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Invision Community Make integrationAutomate Invision Community with Make.

Can Make run the admin chores of your community for you? The Invision Community Make integration gives you 29 actions and 17 searches over members, forum topics, blogs, calendars, files and galleries. This guide is for community managers: connect your key, then build a first working scenario.

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What you can automate

What does the Invision Community Make integration do?

The Invision Community Make integration links your community site to Make, a no-code tool where you build a scenario: a chain of modules, each one a brick that acts on one app. With it, Make can create, read, update, delete and search members, topics, blog entries, events, database records, files and gallery images.

Members who arrive already set up. A sale or a sign-up lands in another app, and Create a Member opens the matching account on your community. Pair it with Create a Forum Topic to post a welcome thread in the same run.

Content that follows your other tools. An event planned in a spreadsheet can become a community event through Create a Calendar Event, and a change of date travels with Update a Calendar Event. Blog entries and database records work the same way.

Feedback you can read in one place. The search modules, such as Search File Reviews or Search Database Record Comments, pull what members wrote so Make can copy it to a sheet or a chat channel. Each item they return is a bundle, and every module run on a bundle counts as one operation on your Make plan.

What the integration does not do: it has no trigger, so nothing inside the community starts a scenario by itself. A schedule or another app has to kick things off. If you weigh Make against n8n, the n8n vs Make comparison lays out the criteria, and the Make pricing guide explains how operations add up.

Connect

How do you connect Invision Community to Make?

  1. 01

    Generate an API key in the AdminCP

    Your account needs administrative access. In the AdminCP, open System, then REST and OAuth, click API Keys and hit Generate. Choose which endpoints the key may reach, then copy the key shown on screen.

  2. 02

    Add a module and open the connection form

    In your scenario, add any Invision Community module and click Create a connection. A connection is your community account linked to Make once and reused by every Invision Community module afterward. The Connection name field is optional.

  3. 03

    Paste the key and save

    Enter the credentials you copied from Invision Community, or follow the instructions Make shows in the window, and save. Once the connection exists, the module fields can list what Make is allowed to read on your site.

First scenario

Your first scenario: welcome new members

GoalWhen someone signs up in another app, Make creates their Invision Community member account and posts a welcome topic for them.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    On the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the +. Pick the app where sign-ups land first, such as your form tool, and choose its module that returns new entries.

  2. 02

    Add Create a Member

    Click the + on the right of that first module, search for Invision Community and pick Create a Member. Click Create a connection and paste your API key if you have not linked the account yet.

  3. 03

    Map the sign-up data

    Fill the member fields by mapping the values that came out of the first module, such as the details of the person. No retyping needed: the values from the first module are there to pick.

  4. 04

    Post the welcome topic

    Add Create a Forum Topic after the member module. Pick the forum Make lists for you, then write a title and a message that reuse the new member's name from the previous module.

  5. 05

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once, then send a test sign-up. Read the bundles each module received and check that the member and the topic both appear on your site.

  6. 06

    Schedule and switch on

    Set the schedule on the first module, which is every 15 minutes by default for a new scenario, then turn the scenario on. From then on, each new sign-up gets an account and a welcome.

Modules

What each Invision Community module does

Invision Community gives you 46 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

Invision Community1

Create a Blog Entry

Action

In MakeCreates a new blog entry.

Publishes a fresh post on one of your community blogs, so an announcement written elsewhere shows up for members without anyone copying it by hand.

When to use it
a product note approved in your project tool should also appear on the community blog.
Watch out
map the title and body from the source step, or every run will publish the same fixed text.
Invision Community2

Create a Calendar Event

Action

In MakeCreates a new calendar event.

Adds an event to your community calendar, which lets members see webinars, meetups or live sessions right where they already hang out.

When to use it
your team books a session in another tool and wants it listed on the forum as soon as it is confirmed.
Watch out
without a check first, a second run can add the event twice; a Search Calendar Events step before it helps.
Invision Community3

Create a Database Record

Action

In MakeCreates a new database record.

Writes a new entry into one of the databases of your community, turning outside data into a structured listing members can browse.

When to use it
a directory, a job board or a resource library on your community gets fed from a form or a spreadsheet.
Watch out
records live in a specific database, so pick the right one before mapping anything else.
Invision Community4

Create a File

Action

In MakeCreates a new file.

