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Evernote Make integrationAutomate Evernote with Make.

What if your notes filed and updated themselves? The Evernote Make integration gives you 10 modules: 1 trigger, 8 actions and 1 iterator. This page is for Evernote users new to Make, and it walks you from the connection to a first working scenario.

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What you can automate

What can the Evernote Make integration do for you?

The Evernote Make integration links your Evernote account to Make so a scenario (the automation you build in Make) can read and write your notes. It spots notes created or updated in a notebook, then creates, edits, completes, shares or deletes notes, and hands each attachment to the next step.

Meeting notes that finish themselves. Watch notes keeps an eye on a Meetings notebook. When someone adds a note there, Append content to a note adds a follow-up section at the bottom, and Share a note makes it available to the people who need it.

A notebook per new client. When a deal closes in your CRM, Create a notebook opens a dedicated space and Create a note drops a kickoff page inside. The CRM side comes from another app's module, for example the Agile CRM Make integration.

Attachments that leave Evernote. Retrieve note attachments splits a note's files into single items, so each receipt or PDF can travel on to a table, such as the one described in the Airtable Make integration.

What this app does not have: a Make an API Call module, and the documentation lists no prerequisite and no numeric limit. The trigger is scheduled, so Make checks Evernote on the scenario's schedule instead of hearing from it the moment a note changes. Weighing another tool? The n8n vs Make comparison sets out the criteria side by side.

Connect

How do you connect Evernote to Make?

  1. 01

    Add an Evernote module

    In a scenario, click the +, search for Evernote and pick any of its modules. Make then shows a Create a connection button: a connection is your Evernote account linked to Make once and reused by every Evernote module.

  2. 02

    Name it and authorize Make

    Give the connection a name if you like, handy when you juggle a personal and a work account. Make then opens Evernote's own page, where you sign in and allow access. Nothing to copy by hand.

  3. 03

    Save and check the lists

    Click Save. Back in the module, Make can now list what it reads from your account, such as your notebooks, so you pick from a menu instead of typing names.

First scenario

Your first scenario with Evernote

GoalWhen a note is created or updated in your chosen notebook, Make appends a follow-up section to it.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    On the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the big +. Search for Evernote and choose Watch notes as the first module.

  2. 02

    Connect and pick the notebook

    Click Create a connection and authorize Make. Then choose the notebook to watch from the list Make shows: only notes created or updated there will start the scenario.

  3. 03

    Add the append step

    Click the + to the right of Watch notes and add Append content to a note. Map the note coming from the trigger, then write the text to add, a checklist of next steps for instance.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Edit a note in the watched notebook, then click Run once. Open each module's bubble to read the bundle it received: a bundle is one item, here one note, moving from one module to the next.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch on

    Open the clock on the first module. A new scenario runs every 15 minutes by default, and 15 minutes is also the shortest gap on the Free plan. Switch the scenario on and it keeps going.

Triggers

What starts an Evernote scenario

1 module starts a scenario when something happens in Evernote. A scheduled trigger is checked by Make on the scenario's schedule; an instant one is called by Evernote as soon as it happens.

Evernote1Watch notes

Watch notes

Scheduled trigger

In Make“Triggers when a note is created or updated in a selected notebook.”

Watch notes hands you every note that was created or updated in the notebook you select, so the rest of the scenario can act on fresh content without you copying anything. One module covers both cases, new notes and edited ones.

How it fires
it is a scheduled trigger, so Make checks Evernote on the scenario's schedule (every 15 minutes by default) and collects what changed since the last check.
When to use it
a shared notebook where the team drops meeting minutes or field reports that should move on somewhere else.
Watch out
an update also counts, so a scenario that edits notes in the same notebook it watches can pick up its own changes. Watch one notebook and write to another.
Modules

Everything Evernote can do in Make

Evernote gives you 9 modules in 2 groups. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

Actions

8 modules
Evernote1

Create a note

Action

Create a note turns data from any earlier module into a brand new note, so a form answer, an email or a CRM record lands in Evernote without retyping. You map the content, Make writes the note.

When to use it
each time something happens elsewhere and you want a fresh page for it, like a new support request.
Watch out
every run creates a note, so test with Run once before switching the scenario on to avoid duplicates.
Evernote2

Update a note

Action

Update a note rewrites an existing note with values from your scenario, which keeps a status page or a client sheet accurate without opening Evernote. You point it at the note, then map the new content.

