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Moonlit Platform Make integrationAutomate Moonlit Platform with Make.

Can Make start and follow your Moonlit Platform apps for you? The Moonlit Platform Make integration gives you 3 modules: one trigger and two actions. This guide shows what each one is for, how to link your account and how to build a first working scenario.

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What you can automate

What can the Moonlit Platform Make integration do for you?

The Moonlit Platform Make integration links your Moonlit Platform account to Make, so a scenario (the automation you build in Make, a chain of small bricks) can launch a Moonlit app or react when an app run shows up. You click, pick and map fields; no code is needed to get started.

Launch an app from another tool. A new form entry or a row added in a sheet can hand its content to Run an App (Async). The word Async in the name suggests the module starts the run without waiting for its result, so plan to pick the output up later.

React to runs. Watch App Run is the only trigger. Its name points to app runs as the thing it looks for, and each run it finds can feed the rest of the scenario: a message to your team, a line in a report, a file saved somewhere else.

Reach what the list skips. With 3 modules the catalog stays short, and Make an API Call fills the gap by sending a request to any endpoint of the Moonlit Platform API, reusing the same connection.

Be honest with yourself about the limits: Make itself states that its documentation for this app is limited, because little public information exists about it. Expect to test each module with Run once before trusting it. If you get stuck, the Make troubleshooting guide helps you read errors, and the Make training walks through scenarios from scratch. Weighing tools? Read n8n vs Make.

Connect

How do you connect Moonlit Platform to Make?

  1. 01

    Add a Moonlit Platform module

    In a new scenario, click the big +, type Moonlit Platform in the search box and pick any of its modules. Then click Create a connection. A connection is your Moonlit account linked to Make once and reused by every module of the app.

  2. 02

    Name it and authorize Make

    Give the connection a clear name if you like, such as the workspace it belongs to. Next, either approve Make on the Moonlit Platform page that opens, or paste the key the app gives you, depending on what the window asks for.

  3. 03

    Save and check the result

    Click Save. The connection now shows in the module, and every other Moonlit Platform module in your scenarios can pick it from the list without asking again.

First scenario

Build your first scenario with Moonlit Platform

GoalWhen a new entry arrives in another app, Make starts a Moonlit Platform app with its content.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    Open the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the + in the middle of the canvas. That first spot holds the module that starts everything.

  2. 02

    Pick the starting app

    Choose the app where the input lives, a form tool or a sheet for example, and its watch module. Link that account with Create a connection and pick the form or sheet Make lists for you.

  3. 03

    Add Run an App (Async)

    Click the + on the right of the first module, search Moonlit Platform and choose Run an App (Async). Connect your account, then map the values from the first module into the fields Make shows.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Add a test entry in the starting app, then click Run once. Each module shows the bundles it received (a bundle is one item passing from one module to the next). Check that Moonlit Platform got the right input.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch it on

    Click the clock on the first module to set Scheduling. A new scenario checks every 15 minutes by default, the shortest gap on the Free plan. Then turn the scenario on.

Triggers

What starts a Moonlit Platform scenario

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

Moonlit Platform1Watch App Run

Watch App Run

triggerIn the docs only

Watch App Run is the door into your scenario from the Moonlit side: judging by its name, it picks up app runs so the modules after it can act on each one. Make gives no description for it yet, so open it once and read the fields it offers.

How it fires
scheduled, Make checks the app on the scenario's schedule. The type comes from the module name rather than an official listing, so confirm the clock badge on the module when you add it.
When to use it
when the outcome of a Moonlit app should travel on, for example into a team chat or a shared report.
Watch out
on the Free plan, checks are at least 15 minutes apart.
Modules

What the Moonlit Platform modules do

Moonlit Platform gives you 2 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

Moonlit Platform1

Make an API Call

ActionIn the docs only

This one lets you reach any endpoint of the Moonlit Platform API from your scenario, reusing the connection you already made. It covers everything the two other modules leave out.

When to use it
a task you need has no ready module, so you write the request yourself.
Watch out
you need the API reference of Moonlit Platform at hand, since Make documents little about this app.
Moonlit Platform2

Run an App (Async)

ActionIn the docs only

Hand it inputs from earlier modules and a Moonlit Platform app gets launched for you. The Async label suggests the scenario moves on without waiting for the result.

When to use it
a new lead, form answer or sheet row should kick off a Moonlit app straight away.
Watch out
if you need the output, plan a second step to collect it, such as Watch App Run in another scenario.
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FAQ

Moonlit Platform and Make: common questions

01Is the Moonlit Platform Make integration free?
Yes, Moonlit Platform is a standard app in Make, so it works on the Free plan. That plan gives you 2 active scenarios, at least 15 minutes between two scheduled runs, 5 minutes of run time per execution, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise) bring the gap down to 1 minute, remove the cap on active scenarios and allow 40 minutes per run. Make counts usage in operations, one execution of one module on one item. Any cost on the Moonlit side is a separate matter to check with them.
02What do you need to connect Moonlit Platform to Make?
Mainly a Moonlit Platform account and a Make account. Make's documentation lists no prerequisite for this app and no official connection steps, so the generic flow applies: add a Moonlit module, click Create a connection, optionally name it, authorize Make on the app page or paste the key the app provides, then click Save. Make also notes that its documentation for this app is limited because public information is scarce, so if the window looks different, follow what it asks. One connection then serves all 3 modules.
03Does the Watch App Run trigger react in real time?
No, not as far as the available information goes. Watch App Run is listed as a scheduled trigger, a type inferred from its name since the directory entry is missing. A scheduled trigger means Make asks Moonlit Platform for news on the scenario's schedule, which is every 15 minutes by default and never shorter than 15 minutes on the Free plan. Paid plans can go down to 1 minute. When you add the module, look for the clock badge to confirm the type in your own editor.
04What if a Moonlit Platform action is missing in Make?
It depends on the endpoint, and the first thing to try is Make an API Call. That module sends a request to any endpoint of the Moonlit Platform API with the connection you already set up, so you are not limited to the 2 ready actions and the single trigger. You do need the API reference from Moonlit Platform, because Make says its own documentation for this app is limited. If the API cannot do what you need either, the data has to come through another app in your scenario.
05Should you use Make or n8n for Moonlit Platform?
It depends on which tool you already run. Many apps have a node on n8n as well as their Make modules, so check whether Moonlit Platform does before you choose. On Make, you get 3 modules here, a Free plan to try them, and Make an API Call to reach the rest of the API. Pick the tool where the rest of your automations already live, since the connection and the habits carry over, and compare the Moonlit coverage on both sides before committing.
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