Adds a new file to your community, so a document produced in another app becomes available to members from one spot.

When to use it
a guide, a template or a release file is finished in your storage tool and should be shared with the community.
Watch out
on the Free plan, Make handles files up to 5 MB, so larger downloads need a paid plan.
Invision Community5

Create a Forum Topic

Action

In MakeCreates a new forum topic.

Opens a new discussion thread in the forum you choose, giving members a place to react to something that happened outside the community.

When to use it
a new member, a release or a support case deserves its own thread, written from the data Make already has.
Watch out
map the title and message from earlier modules, or every run posts the very same thread.
Invision Community6

Create a Gallery Image

Action

In MakeCreates a gallery image.

Places a picture in your community gallery, handy when visuals are produced elsewhere and members should see them without a manual upload.

When to use it
event photos or product shots saved in a shared folder should reach the gallery album your members follow.
Watch out
the image counts as a file for Make, so the 5 MB cap of the Free plan applies here too.
Invision Community7

Create a Member

Action

In MakeCreates a new member.

Opens an account on your community for a new person, so buyers, students or clients get access without filling in a registration form themselves.

When to use it
a payment, a course enrollment or a CRM deal should grant forum access right after it lands.
Watch out
when the same person may come back, run Search Members first so the scenario does not try to create them a second time.
Invision Community8

Delete a Blog Entry

Action

In MakeDeletes a blog entry specified by ID.

Removes a blog post from the community using its ID, which keeps the blog in line when the source article is withdrawn somewhere else.

When to use it
a post published automatically must disappear once the original announcement is cancelled.
Watch out
a deletion done by Make cannot be undone from the scenario, so test it on a dummy post with Run once first.
Invision Community9

Delete a Calendar Event

Action

In MakeDeletes a calendar event specified by ID.

Takes an event off the community calendar by its ID, so members stop seeing a session that will not happen.

When to use it
a meetup is cancelled in the booking tool and the forum calendar has to reflect it without anyone logging in.
Watch out
once removed, the event cannot be restored from the scenario, so filter on a clear cancelled status first.
Invision Community10

Delete a Database Record

Action

In MakeDeletes a database record specified by ID.

Erases one database entry by its ID, which keeps directories and listings free of items that no longer apply.

When to use it
a job offer is filled or a partner leaves, and its listing on the community should go at the same moment.
Watch out
nothing brings the record back afterward, so filter carefully before this step and never feed it a whole search result blindly.
Invision Community11

Delete a File

Action

In MakeDeletes a file specified by ID.

Pulls a download out of the community by its ID, which stops members from grabbing a document that has been replaced or retired.

When to use it
an old version of a template is archived in your storage tool and should vanish from the community as well.
Watch out
Make cannot bring the file back, so keep a copy in your storage tool before this step runs.
Invision Community12

Delete a Forum Topic

Action

In MakeDeletes a forum topic specified by ID.

Removes an entire discussion thread by its ID, a clean way to clear threads your scenario opened by mistake or that no longer make sense.

When to use it
a test run created topics you now want gone, or a linked support case was closed as spam.
Watch out
the scenario cannot restore a deleted thread, so prefer Update a Forum Topic when only the wording is wrong.
Invision Community13

Delete a Gallery Image

Action

In MakeDeletes a gallery image specified by ID.

Drops a picture from the community gallery by its ID, keeping albums tidy when an image should no longer be shown.

When to use it
a photo is flagged in your approval sheet or removed from the shared folder it came from.
Watch out
the scenario cannot restore the image, so keep the original elsewhere before letting Make clean up the gallery.
Invision Community14

Delete a Member

Action

In MakeDeletes a member specified by ID.

Closes a member account by its ID, which lets Make remove access when a subscription or a contract ends somewhere else.

When to use it
a customer cancels in your billing tool and should lose forum access without a manual check by the team.
Watch out
this is the most sensitive module of the app; add a filter on a clear status and test it on a dummy account.
Invision Community15

Get a Blog Entry

Action

In MakeRetrieves a single blog entry specified by ID.

Reads the full content of one blog post from its ID, so the next module can reuse the title, text or author in another tool.

When to use it
you already hold the post ID and want to push the article into a newsletter draft or an archive sheet.
Watch out
without an ID this module has nothing to fetch; start with Search Blog Entries when you only know the topic.
Invision Community16

Get a Calendar Event

Action

In MakeRetrieves a single calendar event by ID.

