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123FormBuilder Make integrationAutomate 123FormBuilder with Make.

Every form answer can start work on its own. The 123FormBuilder Make integration gives you 2 scheduled triggers and 1 API call module. This guide shows you how to link your account and build a first scenario that picks up each new submission.

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What you can automate

What does the 123FormBuilder Make integration do?

The 123FormBuilder Make integration lets Make notice what happens in your forms account and act on it without code. In Make, an automation is called a scenario: a chain of modules, where each module is one brick, such as a trigger that watches 123FormBuilder or an action that sends data somewhere else.

Route each lead the moment Make sees it. Watch New Submissions picks up the answers sent to a form you choose, and each answer travels as a bundle, meaning one item passed from one module to the next. From there, you can map it into a CRM or a sheet handled by another app.

Keep an eye on new forms. Watch New Forms reacts when someone on the account creates a form, which helps an ops lead who wants a trace of every new questionnaire before it goes live.

Reach the rest of the API. Make an API Call reuses your connection to call any endpoint of the 123FormBuilder API, for the cases the two triggers do not cover.

Keep the limits in mind: both triggers are scheduled, so Make checks for news on the scenario's schedule rather than getting a push from 123FormBuilder. If you are weighing tools, the n8n vs Make comparison lays out the criteria, and the Make pricing page explains what a plan includes. And when you would rather learn with someone guiding each step of the way, have a look at our Make training.

Connect

How do you connect 123FormBuilder to Make?

  1. 01

    Copy your API key in 123FormBuilder

    You need an active 123FormBuilder account. In its dashboard, click your username in the upper-right corner, then API Keys. If no key shows up, click Create now, then copy the key displayed on the screen.

  2. 02

    Add a 123FormBuilder module in Make

    Open your scenario, add any 123FormBuilder module and click Create a connection. A connection is your 123FormBuilder account linked to Make once, and every module of the app reuses it afterward.

  3. 03

    Name the connection and paste the key

    The Connection name field is optional, but a clear name helps when you manage several accounts. Paste the key you copied, or follow the instructions on the screen, and save.

First scenario

Build your first scenario with 123FormBuilder

GoalWhen a new submission lands on your form in 123FormBuilder, Make picks it up and calls the 123FormBuilder API with the same connection.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    From the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the + to add the first module.

  2. 02

    Add Watch New Submissions

    Search for 123FormBuilder, pick Watch New Submissions, then link your account with Create a connection or pick the one you already made.

  3. 03

    Choose your form

    Fill in the module: once the connection exists, Make lists what it can read in your account, so you pick the form to watch instead of typing anything.

  4. 04

    Add Make an API Call

    Click the + on the right of the trigger, add Make an API Call, and map the submission data you need from the previous module into the call.

  5. 05

    Test with Run once

    Send a test answer to your form, then click Run once. Open each module to read the bundles it received and check the data landed where you expected.

  6. 06

    Schedule and switch on

    Set the schedule on the first module, every 15 minutes by default, then switch the scenario on. Make will now check for fresh submissions on its own.

Triggers

What can start a 123FormBuilder scenario?

2 modules start a scenario when something happens in 123FormBuilder. A scheduled trigger is checked by Make on the scenario's schedule; an instant one is called by 123FormBuilder as soon as it happens.

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Watch New Forms

Scheduled trigger

In MakeTriggers when a new form is created.

You get a new bundle every time someone creates a form in your 123FormBuilder account, so your scenario can log it, alert a teammate or add it to an inventory kept in another app.

How it fires
scheduled. Make checks the app on the scenario's schedule, which is every 15 minutes by default, and never faster than 15 minutes on the Free plan.
When to use it
a shared account where several people publish questionnaires and the ops lead wants a record of each one.
Watch out
this trigger reacts to new forms, not to answers; pick Watch New Submissions when the data you care about is what people type.
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Watch New Submissions

Scheduled trigger

In MakeTriggers when a submission is created for a form of your choice.

Each answer sent to the form you choose reaches your scenario as its own bundle, ready to be mapped into a CRM, a sheet or an email built by the next module.

How it fires
scheduled. Make checks the app on the scenario's schedule instead of receiving a push, so an answer shows up at the next check rather than instantly.
When to use it
a contact or quote form whose leads should reach the sales team without anyone copying them by hand.
Watch out
every module that handles a submission spends one operation per bundle, which is what Make counts on your plan, so a busy form uses more of it.
Modules

What else can Make do in 123FormBuilder?

123FormBuilder gives you 1 module. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

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Make an API Call

Action

In MakePerforms an arbitrary authorized API call.

This module opens the whole 123FormBuilder API to your scenario, reusing the connection you already set up, so you are not stuck with what the two triggers offer.

When to use it
you need an action on your forms that no listed module performs, after a trigger has handed you the data.
Watch out
you write the request yourself, so keep the vendor's API reference open to get the endpoint right.
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FAQ

123FormBuilder and Make: common questions

01Is the 123FormBuilder Make integration free?
Yes, 123FormBuilder is a standard app, so you can use it from the Free plan. That plan allows 2 active scenarios, a minimum of 15 minutes between two scheduled runs, 5 minutes of execution at most, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans lower the minimum interval to 1 minute and remove the cap on active scenarios. Your 123FormBuilder subscription is a separate matter, set on their own pricing page.
02What do you need to connect 123FormBuilder to Make?
You need an active 123FormBuilder account and an API key. In the dashboard, click your username at the top right, open API Keys, click Create now if no key appears, and copy it. In Make, add a 123FormBuilder module, click Create a connection, give it a name if you like, and paste the key. Every 123FormBuilder module in your scenarios then reuses that single connection. If you later add a second account, create a new connection and give it a distinct name.
03Does the 123FormBuilder trigger work in real time?
No. Both Watch New Forms and Watch New Submissions are scheduled triggers: Make checks 123FormBuilder on the scenario's schedule instead of being called by the app. A new scenario runs every 15 minutes by default, which is also the shortest interval on the Free plan. On a paid plan, you can bring the interval down to 1 minute when a lead needs to move faster. Since each check reads whatever arrived in the meantime, several answers can come through in the same run.
04What if the module you need is missing from the 123FormBuilder app?
Use Make an API Call. It lets your scenario call any endpoint of the 123FormBuilder API with the connection you already created, so the 2 triggers are not the ceiling. You write the request from the vendor's API reference. The Make documentation for this app is marked as AI-generated from the official 123FormBuilder docs, so check important details directly with 123FormBuilder. Your connection already carries the authorization, so the call needs no extra login step.
05Should you use Make or n8n for 123FormBuilder?
It depends on the tool your team already runs and the criteria that matter to you. On Make, 123FormBuilder offers 3 modules: two scheduled triggers and one API call module, all usable from the Free plan. n8n often has a node for the same apps, so check whether one exists for 123FormBuilder and compare what each side lets you do before you commit your forms to one of them. The n8n vs Make comparison on this site lays out the criteria side by side.