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Adalo Make integrationAutomate Adalo with Make.

What if the records your Adalo app collects could reach the rest of your tools without a single copy and paste? The Adalo Make integration offers 7 modules: 1 trigger, 5 actions and 1 search. This guide is for app makers who want their data to move, and it walks you through your first scenario.

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What you can automate

What does the Adalo Make integration let you automate?

The Adalo Make integration links the database behind your Adalo app to Make, a no-code tool where you build a scenario (the automation itself, a chain of steps). Each step is a module that reads or writes the records of one Adalo collection, so what users enter in your app can flow to other tools, and back.

Signups that reach your front desk on their own. Say you run a booking app for a fitness studio. Watch Records spots a new member record, and the next module hands it to the tool your front desk already reads. Nobody exports a list by hand.

Data from outside, written into the app. The reverse works too. A form answer or a payment in another app can start the scenario, and Add a Record creates the matching entry in your Adalo collection, so the app shows it to your users.

Status kept in sync. When a job is marked as done somewhere else, Update a Record changes the matching record, and Delete a Record removes entries you no longer want users to see. Get a Record and List Records read data first when you need to check before you write.

What the listed modules cannot reach, Make an API Call covers with the same connection. Keep in mind that Adalo only opens this access on its Team or Business plan. If you are weighing tools, the Adalo n8n integration exists as well, and n8n vs Make lays out how the two differ. To get comfortable with the editor, the Make training starts from zero.

Connect

How do you connect your Adalo account to Make?

  1. 01

    Collect your keys in Adalo

    In the Adalo editor, open the settings gear, expand App Access and click Generate API Key. Copy the key, then copy the App ID from your browser's address bar: it sits between apps and data in the URL.

  2. 02

    Find the collection ID

    Click the Database icon, pick your collection, open the three dots and choose API Documentation. The Database Collection ID is inside the endpoint URL shown there. Keep it next to the key and the App ID.

  3. 03

    Create the connection in Make

    Add any Adalo module to your scenario and click Create a connection. Give it a clear name in Connection name if you like, then paste what you copied. A connection is your Adalo account linked once, and every Adalo module reuses it.

First scenario

Your first scenario: turn outside signups into Adalo records

GoalWhen someone signs up through a form in another app, Make creates the matching record in your Adalo collection.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    On the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the big + to add the first module. Pick the trigger of the app where signups arrive, your web form tool for example.

  2. 02

    Add Add a Record

    Click the + on the right of that first module, type Adalo in the search box and choose Add a Record. This is where the new entry gets written in your app.

  3. 03

    Link your account

    Click Create a connection and paste the API key, App ID and collection ID from Adalo. Then map the form answers into the record fields Make lists.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Send a test signup through your form, then click Run once. Open each module's bubble to read the bundles it received; a bundle is one item passed along, here one signup.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch on

    Click the clock on the first module to set Scheduling. A new scenario runs every 15 minutes by default. Switch it on, and each signup lands in your app without you.

Triggers

What can start an Adalo scenario?

1 module starts a scenario when something happens in Adalo. A scheduled trigger is checked by Make on the scenario's schedule; an instant one is called by Adalo as soon as it happens.

Adalo1Watch Records

Watch Records

Scheduled trigger

In Make“Triggers when a record is created or updated.”

Watch Records keeps an eye on one Adalo collection and on each check, starts your scenario for the records created or updated since the previous one, so fresh data from your app moves on without anyone lifting a finger.

How it fires
scheduled. Make checks the app on the scenario's schedule, every 15 minutes by default, and no faster than every 15 minutes on the Free plan. It is not instant.
When to use it
a client portal built in Adalo where each new request should reach your support tool.
Watch out
updates count too, so a scenario that edits the same collection can wake itself up again.
Modules

Which Adalo modules can you use in Make?

Adalo gives you 6 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

Adalo1

Add a Record

Action

In Make“Adds a new record.”

Add a Record writes a brand new entry into one of your Adalo collections, so information captured in another tool appears inside your app for your users.

