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OneSimpleApi Make integrationAutomate OneSimpleApi with Make.

Need PDFs, QR codes or clean email lists without writing code? The OneSimpleApi Make integration gives you 15 action modules, all usable on the Free plan. This guide shows what each one is good for, how to connect your account and how to build a first working scenario.

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What you can automate

What can the OneSimpleApi Make integration do for you?

The OneSimpleApi Make integration lets a Make scenario (the automation you build, a chain of steps) call OneSimpleApi's small utilities: turn HTML into a PDF, check an email address, read a web page's metadata, shrink an image. Each utility is a module, one brick of the scenario, and it works on data another app hands over.

Cleaner signup lists. A contact arrives from a form or a CRM, Validate an Email Address flags throwaway addresses and invalid domains, and only the good ones move on to your mailing tool.

Documents built from your data. Create PDF from HTML turns a quote template filled with order details into a file, while Generate PDF archives a page that is already online. If you need an image instead, Create Image from HTML does the same job for social cards or certificates.

Fair prices per country. Calculate Discount using PPP adjusts a price to the buyer's purchasing power, and Obtain an Exchange Rate gives you the conversion for every available currency.

What the integration does not do: OneSimpleApi has no trigger in Make, so something else has to start the scenario, either another app or a schedule. Make's documentation for this app is also flagged as limited, so testing each module with Run once matters more than usual. If you are new to the editor, the Make training walks through these basics.

OneSimpleApi also has an n8n node, covered on the OneSimpleApi n8n integration page, and the n8n vs Make comparison helps you pick between the two tools.

Connect

How do you connect OneSimpleApi to Make?

  1. 01

    Add a OneSimpleApi module

    In your scenario, click the +, search for OneSimpleApi and pick any of its modules. Then click Create a connection. A connection is your OneSimpleApi account linked to Make once, and every OneSimpleApi module reuses it afterwards.

  2. 02

    Name it and authorize

    Give the connection a name if you like, something that tells you which account it belongs to. Then follow what the window asks: either authorize Make on OneSimpleApi's page, or paste the key OneSimpleApi gives you in your account.

  3. 03

    Save and check

    Click Save. The connection now appears in the module's dropdown, and the module fields open up. From here you only map data, no need to reconnect for the next OneSimpleApi module in the same scenario.

First scenario

Your first scenario: check an attendee's email, then create their QR code

GoalWhen someone registers for your event in another app, Make checks their email with OneSimpleApi and creates a QR code for their ticket.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    From the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the +. The first module belongs to the app where registrations land, such as your form tool or your spreadsheet, since OneSimpleApi has no trigger.

  2. 02

    Add Validate an Email Address

    Click the + on the right of the first module, search OneSimpleApi and choose Validate an Email Address. Pick your connection, then map the attendee's email from the registration.

  3. 03

    Add Generate QR Code

    Add one more module with the + and pick Generate QR Code. Map the text the code should hold, for example the registration ID or the link to the attendee's ticket page.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once, then submit a test registration. Open the bubbles above each module to read the bundles, the items each one received and returned. Read the verdict on the email and open the QR code image before going further.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch on

    Set the schedule on the first module (every 15 minutes by default) and switch the scenario on. Each module run counts as an operation on your Make plan, so three modules per attendee means three operations.

Modules

The 15 OneSimpleApi modules, one by one

OneSimpleApi gives you 15 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

OneSimpleApi1

Calculate Discount using PPP

Action

In Make“Provide fair discounts to your users based on PPP (Purchase Power Parity). Also included is the exchange rate for the customer's currency.”

Suggests a fairer price for each buyer based on purchasing power parity (PPP), the idea that the same amount of money does not buy the same thing everywhere. It also returns the exchange rate for the customer's currency.

When to use it
a digital product sold worldwide, where a buyer in a lower-income country should see a price that makes sense locally.
Watch out
run it once on a test country and read the result before mapping the discount into your store.
OneSimpleApi2

Create Image from HTML

Action

In Make“Creates a Screenshot Image from an HTML string. It can have embedded CSS or a link to a CSS file. Make sure that all external elements (images, CSS, etc) have absolute paths.”

Renders HTML you write, with CSS inside it or linked from a file, into a picture. The content can change for every record: a name, a score, a date pulled from an earlier module.

