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CS-Cart Make integrationAutomate CS-Cart with Make.

Your store's orders, products and vendors can move on their own. The CS-Cart Make integration gives you 25 modules: 20 actions and 5 searches. This page shows store owners how to link the account and build a first working flow.

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What you can automate

What can the CS-Cart Make integration do for your store?

The CS-Cart Make integration links your store to Make, a no-code tool where you build a scenario (the automation itself) out of modules (one brick each). Your CS-Cart modules can create, read, change and delete orders, products, shipments, taxes and vendors, while other apps feed them data.

Shipments that follow the warehouse. When another tool reports that a parcel is ready, Get an Order pulls the order and Create a Shipment records it in CS-Cart, so nobody copies the order over by hand.

A catalog kept in step with a supplier sheet. Search Products finds the item behind a row, Update a Product changes it, and Create a Product adds what is missing. On a marketplace, Search Vendors and Create a Vendor do the same for sellers.

Orders that reach the rest of your stack. Search Orders hands each matching order to the next module, ready for a spreadsheet, a CRM or a chat message. Pair it with the Airtable Make integration if your team reports there.

Two limits to know. CS-Cart has no trigger in Make, so a scenario starts from a schedule or from another app's event. And Make's own CS-Cart doc says it is AI-generated and may contain mistakes, so check key details with CS-Cart. The same store may also have an n8n node; the n8n vs Make comparison helps you pick, and Make pricing explains how operations are counted.

Connect

How do you connect CS-Cart to Make?

  1. 01

    Turn on API access in CS-Cart

    In your CS-Cart admin, go to Customers > Administrators, open the admin account Make will use, then the API access tab. Tick Yes, allow this user to use the API and copy the API key shown.

  2. 02

    Add a CS-Cart module in Make

    In your scenario, search CS-Cart, pick any module and click Create a connection. The Connection name field is optional; a clear name like your store's name helps when you run several shops.

  3. 03

    Paste your credentials

    Enter the credentials you copied from CS-Cart, or follow the instructions on screen, and save. The connection is stored once and every CS-Cart module in your scenarios reuses it.

First scenario

Build your first scenario with CS-Cart

GoalWhen another app says a parcel is packed, Make fetches the CS-Cart order and records its shipment.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    From the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the + to add the first module. Choose the app where packing happens, since CS-Cart has no trigger of its own.

  2. 02

    Fetch the order

    Click the + on the right, search CS-Cart and pick Get an Order. Connect your account, then map the order ID coming from the first module.

  3. 03

    Record the shipment

    Add Create a Shipment after it and point it at the same order. Make lists what it can read from your store once the connection exists, so fill each field from the data above.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once with a test order. Open the bubble above each module to read the bundles it received (a bundle is one item passed along, here one order).

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch it on

    Set the schedule on the first module (every 15 minutes by default) and turn the scenario on. From then on, each packed parcel becomes a shipment in CS-Cart.

Modules

Every CS-Cart module in Make

CS-Cart gives you 25 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

CS-Cart1

Create an Order

Action

In Make“Creates a new order.”

Puts a new order into your CS-Cart store from data gathered elsewhere, such as a phone sale logged in a form or a quote accepted in your CRM.

When to use it
orders are born outside the storefront and you want them in the same order list as web sales.
Watch out
run a search first if the source can send the same sale twice, or you will get duplicates.
CS-Cart2

Create a Product

Action

In Make“Creates a new product.”

Adds a fresh item to your catalog, so a new line in a supplier file or a product sheet shows up in the store without manual entry.

When to use it
launching new references that live first in a spreadsheet or a product database.
Watch out
pair it with Search Products so an item that already exists gets updated instead of created again.
CS-Cart3

Create a Shipment

Action

In Make“Creates a new shipment for an order.”

Records a shipment against an existing order, which keeps the order history complete once the parcel leaves.

When to use it
your warehouse or carrier tool knows the parcel is gone and CS-Cart should know too.
Watch out
the shipment belongs to an order, so get the right order ID first, usually with Get an Order or Search Orders.
CS-Cart4

Create a Tax

Action

In Make“Creates a new tax.”

Sets up a new tax in the store from Make, handy when tax rules are maintained in a shared sheet rather than typed in the admin.

When to use it
opening sales in a new region that needs its own tax entry.
Watch out
check List Taxes before creating one, so you do not add a second copy of a tax the store already has.
CS-Cart5

Create a Vendor

Action

In Make“Creates a new vendor.”

Opens a vendor account on a multi-vendor CS-Cart marketplace, so a seller approved in your onboarding form lands in the store automatically.