Returns every detail of a single community event, which gives later steps the date, title and description to work with.

When to use it
a reminder email or a chat post needs the current details of an event whose ID you saved earlier.
Watch out
it looks up one event only; to go through several, Search Calendar Events is the right tool.
Invision Community17

Get a Database Record

Action

In MakeRetrieves a database record by ID.

Fetches one database entry by its ID, bringing its values into the scenario so they can be copied, checked or compared.

When to use it
a record changed and you want its latest content before syncing it to a CRM or a spreadsheet.
Watch out
the database matters as much as the ID, so point the module at the one that holds the record.
Invision Community18

Get a File

Action

In MakeRetrieves a single file by ID.

Loads the details of one download from the community, letting the scenario reuse its name, description or link in another app.

When to use it
you want to announce a specific resource in a chat channel and need its current information first.
Watch out
this module reads a single file by ID; listing downloads calls for Search Files instead.
Invision Community19

Get a Forum Topic

Action

In MakeRetrieves a single forum topic by ID.

Retrieves one discussion thread by its ID, handing its title and details to the modules that come after it.

When to use it
a support ticket stores the topic ID, and the helpdesk should show what the thread currently says.
Watch out
the replies are a separate matter; Search Forum Topic Posts reads the messages inside the thread.
Invision Community20

Get a Gallery Image

Action

In MakeRetrieves a single image from gallery by ID.

Pulls the information about one gallery picture, so its caption or link can travel to a social tool, a newsletter or a sheet.

When to use it
a moderator picks an image by ID and wants it featured outside the community.
Watch out
one ID gives one image; browsing an album is a job for Search Gallery Images.
Invision Community21

Get a Member

Action

In MakeRetrieves a single member by ID.

Returns the profile of one member from their ID, giving the scenario their details for the next steps.

When to use it
a post or a review carries the author ID and you want to contact that person from your CRM.
Watch out
when you do not have the ID, Search Members comes first, then this module when you need the full profile.
Invision Community22

Make an API Call

Action

In MakePerforms an arbitary authorized API call.

Sends any request your Invision Community API allows, with the same connection, so you can reach what the listed modules do not cover.

When to use it
you need an endpoint of the REST API that has no ready-made module in Make.
Watch out
the call only succeeds on endpoints your API key is allowed to reach, as set in the AdminCP.
Invision Community23

Update a Blog Entry

Action

In MakeUpdates a blog entry specified by ID.

Changes an existing blog post by its ID, so a correction made in the source document reaches the community version too.

When to use it
an announcement gets a new date or a fixed link after it has already been published on the blog.
Watch out
keep the post ID from Create a Blog Entry, otherwise you will need a search step to find it again.
Invision Community24

Update a Calendar Event

Action

In MakeUpdates a calendar event specified by ID.

Edits an event already on the community calendar, keeping members in step when the time, title or description moves.

When to use it
a session is rescheduled in your booking tool and the forum calendar should follow without anyone retyping it.
Watch out
you need the event ID; save it when Create a Calendar Event runs, or look it up with Search Calendar Events.
Invision Community25

Update a Database Record

Action

In MakeUpdates a database record specified by ID.

Rewrites the values of one database entry by its ID, which keeps a community listing aligned with the tool that owns the data.

When to use it
a price, a status or an address changes in your spreadsheet and the directory on the site should show it.
Watch out
an ID from another database will not work, so carry both through the scenario.
Invision Community26

Update a File

Action

In MakeUpdates a file specified by ID.

Refreshes a download that already exists, so members find the current version in the same place instead of a second copy.

When to use it
a new release of a template is ready and should replace the details of the current download rather than add a second one.
Watch out
the 5 MB file cap of the Free plan still applies when you swap the content.
Invision Community27

Update a Forum Topic

Action

In MakeUpdates a forum topic specified by ID.

Modifies a discussion thread by its ID, useful for fixing a title or marking progress without deleting what members wrote.

When to use it
a support case is solved in your helpdesk and the matching topic should say so.
Watch out
this edits the topic itself, not the replies inside it; plan for that when you map the fields.
Invision Community28

Update a Gallery Image

Action

In MakeUpdates a gallery image specified by ID.

Adjusts a gallery picture by its ID, letting a caption or description follow the changes made in your media library.

