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Can bookoly turn raw footage into subtitled, narrated videos while you work on something else? The bookoly Make integration gives you 28 action modules for video, audio, subtitles and speech. This guide links your account, builds a first scenario and helps you pick each module.

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What you can automate

What can the bookoly Make integration do for you?

The bookoly Make integration plugs your bookoly account into Make, the no-code tool that chains apps together. In Make you build a scenario (the automation itself), made of modules, one brick per step. bookoly brings 28 of them, all actions: edit a video, add subtitles, synthesize a voice, transcribe a recording. Since bookoly has no trigger, another app or a schedule starts the scenario.

Subtitled clips for social media. Picture a marketing team posting short videos. A file dropped in their storage app starts the scenario, Clip a Video cuts the moment worth sharing, then Add Subtitles to a Video generates captions from the audio and places them on screen.

Searchable transcripts of recordings. For a podcast or an internal training team, Transcribe Audio or Video turns each episode into text with timestamps, Placed right after, Wait for Transcript Generation should hold the scenario until the text is finished, ready for a doc or a CRM note; Run once shows you if it does.

Narrated product videos from a script. An online store can feed Generate a Video with images and clips: it adds a synthetic voice-over, automatic subtitles and background music, Put Wait for Video Generation right after and check with Run once that it hands on the finished render.

One honest warning. Make itself says it lacks public information to fully document bookoly, so field names are something you discover in the editor, not on paper. Test each module with Run once before trusting it. If part of your work runs in n8n, there is also a bookoly n8n integration, and the n8n vs Make comparison lays out the differences. Brand new to the editor? The Make training starts from zero.

Connect

How do you connect bookoly to Make?

  1. 01

    Add a bookoly module

    Open your scenario, click the +, search for bookoly and pick any module, for example Transcribe Audio or Video. Click Create a connection. The connection is your bookoly account linked to Make once, and every other bookoly module reuses it.

  2. 02

    Name it and authorize Make

    Give the connection a name if you want, which helps when a client account and your own account sit side by side. Then follow the window: either approve Make on the bookoly page that opens, or paste the key bookoly gives you.

  3. 03

    Save and check

    Click Save. The connection now shows in the module's dropdown. Run the module once on a test file: if it returns a bundle (one item handed to the next module), the link works.

First scenario

Your first scenario: transcribe every new recording

GoalWhen a new recording lands in the app where you store it, Make sends it to bookoly for a transcript and waits until the text is ready.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    On the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the +. Pick the trigger of the app where your recordings arrive, since bookoly has no trigger of its own.

  2. 02

    Add Transcribe Audio or Video

    Click the + on the right of that first module, search for bookoly, choose Transcribe Audio or Video and create the connection. Map the recording coming from the previous module.

  3. 03

    Add the waiting module

    Add Wait for Transcript Generation right after. Its name says it waits for a transcript, so it should hold the scenario until bookoly is done. The next step, Run once, shows you whether it does.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Drop a short recording in your source app, then click Run once. Open each module's bubble to read the bundles it received and check the transcript and its timestamps.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch it on

    Set the schedule on the first module (every 15 minutes by default for a new scenario), then switch the scenario on. Add the module that sends the text wherever your team reads it.

Modules

What can each bookoly module do?

bookoly gives you 28 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

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Add Audio to a Video

Action

In Make“Seamlessly add audio tracks to your video.”

Lays a sound track over an existing video, so a silent screen recording or product clip comes back with music or narration attached.

When to use it
you already have both files, the picture and the sound, and only need them joined, without subtitles.
Watch out
it adds sound without captions. If people may watch on mute, Add Audio with Subtitle to Video does both in one step.
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Add Audio with Subtitle to Video

Action

In Make“Adds audio to your video and automatically generates and adds subtitles from the audio.”

Two jobs in one pass: the track is added to your video, and what is said in it appears on screen as generated subtitles.

When to use it
a narrated tutorial or a voice-over ad meant to work on mute as well as with sound.
Watch out
the subtitles come from the audio you add. If the speech is already inside the video, Add Subtitles to a Video is the better fit.
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Add Subtitles to a Video

Action

In Make“Automatically generates and adds subtitles to your video.”

