Clay ChatGPT Plugin Tutorial, Use Cases & Prompts

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Do you want to learn more about the Clay ChatGPT Plugin?

In this ChatGPT plugin tutorial, we are going to show you how to use the Clay ChatGPT Plugin, how to install the plugin, and what the Clay ChatGPT Plugin can do.

We are also going to explain what to do when this ChatGPT plugin is not working and anything else important that you need to know about the Clay ChatGPT Plugin.

What can you do with the Clay ChatGPT Plugin?

Clay ChatGPT Plugin is a ChatGPT plugin that allows users to interact with external applications such as Linkedin, Facebook, email, and iMessage. With this plugin, users can perform various tasks related to searching and retrieving information about contacts within their network. Here are the use cases supported by the Clay ChatGPT Plugin:

1. Searching for contacts who work at a specific company: Users can input the name of a company and retrieve a list of contacts who work there.
2. Finding information about a specific contact: Users can provide the name of a contact and obtain relevant information about them.
3. Searching for contacts who were first met in a specific year: Users can specify a year and get a list of contacts they initially met during that period.
4. Finding information about contacts who live in a specific location: Users can input a location and retrieve details about contacts residing there.
5. Searching for contacts who were last interacted with in a specific month and year: Users can specify a month and year to find contacts with whom they last interacted during that time.
6. Finding information about contacts who have a specific keyword in their profile: Users can provide a keyword and obtain details about contacts whose profiles contain that keyword.
7. Searching for contacts who work at a specific company and live in a specific location: Users can combine search criteria by specifying both a company and a location to retrieve a filtered list of contacts.
8. Finding information about contacts who were first met in a specific year and work at a specific company: Users can narrow down their search by specifying a year and a company to obtain information about contacts who meet both criteria.
9. Searching for contacts who were last interacted with in a specific month and year, and live in a specific location: Users can combine multiple criteria, including interaction time and location, to find contacts who match all specified conditions.
10. Finding information about contacts who have a specific keyword in their profile and work at a specific company: Users can further refine their search by specifying a keyword and a company to retrieve information about contacts who satisfy both requirements.

Overall, the Clay ChatGPT Plugin enhances ChatGPT’s capabilities by integrating with external applications, enabling users to efficiently search, retrieve, and analyze information about their network and contacts across various platforms.

How to use the Clay ChatGPT Plugin?

Here is how to use the Clay ChatGPT Plugin:

  1. Open the ChatGPT website
  2. Sign in to your ChatGPT account
  3. Make sure that you have enabled ChatGPT plugins in your account.
  4. Select GPT-4 model from the model selector.
  5. Click on the ChatGPT plugin icon
  6. Select Plugin store.
  7. Search for the Clay ChatGPT Plugin
  8. Click on ‘Install’ to add the Clay ChatGPT Plugin to your ChatGPT account.

Now, also make sure that if you want to use the Clay ChatGPT Plugin, you have to use the GPT-4 model and you also have to enable the plugin. (currently, only 3 ChatGPT plugins can be enabled at the same time).

Now, all you have to do is use a Clay ChatGPT Plugin prompt to activate the plugin.

If you are not sure what plugin prompts you can use to activate the Clay ChatGPT Plugin, make sure to check out our ChatGPT plugin database here.

Can’t install the Clay ChatGPT Plugin

If you can’t install the Clay ChatGPT Plugin, here is how to troubleshoot and find out why you can’t install and use this specific plugin.

1.Make sure you have upgraded to a GPT Plus subscription as ChatGPT plugins are currently only available for Plus subscribers

2. Next, you also have to make sure that the ChatGPT plugins are enabled in your ChatGPT account.

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3. It is possible that the Clay ChatGPT Plugin is not available in the ChatGPT plugin store anymore temporarily because of some technical issues with the integration.

If you have already installed the Clay ChatGPT Plugin but it still not generating the right response, check out the next section.

Clay ChatGPT Plugin not working – how to fix it?

If the Clay ChatGPT Plugin is not working properly or you get error messages instead of a ChatGPT response, here are some ways to fix it.

  1. Click on the ‘Regenerate response’ button

Keep in mind that the ChatGPT plugin is still a beta feature, so bugs and other technical issues can occur frequently when you try to make any ChatGPT plugin work.

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However, in a lot of cases, the ‘Regenerate response’ button can help you fix a lot of errors.

  1. Check if you have selected the ChatGPT plugin mode

Once you have installed the Clay ChatGPT Plugin, you also have to make sure you are using the Plugin mode in ChatGPT if you want to use the Clay ChatGPT Plugin

Currently, the browsing mode and the plugin mode can’t be used at the same time as you can see on this screenshot:

ChatGPT plugin mode enabled

  1. Make sure you have enabled the Clay ChatGPT Plugin

Once you have selected the plugin mode, also make sure you have enabled the ChatGPT plugin.

Keep in mind that only three ChatGPT plugins can be enabled at the same time.

  1. Clay ChatGPT Plugin giving me a bad response or output.

If you can’t get the Clay ChatGPT Plugin to give you the desired output, the easiest method is to ask ChatGPT directly using the GPT-4 model how to get better responses from the Clay ChatGPT Plugin.

  1. Check other reasons why ChatGPT is not working

It is also possible that there aren’t any issues with the Clay ChatGPT Plugin, but ChatGPT has some technical issues in general. So as a best practice test, if ChatGPT is working without the plugin mode enabled.

If ChatGPT without the plugin mode enabled is not giving you a response as well, then most likely the bug is not related to the Clay ChatGPT Plugin.

How to uninstall Clay ChatGPT Plugin?

If you no longer want to use the Clay ChatGPT Plugin, here is how to uninstall it:

  1. Open and sign in to ChatGPT.
  2. Select GPT-4 model from the model selector.
  3. Click on the ChatGPT plugin icon
  4. Select Plugin store.
  5. Search for the Clay ChatGPT Plugin
  6. Click on ‘Uninstall’ to remove the Clay ChatGPT Plugin.

Official description of the Clay ChatGPT Plugin in the plugin store

Ask questions and search across your network and contacts — Linkedin, Facebook, email, and iMessage.

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