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Patreon Make integrationAutomate Patreon with Make.

Every new pledge on your creator page can start a workflow on its own. The Patreon Make integration gives you 10 modules: 6 instant triggers on members and pledges, plus 4 modules that read campaign and member details. This guide connects your account and walks you through a first scenario.

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What you can automate

What can the Patreon Make integration do for you?

The Patreon Make integration links your creator account to Make, a no-code tool where you build a scenario, which is the automation itself: a chain of modules, each one a brick that watches, reads or acts. Patreon tells Make the moment a member or a pledge changes, and Make carries that information to the rest of your stack.

Greet new patrons without lifting a finger. For a podcast host, Watch New Pledges fires when someone backs the show, and Get a Member pulls the details Patreon keeps on that person, ready to pass to your email or community tool.

Keep a clean record of churn. Watch Deleted Pledges and Watch Deleted Members react when support ends, so a spreadsheet or CRM can log the departure the moment it happens instead of during a manual review.

Rebuild a full picture on demand. Get Campaign Members and List Pledges return every matching record, which suits an audit of your audience or a first import into another tool. Get a Campaign adds the campaign details alongside.

Know the boundaries: every Patreon module in Make reads or watches, none of them creates or edits a pledge, and the app has no Make an API Call module. The same app often has an n8n node too, and the n8n vs Make page lays out how to choose. To get comfortable with the editor first, the Make training covers the basics, and Make pricing explains how operations are counted.

Connect

How do you connect Patreon to Make?

  1. 01

    Register a client on Patreon

    You need a Patreon account with a creator page. In your account settings, open Clients and API Keys, create a new client, fill in the application details, and if Patreon asks for a callback URI, paste https://www.integromat.com/oauth/cb/patreon.

  2. 02

    Copy your two keys

    Once you click Save or Create, Patreon shows a Client ID and a Client secret. Copy both somewhere safe for the next step, because Make asks for them when it builds your connection, the saved link between your account and Make.

  3. 03

    Create the connection in Make

    Add any Patreon module to your scenario and click Create a connection. Give it a name in Connection name if you like, then paste the credentials or follow the on-screen instructions. Every other Patreon module reuses this connection.

First scenario

Your first scenario with Patreon and Make

GoalWhen someone makes a new pledge on Patreon, Make fetches that member's details so the next module can use them.

  1. 01

    Start a blank scenario

    Go to the Scenarios page, create a new scenario, and click the large + in the middle of the editor to place your first module.

  2. 02

    Add Watch New Pledges

    Search for Patreon and pick Watch New Pledges. Click Create a webhook, then Create a connection and link the account you prepared earlier.

  3. 03

    Chain Get a Member

    Click the + on the right of the trigger, choose Patreon again, then Get a Member. In the member field, map the identifier that the trigger passes along; Run once will show you which item it is.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once. Each module shows the bundles it received, a bundle being one item passed along, here one pledge and one member. Check that the data looks right before going further.

  5. 05

    Switch the scenario on

    Turn the scenario on. Because the trigger is instant, Patreon calls Make as soon as a pledge arrives, so you can add your email or sheet module after Get a Member whenever you are ready.

Triggers

Patreon triggers in Make

6 modules start a scenario when something happens in Patreon. A scheduled trigger is checked by Make on the scenario's schedule; an instant one is called by Patreon as soon as it happens.

Patreon1Watch Deleted Members

Watch Deleted Members

Instant trigger

In Make“Triggers when an existing member is deleted.”

You learn right away when a member record disappears from your campaign, which keeps your lists outside Patreon honest instead of slowly filling with people who left.

How it fires
instant, Patreon calls Make through a webhook as soon as the member is deleted.
When to use it
removing a former member from a private community, a mailing list or a shared drive once they are gone from Patreon.
Watch out
click Create a webhook before Create a connection when you add it, otherwise the module has no address for Patreon to call.
Patreon2Watch Deleted Pledges

Watch Deleted Pledges

Instant trigger

In Make“Triggers when an existing pledge is deleted.”

This trigger tells you the moment a pledge is removed, so you can react to lost support while the context is still fresh rather than spotting the dip later in your numbers.

How it fires
instant, Patreon calls Make through a webhook as soon as the pledge is deleted.
When to use it
logging a cancelled pledge in a spreadsheet or pinging yourself in a chat tool so you can follow up with a thank you note.
Watch out
it tracks pledges, not members; pair it with Watch Deleted Members if you also need to catch removed member records.
Patreon3Watch Member Updates

Watch Member Updates

Instant trigger

In Make“Triggers when a member has been updated.”

Any change on an existing member reaches your scenario, which lets the tools around Patreon stay in step with what your supporters actually look like today.

How it fires
instant, Patreon calls Make through a webhook as soon as the member is updated.
When to use it
refreshing a contact in your CRM or email tool whenever Patreon holds newer information about that person.
Watch out
each update starts a run and each module then spends an operation, one execution counted on your Make plan, so keep the scenario short.
Patreon4Watch New Members

Watch New Members

Instant trigger

In Make“Triggers when a new member is created.”