Listens to your video, writes captions from the speech and places them on it, with no subtitle file to prepare first.

When to use it
interviews, webinar replays or customer testimonials that already have sound and need to be readable on mute.
Watch out
Make gives the from-a-file version the exact same official description, so compare both in the editor before you choose.
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Add Subtitles to a Video from a File

Action

In Make“Automatically generates and adds subtitles to your video.”

The sibling of Add Subtitles to a Video that, as its name says, works from a subtitle file you supply. Useful when the text already exists or a person has checked it.

When to use it
a translator corrected the captions and you want those exact words on screen, not an automatic transcript.
Watch out
its official description copies the automatic one, so open the module and see what it expects before you feed it data.
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Add Watermark to a Video

Action

In Make“Places an image as a watermark on the video at specified coordinates.”

Stamps an image, usually your logo, on top of the video at a position you set with coordinates.

When to use it
before a video leaves your hands, for a client preview or a clip posted on public channels.
Watch out
since placement is set by coordinates, test with Run once on a single video and look at the output before running a whole batch.
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Blur a Video

Action

In Make“Apply a blur effect to a specific area of a video.”

Blurs one area of the frame and keeps everything else sharp, which is the quickest way to hide what viewers should not see.

When to use it
a screen recording showing a customer email, a license plate in street footage, a face that never agreed to be filmed.
Watch out
the blur covers a specific area, so a subject moving across the frame can drift out of it; watch the result before publishing.
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Clip a Video

Action

In Make“Extract a clip from a video using a start time and duration.”

Cuts a section out of a longer video, defined by where it starts and how long it lasts.

When to use it
pulling the best answer from a recorded panel, or a short teaser from a product demo.
Watch out
the module wants a duration, not an end time. Subtract before filling it in, or the clip runs longer than you planned.
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Combine Sounds

Action

In Make“Merge multiple sound files into a single seamless audio track.”

Merges several sound files into a single audio track, for example an intro jingle, a voice and an outro.

When to use it
assembling a podcast episode or an audio ad from separate pieces before attaching it to a video.
Watch out
the pieces may come from earlier bookoly modules, so place the matching Wait modules before this one to make sure each file is finished.
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Create a Slideshow

Action

In Make“Creates a video slideshow from images, videos, or a combination of both.”

Builds a video slideshow from pictures, clips or a mix of both, without opening any editing software.

When to use it
a real estate agent turning listing photos into a walk-through, or a store showing off a new collection.
Watch out
if you also want a voice-over, subtitles and music in the same pass, Generate a Video covers more ground than this module.
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Create a Sound Effect

Action

In Make“Generate sound effects based on a text description.”

Produces a sound effect from a written description: a door slam, light rain, a cash register ring.

When to use it
you need a short sound for a video or a presentation and have no sound library to dig through.
Watch out
Wait for Sound Generation looks made to follow it. Place it right after and check with Run once that the effect is finished before you use it.
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Create a Speech Synthesis

Action

In Make“Synthesizes a text into speech.”

Reads a text aloud with a synthetic voice and hands you the audio, so a written script becomes narration.

When to use it
giving a spoken version to product descriptions, blog intros or onboarding instructions.
Watch out
Wait for Speech Generation looks made to follow it. Add it before passing the file on, then check with Run once that the audio is complete.
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Crop a Video

Action

In Make“Crops the video to a specific area using custom coordinates and dimensions.”

Keeps only the part of the frame you define with coordinates and dimensions, and drops the rest.

When to use it
reframing a wide recording for a vertical format, or cutting a toolbar out of a screen capture.
Watch out
cropping removes pixels for good. To hide a zone while keeping the full frame, Blur a Video is the gentler option.
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Extract Audio from Video

Action

In Make“Separates and saves the audio track from a video file.”

Pulls the sound out of a video and saves it as its own file, giving you audio you can reuse anywhere.

