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ReferralHero Make integrationAutomate ReferralHero with Make.

Your referral campaign can talk to the rest of your stack on its own. The ReferralHero Make integration gives you 13 modules, including 3 instant triggers. This guide is for marketers who run the campaign, and it walks you from the connection to a first working scenario.

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What you can automate

What can the ReferralHero Make integration do for you?

The ReferralHero Make integration links your referral campaigns to Make, a visual tool where you chain apps together without code. Each automation you build there is a scenario: ReferralHero announces an event, such as a new subscriber or an unlocked reward, and the next steps run by themselves in your other tools.

Rewards that reach people. Watch Unlocked Rewards fires the moment a subscriber earns a reward. Chain Get a Subscriber behind it and you hold the full record, ready to pass to the tool that ships the gift or sends the voucher.

A clean contact base on both sides. When someone leaves the campaign, Watch Deleted Subscribers tells Make, so your CRM or newsletter tool can drop them too. Going the other way, Create a Subscriber and Update a Subscriber keep ReferralHero in step with signups that happen elsewhere.

Referrals credited without a manual check. For a SaaS or a shop, Confirm a Referral marks a referral as valid once the event you care about has happened in another app, a paid order for instance.

The listed modules cover subscribers, lists, rewards and referrals. For anything else in the ReferralHero API, Make an API Call reuses the same connection. ReferralHero often has an n8n node too; the n8n vs Make comparison helps you pick. New to the editor? The Make training starts from zero, and Make pricing explains what each plan counts.

Connect

How do you connect ReferralHero to Make?

  1. 01

    Copy your API token

    Open your ReferralHero dashboard and go to the API page, from the main menu or the settings. Copy the API token shown there. You need an active ReferralHero account for this token to exist.

  2. 02

    Add a ReferralHero module

    In Make, open your scenario, add any ReferralHero module and click Create a connection. A connection is your ReferralHero account linked to Make once, then reused by every ReferralHero module you add later.

  3. 03

    Paste the token and save

    Give the connection a name in Connection name if you run several campaigns or accounts; this field is optional. Paste the API token you copied, confirm, and Make can now read your lists and subscribers.

First scenario

Build your first scenario with ReferralHero

GoalWhen a subscriber unlocks a reward in ReferralHero, Make fetches that subscriber's full record so it can be handed to your fulfilment tool.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    From the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the + in the middle of the canvas. That + is where the first module, the one that starts everything, goes.

  2. 02

    Pick Watch Unlocked Rewards

    Search for ReferralHero, choose Watch Unlocked Rewards, click Create a webhook, then link your account with Create a connection and the API token from the previous section.

  3. 03

    Add Get a Subscriber

    Click the + on the right of the trigger and add Get a Subscriber. Map the subscriber coming out of the trigger into it, so Make looks up the exact person who just earned the reward.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once, then unlock a reward on a test subscriber in ReferralHero. Each module shows the bundles it received, a bundle being one item passed along, here one subscriber.

  5. 05

    Switch the scenario on

    Once the test looks right, turn the scenario on. Because the trigger is instant, ReferralHero calls Make each time a reward is unlocked. You can then add the module of the tool that delivers the gift.

Triggers

ReferralHero triggers in Make

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

ReferralHero1Watch Deleted Subscribers

Watch Deleted Subscribers

Instant trigger

In Make“Triggers when a subscriber is deleted from your campaign.”

This trigger starts your scenario whenever a subscriber is removed from one of your ReferralHero campaigns, so the people who left never linger in your other tools.

How it fires
instant, ReferralHero calls Make through a webhook as soon as the deletion happens, with no polling interval to wait for.
When to use it
your newsletter tool or CRM should forget a contact the moment it disappears from the campaign.
Watch out
the webhook has to be created on the module before the connection, otherwise the scenario stays silent.
ReferralHero2Watch New Subscribers

Watch New Subscribers

Instant trigger

In Make“Triggers when a new subscriber is added to your campaign.”

Each new signup to a campaign becomes a bundle in Make, ready to be copied, tagged or announced wherever your team works.

How it fires
instant, ReferralHero sends the new subscriber to Make through a webhook as soon as they join.
When to use it
a waitlist for a product launch where every new name should land in your CRM and ping the sales channel.
Watch out
each new subscriber runs the whole scenario, and every module that processes it counts as an operation, the unit Make counts on your plan.
ReferralHero3Watch Unlocked Rewards

Watch Unlocked Rewards

Instant trigger

In Make“Triggers when a subscriber unlocks a reward.”

You learn as soon as a subscriber crosses a reward threshold, which is the right time to thank them and deliver what was promised.

How it fires
instant, the reward unlock is pushed to Make by webhook the moment it happens.
When to use it
a referral program with gift cards, swag or early access that someone currently hands out by hand.
Watch out
the trigger tells you a reward was unlocked; add Get a Subscriber or List Rewards after it when the next step needs more detail about the person or the prize.
Modules

ReferralHero modules in Make

ReferralHero gives you 10 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

ReferralHero1

Confirm a Referral

Action

In Make“Confirms a referral.”

Turns a pending referral into a confirmed one, so the referrer gets credit only once the person they brought in has done what counts for you.

When to use it
after a paid order or a signed contract in another app, the proof that the referral was real.
Watch out
place it behind the event that validates the referral, not at signup, or every referral gets confirmed.
ReferralHero2

Create a List

Action

In Make“Creates a new list/campaign in your account.”

