Google, or Shopify, and authorization completes from there.

A successful connection is not the last step. The connector must also be enabled inside each conversation (Step 3 below) — otherwise ChatGPT will say it can't access your Zigpoll data even though the connection succeeded.

mcp.zigpoll.com uses a standard browser-based OAuth login tied to your Zigpoll account. You never paste an API key into ChatGPT, and a static API-key header is not supported — the browser flow exchanges your Zigpoll login for a secure token.

Step 3: Enable Zigpoll in your chat

Custom connectors are only active in conversations where you turn them on:

1. Start a new chat and click the + (plus) button in the message box.

2. Choose More → Developer mode (may appear directly as Developer mode).

3. Toggle on the Zigpoll connector for the conversation.

4. Ask away. Being explicit helps ChatGPT pick the right tool, e.g.:

"Use the Zigpoll app to list my accounts"

"Use Zigpoll to summarize the responses from my NPS survey"

A good first prompt is "List my Zigpoll accounts" — it confirms the connection works and that you're connected to the right Zigpoll account.

Example prompts

• "List all my surveys and their response counts"

• "Where are my survey respondents located?"

• "Compare order values for each answer on my attribution question"

• "Create a new customer satisfaction survey"

For the full list of tools and more examples, see the MCP overview. For ideas on what to build, see Ideas for Using Zigpoll MCP.

Troubleshooting

• "ChatGPT says it can't access Zigpoll" or "not connected" after a successful setup — the connector is almost always turned off in the current conversation. Start a new chat and enable Zigpoll via + → Developer mode (Step 3). The connector stays on for the rest of that conversation, but each new chat needs it enabled again.

• The authorization tab flashed and closed without asking for anything — that's expected. If you were already logged into Zigpoll, authorization completes automatically; the "connection successful" message means it worked.

• Developer mode not visible — confirm your plan supports it and that you're on the web app, not the mobile app. On Business/Enterprise plans, ask a workspace admin to enable custom MCP connectors for the workspace.

• Connected to the wrong Zigpoll account — authorization uses whichever Zigpoll login is signed in to your browser. Log in as the correct user at app.zigpoll.com, then disconnect and reconnect the connector in ChatGPT.

• Authentication errors — the connector authenticates with an API key labeled "MCP" that Zigpoll creates automatically. If it was revoked under Integrations → API Keys, disconnect and reconnect the connector to issue a new one.

• "This account's plan does not include API access" — the Zigpoll account is on a plan without API access. Upgrade to Premium or higher.