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Shipcloud Make integrationAutomate Shipcloud with Make.

Can a shipment status change push itself into the rest of your tools? The Shipcloud Make integration gives you 8 modules: 1 instant trigger, 6 actions and 1 search. This guide is for shop and warehouse teams, and it walks you from the API key to a working first scenario.

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What you can automate

What can the Shipcloud Make integration do for you?

The Shipcloud Make integration links your Shipcloud account to Make so shipments can be created, priced, read and updated inside a scenario, which is the automation you build in Make as a chain of bricks called modules. It also lets Shipcloud tell Make the moment a shipment reaches a status, so the next steps start on their own.

Shipments without copy and paste. When an order is confirmed in another app, Create a Shipment opens the shipment in Shipcloud with the data mapped from that order. Pair it with Create a Shipment Quote beforehand if you want to see the price before committing.

Customers who hear about delays first. Watch New Shipment Status fires as soon as a shipment reaches a status, and Get a Shipment pulls the full record so a message, a ticket or a spreadsheet row can carry the right details.

A tidy shipment list. List Shipments returns the shipments already in your account, and Update a Shipment or Delete a Shipment handle the ones that changed or were cancelled.

What Make does not cover out of the box goes through Make an API Call, which reuses the same connection. The Make documentation for this app is flagged as AI-generated from Shipcloud's own docs, so double-check important details with Shipcloud. If you are weighing tools, read n8n vs Make; to learn the editor properly, see Make training, and when a run fails, Make troubleshooting helps you read the error.

Connect

How do you connect Shipcloud to Make?

  1. 01

    Copy your Shipcloud API key

    Log in to Shipcloud, click your email address at the top right, then open the API Key menu item. Copy the key shown on screen. You need a Shipcloud account, and a free developer plan is enough to get keys.

  2. 02

    Open a Shipcloud module in Make

    In your scenario, add any Shipcloud module and click Create a connection. A connection is your Shipcloud account linked to Make once, then reused by every Shipcloud module. The Connection name field is optional but helps when you run several accounts.

  3. 03

    Paste the key and save

    Paste the API key you copied, or follow the instructions Make shows on screen, and save. For the instant trigger the order is different: click Create a webhook first, then Create a connection inside that window.

First scenario

Your first scenario with Shipcloud and Make

GoalWhen a shipment reaches a status in Shipcloud, Make fetches the complete shipment so the next module can use it.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    Go to the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the big + to add the first module. Type Shipcloud in the search box and pick Watch New Shipment Status.

  2. 02

    Set up the webhook

    Click Create a webhook, then Create a connection and paste your sandbox API key. From now on Shipcloud calls Make as soon as a shipment reaches a status.

  3. 03

    Add Get a Shipment

    Click the + on the right of the trigger, pick Get a Shipment and map the shipment ID coming from the trigger. Each shipment travels as one bundle, meaning one item passed from a module to the next.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once, then make a status change happen on a sandbox shipment. Open the bubbles above each module to read the bundles they received and check the details are the ones you expect.

  5. 05

    Switch it on

    Add the module of the tool that should receive the details, test once more, then switch the scenario on. Every module run on a bundle counts as one operation on your Make plan.

Triggers

What starts a Shipcloud scenario

1 module starts a scenario when something happens in Shipcloud. A scheduled trigger is checked by Make on the scenario's schedule; an instant one is called by Shipcloud as soon as it happens.

Shipcloud1Watch New Shipment Status

Watch New Shipment Status

Instant trigger

In Make“Trigger when a status for a shipment has been reached.”

Your scenario starts the moment a Shipcloud shipment reaches a new status, so customers, support and the warehouse learn about it without anyone refreshing a tracking page. The bundle it sends identifies the shipment, which you can then read in full or pass along.

