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Clarifai Make integrationAutomate Clarifai with Make.

Can Make feed your Clarifai apps without a single script? The Clarifai Make integration gives you 5 modules: 3 actions and 2 searches, no trigger. This guide shows how to link your API key, which module to pick, and how to build a first scenario that pushes text into Clarifai.

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What you can automate

What can the Clarifai Make integration do for you?

The Clarifai Make integration links your Clarifai account to Make, a visual tool where you chain apps into a scenario, the automation you build, without writing code. Each brick of that chain is a module, and Clarifai brings five: they send text, upload datasets, list what your account holds, and call the API directly.

Collect text from other tools into Clarifai. A support team receives messages through a form or a help desk. Place that tool first in the scenario, then Add Text Input passes each message to Clarifai, so the text lands where your models can work on it.

Keep an inventory of your models. List Models returns every model your connection can see, one bundle (one item flowing to the next module) per model. Pair it with a spreadsheet module and a data lead gets a table that stays current each time the scenario runs.

Organize training material. Upload a Dataset creates a dataset in Clarifai, and List Datasets shows the ones that already exist, handy to avoid duplicates before a new upload.

What Make does not do here: Clarifai has no trigger, so nothing starts on its own when something changes inside Clarifai. A scenario starts from another app or from a schedule. For anything the four named modules skip, Make an API Call reaches the rest of the API. Before choosing a tool, the n8n vs Make comparison and the Make pricing page help frame the decision, and Make training covers the editor basics.

Connect

How do you connect Clarifai to Make?

  1. 01

    Create an API key in Clarifai

    In Clarifai, open Projects in the left sidebar, choose your application, then go to Settings. In the API Keys section, click Create API Key, add a description, pick the scopes, confirm, and copy the key shown.

  2. 02

    Open a connection in Make

    Add any Clarifai module to your scenario and click Create a connection. A connection is your Clarifai account linked to Make once, then reused by every Clarifai module. The Connection name field is optional but helps when you manage several keys.

  3. 03

    Paste the key and save

    Paste the API key you copied from Clarifai, or follow the prompts on screen, then save. Make now reads your Clarifai account, and the next modules you add can use this same connection without asking again.

First scenario

Build your first scenario with Clarifai

GoalWhen a new entry arrives in another app, Make sends its text to Clarifai with Add Text Input.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    From the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the +. Since Clarifai has no trigger, the first module comes from the app where your text lives, such as a form or a help desk.

  2. 02

    Add Add Text Input

    Click the + on the right of that first module, search for Clarifai and pick Add Text Input. Select the connection you created, or click Create a connection if this is your first Clarifai module.

  3. 03

    Map the text

    Fill the module fields and map the text coming from the first module. Make shows the data it received, so you pick the message body instead of typing it by hand.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once to execute the scenario one time. Open the bubble above each module to read the bundles it received and confirm the text reached Clarifai as expected.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch on

    Set the schedule on the first module, every 15 minutes by default, then switch the scenario on. Each run of each module counts as one operation on your Make plan.

Modules

What each Clarifai module does

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

Clarifai1

Add Text Input

Action

In Make“Adds a text input.”

You get your text inside Clarifai without copying it by hand: this action sends one piece of text from the scenario to your Clarifai account as an input.

When to use it
customer messages, product descriptions or notes collected in another tool should reach the Clarifai app where your models work on them.
Watch out
it runs once per bundle, so a list upstream means one operation per text.
Clarifai2

Make an API Call

Action

In Make“Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.”

This module opens the whole Clarifai API from your scenario, using the same connection as the other modules, so you are not limited to the four named actions and searches.

When to use it
you need an endpoint that no listed module covers.
Watch out
you write the request yourself, so keep the Clarifai API documentation open and test it with Run once before switching the scenario on.
Clarifai3

Upload a Dataset

Action

In Make“Posts a dataset.”

A new dataset appears in your Clarifai application, created straight from the scenario, which gives your training material a home without a trip through the Clarifai interface.

When to use it
a project kicks off in another tool and should get its own dataset in Clarifai.
Watch out
run List Datasets first if a scenario might create the same dataset twice.
Clarifai4

List Datasets

Search

In Make“Lists Datasets.”

You see every dataset your connection can reach, returned as one bundle per dataset, ready to be written to a sheet or compared with what you plan to upload.

When to use it
before Upload a Dataset, to check whether a dataset already exists, or to build an inventory.
Watch out
a search can return zero, one or many bundles, and every following module runs once per bundle.
Clarifai5

List Models

Search

In Make“List Models.”

This search gives a data team a clear picture of the models available in Clarifai, one bundle per model, so the list can feed a report or a message.

When to use it
documenting what exists in an application, or choosing a model before sending inputs.
Watch out
the modules placed after it run once for each model found, which adds operations as the list grows.
Need help

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FAQ

Clarifai and Make: frequent questions

01Is the Clarifai Make integration free?
Yes, on the Make side. Clarifai is a standard app, available from the Free plan. That plan allows 2 active scenarios, a minimum interval of 15 minutes between scheduled runs, runs of 5 minutes at most, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans drop the interval to 1 minute and remove the cap on active scenarios. Usage is counted in operations, one per module per bundle. You still need an active Clarifai account, whose subscription is set on Clarifai's own pricing page.
02What do you need to connect Clarifai to Make?
You need an active Clarifai account and an API key. Create the key in Clarifai under Projects, pick your application, open Settings, then use Create API Key in the API Keys section, choosing a description and scopes. In Make, add a Clarifai module, click Create a connection, give it a name if you like and paste the key. The connection is then shared by all five Clarifai modules in your scenarios.
03Does the Clarifai Make integration react in real time?
No, because Clarifai has no trigger module in Make. A scenario cannot start on its own when something changes inside Clarifai. Start it in one of two ways instead: from a trigger of another app, such as a new form entry that then feeds Add Text Input, or from the schedule of the first module, which runs every 15 minutes by default on a new scenario. On the Free plan, 15 minutes is also the shortest interval between scheduled runs.
04What if a Clarifai module is missing in Make?
Use Make an API Call. It is part of the Clarifai app in Make and calls any endpoint of the Clarifai API with the connection you already set up. It is the way to reach features that Add Text Input, Upload a Dataset, List Datasets and List Models do not cover. Keep in mind that the Make documentation for Clarifai is generated from official Clarifai material and may contain mistakes, so check important details against Clarifai's own documentation.
05Should you use Make or n8n for Clarifai?
It depends on the tool your team already works in. Make offers Clarifai five ready modules, including a generic API call, a visual editor and a Free plan to test on. Many apps in Make also have an n8n node, so check whether one exists for Clarifai and compare the operations each tool covers for your case. The deciding criteria are the modules you actually need, how you prefer to build, and where your other automations already run.
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