When to use it
credits or captions are corrected in the sheet that tracks your visuals.
Watch out
the scenario needs the image ID; store it when Create a Gallery Image runs so updates can find it later.
Invision Community29

Update a Member

Action

In MakeUpdates a member specified by ID.

Changes the profile of an existing member, so details kept in your CRM or billing tool stay identical on the community side.

When to use it
a customer changes plan or contact details, and their forum account should carry the new information.
Watch out
find the member ID first with Search Members when your source does not store it.
Invision Community30

List Blog Entry Comments

Search

In MakeLists all blog entry comments.

Collects the comments left on your community blog, turning member reactions into bundles you can copy, count or forward.

When to use it
the marketing team wants every comment on announcements gathered in one sheet for review.
Watch out
each comment is a separate bundle, and each module that runs on it afterward uses an operation.
Invision Community31

Search Blog Entries

Search

In MakeSearches for blog entries or lists them all.

Finds blog posts on your community, or lists them all, so the scenario can work on several articles in one go.

When to use it
you need the ID of a post before an update, or want to export the blog into a content calendar.
Watch out
it can return zero, one or many posts; plan the next step for each of those cases.
Invision Community32

Search Calendar Event Comments

Search

In MakeSearches for calendar event comments or lists them all.

Gathers what members wrote under your events, which helps you spot questions before the session starts.

When to use it
the host of a live session wants the pending questions sent to a chat channel.
Watch out
without a filter it may return every comment, and each one costs an operation in the steps that follow.
Invision Community33

Search Calendar Event Reviews

Search

In MakeSearches for calendar event reviews or lists them all.

Pulls the reviews members gave to your events, a quick way to read how a meetup or class was received.

When to use it
after an event, the team logs the reviews in a sheet to compare sessions.
Watch out
reviews and comments are separate modules, so pick this one only when you want the rated feedback.
Invision Community34

Search Calendar Events

Search

In MakeSearches for calendar events or lists them all.

Looks up events on the community calendar, or lists them all, and hands them to the rest of the scenario one by one.

When to use it
you want to check whether an event already exists before creating it, or copy the agenda to another calendar.
Watch out
an empty result is normal when nothing matches; add a filter so the next module does not act on nothing.
Invision Community35

Search Database Record Comments

Search

In MakeSearches for database record comments or lists them all.

Reads the comments posted under database entries, bringing member discussion about listings into your other tools.

When to use it
people comment on directory or resource entries, and the owner of each entry should hear about it.
Watch out
many comments mean many bundles, so narrow the search when you only care about a single record.
Invision Community36

Search Database Record Reviews

Search

In MakeSearches for database record reviews or lists them all.

Fetches the reviews members left on database records, giving you rated feedback on listings, tools or partners.

When to use it
a partner directory collects reviews, and the team shares them with each partner.
Watch out
this reads reviews only; written comments on the same records come from Search Database Record Comments.
Invision Community37

Search Database Records

Search

In MakeSearches for records in a specific database or lists them all.

Browses the entries of a given database, or lists them all, which is how you find a record before changing it.

When to use it
a sync with your spreadsheet has to know whether a listing is already on the site.
Watch out
the search targets one database at a time, so a site with several directories needs one search per database.
Invision Community38

Search File Comments

Search

In MakeSearches for file comments or lists them all.

Lists the comments members wrote on your downloads, a good source of questions and bug reports on shared resources.

When to use it
the author of a template wants feedback forwarded to their project board.
Watch out
comments and ratings live apart; for scored feedback on downloads, use Search File Reviews.
Invision Community39

Search File Reviews

Search

In MakeSearches for file reviews or lists them all.

Collects the reviews attached to your downloads, showing which resources members rate well and which ones disappoint.

When to use it
you build a sheet ranking your guides by member feedback.
Watch out
a popular file can return many bundles; the operations add up on your plan, so filter the scope where you can.
Invision Community40

Search Files

Search

In MakeSearches for files or lists them all.

Finds downloads in your community, or lists them all, and passes each one on as its own bundle.

When to use it
you need the ID of a file before Update a File, or want an inventory of every download on the site.
Watch out
it never modifies anything, so pair it with an action module when the goal is to change files.
Invision Community41

Search Forum Topic Posts

Search

In MakeSearches for forum topic posts or lists them all.