When to use it
when the note must reflect the latest state, not keep a history.
Watch out
if you only want to add lines, Append content to a note is the safer pick, since an update changes what is already there.
Evernote3

Append content to a note

Action

Append content to a note adds text at the end of a note you already have, and leaves the existing content alone. It suits running logs: a call summary, a new order, a comment from another tool.

When to use it
a single note per client or project that grows each time an event arrives.
Watch out
the scenario needs to know which note to target, so pass it from Watch notes, Search for notes or Get a note.
Evernote4

Delete a note

Action

Delete a note removes a note for you, which keeps notebooks tidy once a note has served its purpose, for example after its content has been copied to another tool by an earlier module.

When to use it
at the end of a scenario, once the information lives somewhere else.
Watch out
the documentation says nothing about a way back, so test on a dummy note with Run once before pointing it at real ones.
Evernote5

Get a note

Action

In Make“Gets a note by an ID.”

Get a note fetches one note from its ID and passes its data to the next module. You get the full note to work with, not just a pointer.

When to use it
when another app stored the ID earlier and you now need the content, say to copy it into a report.
Watch out
it needs that exact ID; if you only know a title or a word, start with Search for notes.
Evernote6

Create a notebook

Action

Create a notebook opens a new notebook in your account, so each project, client or event gets its own space the moment it exists elsewhere. Later modules can then file notes straight into it.

When to use it
right after a deal is won or a project is created in another app.
Watch out
run it once per new project, not on every bundle, or you will end up with a pile of look-alike notebooks.
Evernote7

Search for notes

Action

Search for notes finds the notes that match what you ask for and passes them on, which lets a scenario work on notes it did not create itself. It is the usual way to locate a note before updating or appending.

When to use it
when you know something about the note, a client name for instance, but not its ID.
Watch out
check with Run once how many notes come back, since every note that goes on to the next module costs an operation there.
Evernote8

Share a note

Action

Share a note makes a note available to others straight from your scenario, so a finished brief or checklist reaches its readers without a manual step in Evernote.

When to use it
as the last module, once earlier steps have written or completed the note, for example meeting minutes ready to send.
Watch out
the documentation does not describe what sharing produces, so run the scenario once and read the output bundle before sending it anywhere.

Iterators

1 module
Evernote9

Retrieve note attachments

Iterator

In Make“Retrieves note attachments one at a time so that they can be further used in a scenario.”

Retrieve note attachments takes the files attached to a note and releases them one at a time, each as its own bundle, so the next modules can save, send or log every file separately.

When to use it
a note full of scanned receipts or PDFs that must end up in a drive or a spreadsheet.
Watch out
each attachment runs the following modules again, and every run is an operation, the unit Make counts on your plan.
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FAQ

Evernote and Make: common questions

01Is the Evernote Make integration free?
Yes, Evernote is a standard app in Make, so it is available on 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, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams, Enterprise) lower the interval to 1 minute, remove the cap on active scenarios and count usage in credits per month.
02What do you need to connect Evernote to Make?
An Evernote account and a Make account. The documentation lists no other prerequisite. Add any Evernote module, click Create a connection, give it a name if you want, then sign in on the Evernote page that opens and allow Make to access your account. Click Save and the connection is ready for every Evernote module in all your scenarios. Make will then list your notebooks inside the modules, so you pick them instead of typing.
03Does the Evernote trigger fire instantly in Make?
No. Watch notes is a scheduled trigger: Make checks Evernote on the scenario's schedule and picks up the notes created or updated since the previous check. A new scenario is set to every 15 minutes by default, which is also the shortest interval on the Free plan. Paid plans let you go down to 1 minute. If you need a reaction as fast as possible, a shorter schedule on a paid plan is the way to cut the wait.
04What if an Evernote module is missing in Make?
It depends on what you need. The Evernote app in Make has 10 modules and no Make an API Call module, so you cannot send a custom request to Evernote from this app. Check first whether a combination does the job, for example Search for notes followed by Update a note or Append content to a note. If the gap remains, handle that step in another app of your stack, or ask the team to review the scenario with you.
05Should you use Make or n8n for Evernote?
It depends on your criteria rather than on a winner. On Make, Evernote comes with 10 ready modules, including a scheduled trigger and an iterator for attachments, and the visual editor lets you test each step with Run once. Many apps also have an n8n node, so check that the specific operations you need exist on the other side before choosing. Compare the building blocks for your use case, the plan limits you would hit and the tool your team already knows.
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