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OnlineCheckWriter Make integrationAutomate OnlineCheckWriter with Make.

Can a check go out by mail without anyone opening OnlineCheckWriter? The OnlineCheckWriter Make integration gives you 3 action modules and no trigger. This guide is for finance and ops teams: connect the account, then build a first scenario step by step.

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What you can automate

What does the OnlineCheckWriter Make integration do?

The OnlineCheckWriter Make integration links your OnlineCheckWriter account to Make, a no-code tool where you build a scenario: an automation made of modules, each one a brick that acts on one app. Here the app brings 3 action modules, so another app or a schedule has to start the flow.

Pay from an approval. When a payment is approved in another tool, such as a form or a spreadsheet, the scenario can hand the details to Mail a Check. As the module name suggests, it asks OnlineCheckWriter to mail the check, so nobody retypes the amount.

Pick the right account first. Get Bank Accounts reads the bank accounts tied to your OnlineCheckWriter account and passes them to the next module, which helps when checks can be drawn on more than one account.

Reach what is not listed. Make an API Call uses the same connection to call any endpoint of the OnlineCheckWriter API, the way out when the two other modules stop short.

What Make does not offer here: no trigger, so OnlineCheckWriter cannot start a scenario on its own. The Make documentation for this app is marked as AI-generated from the vendor docs, so check important details with OnlineCheckWriter. The app often has an n8n node too; the n8n vs Make comparison sets the two side by side, and the Make training covers the editor basics.

Connect

How do you connect OnlineCheckWriter to Make?

  1. 01

    Copy your API key

    In OnlineCheckWriter, open Settings from the main dashboard, then the API or Developer tab, and copy the API key shown there. You need an active OnlineCheckWriter account for this.

  2. 02

    Open the connection window

    In your Make scenario, add any OnlineCheckWriter module and click Create a connection. A connection is your OnlineCheckWriter account linked to Make once, then reused by every module of the app.

  3. 03

    Name it and paste the key

    The Connection name field is optional, but a clear name helps when several accounts exist. Paste the credentials you copied, or follow the on-screen instructions, then save.

First scenario

Your first scenario with OnlineCheckWriter

GoalWhen a payment request is approved in another app, Make picks the bank account in OnlineCheckWriter and mails the check.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    From the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the +. Start with the app where payments get approved, since OnlineCheckWriter has no trigger of its own.

  2. 02

    Add Get Bank Accounts

    Click the + on the right, search OnlineCheckWriter, pick Get Bank Accounts and click Create a connection with your API key.

  3. 03

    Add Mail a Check

    Add Mail a Check next and fill its fields, mapping the payment details from the first module. Each item passing between modules is a bundle: here, one approved payment.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once and read the bundles each module received. The test runs for real, so use a payment you really mean to send.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch on

    On the first module, set the schedule (every 15 minutes by default on a new scenario), then switch the scenario on so approved payments keep flowing to OnlineCheckWriter.

Modules

What can OnlineCheckWriter do in Make?

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

OnlineCheckWriter1

Get Bank Accounts

ActionIn the docs only

You get the list of bank accounts attached to your OnlineCheckWriter account, handed to the next module as data you can map instead of typing an account by hand.

When to use it
before Mail a Check, when your company draws checks on more than one account and the scenario must choose.
Watch out
the Make doc gives no detail on what this module returns, so run it once and read the bundles before mapping anything.
OnlineCheckWriter2

Mail a Check

ActionIn the docs only

This is the module that turns an approved payment into a check in the mail, going by its name: OnlineCheckWriter handles the sending once the scenario reaches this step.

When to use it
at the end of an approval flow, once the payment details come from a form, a spreadsheet or an accounting tool.
Watch out
Run once executes the module for real, so a test can send a real payment. Test with care.
OnlineCheckWriter3

Make an API Call

ActionIn the docs only

With this module you can reach any endpoint of the OnlineCheckWriter API from your scenario, reusing the connection you already built, so no second login is needed.

When to use it
when neither Get Bank Accounts nor Mail a Check covers the step you need.
Watch out
you write the request yourself here, so keep the OnlineCheckWriter API documentation open while you set it up.
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FAQ

OnlineCheckWriter and Make: common questions

01Is the OnlineCheckWriter Make integration free?
Yes, on the Make side. OnlineCheckWriter is a standard app, available from the Free plan like the 3,000+ other standard apps. The Free plan allows 2 active scenarios, runs them at most every 15 minutes, caps each run at 5 minutes and limits transfer to 512 MB. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise) bring the interval down to 1 minute and remove the cap on active scenarios. Every module run counts as an operation on your plan. You still need an active OnlineCheckWriter subscription, which is billed by OnlineCheckWriter itself.
02What do you need to connect OnlineCheckWriter to Make?
An active OnlineCheckWriter account and its API key. You find the key in OnlineCheckWriter under Settings, in the API or Developer tab, and copy it. Then, in Make, add an OnlineCheckWriter module to a scenario, click Create a connection, give the connection a name if you like and paste the key. That connection is saved once and every OnlineCheckWriter module in your scenarios reuses it. No extra plugin or developer account is mentioned in the Make documentation for this app.
03Can OnlineCheckWriter trigger a Make scenario in real time?
No. OnlineCheckWriter has no trigger module in Make, so it cannot start a scenario by itself. The scenario starts from another app instead, for example the form or spreadsheet where payments get approved, and if that app has an instant trigger, it calls Make as soon as something happens. The other option is a plain schedule on the first module: every 15 minutes by default, 15 minutes at the shortest on the Free plan and 1 minute on paid plans. OnlineCheckWriter modules then run as later steps.
04What if the OnlineCheckWriter module you need is missing in Make?
Use Make an API Call. It calls any endpoint of the OnlineCheckWriter API with the connection you already have, so an operation not covered by Get Bank Accounts or Mail a Check stays within reach. You build the request yourself, so the OnlineCheckWriter API reference is your guide. Also keep in mind that the Make documentation for this app is flagged as AI-generated from the vendor docs and may contain mistakes: for anything important, confirm with OnlineCheckWriter directly.
05Should you use Make or n8n for OnlineCheckWriter?
It depends on the tool your team already runs. On Make, OnlineCheckWriter comes with 3 modules, Get Bank Accounts, Mail a Check and Make an API Call, available from the Free plan with a single API key connection. The app often has an n8n node as well, so the choice rests more on which editor your automations already live in than on the app. Compare the modules each side offers against your payment flow, and test one approved payment end to end before deciding.
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