Reads the replies inside forum topics and passes each one on as a bundle, the item Make hands from one module to the next, so every post can feed a later step. Leave the search open and it lists every post it finds.

When to use it
a moderator wants each reply of a busy discussion copied into a spreadsheet for review.
Watch out
this module reads posts, while Search Forum Topics only returns the topics that hold them.
Invision Community42

Search Forum Topics

Search

In MakeSearches for forum topics or lists them all.

Pulls a set of forum topics out of your community in one step, filtered by your search or listed in full. Make hands back zero, one or several topics, and every later module in the scenario runs once per topic.

When to use it
you need the topic IDs before calling Update a Forum Topic or Delete a Forum Topic on each one.
Watch out
an empty result stops the flow quietly, so test with Run once first.
Invision Community43

Search Gallery Image Comments

Search

In MakeSearches for gallery image comments or lists them all.

Collects the comments members leave on gallery pictures, so you can read or reuse them outside Invision Community. It can target specific comments or list all of them.

When to use it
a photo contest team wants every comment on the entries gathered in one shared document.
Watch out
each comment counts as its own bundle, and every module placed after it runs once per comment, which uses operations, the unit Make counts on your plan.
Invision Community44

Search Gallery Image Reviews

Search

In MakeSearches for gallery image reviews.

Returns the reviews left on gallery images, kept apart from ordinary comments, so rated feedback stays in its own flow. Each review found becomes a bundle for the next module.

When to use it
a creative community wants to spot the images members reviewed and pass them to a curator.
Watch out
unlike its neighbours, its description mentions searching only, not listing everything, so set your criteria before the first Run once.
Invision Community45

Search Gallery Images

Search

In MakeSearches for gallery images or lists them all.

Finds the pictures stored in your gallery, or lists them all, and sends each one down the scenario as a separate bundle. It is the starting point when you work on many images at once rather than a single known ID.

When to use it
before sorting an album, you want every image passed to Update a Gallery Image.
Watch out
if you already have the image ID, Get a Gallery Image returns exactly that one and avoids extra runs.
Invision Community46

Search Members

Search

In MakeSearches for members or lists them all.

Retrieves the people registered on your community, a filtered group or the whole list, one member per bundle. From there, another app can receive their details or Update a Member can change each account.

When to use it
a community manager copies the member list into a CRM to prepare an outreach campaign.
Watch out
a search followed by Delete a Member removes every account it returns, and that cannot be undone.
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FAQ

Invision Community and Make: common questions

01Is the Invision Community Make integration free?
Yes, on the Make side. Invision Community is a standard app, so it works from the Free plan. That plan allows 2 active scenarios, runs no more often than every 15 minutes, stops a run after 5 minutes and handles files up to 5 MB with 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise) go down to a 1 minute interval with unlimited active scenarios, and usage is counted in operations per month. Your Invision Community subscription is a separate matter.
02What do you need to connect Invision Community to Make?
An active Invision Community account with administrative access and an API key. You create the key in the AdminCP under System, then REST and OAuth, then API Keys, by clicking Generate and choosing the endpoints it may reach. In Make, add any Invision Community module, click Create a connection, optionally name it, and paste the key. The same connection then serves every Invision Community module in your scenarios. Tick only the endpoints your scenarios will really use, so the key opens no more of your site than needed.
03Does Invision Community trigger Make scenarios in real time?
No. The app has no trigger module in Make, so nothing on the community starts a scenario by itself. You have two ways in. Either set a schedule on the first module, every 15 minutes by default, and begin with a search module such as Search Members. Or start the scenario with a trigger from another app, a form, a shop or a CRM, and let the Invision Community modules act after it.
04What if the Invision Community module you need is missing in Make?
Use Make an API Call. It sends a request to any endpoint of the Invision Community API with the connection you already have, so you are not limited to the 46 listed modules. Check that your API key is allowed to reach that endpoint in the AdminCP. The official documentation also warns that its content is generated from vendor docs and may contain mistakes, so confirm important details with Invision Community.
05Should you use Make or n8n for Invision Community?
It depends on where the rest of your automations live. In Make, Invision Community comes with 46 modules, 29 actions and 17 searches, plus Make an API Call for the rest, and no trigger. n8n often has a node for the same app, so check what it offers for your case. Pick the tool your team already uses for its other apps, since a scenario that mixes several apps stays simpler inside one platform.