When to use it
turning a recorded talk into a podcast episode, or sending just the sound to another tool.
Watch out
if the goal is text, Transcribe Audio or Video already accepts video, so this extra step would only cost an operation (one run of one module, what Make counts on your plan).
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Frame a Video

Action

In Make“Extract a single frame from a video at a specified timestamp and save it as an image.”

Grabs a single frame at the moment you choose and saves it as an image file.

When to use it
creating a thumbnail for a video page, or a cover picture for a newsletter issue.
Watch out
everything depends on the timestamp you give. Test with Run once so you do not end up with a blurry shot or someone mid-blink.
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Generate a Subtitle File

Action

In Make“Generate subtitle files in multiple formats from a video or audio URL.”

Creates a subtitle file from the link of a video or an audio, in one of several formats, and leaves the media itself untouched.

When to use it
your video platform wants captions as a separate file, or a translator needs the text to work on.
Watch out
it starts from a URL, so the media must be reachable online. Wait for Subtitle File Generation looks like its partner; test the pair with Run once.
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Generate a Video

Action

In Make“Create a video from images and video clips, generate and add a voice-over with automated subtitles, and integrate background music.”

The most complete module in the list: it assembles images and clips, adds a synthetic voice-over with automatic subtitles and lays background music underneath.

When to use it
producing explainer or product videos from a script and a folder of visuals.
Watch out
Wait for Video Generation looks made to follow it; place it next and confirm with Run once that the render is done. On the Free plan, each file is capped at 5 MB.
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Make an API Call

Action

In Make“Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.”

Calls any endpoint of the bookoly API while reusing the connection you already set up. It is the way out when none of the listed modules does what you need.

When to use it
an option you rely on inside bookoly has no module in Make.
Watch out
you have to know the endpoint and its parameters yourself. Make's documentation on bookoly is limited and will not fill that gap.
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Mute a Video

Action

In Make“Mute the video's audio by reducing the volume to zero.”

Silences a video by bringing its volume down to zero, while the picture stays exactly as it was.

When to use it
footage shot at a noisy trade show that you plan to dress with fresh music or narration.
Watch out
the original sound is gone from the output file, so keep the source video if there is any chance you will need it again.
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Rotate a Video

Action

In Make“Rotate a video by 90, 180, or 270 degrees clockwise.”

Turns a video clockwise by 90, 180 or 270 degrees, which fixes footage filmed the wrong way up.

When to use it
phone videos from field technicians or customers that arrive sideways.
Watch out
the rotation is always clockwise, so a clip that needs a quarter turn to the left calls for 270, not 90.
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Split a Video into Scenes

Action

In Make“Automatically divide a video into multiple segments based on scene detection or fixed intervals.”

Cuts one video into several segments, either where the scene changes or at fixed intervals.

When to use it
breaking a long webinar into short social clips, or a filmed event into chapters.
Watch out
one video in means several pieces out. The modules after it can run once per segment, and each of those runs counts as operations.
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Transcribe Audio or Video

Action

In Make“Transcribe your audio or video files into clear, accurate text with timestamps.”

Turns the speech in an audio or video file into text with timestamps, so any passage can be found again in the recording.

When to use it
meeting recordings, hiring interviews or podcast episodes you want to search, quote or summarize.
Watch out
check with Run once whether this module or Wait for Transcript Generation hands you the final text before mapping it onward.
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Wait for Sound Generation

Action

In Make“Pauses the workflow until the sound generation process is finished.”

Pauses the scenario until a sound effect requested earlier is finished, so the next module works on a complete file.

When to use it
right after Create a Sound Effect, when the following step mixes or attaches that sound.
Watch out
on the Free plan a run stops after 5 minutes of execution, which matters as soon as a scenario spends time waiting.
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Wait for Speech Generation

Action

In Make“Pauses the workflow until the speech generation process is finished.”

Holds the run while bookoly finishes turning your text into a voice, then lets the scenario carry on.

When to use it
between Create a Speech Synthesis and a module such as Combine Sounds or Add Audio to a Video.
Watch out
that pairing comes from the module names. Check with Run once that the file it hands on is the finished voice.
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Wait for Subtitle File Generation

Action

In Make“Pause the workflow until the subtitle file generation process is finished.”

