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Linkup Make integrationAutomate Linkup with Make.

Can a scenario look something up on the web and bring back a clear answer? The Linkup Make integration does that with 3 modules: 2 searches and 1 API call. This page is for ops and marketing people, and it walks you from connection to a first working scenario.

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What you can automate

What does the Linkup Make integration do?

The Linkup Make integration lets a Make scenario (the automation you build, a chain of bricks called modules) send a question written in everyday language to Linkup and receive either a written answer or a list of relevant web results. Nothing in Linkup starts a scenario on its own, so another app or the Make schedule kicks things off.

Answers for incoming questions. A prospect types a question into your form, Get an Answer to your Question drafts a reply in natural language, and the next module stores it or sends it to the person who follows up.

Sources for a research file. When a new company lands in your CRM, Search the Web for Relevant Results returns a list of pages about it. Each result travels as its own bundle (one item passed from module to module), so you can write each one to a row of a spreadsheet.

Anything else the API allows. Make an API Call reaches the rest of the Linkup API with the same connection, for the cases the two searches leave out.

Know the gap before you start: Make itself warns that its Linkup documentation is limited, because little public information exists about the app. Test with Run once and read what comes back. If a run fails, Make troubleshooting covers the usual causes, and the n8n vs Make comparison helps if you are still choosing a platform. For a guided start, see Make training.

Connect

How do you connect Linkup to Make?

  1. 01

    Open the connection window

    Add any Linkup module to your scenario and click Create a connection. A connection is your Linkup account linked to Make once, then reused by all three Linkup modules.

  2. 02

    Give it a clear name

    Naming the connection is optional, but a label such as the team or project it belongs to saves confusion later, when several people share the same Make organization and pick from the list.

  3. 03

    Authorize and save

    Either approve Make on the Linkup page that opens, or paste the key Linkup gives you into the field Make shows. Then click Save: all three Linkup modules can now use your account.

First scenario

Your first scenario with Linkup

GoalWhen a new question arrives from another app, Make asks Linkup and passes the answer on.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    On the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the +. Linkup has no trigger, so the first module comes from the app where your questions arrive, such as a form or a spreadsheet.

  2. 02

    Add the Linkup search

    Click the + on the right of that first module, search for Linkup and pick Get an Answer to your Question. Choose your connection, or create it now.

  3. 03

    Map the question

    Fill the module fields by mapping the question text from the first module. Make shows the data it received, so you click the value instead of typing it by hand.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once. Make runs the scenario one time, and you can open the bundles each module received to read the answer Linkup wrote before going further.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch on

    Set the schedule on the first module, every 15 minutes by default, then switch the scenario on. Each module run on a bundle counts as one operation on your Make plan.

Modules

What can the Linkup modules do in Make?

Linkup gives you 3 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

Linkup1

Make an API Call

Action

In Make“Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.”

This module gives you the whole Linkup API from inside your scenario, signed with the connection you already created, so no second login is needed.

When to use it
pick it only when neither search module covers your need, for example an endpoint that exists in the API but has no ready-made module in Make.
Watch out
you build the request yourself here, and Make offers little Linkup documentation to lean on, so test every call with Run once.
Linkup2

Get an Answer to your Question

Search

In Make“Get a natural language answer to your natural language question”

You get a written reply in natural language to a question you ask in plain words, ready to drop into an email, a note or a table cell.

When to use it
choose it when the next step needs one readable answer, like a first reply to a customer question that just arrived through your form.
Watch out
it is a search module, so check with Run once how many bundles it returns before you map its output further down.
Linkup3

Search the Web for Relevant Results

Search

In Make“Retrieve a list of objects relevant to a natural language search query”

Here the result is a list of web items that match your query, which suits a research sheet better than a single ready-made sentence would.

When to use it
take this one over the answer module when you want the sources themselves, for instance to review pages about a company newly added to your CRM.
Watch out
the list can hold zero, one or many bundles, and every module after it runs once per bundle, each run counted as an operation.
Need help

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FAQ

Linkup and Make: common questions

01Is the Linkup Make integration free?
Yes, on the Make side. Linkup is a standard app, so its modules work from the Free plan. That plan allows 2 active scenarios, a schedule of at least 15 minutes between runs, 5 minutes of execution per run, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise) bring the interval down to 1 minute, remove the cap on active scenarios and count usage in credits per month. Your Linkup account itself is a separate matter that this page does not cover.
02What do you need to connect Linkup to Make?
A Linkup account and a Make account. Make's documentation lists no specific prerequisite for Linkup. You add a Linkup module, click Create a connection, optionally name it, then either approve Make on the Linkup page or paste the key Linkup provides, and click Save. The same connection then serves all three modules, including Make an API Call, so you set it up only once per account. If the save fails, check which method the Linkup page shows you before trying again.
03Can Linkup start a Make scenario in real time?
No. Linkup has no trigger module in Make, neither scheduled nor instant. The scenario has to start elsewhere: either with a trigger from another app, such as a new form entry or a new CRM record, or with the Make schedule on the first module, every 15 minutes by default on a new scenario. Linkup then comes in as the second step and handles the question the first module passed along.
04What if a Linkup module is missing in Make?
Use Make an API Call. With it, any endpoint of the Linkup API can be called from the scenario, using the connection you already have. Keep in mind that Make states its Linkup documentation is limited, since little public information is available about the app. That means fewer ready-made explanations, so run each new call with Run once and inspect the bundles it returns before you rely on it in production.
05Should you use Make or n8n for Linkup?
It depends on the platform your team already runs. On Make, Linkup offers 3 modules: two searches and one API call, plus a guided connection and a visual editor where you test each step with Run once. Whether an equivalent n8n node exists for Linkup is something to check on the n8n side. Compare the modules each tool offers for your exact use case, and choose the platform where the rest of your automations already live.
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