When to use it
vendor applications arrive through a form, a CRM or an email inbox.
Watch out
run Search Vendors first so a seller who applied twice does not end up with two accounts.
CS-Cart6

Delete an Order

Action

In Make“Deletes an order specified by ID.”

Removes one order, picked by its ID, which clears test orders or cancelled drafts out of your list without opening the admin.

When to use it
cleaning up the orders created while you tested a scenario.
Watch out
treat the deletion as final and try it with Run once on a dummy order before mapping real IDs.
CS-Cart7

Delete a Product

Action

In Make“Deletes a product specified by ID.”

Takes a product out of the catalog by its ID, so an item dropped by the supplier disappears from the store as well.

When to use it
a discontinued line is flagged in your source sheet and should vanish from sale.
Watch out
a filter placed before this module decides what gets removed; test it on one product before letting a search feed it.
CS-Cart8

Delete a Shipment

Action

In Make“Deletes a shipment specified by ID.”

Erases a shipment record by its ID, useful to undo a shipment your scenario logged by mistake or twice.

When to use it
a carrier cancels a pickup and the shipment should no longer appear on the order.
Watch out
List Shipments helps you find the exact ID; deleting the wrong one leaves the order history wrong.
CS-Cart9

Delete a Tax

Action

In Make“Deletes a tax specified by ID.”

Drops a tax from the store by its ID, which keeps the tax list short once an old rate is no longer in use.

When to use it
a temporary tax entry was created for a test or a closed region.
Watch out
confirm with Get a Tax that the ID is the one you mean before the module runs on live data.
CS-Cart10

Delete a Vendor

Action

In Make“Deletes a vendor specified by ID.”

Closes out a marketplace seller by removing the vendor record matching an ID, so an offboarded partner is gone from CS-Cart too.

When to use it
a vendor leaves and your offboarding checklist lives in another tool.
Watch out
removing a vendor is a big change for a marketplace; keep a human approval step in the flow before this module.
CS-Cart11

Get an Order

Action

In Make“Retrieves an order specified by ID.”

Fetches the full details of one order when you already know its ID, so later modules can reuse what it holds.

When to use it
another app hands you an order number and you need the rest of the order.
Watch out
it reads a single order; to find orders without an ID, use Search Orders instead.
CS-Cart12

Get a Product

Action

In Make“Retrieves a single product specified by ID.”

Reads one product by its ID, giving the next modules its current data to compare, copy or send somewhere else.

When to use it
checking what the store holds before Update a Product changes it.
Watch out
without the ID, this module cannot help; Search Products is the way to look an item up.
CS-Cart13

Get a Shipment

Action

In Make“Retrieves info about the shipment specified by ID.”

Pulls the details of one shipment by its ID, so you can pass them to a customer message or a support ticket.

When to use it
a customer asks where a parcel is and your help desk needs the shipment data.
Watch out
each run costs one operation per shipment read, so avoid calling it on shipments you already hold.
CS-Cart14

Get a Tax

Action

In Make“Retrieves an info about a tax specified by ID.”

Returns what the store knows about one tax, chosen by its ID, so a report or a check can rely on the live setting.

When to use it
verifying a tax before an update or a deletion touches it.
Watch out
if you do not have the ID yet, List Taxes gives you every tax to choose from.
CS-Cart15

Get a Vendor

Action

In Make“Retrieves a vendor specified by ID.”

Loads one vendor's record by its ID, so the seller's details are at hand for a contract, an invoice or a welcome email.

When to use it
a vendor ID arrives from an order or a form and you need the rest of the profile.
Watch out
to find a vendor from partial information, Search Vendors fits better.
CS-Cart16

Make an API Call

Action

In Make“Performs an arbitary authorized API call.”

Reaches any endpoint of the CS-Cart API from your scenario, with the same connection, when none of the listed modules covers what you need.

When to use it
a store object or an action missing from this list, such as data outside orders, products, shipments, taxes and vendors.
Watch out
you write the request yourself, so keep CS-Cart's API docs open while you set it up.
CS-Cart17

Update an Order

Action

In Make“Updates an existing order.”

Changes an existing order, so a change made in another tool is reflected in CS-Cart once your scenario picks it up.

When to use it
payment, packing or support happens outside the store and the order should follow.
Watch out
map only the fields you mean to change and test on a sample order with Run once.
CS-Cart18

Update a Product

Action

In Make“Updates a product specified by ID.”

Edits one product chosen by its ID, which lets a correction made in a supplier sheet reach the storefront.