Opens a new list, which ReferralHero also calls a campaign, straight from a scenario instead of the dashboard.

When to use it
each new product, event or partner gets its own referral campaign and you want it ready the moment the project is created in your project tool.
Watch out
run it on a clear event so the scenario does not open duplicate campaigns.
ReferralHero3

Create a Subscriber

Action

In Make“Creates a new subscriber.”

Adds a person to a ReferralHero list from any other app, so people who sign up elsewhere still enter your referral program.

When to use it
a lead form, a checkout or an event registration that lives outside ReferralHero.
Watch out
if the same person can come back through that form, look them up first with List Subscribers to avoid a second entry.
ReferralHero4

Delete a Subscriber

Action

In Make“Deletes a subscriber.”

Removes a subscriber from ReferralHero, handy to honor an unsubscribe or erase request made in another tool.

When to use it
a contact asks to be forgotten in your CRM and the referral campaign should follow.
Watch out
check who it targets before going live: test it with Run once on a dummy subscriber first.
ReferralHero5

Get a Subscriber

Action

In Make“Retrieves a subscriber.”

Fetches one subscriber's record so the following modules can use it, when you already know which person you need.

When to use it
right after a trigger that points to a subscriber, to enrich a reward email or a CRM update.
Watch out
it returns one person; to browse a whole list, List Subscribers is the right module.
ReferralHero6

Make an API Call

Action

In Make“Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.”

Calls any endpoint of the ReferralHero API with the connection you already set up, which covers whatever the other modules leave out.

When to use it
you need an operation of the API that no listed module offers.
Watch out
you write the request yourself, so keep the ReferralHero API documentation open, and reach for a listed module whenever one exists.
ReferralHero7

Update a Subscriber

Action

In Make“Updates a subscriber.”

Changes a subscriber who already exists, keeping ReferralHero aligned when their details move in another system.

When to use it
someone corrects their email or name in your CRM and the campaign should show the new version.
Watch out
the module edits a known subscriber; find them first with Get a Subscriber or List Subscribers when the scenario starts from another app.
ReferralHero8

List Lists

Search

In Make“Gets all the lists/campaigns in your account.”

Returns every list, or campaign, in your account as separate bundles, one per campaign.

When to use it
a report or a sync that has to go through all your campaigns instead of one chosen by hand.
Watch out
each campaign becomes its own bundle, so the modules placed after it run once per campaign and use an operation each time.
ReferralHero9

List Rewards

Search

In Make“Gets a list of rewards.”

Pulls the rewards set up in ReferralHero so a scenario can see what can be earned before it acts.

When to use it
after Watch Unlocked Rewards, when fulfilment depends on which reward it is.
Watch out
this search may return zero, one or several rewards; plan what happens when it comes back empty.
ReferralHero10

List Subscribers

Search

In Make“Gets all the subscribers in a list.”

Gives you all the subscribers of one list, each as a bundle, the easiest way to check who is already in a campaign.

When to use it
a duplicate check before Create a Subscriber, or a full export to a spreadsheet.
Watch out
a large campaign means many bundles and as many operations for every module that follows.
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FAQ

ReferralHero and Make: common questions

01Is the ReferralHero Make integration free?
Yes, on the Make side. ReferralHero is a standard app, available from the Free plan. That plan allows 2 active scenarios, runs of up to 5 minutes, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer, with at least 15 minutes between two scheduled runs. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams, Enterprise) lift the active scenario cap, allow runs of up to 40 minutes and count usage in credits, meaning operations, each month. You still need an active ReferralHero account with its own subscription.
02What do you need to connect ReferralHero to Make?
Two things: an active ReferralHero account and its API token. You find the token in the ReferralHero dashboard, on the API page reached from the main menu or the settings. In Make, add a ReferralHero module, click Create a connection, optionally name it, then paste the token. For the three triggers, which are instant, click Create a webhook before creating the connection. The same connection then serves every ReferralHero module in your scenarios, so you only do this setup once per account.
03Do ReferralHero triggers in Make react in real time?
Yes. Watch New Subscribers, Watch Deleted Subscribers and Watch Unlocked Rewards are all instant triggers: ReferralHero calls Make through a webhook as soon as the event happens, instead of Make checking on a schedule. That is why these modules show a lightning badge in the editor. A scenario that starts from another app instead would follow that app's trigger, and a scheduled start runs every 15 minutes by default on a new scenario.
04What if a ReferralHero module is missing in Make?
Use Make an API Call. It reaches any endpoint of the ReferralHero API with the connection you already created, so you are not limited to the 13 listed modules. You write the request yourself, which asks for a look at the ReferralHero API documentation. The Make documentation for this app also warns that its content is AI-generated from the vendor's docs and may contain mistakes, so check important details with ReferralHero directly before relying on them.
05Should you use Make or n8n for ReferralHero?
It depends on the tool you already work in. ReferralHero is available in Make, with 3 instant triggers, 7 actions and 3 searches, and the same app often has an n8n node as well. Neither choice changes what ReferralHero itself offers. If your other automations already live in Make, keeping the referral flows next to them is simpler to maintain; if your team builds in n8n, check that node first. Compare the modules you actually need on both sides before deciding.
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