When to use it
a certificate for each course graduate or a social card for each new blog post.
Watch out
images, fonts and stylesheets referenced in the HTML need absolute paths, meaning full web addresses, not relative ones.
OneSimpleApi3

Create PDF from HTML

Action

In Make“Creates a PDF file from an HTML string. It can have embedded CSS or a link to a CSS file. Make sure that all external elements (images, CSS, etc) have absolute paths.”

Builds a PDF file from an HTML string, so a quote, a receipt or a delivery note can follow your own layout. You write the template once and the scenario fills it with fresh data each time.

When to use it
choose it over Generate PDF when the document does not exist as a web page and you assemble it from scenario data.
Watch out
a logo or stylesheet linked with a relative path will be missing, so give every external element its full URL.
OneSimpleApi4

Expand Shortened URL

Action

In Make“Retrieves the original URL from a shortened URL.”

Takes a short link and gives you back the original address hiding behind it. Useful whenever you collect links you did not create yourself and want to know where they really point.

When to use it
links submitted through a form or copied from social posts, before you store them in a spreadsheet or a CRM.
Watch out
it only returns an address. To learn what the page is about, add Retrieve Web Page Metadata right after it.
OneSimpleApi5

Generate PDF

Action

In Make“Creates a PDF file from a website URL.”

Saves a live web page as a PDF from its URL. Nothing to design: the page you give it is the page you get back as a file, ready to attach or archive.

When to use it
keeping a copy of your terms of service when a customer signs, or archiving an online invoice page next to the order.
Watch out
it only works from a URL. If you hold raw HTML instead, Create PDF from HTML is the module you want.
OneSimpleApi6

Generate QR Code

Action

In Make“Generates a QR Code from a text or URL.”

Turns any text or link into a QR code image that a phone camera can scan. The code holds exactly what you map into it, nothing more.

When to use it
an event ticket, a product label that opens the user manual, or a table card pointing to a feedback form.
Watch out
check the link you map before printing anything, since a QR code that points to a wrong address cannot be edited afterwards, only replaced.
OneSimpleApi7

Make an API call

Action

In Make“Performs an arbitrary authorized API call. Custom headers are not supported.”

Sends a request of your choice to OneSimpleApi's API with the connection you already set up. It is the escape hatch for anything the other OneSimpleApi modules do not cover.

When to use it
OneSimpleApi offers a utility you need that has no dedicated module in Make yet.
Watch out
custom headers are not supported in this module, so an endpoint that requires one will not work from here. Keep the API documentation of OneSimpleApi open while you fill it in.
OneSimpleApi8

Obtain an Exchange Rate

Action

In Make“Obtains the exchange rate for all available currencies.”

Fetches the exchange rates for every currency OneSimpleApi knows about, in a single call. You then pick the rate you need in the following module and do the math there.

When to use it
an order paid in a foreign currency that has to land in your bookkeeping sheet in your own currency.
Watch out
the answer holds all currencies at once, so map the specific one you want instead of the whole list.
OneSimpleApi9

Obtain Instagram Profile

Action

In Make“Obtains Instagram profile details, including name, followers, following, profile picture, and last 5 posts.”

Pulls the public face of an Instagram account: name, follower and following counts, profile picture and the last 5 posts. Handy for turning a bare handle into a filled record.

When to use it
a creator shortlist in Airtable or a CRM where each new handle should arrive with its audience size.
Watch out
only the last 5 posts come back, so this module will not give you an account's full posting history.
OneSimpleApi10

Obtain Spotify Profile

Action

In Make“Obtain Spotify profile, including the artist name, picture, external URL, the number of followers, popularity ranking, monthly listeners, biography, social media links, top songs and top ranked listening locations.”

Returns a detailed artist card from Spotify: name, picture, link, followers, popularity ranking, monthly listeners, biography, social links, top songs and the places where people listen most.

When to use it
a booking agency or a venue scoring artists before an offer, with the figures written straight into its tracking sheet.
Watch out
figures reflect the moment the module runs, so store the run date next to them if you plan to compare over time.
OneSimpleApi11

Optimize, resize and deliver images via CDN

Action

In Make“Image manipulation doesn't have to be hard. This API makes it super simple to adapt your images and then deliver them using a Content Delivery Network. OneSimpleApi will automatically resize, crop, optimize, add filters, host, and deliver your images.”

Resizes, crops, compresses and filters an image, then hosts it and serves it through a CDN, a network of servers that delivers files quickly to visitors. You get back a ready-to-publish version.

