Clay Performance Tuning

Overview

Optimize Clay table processing speed, enrichment hit rates, and credit efficiency. Clay processes enrichment columns sequentially per row, and each enrichment column makes external API calls. Performance tuning focuses on reducing wasted enrichments, ordering columns optimally, and managing table auto-run behavior.

Prerequisites

• Clay table with enrichment columns configured
• Understanding of which providers are in your waterfall
• Access to Clay table settings and column configuration

Instructions

Step 1: Order Enrichment Columns by Speed

Clay runs enrichment columns left-to-right. Place fast columns first: