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Dub Make integrationAutomate Dub with Make.

What if every new page got its short link without anyone opening Dub? The Dub Make integration gives you 6 modules: 5 actions and 1 search. This guide is for marketers and ops people who share links all day, and it walks you from the API key to a working scenario.

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What you can automate

What can you automate with the Dub Make integration?

The Dub Make integration lets a Make scenario, the automation you build in Make, create, change, look up or remove your Dub short links for you. Each step of that scenario is a module, a single brick such as an action or a search, and Dub brings six of them, all usable on the Free plan.

Short links that appear on their own. When a product goes live in your store or a row lands in a spreadsheet, Upsert a Link returns the short link for that URL. If one already exists, you get it back instead of a duplicate, which keeps a busy campaign tidy.

Campaign links that follow your plans. A landing page moves, a promo ends: Update a Link changes the details of the existing short link, so you do not have to create and share a new one.

A cleaner workspace. Retrieve a Link reads the info of a link before you act on it, and Delete a Link removes the ones you no longer want. Put a filter between the two so nothing leaves by accident.

Dub has no trigger in Make, so it cannot start a scenario by itself: another app or the scenario schedule does that. When a listed module falls short, Make an API Call reaches the rest of the Dub API. Want the bigger picture before you build? Read our Make review, check Make pricing, or weigh the options in n8n vs Make.

Connect

How do you connect your Dub account to Make?

01
Generate an API key in Dub
In your Dub workspace dashboard, open Settings, then the API Keys section, and create a new key. Pick the permission level that matches what your scenario will do, then copy the key shown on screen.
02
Add a Dub module in Make
In your scenario, add any Dub module and click Create a connection. A connection is your Dub account linked to Make once, then reused by every Dub module you add later.
03
Paste the key and save
Give it a clear name in Connection name if you manage several workspaces; this field is optional. Paste the API key you copied from Dub, confirm, and Make can now read and write your links.

First scenario

Your first scenario with Dub

GoalWhen a new URL shows up in another app, Make returns its Dub short link without creating a duplicate.

01
Create the scenario
From the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the + to add the first module. Since Dub has no trigger, pick the app that holds your URLs, such as a sheet or your store.
02
Add Upsert a Link
Click the + on the right of that first module, search for Dub and choose Upsert a Link. Select the connection you created, or click Create a connection if this is your first Dub module.
03
Map the destination URL
In the Dub module, map the URL coming from the first module instead of typing it. Each bundle, one item passed from module to module, then brings its own URL and gets its own short link.
04
Test with Run once
Click Run once. Make runs the scenario a single time and shows the bundles each module received. Open the Dub output to see the short link, then run it again to confirm no duplicate appears.
05
Schedule and switch it on
Open the clock on the first module to set the schedule, every 15 minutes by default, then switch the scenario on. Each module run counts as an operation, the unit Make tracks on your plan.

Modules

What each Dub module does

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

Dub1

Create a Link

Action

In Make“Creates a new short link.”

Create a Link turns a long URL into a fresh Dub short link that the next modules can post, email or store.

When to use it

a new event page or a partner offer needs its own link, and you are sure no link exists yet for that URL.

Watch out

when the same URL can come back in your flow, Upsert a Link is the module built to reuse the existing link instead.

Dub2

Delete a Link

Action

In Make“Deletes a short link.”

Delete a Link removes a short link from your Dub workspace, which keeps your list free of dead campaigns and test links.

When to use it

a promotion is withdrawn or a record is deleted in your CRM, and its link should disappear with it.

Watch out

a deletion cannot be undone from Make, so place a filter before this module and test on a throwaway link first.

Dub3

Make an API Call

Action

In Make“Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.”

Make an API Call lets you reach any endpoint of the Dub API from your scenario, reusing the connection you already set up.

When to use it

you need something none of the five other modules covers, and the Dub API documentation describes the call you want.

Watch out

this module expects you to know the endpoint and its parameters; the other Dub modules spare you that work, so try them first.

Dub4

Update a Link

Action

In Make“Update the details of a short link.”

Update a Link edits the details of a short link you already shared, so you do not have to create and send out another one.

When to use it

a landing page moves to a new address after a redesign, and the link on your printed brochures must follow.

Watch out

the module needs to know which link to change, so get it from an earlier step, for example Retrieve a Link.

Dub5

Upsert a Link

Action

In Make“If a link with the same URL already exists, return it (or update it if there are any changes). Otherwise, a new link will be created.”

Upsert a Link hands you the right short link for a URL whatever happens: the existing one if the URL is already known, updated if something changed, or a new one otherwise.

When to use it

your source can send the same URL more than once, like a product feed or a sheet that people edit.

Watch out

the match is made on the URL, and two addresses that differ by a single character are not the same URL.

Dub6

Retrieve a Link

In Make“Retrieve the info for a link.”

Retrieve a Link reads the info of a Dub link so later modules can use it in a report, a message or a decision.

When to use it

before an update or a deletion, to check that you are about to act on the right link.

Watch out

as a search, it can return zero bundles; add a filter after it so the scenario stops cleanly when nothing is found.

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FAQ

Questions about the Dub Make integration

01Is the Dub Make integration free?

Yes, on the Make side. Dub is a standard app, so it works on the Free plan, which allows 2 active scenarios, a minimum of 15 minutes between scheduled runs, runs of up to 5 minutes and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise) bring the interval down to 1 minute, remove the cap on active scenarios and count usage in credits per month. Your Dub subscription is a separate matter: check the Dub pricing page for what your account includes.

02What do you need to connect Dub to Make?

An active Dub account and an API key from it. In the Dub workspace dashboard, go to Settings, then the API Keys section, generate a key, choose its permission level and copy it. In Make, add a Dub module, click Create a connection, optionally name it, and paste the key. That single connection then serves all six Dub modules, including Make an API Call, so you only go through this once per workspace.

03Can Dub start a Make scenario in real time?

No. Dub has no trigger module in Make, neither scheduled nor instant, so it cannot start a scenario on its own. The scenario starts from another app, for instance a new row in a sheet or a new order in a store, or from the schedule set on its first module, every 15 minutes by default. Dub modules then act in the middle or at the end of the flow, creating, updating or reading links for each bundle they receive.

04What if the Dub module you need is missing?

Use Make an API Call. It calls any endpoint of the Dub API with the connection you already have, so what the five other modules leave out stays reachable, provided you follow the Dub API documentation for the endpoint and its parameters. Keep in mind that the Make documentation for Dub is flagged as AI-generated from the official Dub documentation and may contain mistakes, so verify anything important with Dub directly.

05Make or n8n for Dub?

It depends on which tool your team already works in. On Make, Dub comes with six ready modules around short links, works from the Free plan and needs only an API key, which suits someone who wants a visual scenario running fast. If your automations already live in n8n, check whether Dub is available there before moving anything. Either way, compare the modules each tool actually offers for your use case rather than choosing on reputation.

Generate an API key in Dub

Add a Dub module in Make

Paste the key and save

Create the scenario

Add Upsert a Link

Map the destination URL

Test with Run once

Schedule and switch it on

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