When to use it
product photos uploaded by your team in full size that need a lighter copy for your shop or newsletter.
Watch out
the optimized image is hosted by OneSimpleApi, so publish the URL the module returns rather than the original file.
OneSimpleApi12

Retrieve Image Metadata

Action

In Make“Retrieves EXIF information from an Image URL: Camera details, GPS Location, Aperture, Whitebalance, Flash usage, etc.”

Reads the EXIF data hidden inside a photo, from its URL: camera model, GPS location, aperture, white balance, whether the flash fired. Nothing visible changes, you just learn how and where the picture was taken.

When to use it
field teams sending site photos, where you want to confirm the location recorded in each picture.
Watch out
the module expects an image URL, so upload the file somewhere reachable first if it only sits on a laptop.
OneSimpleApi13

Retrieve Web Page Metadata

Action

In Make“Retrieves Title, Description, Meta Tags, Open Graph, and Twitter Card details from an URL.”

Visits a URL and brings back what the page says about itself: title, description, meta tags, Open Graph and Twitter Card details. It is what a social network reads to build a link preview.

When to use it
a curated link list or a newsletter draft where each saved link should arrive with its title and summary already filled.
Watch out
a page with poor or missing meta tags returns thin results, which is a useful SEO signal in itself.
OneSimpleApi14

Take a Screenshot

Action

In Make“Takes a website screenshot easy and fast with pixel-perfect quality.”

Captures a picture of a website from its address. You get an image of the page as a visitor would see it, without opening a browser yourself.

When to use it
keeping visual proof that a landing page or a partner listing went live, stored with the campaign record.
Watch out
it works on a URL. For a picture built from your own HTML template, Create Image from HTML fits better.
OneSimpleApi15

Validate an Email Address

Action

In Make“Validates an email address to weed out throwaway addresses, invalid domains, and non-canonical addresses.”

Checks an email address and flags the ones worth keeping out: disposable inboxes, domains that do not exist, and addresses written in a non-standard form. You get a verdict you can act on in the next step.

When to use it
right after a signup form, before the contact reaches your CRM or your mailing list.
Watch out
the module reports, it does not delete. The step you add after it decides what happens to a rejected address.
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FAQ

Questions people ask next

01Is the OneSimpleApi Make integration free?
Yes, on the Make side. OneSimpleApi is a standard app, so its modules are available from the Free plan. That plan gives you 2 active scenarios, a minimum of 15 minutes between two scheduled runs, 5 minutes of execution at most and files up to 5 MB. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise) lower the interval to 1 minute and remove the limit on active scenarios. Usage is counted in operations: one module running on one item is one operation. Any cost on the OneSimpleApi side depends on your account there.
02What do you need to connect OneSimpleApi to Make?
A OneSimpleApi account and a Make account. Make's documentation lists no special prerequisite for this app. You add any OneSimpleApi module, click Create a connection, optionally name it, then either authorize Make or paste the key OneSimpleApi gives you, and click Save. The connection is shared by all OneSimpleApi modules. Since the official documentation for this app is marked as limited, test the connection on a single module with Run once before building a longer scenario.
03Does OneSimpleApi have a trigger in Make?
No. All 15 OneSimpleApi modules are actions, so the app cannot start a scenario by itself. You start it another way: with a trigger from another app, such as a new form entry or a new row, or with Make's schedule alone, set to every 15 minutes by default on a new scenario. OneSimpleApi then acts on the data that first module passes along. Whether the whole thing reacts instantly or on a schedule depends entirely on the app you put in first position.
04What if the OneSimpleApi module you need is missing?
Use Make an API call. It sends any request to the OneSimpleApi API with the connection you already created, which covers utilities that have no dedicated module. One limit applies: custom headers are not supported in that module, so an endpoint that requires one will not work through it. Make's documentation for OneSimpleApi is also flagged as limited, so keep the API documentation of OneSimpleApi at hand and check each result with Run once. If the Make route still falls short, the n8n node for OneSimpleApi is another option.
05Should you use Make or n8n for OneSimpleApi?
Both work. OneSimpleApi has native modules in Make and a node in n8n, so the choice rarely comes down to the app itself. Look at where the rest of your automations live: if your forms, CRM and spreadsheets are already connected in Make, adding OneSimpleApi there keeps everything in one place. The same logic applies if your team already builds in n8n. This page covers the Make side, the 15 modules and a first scenario, and the OneSimpleApi n8n page covers the node.
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