When to use it
your catalog is maintained in a spreadsheet or a product database, not in the admin.
Watch out
Search Products usually comes first to turn a reference into the product ID this module needs.
CS-Cart19

Update a Tax

Action

In Make“Updates info of a tax specified by ID.”

Adjusts a tax by its ID, so a rule change decided by your accountant lands in the store without anyone editing it by hand.

When to use it
a rate changes in the shared sheet your finance team keeps.
Watch out
map the new value carefully and check the result with Get a Tax after a Run once test.
CS-Cart20

Update a Vendor

Action

In Make“Updates a vendor specified by ID.”

Refreshes a vendor's record by its ID, keeping seller details in CS-Cart the same as in the CRM where your partner team works.

When to use it
a seller changes contact or company details and tells your team, not the marketplace.
Watch out
pair it with Search Vendors when the source only knows the seller's name or email.
CS-Cart21

List Shipments

Search

In Make“Lists all shipments.”

Returns every shipment in the store as separate bundles, which gives you a full picture to export, count or check against a carrier report.

When to use it
building a shipment log in a spreadsheet or spotting orders without a parcel.
Watch out
each bundle that flows on costs operations in the next modules, so add a filter early.
CS-Cart22

List Taxes

Search

In Make“Lists all available taxes.”

Brings back all the taxes available in your store, one bundle each, so you can review them or copy them into a reference sheet.

When to use it
auditing tax setup or finding the ID you need for Get, Update or Delete a Tax.
Watch out
it lists everything; narrow the result with a filter before acting on any tax.
CS-Cart23

Search Orders

Search

In Make“Searches for orders or lists them all.”

Finds the orders that match what you ask for, or lists them all, and passes each one on as its own bundle.

When to use it
sending a batch of orders to a spreadsheet, a CRM or a team chat.
Watch out
a search can return zero, one or many orders, so plan what the next module does in each case.
CS-Cart24

Search Products

Search

In Make“Searches for products or lists them all.”

Looks up products in your catalog, or returns the whole list, so you can match a supplier reference with the right item.

When to use it
just before Update a Product or Create a Product, to decide which one should run.
Watch out
an empty result is normal for a new item; route that case to Create a Product with a filter.
CS-Cart25

Search Vendors

Search

In Make“Searches for vendors or lists them all.”

Finds marketplace sellers that fit your query, or lists every vendor, each one ready for the next module.

When to use it
checking whether a seller already exists before Create a Vendor, or exporting the vendor list.
Watch out
several vendors may match a loose query; keep the one you want with a filter before updating it.
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FAQ

CS-Cart and Make: common questions

01Is the CS-Cart Make integration free?
Yes, on Make's side. CS-Cart is a standard app, available from the Free plan. That plan allows 2 active scenarios, a minimum of 15 minutes between scheduled runs, 5 minutes per execution, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans lower the interval to 1 minute, remove the cap on active scenarios and allow 40 minutes per run. Make counts usage in operations, one per module run on one bundle. You still need your own CS-Cart subscription, which Make does not cover.
02What do you need to connect CS-Cart to Make?
An active CS-Cart account with a registered email address, and an API key. To get the key, open Customers, then Administrators, choose the admin account, go to the API access tab and tick the box that allows this user to use the API. Copy the key shown. In Make, add any CS-Cart module, click Create a connection, give it a name if you like and enter the credentials. The connection is then shared by every CS-Cart module you add.
03Does the CS-Cart Make integration react in real time?
No, because CS-Cart has no trigger module in Make, so nothing fires from the store itself. A scenario starts in one of two ways. Either you set a schedule on its first module, every 15 minutes by default, with a CS-Cart search such as Search Orders at the start. Or another app's trigger opens the scenario and CS-Cart modules act afterwards, which is how the first scenario on this page works. The speed then depends on that other app's trigger.
04What if a CS-Cart module you need is missing in Make?
Use Make an API Call. It sends any request to the CS-Cart API with the connection you already set up, so objects beyond orders, products, shipments, taxes and vendors are still within reach. You write the request yourself, which means keeping CS-Cart's API documentation open. Also note that Make's CS-Cart doc says it was AI-generated from the official CS-Cart documentation and may contain mistakes, so confirm key details directly with CS-Cart.
05Should you use Make or n8n for CS-Cart?
It depends on how you like to build. On Make, CS-Cart comes with 25 ready modules covering orders, products, shipments, taxes and vendors, plus Make an API Call, and everything runs in a visual editor with a Run once button to test. n8n often has a node for the same app, so check whether one exists for CS-Cart and compare the actions it offers with the list on this page. Choose the tool whose modules match your store tasks and that your team is comfortable maintaining.
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