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Obras Online Make integrationAutomate Obras Online with Make.

Can Make pull your updated projects out of Obras Online without any code? The Obras Online Make integration gives you 2 action modules and no trigger. This guide shows how to link your account, build a first scenario, and where the documentation runs thin.

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What you can automate

What can the Obras Online Make integration do for you?

The Obras Online Make integration links your Obras Online account to Make, a no-code tool where you chain modules into a scenario. A scenario is the automation you build; a module is one brick of it. Obras Online brings 2 action modules, so your scenario starts on a schedule or on another app, then asks Obras Online for data.

The most useful setup is a watch list of recent changes. Listar Obras Atualizadas (Portuguese for "list updated projects") is the module to run on a schedule. Going by its name, it hands the projects Obras Online reports as updated to the rest of your scenario as bundles, one bundle per item.

The second module, Fazer uma Chamada API, reads as "make an API call". Its name suggests a free-form request to Obras Online, for the cases the list module does not cover. Make publishes no description of either module, so test each one with Run once before you rely on it.

Know the limits before you start. Make's own documentation says it cannot offer complete documentation for this app because too little public information exists, and there is no trigger, so nothing fires the moment a project changes. If you are still weighing tools, the n8n vs Make comparison covers the choice, and Make pricing explains how operations are counted.

New to the editor? Make training walks through scenarios step by step.

Connect

How do you connect Obras Online to Make?

  1. 01

    Add an Obras Online module

    Open a scenario, click the +, search for Obras Online and pick either module. Make then asks for a connection, which is your Obras Online account linked to Make once and reused by both modules.

  2. 02

    Create the connection

    Click Create a connection. Giving it a clear name is optional, yet it helps later if you manage several accounts, for example one per company you work with.

  3. 03

    Authorize and save

    Either approve Make on the Obras Online page that opens, or paste the key Obras Online gives you, depending on what the window shows. Then click Save and the module is ready to fill.

First scenario

Your first scenario with Obras Online

GoalWhen the schedule fires, Make lists the updated projects in Obras Online and sends a follow-up request for each one.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    From the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the +. Search for Obras Online and choose Listar Obras Atualizadas as the first module.

  2. 02

    Link your account

    Click Create a connection and finish the authorization. Once the connection exists, fill the module; Make shows what it can read from your account.

  3. 03

    Add the follow-up module

    Click the + on the right of the first module and add Fazer uma Chamada API. Map the data from the listed projects into it, so each project gets its own request.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once. The scenario runs one time and you can open each module to read the bundles it received. That is how you learn what these undocumented modules return.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch on

    Open the clock on the first module. A new scenario checks every 15 minutes by default, which is also the shortest interval on the Free plan. Then switch the scenario on.

Modules

What the Obras Online modules do

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

Obras Online1

Fazer uma Chamada API

ActionIn the docs only

You get a way to reach Obras Online beyond the list module: the Portuguese name means "make an API call", which points to a request you write yourself. Confirm that reading with a test, since Make publishes no description.

When to use it
after the list module, when you need more about one project than the list gives you.
Watch out
Make documents no fields for it, so run it once and inspect the output before mapping anything.
Obras Online2

Listar Obras Atualizadas

ActionIn the docs only

A list of the projects Obras Online reports as updated lands in your scenario, at least if the module does what its Portuguese name says. That makes it the natural first step of a scenario that follows project changes.

When to use it
as the opening module of a scheduled scenario, since the app has no trigger to start one.
Watch out
each item it returns costs an operation downstream, one execution per bundle, so filter before heavy steps.
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FAQ

Obras Online and Make: common questions

01Is the Obras Online Make integration free?
Yes, Obras Online is a standard app, so both modules work on the Make Free plan. The Free plan has limits: 2 active scenarios, a minimum of 15 minutes between scheduled runs, 5 minutes of execution at most, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans lower the interval to 1 minute and remove the cap on active scenarios. Make counts usage in operations, one per module run on one bundle. This page does not cover what Obras Online itself charges.
02What do you need to connect Obras Online to Make?
An Obras Online account and a Make account. Make's documentation for this app lists no prerequisites and no specific steps, so the generic flow applies: add an Obras Online module, click Create a connection, optionally name it, then approve Make on the Obras Online page or paste the key Obras Online provides, and click Save. The same connection then serves both modules. If the window asks for a key you cannot find, your Obras Online administrator is the person to ask.
03Does the Obras Online Make integration react in real time?
No. Obras Online has no trigger in Make, neither scheduled nor instant, so nothing fires the moment a project changes. You start the scenario another way: put Listar Obras Atualizadas first and let the schedule run it, every 15 minutes by default and never more often than that on the Free plan, or down to 1 minute on a paid plan. You can also open the scenario with a trigger from another app, then call the Obras Online modules after it.
04What if the Obras Online module you need is missing in Make?
It depends on what you need. Make lists only 2 modules for Obras Online and offers no universal Make an API Call module for it. Make also states that its documentation for this app is incomplete because public information is scarce. Test Fazer uma Chamada API with Run once to see how far it goes. If that is not enough, check whether another app you already use in Make holds the same data, or ask the team for help with the setup.
05Should you use Make or n8n for Obras Online?
It depends on where the rest of your automations live. On Make, Obras Online offers 2 action modules, available from the Free plan, and this page shows how to use them. Many apps also have an n8n node, so check whether one exists for Obras Online before you choose. The team does not rank the two tools for this app, and there is no reliable basis here for a speed or cost comparison. Pick the tool you already know and maintain.
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