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PiAPI/Skyreels Make integrationAutomate PiAPI/Skyreels with Make.

Can an image become a video without anyone opening PiAPI? The PiAPI/Skyreels Make integration gives you 2 action modules for that. This guide is for marketers and ops people who already use PiAPI: connect the key, then build a first flow.

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What you can automate

What does the PiAPI/Skyreels Make integration do?

The PiAPI/Skyreels Make integration lets a Make scenario, meaning the automation you build as a chain of modules, send an image to Skyreels through your PiAPI account and get a generated video back. A module is one brick of that chain. You do the setup once, and every image that reaches the scenario is handled the same way.

Product shots that turn into clips. A store adds a product photo in its catalog app, and the scenario passes that picture to Generate a Video based on an Image. The video then moves to the next module as a bundle, the name Make gives to one item flowing between modules.

A creative queue that feeds itself. A designer drops visuals in a shared folder of another app; each new file is picked up by the scenario and sent to Skyreels, so nobody copies images by hand into PiAPI.

Whatever the listed module does not cover. Make an API Call reaches any endpoint of the PiAPI/Skyreels API with the same connection. It suits builders who already read the PiAPI docs.

Two limits matter. PiAPI/Skyreels has no trigger, so another app or a schedule has to start the scenario. And the Make documentation for this app states that it was AI-generated from the vendor docs and may contain mistakes, so check anything important with PiAPI. The same app often has an n8n counterpart; the n8n vs Make page compares both tools. To learn the editor, see Make training, and the Make pricing page explains how operations are counted.

Connect

How do you connect PiAPI/Skyreels to Make?

  1. 01

    Open the connection window

    Log in to Make, add a PiAPI/Skyreels module to your scenario and click Create a connection. A connection is your PiAPI account linked to Make once, then reused by both modules of the app.

  2. 02

    Give the connection a clear name

    The Connection name field is optional, yet worth filling. A label such as the client or the workspace helps later, when a scenario asks which PiAPI account it should use.

  3. 03

    Paste your PiAPI API key

    In PiAPI, open your workspace, go to the API key section, generate a new key and copy the value shown on screen. Paste it into Make, or follow the on-screen instructions, to finish the connection.

First scenario

Your first scenario with PiAPI/Skyreels

GoalWhen a new image shows up in another app, Make sends it to PiAPI/Skyreels and gets a video back.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    On the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the + to add the first module. Pick the app where your images live, for example a storage folder or a form tool.

  2. 02

    Add the Skyreels module

    Click the + on the right of that first module, search for PiAPI/Skyreels and choose Generate a Video based on an Image. Select the connection you created earlier.

  3. 03

    Map the image

    Fill the module fields and map the image coming from the previous module. Mapping means picking a value from the earlier bundle instead of typing it, so every new image is used automatically.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once to execute the scenario one time. Open the bubble above each module to read the bundles it received and confirm the image reached Skyreels.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch it on

    Set the schedule on the first module, every 15 minutes by default, then switch the scenario on. Each module run counts as an operation, the unit Make tracks on your plan.

Modules

What the PiAPI/Skyreels modules do

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

PiAPI/Skyreels1

Generate a Video based on an Image

ActionIn the docs only

You hand this action one picture and PiAPI/Skyreels produces a video from it, without leaving your scenario. It is the reason most people add the app: a still visual becomes moving content for a post, a listing or an ad.

When to use it
right after a module that delivers a new image, such as a fresh product photo or a file dropped in a shared folder.
Watch out
generation runs on your PiAPI account, which needs available credits or a paid plan.
PiAPI/Skyreels2

Make an API Call

ActionIn the docs only

This module gives you access to any endpoint of the PiAPI/Skyreels API while reusing the connection you already set up, so there is no second key to manage. It covers whatever the video module above does not offer.

When to use it
once you have found, in the PiAPI documentation, a request that no listed module handles.
Watch out
you build the request yourself, so read the vendor docs first, since the Make page for this app warns it may contain mistakes.
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FAQ

PiAPI/Skyreels and Make: frequent questions

01Is the PiAPI/Skyreels Make integration free?
Yes, on the Make side. PiAPI/Skyreels is a standard app, available from the Free plan. That plan allows 2 active scenarios, runs no more often than every 15 minutes, stops a run after 5 minutes and handles files up to 5 MB, with 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams, Enterprise) bring the interval down to 1 minute and count usage in credits per month. PiAPI is a separate account: the documentation asks for available credits or a paid plan there.
02What do you need to connect PiAPI/Skyreels to Make?
An active PiAPI account with available credits or a paid plan, plus an API key. You get the key in your PiAPI workspace, under the API key section, by generating a new one and copying the value displayed. In Make, add a PiAPI/Skyreels module, click Create a connection, optionally name it, then paste the key into Make. The same connection serves both modules, so this setup happens only once per account.
03Does PiAPI/Skyreels trigger scenarios in real time in Make?
No, because the app has no trigger module at all. Something else has to start the scenario. The first option is a trigger from another app, such as a storage folder or a form, placed before the Skyreels module; if that app offers an instant trigger, it calls Make through a webhook as soon as something happens. The second option is the schedule on the first module, every 15 minutes by default, which you can adjust.
04What if a PiAPI/Skyreels module is missing in Make?
Use Make an API Call. With this module, any endpoint of the PiAPI/Skyreels API can be called from the scenario, using the connection you already created. You write the request from the PiAPI documentation rather than filling a ready form. Keep in mind that the Make page for this app says it was AI-generated from the vendor docs and may contain mistakes, so questions about the API go to PiAPI directly.
05Should you use Make or n8n for PiAPI/Skyreels?
It depends on the tool your team already runs. In Make, PiAPI/Skyreels comes with 2 modules: a ready video generation action and Make an API Call for everything else. The same app often has an n8n node as well. The choice comes down to which editor you know and where your other automations live, not to the app itself. The n8n vs Make comparison on this site lays out the criteria side by side.
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