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QuickChart Make integrationAutomate QuickChart with Make.

Get a fresh chart link every time your numbers change, without opening a chart editor. The QuickChart Make integration gives you 2 action modules. This guide is for ops and marketing teams who report on data, and walks you through the connection and a first scenario.

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What you can automate

What can the QuickChart Make integration do for you?

The QuickChart Make integration lets a Make scenario (the automation you build, a chain of modules) turn data into a chart. You pick a chart template saved in QuickChart, Make fills it with the figures it received, and you get back a URL that displays the finished chart, ready to drop into a message or a document.

Charts that land in the team chat. When a sales tool or a form hands new figures to Make, Create a Chart builds the image from your template and the next module posts the link where your team already talks. Nobody exports a spreadsheet to make a slide.

Reports with the chart already inside. A marketing lead who emails campaign results can place the chart URL straight into the message body or a document module, so the visual and the numbers always match.

Endpoints the list does not cover. The QuickChart documentation also mentions QR codes, yet only two modules are listed. Make an API Call reaches the rest of the QuickChart API with the same connection.

Keep the limits in mind: QuickChart has no trigger in Make, so another app or a schedule has to start the scenario, and the free QuickChart version needs a chart template before anything works. If you are new to the editor, the Make training covers the basics. The same app also has an n8n node, described on the QuickChart n8n integration page, and the n8n vs Make comparison lays out how the two tools differ.

Connect

How do you connect QuickChart to Make?

  1. 01

    Save your chart as a template

    In QuickChart, open Chart Maker and choose the chart template you want Make to fill. Click Save as API Template so QuickChart stores it and gives it an address you can call.

  2. 02

    Copy the template address

    QuickChart then shows a line labeled Your chart's API endpoint is. Copy that value and keep it somewhere safe: it is the template URL the QuickChart documentation asks for before the connection.

  3. 03

    Create the connection in Make

    In your scenario, add a QuickChart module and click Create a connection. A connection is your QuickChart access saved once in Make, then reused by both modules of the app.

First scenario

Your first scenario: a chart built from another app's data

GoalWhen another app hands new figures to Make, QuickChart turns them into a chart link your team can open.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    On the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the +. Add the module of the app that holds your figures, such as a spreadsheet or a CRM, as the first brick.

  2. 02

    Add Create a Chart

    Click the + on the right of that first module, search for QuickChart and pick Create a Chart. Select the connection you created earlier, or click Create a connection now.

  3. 03

    Map your figures

    Fill the fields of Create a Chart by mapping values from the first module. Each bundle (one item passed along, here one set of figures) produces one chart.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once to execute the scenario a single time. Open the bundle that Create a Chart received and returned, then follow the chart URL to check the result.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch on

    Set the Scheduling clock on the first module, every 15 minutes by default, and switch the scenario on. Add a message or email module after the chart whenever you want it shared.

Modules

What the QuickChart modules do

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

QuickChart1

Create a Chart

Action

In Make“Creates a chart using a QuickChart template. Returns a URL that displays the chart.”

You get a ready-to-share chart: the module fills a QuickChart template with the data of the bundle and hands back a URL that displays the image. That link can go into a message, an email or a document in the next module.

When to use it
any time figures reach your scenario and someone would rather see them as a picture than read a table.
Watch out
it relies on a template you saved in QuickChart, so design the chart there first.
QuickChart2

Make an API Call

Action

In Make“Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.”

This module opens the rest of the QuickChart API to your scenario, reusing the same connection instead of asking for a new one. It is the way to reach an endpoint that Create a Chart does not cover.

When to use it
the doc mentions QR codes and other features, yet no dedicated module handles them.
Watch out
you describe the request yourself, so keep the QuickChart API reference open while you set it up.
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FAQ

QuickChart and Make: frequent questions

01Is the QuickChart Make integration free?
Yes, on the Make side. QuickChart is a standard app, available from the Make Free plan. That plan allows 2 active scenarios, a minimum of 15 minutes between two scheduled runs, 5 minutes of execution per run, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams, Enterprise) lower the interval to 1 minute and count usage in credits. On the QuickChart side, the free version works only with a chart template you created in QuickChart.
02What do you need to connect QuickChart to Make?
A QuickChart account with at least one chart template. In QuickChart, open Chart Maker, select the template, click Save as API Template and copy the value shown next to Your chart's API endpoint is. Then add a QuickChart module in Make and click Create a connection. That single connection serves both modules. Teams that need a private QuickChart instance should check the QuickChart pricing page, which the documentation points to.
03Can QuickChart trigger a Make scenario in real time?
No. QuickChart has no trigger module in Make, only two actions. The scenario therefore starts elsewhere: either on its schedule, every 15 minutes by default, or through the trigger of another app that holds your data. When that other app offers an instant trigger, it calls Make through a webhook as soon as something happens, and Create a Chart runs right after it. On the Free plan, two scheduled runs stay at least 15 minutes apart, while paid plans go down to 1 minute. Either way, test the whole chain with Run once before you switch it on.
04What if the QuickChart module you need is missing?
Use Make an API Call. It can reach any endpoint of the QuickChart API with the connection you already have, which covers what Create a Chart does not, such as the QR codes the documentation mentions. The QuickChart documentation for Make gives no numbered limit on these modules, so the practical boundary is the template you saved and the requests you write yourself. Because you describe the request yourself, keep the QuickChart API reference open, then press Run once and read the bundle it returns to confirm the call did what you expected.
05Should you pick Make or n8n for QuickChart?
It depends on where your team already builds its automations. QuickChart also has an n8n node, so both tools can produce charts from your data. This page covers the Make side: two modules, a template-based connection and a first scenario. If your workflows already live in n8n, the QuickChart n8n integration page on this site explains the node there. The useful question is simple: which tool can your team already maintain? For a side-by-side look at the two tools, the n8n vs Make comparison on this site sets out the differences.
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