Favro Make integrationAutomate Favro with Make.
Can Make keep your Favro boards up to date for you? Yes. The Favro Make integration gives you 38 modules: one instant trigger, 30 actions and 7 searches on cards, columns, widgets and comments. This guide links your account and walks you through a first scenario.
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What does the Favro Make integration let you automate?
The Favro Make integration links your Favro account to Make, so cards, columns, comments and widgets can be created, changed or read by a scenario (the automation you build in Make) instead of by hand. You pick the modules, Make runs them, and your team keeps working in Favro as usual.
Cards that appear on their own. A request lands in another tool, such as a form or a support inbox, and Create a Card turns it into a Favro card. Add Create a Comment right after to paste the original message on the card, so nobody has to copy it over.
A team that hears about changes. Watch Events is an instant trigger: Favro calls Make as soon as the event you chose happens. From there you can pass the news to a chat app or a spreadsheet, and Get a Card fetches the full card when the event alone is too thin.
Clean reports from your boards. List Cards, List Columns and List Widgets read what your account can see and hand each item to the next module, ready to be written into a sheet for a status review.
What Make will not do for you: the Favro documentation used by Make carries no quota or error guide beyond the 10 MB ceiling on file uploads, so test with Run once before switching anything on. n8n may offer a Favro node too; if you are still choosing a tool, the n8n vs Make comparison lays out the criteria, and the Make review covers the editor itself. Teams that want the whole setup built can hand it to a Make agency.
How do you connect Favro to Make?
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Copy an API token from Favro
In the Favro web app, open your profile menu and click API Tokens. Generate a token if you do not have one yet, then copy it. You need an active Favro account, and a token or your user credentials, to go further.
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Add a Favro module in Make
In your scenario, add any Favro module and click Create a connection. A connection is your Favro account linked to Make once, then reused by every Favro module. The Connection name field is optional, but a clear name helps later.
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Paste your credentials and save
Enter the token or credentials you copied, or follow the instructions Make shows on screen, and save. Make now lists the collections, widgets and cards your account can reach, so you pick them from menus instead of typing IDs.
Build your first scenario: a form entry becomes a Favro card
GoalWhen a new request arrives in another app, Make creates a Favro card and adds the details as a comment.
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Create the scenario
From the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the big +. Pick the app where requests arrive, such as your form tool, as the first module: that is your trigger.
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Add Create a Card
Click the + on the right of the first module, search for Favro and choose Create a Card. Select your connection, then the widget where the card should land. Make lists them for you.
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Map the request into the card
Fill the card name with data from the first module, for example the subject of the request. Each item passing between modules is a bundle: here, one request becomes one card.
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Attach the details with Create a Comment
Add Create a Comment after the card. Map the card from the previous module and put the full message in the comment, so the context stays on the card itself.
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Test with Run once
Click Run once and send a test request. Open each module's bubble to read the bundle it received, then check that the card and its comment show up in Favro.
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Schedule and switch it on
Set the schedule on the first module (a new scenario runs every 15 minutes by default) and turn the scenario on. Each module run counts as one operation on your Make plan.
What can start a Favro scenario?
1 module starts a scenario when something happens in Favro. A scheduled trigger is checked by Make on the scenario's schedule; an instant one is called by Favro as soon as it happens.
Watch Events
Instant triggerIn Make“Triggers when a specified event happens.”
Watch Events starts your scenario the moment a chosen event happens in Favro, so the rest of your flow reacts without anyone refreshing a board. It is the only trigger of the app, and it is an instant one.
What can Make do in Favro?
Favro gives you 37 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.
Modules index
- Create a Card
- Create a Collection
- Create a Column
- Create a Comment
- Create an Organization
- Create a Tag
- Create a Widget
- Delete a Card
- Delete a Collection
- Delete a Column
- Delete a Comment
- Delete a Tag
- Delete a Widget
- Get a Card
- Get a Collection
- Get a Column
- Get a Comment
- Get an Organization
- Get a Tag
- Get a Widget
- Make an API Call
- Update a Card
- Update a Collection
- Update a Column
- Update a Comment
- Update an Organization
- Update a Tag
- Update a Widget
- Upload a File to Card
- Upload a File to Comment
- List Cards
- List Collections
- List Columns
- List Comments
- List Organizations
- List Tags
- List Widgets
Create a Card
ActionIn Make“Creates a new card.”
You get a new card on a Favro board, filled from whatever the previous module sent. Cards are where your team tracks the work, so this is often the heart of a scenario.
Create a Collection
ActionIn Make“Creates a new collection.”
A fresh collection appears in Favro, ready to hold the boards of a new project or client. It saves you setting up the same structure by hand each time a project starts.
Create a Column
ActionIn Make“Creates a new column. Columns can only be created on board widgets.”
Adds a column to a board, which gives your cards a new stage to move into. Handy when a workflow gains a step and several boards must follow.
Create a Comment
ActionIn Make“Creates a new comment on a card.”
Posts a comment on a card, so context from another tool lands where your team already reads. The card stays the single place to look.
Create an Organization
ActionIn Make“Creates a new organization.”
Sets up a new organization in Favro from a scenario. Few teams need it daily, but it helps when each client or entity gets its own isolated workspace.
Create a Tag
ActionIn Make“Creates a new tag on a card.”
Puts a tag on a card, which makes it easy to filter later by client, priority or source. Tags added by Make look like the ones your team adds by hand.
Create a Widget
ActionIn Make“Creates a new widget.”
Creates a widget, the Favro element that holds columns and cards, such as a board. Pair it with Create a Collection to build a whole project skeleton in one run.
Delete a Card
ActionIn Make“Deletes a specific card.”
Removes a card for good, which keeps a board free of duplicates or tasks that no longer apply. Use a search module first to be sure you hit the right one.
