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Captain Data Make integrationAutomate Captain Data with Make.

What if a Captain Data workflow started on its own, right when your other tools are ready for it? The Captain Data Make integration gives you 5 modules: 3 actions and 2 searches. This page shows how to link your account, build a first scenario and pick the right module.

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What you can automate

What can the Captain Data Make integration do for you?

The Captain Data Make integration lets a Make scenario, the automation you build in Make as a chain of bricks called modules, start Captain Data workflows and read what their jobs returned. You stop copying results by hand, and the data lands where your team already works.

Workflows that start from an event. Put another app's trigger first, such as a new record in a sheet or a CRM, then add Launch Workflow. Each new item starts a Captain Data workflow without anyone opening the dashboard.

Results that travel. List Job Results hands back what a job produced, one bundle per result (a bundle is one item passed from module to module). Map those bundles into a spreadsheet, a CRM or a message.

A quick status check. Get Job Info tells you about one specific job and its results, handy before a later step relies on them. List Application Accounts shows the accounts Captain Data holds for a given application.

Know the limits before you start. This app has no trigger, so Captain Data cannot start a scenario by itself: the first module comes from another app or runs on a schedule. When a listed module does not cover your need, Make an API Call reaches the rest of the Captain Data API with the same connection. The Make documentation page for this app also says it was written with AI help and invites you to check important details with Captain Data directly.

Still choosing a platform? Read n8n vs Make, then our Make review. If you would rather hand the build over, the Make agency team can take it.

Connect

How do you connect Captain Data to Make?

  1. 01

    Copy your API key

    You need an active Captain Data account and an API key. In Captain Data, open Developer Settings and copy the API key shown on screen. Keep it at hand for the next step.

  2. 02

    Add a Captain Data module

    In Make, open your scenario, add any Captain Data module and click Create a connection. A connection is your Captain Data account linked to Make once, then reused by every Captain Data module.

  3. 03

    Name it and paste the key

    The Connection name field is optional, but a clear name helps when several people share the workspace. Paste the API key you copied, confirm, and the module is ready to fill.

First scenario

Your first scenario with Captain Data

GoalWhen a new record appears in another app, Make launches a Captain Data workflow for it.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    On the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the + to add the first module. Pick the app that holds your source data and its trigger, for example a new row in a sheet.

  2. 02

    Add Launch Workflow

    Click the + on the right of that first module, search for Captain Data and choose Launch Workflow. Link your account with Create a connection if you have not done it yet.

  3. 03

    Fill the module

    Fill the fields of Launch Workflow. Once the connection exists, Make lists what it can read from your account, and you map values from the first module into the fields that need them.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once to execute the scenario one time. Read the bundles each module received, then check in Captain Data that the workflow did start.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch on

    Set the schedule on the first module with the clock icon. A new scenario checks every 15 minutes by default. When the test looks right, switch the scenario on and let it run.

Modules

Every Captain Data module in Make

Captain Data gives you 5 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

Captain Data1

Get Job Info

Action

In Make“Returns information of a specific job and details about results of this job.”

Get Job Info gives you the full picture of one job: its information plus details about the results it produced. You get a single bundle, which keeps the next steps simple.

When to use it
you already know which job you care about, for example the one a previous module just referred to, and want to check it before sending anything further.
Watch out
it reads one job only; to walk through its results one by one, reach for List Job Results.
Captain Data2

Launch Workflow

Action

In Make“Launches a workflow using a configuration.”

Launch Workflow starts one of your Captain Data workflows from Make, using a configuration you set in the module. This is the module that turns an event elsewhere into work done in Captain Data.

When to use it
a new lead, row or record in another app should kick off a Captain Data workflow without anyone clicking in the dashboard.
Watch out
each incoming bundle launches a workflow, so filter upstream if only some records deserve one.
Captain Data3

Make an API Call

Action

In Make“Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.”

Make an API Call lets you reach any endpoint of the Captain Data API while reusing the connection you already created. It covers whatever the four other modules leave out.

When to use it
you need an operation of the Captain Data API that none of the named modules offers.
Watch out
the call is only as good as the endpoint you target, so check the Captain Data documentation first and test it with Run once.
Captain Data4

List Application Accounts

Search

In Make“Returns accounts of a specific application.”

List Application Accounts returns the accounts Captain Data holds for a specific application, each one as its own bundle. You see at a glance which accounts are available in your workspace.

When to use it
before launching workflows, when you want to review or record the accounts tied to an application in a sheet or a message.
Watch out
a search can return zero, one or several bundles, and every following module then runs once per bundle.
Captain Data5

List Job Results

Search

In Make“Returns results of a specific job.”

List Job Results pulls out what a specific job produced, one bundle per result, ready to be mapped into another app. This is how Captain Data output leaves the platform and reaches your team.

When to use it
a job has finished and its results belong in your CRM, a spreadsheet or a shared channel.
Watch out
each result becomes its own bundle, and every module after it counts one operation per bundle on your Make plan.
Need help

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FAQ

Captain Data and Make: frequent questions

01Is the Captain Data Make integration free?
Yes, on the Make side. Captain Data is a standard app, so it is available 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 per run and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise) bring the interval down to 1 minute and remove the cap on active scenarios. Your Captain Data subscription is separate: you need an active account there, and its pricing page tells you what it costs.
02What do you need to connect Captain Data to Make?
Two things: an active Captain Data account and its API key. In Captain Data, open Developer Settings and copy the key displayed on screen. Then, in Make, add any Captain Data module, click Create a connection, give it a name if you like and paste the key. That connection is stored once and reused by all five Captain Data modules, so you only do this step one time per account. If the key is refused, copy it again in full and confirm the account is still active.
03Does the Captain Data Make integration have a trigger?
No. The Captain Data app in Make has no trigger module, so nothing in Captain Data can start a scenario on its own. You still have two ways to start one. Put another app's trigger in first position, such as a new row in a sheet, and let it feed Launch Workflow. Or place a Captain Data module first and give it a schedule with the clock icon: a new scenario runs every 15 minutes by default, and the Free plan does not go below that interval.
04What if the Captain Data module you need is missing in Make?
Use Make an API Call. It calls any endpoint of the Captain Data API with the connection you already have, so you can cover what the four named modules do not. Test the call with Run once before switching the scenario on. Also note that the Make documentation page for this app says it was generated with AI help from Captain Data's own docs, so check important details with Captain Data before you rely on them in a live scenario.
05Should you use Make or n8n for Captain Data?
It depends on where the rest of your automations live. In Make, Captain Data comes with 5 modules: 3 actions, including Make an API Call, and 2 searches, with no trigger. Many apps also have an n8n node, so check whether one exists for Captain Data before deciding. If your other scenarios already run in Make, keeping Captain Data there saves you a second tool to learn. Compare the modules each side offers for your exact use case rather than picking on reputation.
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