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Ecologi Make integrationAutomate Ecologi with Make.

What if every sale, signup or closed deal planted a tree on its own? The Ecologi Make integration gives you 6 action modules to buy trees, fund carbon offsets and read your impact totals. This guide covers the connection, a first scenario and each module.

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What you can automate

What does the Ecologi Make integration do?

The Ecologi Make integration links your Ecologi account to Make so another tool can order trees or carbon offsets for you, and so your impact figures can travel to a report or a website. You build a scenario, which is the automation itself: a chain of modules, each module being one brick that does one job.

Trees tied to sales. An online store picks up each paid order through its own app in Make, then Purchase Trees buys one tree per order. The pledge on your checkout page stops depending on someone remembering it.

An impact counter that stays current. Get Total Impact returns both your planted trees and the tonnes of CO2e you have offset, ready to be written into a spreadsheet, a newsletter or a CMS field that feeds your sustainability page.

Offsets matched to activity. A travel or logistics team can send a figure in kilograms to Purchase Carbon Offsets whenever a trip or shipment is logged elsewhere.

Keep in mind what the app does not bring: Ecologi has no trigger in Make, so a scenario always starts on another app's event or on Make's own schedule. When the 6 listed modules fall short, Make an API Call reaches the rest of the Ecologi API. If you are still choosing a platform, read our n8n vs Make comparison, then our Make review. Teams that want the setup done for them can talk to our Make agency.

Connect

How do you connect Ecologi to Make?

  1. 01

    Generate your API key

    Log in to Ecologi and open your account dashboard. Go to the API section, click the button that generates a new key, then copy the key shown on screen. Make needs it in the next step, and you need an Ecologi account to get one.

  2. 02

    Open the connection window

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

  3. 03

    Paste the key and save

    Give it a clear label in Connection name if you like, for example the brand it belongs to. Paste the API key you copied from Ecologi and confirm: the connection is now ready for every Ecologi module.

First scenario

Your first scenario: a tree for each new order

GoalWhen a new order lands in your shop app, Make buys a tree with Ecologi and reads back your total.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    From the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the + to add the first module. Pick the trigger of the app where orders appear, since Ecologi itself has none.

  2. 02

    Add Purchase Trees

    Click the + on the right of that first module, search for Ecologi and choose Purchase Trees. Click Create a connection and paste your API key.

  3. 03

    Set the number of trees

    Fill the module with how many trees to buy for each order, one or more. You can type a fixed number or map a value from the order, such as the quantity sold.

  4. 04

    Read your new total

    Add Get Total Trees after the purchase. It returns the count of trees planted on your account, which a later module can write wherever your team tracks impact.

  5. 05

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once to execute the scenario one time, then open the bubbles to read the bundles each module received. That run places a real order, so test with a single tree.

  6. 06

    Schedule and switch on

    Open the clock on the first module to set the schedule, every 15 minutes by default for a new scenario, then turn the scenario on so it keeps running without you.

Modules

Every Ecologi module in Make

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

Ecologi1

Get Total Impact

Action

In Make“Returns the number of trees this user has planted and total tonnes of CO2 emissions the user has offset.”

Pulls your two headline numbers in one step: the trees your account has planted and the tonnes of CO2e it has offset. One module gives you everything a public impact banner needs.

When to use it
you publish both figures together, on a website footer, an annual report draft or an investor update.
Watch out
if you only need one of the two numbers, the dedicated module keeps your mapping simpler.
Ecologi2

Get Total Offset

Action

In Make“Returns how many tonnes of CO2e emissions this user has offset.”

Tells you how many tonnes of CO2e emissions your account has offset so far, and nothing else. It suits reporting that is about carbon only, where a tree count would clutter the output.

When to use it
after Purchase Carbon Offsets, to write the updated tonnage into the sheet your finance or CSR lead reads.
Watch out
the total comes back in tonnes, while purchases are sent in kilograms.
Ecologi3

Get Total Trees

Action

In Make“Returns the total number of trees this user has planted.”

Returns the total number of trees planted through your account. Customers understand a tree count at a glance, which makes this the figure most shops choose to show.

When to use it
right after Purchase Trees, so a thank-you email or a store banner shows the running total.
Watch out
it reports trees only; reach for Get Total Impact when the offset tonnage belongs in the same message.
Ecologi4

Make an API Call

Action

In Make“Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.”

Sends any authorized request to the Ecologi API with the connection you already set up. It is the way to cover an Ecologi feature that the five ready-made modules do not expose.

When to use it
the action you need exists in the Ecologi API but has no module of its own in Make.
Watch out
you write the request yourself, so keep the Ecologi API reference open while you configure it.
Ecologi5

Purchase Carbon Offsets

Action

In Make“Purchases 1 or more KG of carbon offsets.”

Buys carbon offsets on your account, starting at 1 kilogram. Your offsetting follows real activity instead of a rough estimate made once in a while.

When to use it
a trip, a delivery or a cloud bill is logged in another app and you want to offset the matching weight right away.
Watch out
each run is a real purchase, and Run once counts too, so test with the smallest amount.
Ecologi6

Purchase Trees

Action

In Make“Purchases 1 or more trees to be planted.”

Orders one tree or more to be planted on behalf of your account. This is the module behind every "one order, one tree" promise you want to keep automatically.

When to use it
a sale, a review, a signup or a signed contract arrives in another app and deserves a tree.
Watch out
Run once executes this purchase for real, so start your tests with a single tree rather than a mapped quantity.
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FAQ

Ecologi and Make: common questions

01Is the Ecologi Make integration free?
Yes, on the Make side. Ecologi is a standard app, available from the Free plan. That plan allows 2 active scenarios, runs them 15 minutes apart at the fastest, stops each run after 5 minutes and caps transfer at 512 MB. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise) drop the interval to 1 minute and remove the limit on active scenarios. Ecologi itself requires its own account; for its subscription terms, Ecologi points you to its pricing page, and Make publishes no price for the app.
02What does connecting Ecologi to Make require?
You need an Ecologi account and an API key from it. Log in to Ecologi, open your dashboard, go to the API section and generate a new key, then copy it. In Make, add any Ecologi module, click Create a connection, optionally name the connection, and paste the key. That single connection is then shared by all 6 Ecologi modules, so you only do this once per Ecologi account, even if you build several scenarios around it.
03Does the Ecologi Make integration react in real time?
No, because Ecologi has no trigger in Make: nothing in Ecologi can start a scenario. You start it another way. The first option is a trigger from another app, such as a new order or a new form entry, placed before the Ecologi modules. The second is Make's own schedule, set with the clock on the first module; a new scenario runs every 15 minutes by default, and the Free plan cannot go below that interval. Either way, the Ecologi modules then act on each bundle that reaches them.
04What if an Ecologi module is missing in Make?
Use Make an API Call. It calls any endpoint of the Ecologi API with the connection you already have, so you do not need a second setup. The 6 modules cover reading your totals and buying trees or offsets; anything beyond that goes through this universal module. The Ecologi documentation in Make also carries a notice that its content was generated with AI from the vendor's documentation, so check important details with Ecologi directly before relying on them.
05Make or n8n for Ecologi: which fits better?
It depends on what you already run. On Make, Ecologi comes with 6 modules, including Make an API Call, and works from the Free plan, which is enough to test a tree-per-order scenario before committing. The same app often has an n8n node too, so check that side if your team already builds its workflows in n8n. Pick the tool where your other apps are already connected: an Ecologi purchase is usually one step in a flow that starts in your shop, CRM or form tool.
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