Delete a Collection
ActionIn Make“Deletes a specific collection.”
Clears away a collection you no longer need, so archived projects stop cluttering the sidebar. It works best at the very end of a closing process.
Delete a Column
ActionIn Make“Deletes a specific column. Deleting a column will also delete any cards that exist within that column.”
Takes a column off a board when a stage of your process disappears. The board gets simpler, but read the warning below before you run it.
Delete a Comment
ActionIn Make“Deletes a specific comment.”
Erases a comment from a card, useful when a message was posted by mistake or holds something that should not stay visible. The card itself stays untouched.
Delete a Tag
ActionIn Make“Deletes a specific tag.”
Pulls a tag off, so filters and views stop showing cards that no longer belong to a category. Nothing else on the card changes.
Delete a Widget
ActionIn Make“Deletes a specific widget. Deleting a widget will also delete any columns, cards, or comments that exist on the widget.”
Removes a whole widget, the heaviest delete in the app. It is meant for full clean-ups, not for tidying a few cards.
Get a Card
ActionIn Make“Returns a specific card.”
Returns one card with its details, so later modules can use more than what the trigger sent. Think of it as opening the card before acting on it.
Get a Collection
ActionIn Make“Returns a collection.”
Reads a single collection, which lets a scenario check where it is working before it creates or changes anything inside. It returns one item, not a list.
Get a Column
ActionIn Make“Returns a specific column.”
Fetches one column, handy when a scenario needs to know a stage's details before it moves a card or posts a status. Its output feeds the next module directly.
Get a Comment
ActionIn Make“Returns a specific comment.”
Pulls back one comment so its text can travel elsewhere, for example into an email to a client or a line in a log. Only that comment comes back, not the thread.
Get an Organization
ActionIn Make“Returns an organization.”
Reads one organization from Favro. It rarely drives a scenario alone, yet it gives you the organization's details when a flow spans several workspaces.
Get a Tag
ActionIn Make“Returns a specific tag.”
Returns a single tag, so a scenario can check its details before it adds or removes it on cards. One tag in, one bundle out.
Get a Widget
ActionIn Make“Returns a specific widget.”
Brings back one widget, such as a board, with its details. It helps a scenario confirm it is writing to the right place before adding columns or cards.
Make an API Call
ActionIn Make“Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.”
Sends any request to the Favro API with the connection you already set up, which covers what the listed modules do not. You write the request yourself, so it suits someone at ease with API docs.
Update a Card
ActionIn Make“Updates an existing card. It can also be used to commit a card to another widget.”
Changes an existing card, and it can also commit the card to another widget, which is how a card travels from one board to the next. Most status flows rely on this one.
Update a Collection
ActionIn Make“Updates an existing collection.”
Edits a collection that already exists, so its details stay in line with the project it represents. No need to rebuild it when something changes.
Update a Column
ActionIn Make“Updates an existing column.”
Modifies a column on a board while keeping its cards in place. That makes it the safe choice when a stage is renamed rather than removed.
Update a Comment
ActionIn Make“Updates an existing comment.”
Rewrites a comment already posted on a card. A scenario can keep one status comment current instead of stacking a new one at every change.
Update an Organization
ActionIn Make“Updates an organization.”
Adjusts an organization's details from a scenario, which keeps Favro aligned with the source of truth your company uses. It touches the organization, not its boards.
Update a Tag
ActionIn Make“Updates an existing tag.”
Edits an existing tag, so every card that carries it shows the change. It avoids deleting and recreating the tag, which would strip it from cards.
Update a Widget
ActionIn Make“Updates an existing widget.”
Changes a widget that already exists, such as a board's details, without touching the columns and cards inside. It keeps structure and content separate.
Upload a File to Card
ActionIn Make“The maximum file size via the Rest API is 10MB. PNG and JPG image files larger than 400 pixels in width will have a thumbnail generated.”
Attaches a file to a card, so the contract, the brief or the screenshot sits next to the task. PNG and JPG images wider than 400 pixels get a thumbnail on the card.
Upload a File to Comment
ActionIn Make“The maximum file size via the Rest API is 10MB. PNG and JPG image files larger than 400 pixels in width will have a thumbnail generated.”
Adds a file to a comment instead of the card itself, which keeps each attachment tied to the message that explains it. Wide PNG and JPG files, over 400 pixels, get a thumbnail.
List Cards
SearchIn Make“Returns a paginated list of all cards shared to the user making the request.”
Returns the cards shared with your account, one bundle per card, so each can be written to a sheet or checked by later modules. Results come back page by page.
List Collections
SearchIn Make“Returns all collections.”
Gives you every collection your account can see, each as its own bundle. It is the starting point for any overview of projects across Favro.
List Columns
SearchIn Make“Returns a paginated list of all columns that exist on the specified widget.”
Reads all the columns of one widget, in pages, which shows you the stages of a board. Pair it with List Cards to rebuild a board's picture outside Favro.
List Comments
SearchIn Make“Returns a paginated list of all comments that match the specified parameters.”
Brings back the comments that match what you ask for, spread over pages. Handy to archive a discussion or send the full thread to someone outside Favro.
List Organizations
SearchIn Make“Returns all organizations.”
Returns every organization available to your account. With several workspaces, it is the way for a scenario to go through each one in turn.
List Tags
SearchIn Make“Returns a paginated list of all tags that match the specified parameters.”
Collects the tags that match your settings, page by page. It shows which labels exist before a scenario adds or removes any, so you avoid near duplicates.
List Widgets
SearchIn Make“Returns a paginated list of all widgets shared to the user making the request.”
Lists the widgets shared with your account, in pages, so a scenario can find every board it is allowed to touch. Each widget arrives as a separate bundle.
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