Keeps the scenario on hold until a subtitle file being generated is finished, so you never send an empty one.

When to use it
before uploading captions to your video host or emailing them to a translator.
Watch out
Make does not document what this module returns for bookoly, so read its bundle in Run once to locate the file or link.
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Wait for Transcript Generation

Action

In Make“Pauses the workflow until the transcript generation process is finished.”

Holds the scenario until a transcript is ready, so the next steps get the finished text rather than a job still running.

When to use it
after Transcribe Audio or Video, when the text heads to a document, a CRM note or a summary tool.
Watch out
its link with Transcribe Audio or Video is a deduction from the names. Run both once and see which bundle carries the full text.
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Wait for Video Generation

Action

In Make“Pauses the workflow until the video generation process is finished.”

Waits for a video being generated to finish rendering before the scenario moves on.

When to use it
when the finished video goes to a shared folder, a video host or an email to a client.
Watch out
a run lasts 5 minutes at most on the Free plan and 40 on paid plans, so a long render is a good reason to check your plan first.
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Create a Speech Dialogue

ActionIn the docs only

Make publishes no description for this module. Its name points to speech with several voices, a conversation rather than a single narrator.

When to use it
worth testing for a scripted sales role play or a question and answer piece, where one voice would sound flat.
Watch out
nothing about it is documented, so run it once on a short text and listen before you build a flow around it.
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Wait for Speech Dialogue Generation

ActionIn the docs only

Going by its name, the waiting partner of Create a Speech Dialogue; Make gives it no description at all.

When to use it
right after the dialogue module, before the audio is combined, added to a video or sent anywhere.
Watch out
confirm in Run once that it returns a finished file. With no documentation, the bundle is your only reference.
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FAQ

Questions people ask next

01Is the bookoly Make integration free?
Yes, on the Make side: bookoly is a standard app, available from the Free plan. That plan allows 2 active scenarios, at least 15 minutes between two scheduled runs, 5 minutes of execution per run, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. For video work, compare that 5 MB cap with the size of your files. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise) bring the interval down to 1 minute, lift the limit on active scenarios and allow 40 minutes of execution, with usage counted in operations each month. Your bookoly subscription is a separate matter, handled on the bookoly side.
02What do you need to connect bookoly to Make?
A bookoly account and a Make account; the documentation lists no other prerequisite. Make does not publish connection steps specific to bookoly, so the standard flow applies. Add any bookoly module, click Create a connection, name it if you like, then either authorize Make on the bookoly page or paste the key bookoly provides, and click Save. That connection is stored once and reused by all 28 modules. If something fails, remember that Make's documentation on bookoly is limited, so your bookoly account settings are the first place to look.
03Does bookoly react in real time in Make?
No, not on its own, because bookoly has no trigger in Make: all 28 modules are actions. The scenario has to start somewhere else. One option is the trigger of another app, such as the storage or form tool where your files arrive; it is instant if that app calls Make through a webhook, scheduled if Make checks it on a clock. The other option is Make's own schedule, every 15 minutes by default for a new scenario and down to 1 minute on paid plans. A Make webhook can also start it from an outside event.
04What if a bookoly module is missing in Make?
Use Make an API Call. It sends a request to any endpoint of the bookoly API with the connection you already created, so a missing module does not block you. The catch is that you need to know the endpoint and its parameters yourself, and Make says it lacks public information on bookoly, so its documentation will not help much there. If the step you need is outside video and audio, such as storing the result or notifying a colleague, a module from another app can handle it in the same scenario.
05Make or n8n for bookoly?
It depends on where the rest of your automations already live. bookoly exists on both: Make offers 28 modules for it, all actions, and n8n has a bookoly node with its own page on this site. The choice does not change what bookoly itself does with your videos. If your team already builds scenarios in Make, keeping bookoly there avoids splitting one process across two tools. If your other workflows run in n8n, the node keeps everything in one place. The comparison page linked in the section above walks through the differences.
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