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Ko-fi Make integrationAutomate Ko-fi with Make.

What happens in your other tools when something new lands on Ko-fi? The Ko-fi Make integration gives you 1 instant trigger that starts a scenario on each new event. This guide is for creators and small teams: connect the account, build a first scenario, test it.

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What you can automate

What can the Ko-fi Make integration do for you?

The Ko-fi Make integration links your Ko-fi account to Make so that a new Ko-fi event can start an automation on its own. Ko-fi offers a single module in Make, the Watch Event trigger, and it is instant: Ko-fi calls Make as soon as the event happens, and Make passes the data to the next step.

A scenario is the automation you build in Make, a chain of modules. A module is one brick of that chain. With Ko-fi, the first brick is always Watch Event, and everything after it comes from other apps or from Make's own tools.

A supporter log that fills itself. Watch Event hands each new event to a table, for example in Airtable (see the Airtable Make integration), so your list of supporters stays current without copy and paste.

A heads-up for the team. Put a messaging app after Watch Event and the person who handles your community hears about each event in the channel they already read.

A thank-you that goes out on time. Chain an email app after the trigger to send a note once the event reaches Make, instead of relying on memory.

What Make does not give you here: there is no action or search module for Ko-fi, and no generic API call module, so Make can listen to Ko-fi but cannot write back to it. Make also says its Ko-fi documentation is limited because little public information exists about the app. If you are weighing another tool, the n8n vs Make comparison lays out the criteria, and the Make pricing page explains plans.

Connect

How do you connect your Ko-fi account to Make?

  1. 01

    Add the Watch Event module

    In a new scenario, click the +, search for Ko-fi and pick Watch Event. Then click Create a connection. A connection is your Ko-fi account linked to Make once, and reused by every Ko-fi module after that.

  2. 02

    Name the connection

    Give the connection a name you will recognize later, such as the name of your Ko-fi page. This step is optional, but it helps a lot once several accounts or clients share the same Make organization.

  3. 03

    Authorize Make and save

    Follow what Make shows next: either you authorize Make on the Ko-fi page that opens, or you paste the key Ko-fi gives you. Finish with Save, and the connection appears in the module.

First scenario

Your first scenario with Ko-fi and Make

GoalWhen a new event happens on Ko-fi, Make sends its details to the app where you track supporters.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    Open the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the + in the middle of the editor to place the first module.

  2. 02

    Set up the Ko-fi trigger

    Search for Ko-fi, choose Watch Event and select your connection. The lightning badge on the module tells you it is instant: Ko-fi calls Make rather than Make checking Ko-fi.

  3. 03

    Add the destination

    Click the + to the right of Watch Event, pick the app that should receive the data, then map the values that came from Ko-fi into its fields.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once, then trigger a real event on Ko-fi. Open the bubble above each module to read the bundle it received, one item passed from module to module.

  5. 05

    Switch the scenario on

    When the test looks right, switch the scenario on. From then on, each new Ko-fi event runs it, and each module that runs counts as one operation on your Make plan.

Triggers

What starts a Ko-fi scenario

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

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Watch Event

Instant trigger

In Make“Triggers on new events.”

Watch Event gives you the moment something new happens on your Ko-fi page, and turns it into the start of a scenario with the event's data ready to use in the next modules.

How it fires
instant: Ko-fi calls Make through a webhook as soon as it happens, so there is no polling interval to set.
When to use it
any time a Ko-fi event should update a list, alert someone or send a message elsewhere.
Watch out
it is the only Ko-fi module in Make, so plan the rest of the scenario with other apps, and run a real test event to see which data Ko-fi actually sends.
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FAQ

Questions about the Ko-fi Make integration

01Is the Ko-fi Make integration free?
Yes. Ko-fi is a standard app in Make, available from the Free plan. The Free plan allows 2 active scenarios, runs of 5 minutes at most, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise) lift the number of active scenarios and allow runs of up to 40 minutes. Usage is counted in operations, one per module run, so a busy Ko-fi page consumes more of your monthly allowance.
02What do you need to connect Ko-fi to Make?
A Ko-fi account and a Make account are enough to start, since the documentation lists no other prerequisite. Add the Watch Event module, click Create a connection, optionally name it, then either authorize Make on the Ko-fi page or paste the key Ko-fi provides, and click Save. Make notes that its Ko-fi documentation is limited, so keep an eye on each screen and run a test before relying on the scenario.
03Does the Ko-fi trigger in Make fire instantly?
Yes. Watch Event is an instant trigger, marked with a lightning badge in the editor. Ko-fi calls Make through a webhook as soon as an event happens, so the scenario does not wait for a polling interval. This differs from scheduled triggers, which Make checks on the scenario's schedule, every 15 minutes by default. You still need to switch the scenario on, otherwise nothing runs when the event arrives. To see it work, click Run once and then trigger a real event on Ko-fi.
04What if the module you need is missing for Ko-fi?
Ko-fi has only Watch Event in Make, with no action, no search and no Make an API Call module. That means Make can react to Ko-fi but cannot create or change anything inside Ko-fi. For the rest of the work, rely on other apps after the trigger. If your process needs more than that, the team can help you map out another route through Make or a different tool. Keep in mind that Make describes its Ko-fi documentation as limited.
05Should you use Make or n8n for Ko-fi?
It depends on your criteria, not on a winner. On Make, Ko-fi brings one instant trigger, works from the Free plan and connects to the thousands of standard apps Make offers, which fits a scenario that listens to Ko-fi and feeds other tools. Before choosing, check whether n8n offers a Ko-fi node that covers the same need, then compare how each editor suits the way your team works. The n8n vs Make comparison linked higher up lists those criteria.
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