When to use it
a paid order in your shop should show up as a new booking in the Adalo app your customers open.
Watch out
run the scenario once with test data, since every run creates another record.
Adalo2

Delete a Record

Action

In Make“Deletes a record.”

This module removes one record from an Adalo collection for good. It is the cleanup step at the end of a flow, when an entry should disappear from the app.

When to use it
a member cancels in your billing tool and their profile must vanish from the directory inside your app.
Watch out
a deletion cannot be undone from Make, so test on a copy of the collection first.
Adalo3

Get a Record

Action

In Make“Gets a specified record.”

Get a Record fetches one specific record when you already know which one you want, and hands its details to the next modules of the scenario.

When to use it
another app sends you a record's reference and you need the full entry before writing anything.
Watch out
it reads a single record; to browse several, reach for List Records instead.
Adalo4

Make an API Call

Action

In Make“Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.”

Make an API Call is the escape hatch: it sends a request of your choice to the Adalo API with the connection you already set up, for anything the other modules leave out.

When to use it
the Adalo API documentation of your collection shows an operation that no listed module offers.
Watch out
you write the request yourself, so keep that collection's API Documentation page open while you build it.
Adalo5

Update a Record

Action

In Make“Updates an existing record.”

Update a Record changes an entry that already exists in your collection, which keeps what users see in the app in step with what happens in your other tools.

When to use it
a delivery is confirmed in your logistics tool and the order status in your Adalo app should switch to shipped.
Watch out
pair it with Watch Records on the same collection and each update can start the scenario again.
Adalo6

List Records

Search

In Make“Retrieves a list of records.”

List Records is the search of this app: it pulls several records from a collection at once, and each one travels to the next module as its own bundle.

When to use it
you want to send every open request of your app to a spreadsheet for a review with your team.
Watch out
every returned record runs through the modules that follow, and each one costs operations on your plan.
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FAQ

Adalo and Make: frequent questions

01Is the Adalo Make integration free?
On the Make side, yes. Adalo is a standard app, so all 7 modules work on the Free plan, which gives you 2 active scenarios, a 15 minute minimum between scheduled runs and 5 minutes of execution per run. Paid Make plans lower the interval to 1 minute and remove the cap on active scenarios. On the Adalo side, things differ: the doc says you need an active Adalo Team or Business plan to get the API key, so check your Adalo subscription before you start building.
02What do you need to connect Adalo to Make?
Three pieces from your Adalo account and a Make account. In the Adalo editor, generate an API key under App Access in the settings. Then copy the App ID from the browser address bar, between apps and data, and the Database Collection ID from the API Documentation of the collection you want to use. In Make, add an Adalo module, click Create a connection and paste these credentials. Your Adalo account must be on the Team or Business plan for the key to exist.
03Does the Adalo Watch Records trigger work in real time?
No. Watch Records is a scheduled trigger: Make checks your collection on the scenario's schedule and picks up records created or updated since the last check. A new scenario runs every 15 minutes by default, which is also the shortest interval on the Free plan. Paid plans let you go down to 1 minute. The listed Adalo modules include no instant trigger, so if your users need a reaction within seconds, this setup will feel slow; for follow ups, sync and reporting, the schedule is usually enough.
04What if the Adalo module you need is missing in Make?
Use Make an API Call. It sends any request the Adalo API supports, with the connection you already created, so you are not stuck with the six listed actions and searches. The API Documentation page of each collection, reachable from the three dots menu in the Adalo database panel, shows the endpoints you can target. If the limit is not in Adalo at all but in your data, a Make scenario can also start from another app and write into Adalo with Add a Record or Update a Record.
05Should you use Make or n8n for Adalo?
It depends on the tool you already use. Adalo has a native Make app with 7 modules, including a trigger, record actions, a search and Make an API Call, and a separate n8n node exists for the same app. Both reach your Adalo database; neither choice changes what Adalo allows. If you already build in Make, stay there and keep your scenarios in one place. If your team already runs n8n, the Adalo n8n page covers that side, and the n8n vs Make comparison helps you weigh the two.
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