People HR Make integrationAutomate People HR with Make.
Want the rest of your stack to hear about People HR events without anyone copying them over? The People HR Make integration gives you 1 instant trigger. This page shows HR and ops teams how to connect the account and build a first scenario around it.
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What can the People HR Make integration do for you?
The People HR Make integration lets an event created in your People HR account start an automation in Make, called a scenario: a chain of bricks, or modules, that each do one job. People HR brings one module, an instant trigger, so the work that follows happens in the other apps you plug in after it.
Your team hears about HR changes without a manual relay. Put Watch Events at the start of a scenario and add a messaging app right after it. Each new event becomes a message in the channel your managers already read.
An HR log that fills itself. Keep the same trigger and send each event to a spreadsheet or database app instead. Every event arrives as a bundle, meaning one item passed from module to module, so each one can become its own row.
A follow-up task instead of a sticky note. Route the event to a project tool and let it open a task for whoever handles the next step. The trigger stays the same across all three ideas; only what you add after it changes.
Know the limits before you start. People HR has no action or search module in Make, so Make cannot write back into People HR or look records up there, and there is no universal API call module for this app either. If you are still choosing a tool, read the n8n vs Make comparison, and check Make pricing to see what each plan allows. When a build gets stuck, Make troubleshooting covers the usual errors.
How do you connect your People HR account to Make?
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Add the trigger and open the connection form
In a new scenario, search for People HR, pick Watch Events, then click Create a connection. A connection is your People HR account linked to Make once, then reused by the module.
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Give the connection a name
This step is optional, but a clear name such as the company or the account owner makes it easy to pick the right one later, once your list of connections grows.
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Authorize Make and save
Follow what People HR asks for: either approve Make on the People HR page that opens, or paste the key People HR gives you. Then click Save and the connection appears in the module.
Your first scenario with People HR
GoalWhen a new event is created in People HR, Make passes it to the app your team works in.
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Create the scenario
Open the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the + to add the first module.
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Pick Watch Events
Type People HR in the search box, choose Watch Events and link your account with Create a connection. The lightning badge on the module means People HR calls Make itself.
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Add the next module
Click the + on the right of the trigger and pick the app that should receive the event. Map the data from Watch Events into its fields by clicking the items Make offers.
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Test with Run once
Click Run once, then create an event in People HR. Read the bundles each module received and check that the data landed where you expect.
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Switch the scenario on
Once the test looks right, turn the scenario on. From then on, each new People HR event starts it on its own.
What starts a People HR scenario
1 module starts a scenario when something happens in People HR. A scheduled trigger is checked by Make on the scenario's schedule; an instant one is called by People HR as soon as it happens.
Watch Events
Instant triggerIn Make“Triggers when a new event is created.”
Watch Events starts your scenario each time a new event is created in your People HR account, and hands that event to the next module as a bundle you can map anywhere.
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