A freshly created member lands in Make straight away, giving you the natural starting point for an onboarding flow that does not depend on you checking the dashboard.

How it fires
instant, Patreon calls Make through a webhook as soon as the member is created.
When to use it
sending a welcome sequence or adding the person to a members-only space when they join your campaign.
Watch out
a new member and a new pledge are two separate events in Patreon; choose Watch New Pledges instead if the pledge is what matters to you.
Patreon5Watch New Pledges

Watch New Pledges

Instant trigger

In Make“Triggers when new pledge is made.”

Each new pledge becomes the start of a run, which is the most direct way to turn fresh support into an action such as a thank you, a log line or an alert.

How it fires
instant, Patreon calls Make through a webhook as soon as the pledge is made.
When to use it
celebrating a new backer in your team chat or recording the pledge in a sheet that tracks campaign growth.
Watch out
the trigger carries the pledge; add Get a Member after it when your next step needs the person behind that pledge.
Patreon6Watch Pledge Updates

Watch Pledge Updates

Instant trigger

In Make“Triggers when a pledge has been updated.”

When an existing pledge changes, your scenario hears about it, so reward fulfilment or reporting can follow the new state without a manual check on your side.

How it fires
instant, Patreon calls Make through a webhook as soon as the pledge is updated.
When to use it
updating the row for that supporter in a tracking sheet or flagging the change to whoever handles rewards.
Watch out
this module covers updates only; new and deleted pledges each have their own trigger, so combine them if you want the full history.
Modules

Patreon modules in Make

Patreon gives you 4 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

Patreon1

Get a Campaign

Action

In Make“Gets campaign details.”

You get the details of one campaign in a single bundle, handy when a later module needs campaign information that the trigger alone did not carry.

When to use it
enriching a report or a message about a new pledge with the campaign it belongs to.
Watch out
it reads only; nothing in this module changes the campaign itself.
Patreon2

Get a Member

Action

In Make“Gets member's details.”

This module fetches the details Patreon keeps on one member, so a welcome email or a CRM entry can use real details instead of a bare identifier.

When to use it
right after Watch New Pledges or Watch Member Updates, mapping the member from the trigger.
Watch out
it works on one member at a time; for a whole audience, reach for Get Campaign Members.
Patreon3

Get Campaign Members

Search

In Make“Gets members from the selected campaign.”

Pick a campaign and Make returns its members, each as its own bundle, which makes a full export or a sync into another tool straightforward to build.

When to use it
seeding a new CRM or newsletter list with everyone already supporting you.
Watch out
a search can return zero, one or many bundles, and every module after it runs once per member, which adds up in operations.
Patreon4

List Pledges

Search

In Make“Retrieves all existing pledges.”

List Pledges hands you every existing pledge, the raw material for a snapshot of who supports you and how, without opening the Patreon dashboard.

When to use it
building a first reporting sheet or checking your records against Patreon after a change in your setup.
Watch out
like any search, it can return a long series of bundles; test with Run once before adding modules that act on each one.
Need help

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FAQ

Patreon and Make: common questions

01Is the Patreon Make integration free?
Yes, Patreon is a standard app in Make, so it works on the Free plan. That plan allows 2 active scenarios, a minimum of 15 minutes between scheduled runs, up to 5 minutes per execution, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise) remove the cap on active scenarios, allow runs every minute and extend execution to 40 minutes. Usage is counted in operations each month. Your Patreon account and creator page are billed by Patreon separately.
02What do you need to connect Patreon to Make?
You need a Patreon account with a creator page and a client registered in the Clients and API Keys section of your Patreon settings. Registering it gives you a Client ID and a Client secret, and Patreon may ask for the Make callback URI during setup. In Make, add a Patreon module, click Create a connection, and paste the two keys. For instant triggers, click Create a webhook before creating the connection. The connection is then reused by every Patreon module in your scenarios.
03Do Patreon triggers in Make fire in real time?
Yes. All six Patreon triggers in Make are instant: Patreon calls Make through a webhook as soon as a member or pledge is created, updated or deleted. There is no polling interval to wait for, which is what the lightning badge on the module means. This covers Watch New Members, Watch Member Updates, Watch Deleted Members, Watch New Pledges, Watch Pledge Updates and Watch Deleted Pledges. Remember that each run still spends operations for every module it executes.
04What if the Patreon module you need is missing in Make?
It depends on the gap. The Patreon app in Make offers 10 modules that watch or read data: 6 instant triggers, 2 actions that get a campaign or a member, and 2 searches. It has no Make an API Call module and no module that creates or edits a pledge. When a scenario needs more than that, the usual path is to handle the missing step in another app of your stack, or to ask the team for help designing a workaround that fits your campaign.
05Should you use Make or n8n for Patreon?
It depends on your criteria. In Make, Patreon is a standard app with 10 modules, including 6 instant triggers, and it runs from the Free plan, which suits someone who wants a visual editor and a guided first scenario. The same app often has an n8n node too, so check what each tool offers for the exact events and lookups you need. The comparison page linked above sets out how the two tools differ on the criteria that matter for your case.
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