How it fires
instant: the app calls Make through a webhook as soon as it happens, which is why this module shows a lightning badge rather than a clock.
When to use it
any follow-up that should hang on a delivery event, like an email to the buyer or a ticket for a parcel that got stuck.
Watch out
set it up with Create a webhook before Create a connection, otherwise Shipcloud has nowhere to send the event.
Modules

Everything the Shipcloud modules can do

Shipcloud gives you 7 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

Shipcloud1

Create a Shipment

Action

In Make“Creates a new shipment. To avoid being charged you can use your sandbox key to create the scenario and switch to the live API key once everything works fine.”

Turns an order from another tool into a real Shipcloud shipment, so nobody retypes the order details by hand. It is the module that actually books the shipment.

When to use it
right after an order is paid or approved in your shop or CRM, once the order details are final.
Watch out
a live key creates billable shipments, so build and test with your sandbox key, then switch to the live key.
Shipcloud2

Create a Shipment Quote

Action

In Make“Creates a new shipment quote.”

Gives you the price of a shipment before you book it, which is handy when the shipping cost decides whether the order ships as planned. Nothing is shipped at this step.

When to use it
ahead of Create a Shipment, when the next step should depend on what the shipment will cost.
Watch out
a quote books nothing; you still need Create a Shipment afterwards.
Shipcloud3

Delete a Shipment

Action

In Make“Deletes an existing shipment.”

Removes a shipment from your Shipcloud account, which keeps your list clean when an order is cancelled before the parcel leaves. You give it the shipment to remove and it disappears.

When to use it
when a cancellation arrives from your shop and the matching shipment should go with it.
Watch out
a deletion cannot be taken back, so make sure the scenario only reaches this module for orders that are really cancelled.
Shipcloud4

Get a Shipment

Action

In Make“Retrieves detailed information about an existing shipment via shipment ID.”

Fetches everything Shipcloud holds about one shipment from its ID, so the next module works with the full record instead of a bare reference. It reads, it changes nothing.

When to use it
right after Watch New Shipment Status, or whenever another app only stores the shipment ID.
Watch out
it needs an existing shipment ID; if you only have an order reference, start with List Shipments to find the shipment.
Shipcloud5

Make an API Call

Action

In Make“Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.”

Reaches any part of the Shipcloud API that the ready-made modules leave out, with the connection you already set up. It is your fallback when no listed module fits the job.

When to use it
when you need a Shipcloud endpoint that none of the other seven modules calls.
Watch out
you write the request yourself, so keep the Shipcloud API docs open and test with Run once on the sandbox key first.
Shipcloud6

Update a Shipment

Action

In Make“Updates an existing shipment.”

Changes an existing shipment in place, which saves you deleting and recreating it when a detail moves after booking. The shipment keeps its identity, only the data you map changes.

When to use it
when an order detail changes in your shop after the shipment already exists.
Watch out
map only the values that really changed, and run it once on a sandbox shipment to see the result.
Shipcloud7

List Shipments

Search

In Make“Retrieves a list of existing shipments.”

Returns the shipments already in your Shipcloud account, one bundle each, so you can review, export or match them against orders elsewhere. It is the only search module of the app.

When to use it
to feed a report sheet, or to find a shipment when you only have partial information.
Watch out
a search can return zero, one or many bundles, and every module after it runs once per bundle, which adds operations.
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FAQ

Shipcloud and Make: common questions

01Is the Shipcloud Make integration free?
Yes, on the Make side. Shipcloud is a standard app, so it works on the Free plan. That plan allows 2 active scenarios, a minimum of 15 minutes between scheduled runs, 5 minutes of execution per run, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans drop the interval to 1 minute and lift the scenario cap. Your Shipcloud subscription is separate: check the Shipcloud pricing page for that side, and note that a free developer plan is enough to get API keys.
02What do you need to connect Shipcloud to Make?
A Shipcloud account and its API key. Register for a free developer plan if you do not have one, then in Shipcloud click your email address at the top right and open the API Key menu item to copy the key. In Make, add a Shipcloud module, click Create a connection, optionally name it and paste the key. For the instant trigger, click Create a webhook first. Building with the sandbox key avoids being charged for test shipments.
03Does the Shipcloud trigger in Make react in real time?
Yes. Watch New Shipment Status is an instant trigger: Shipcloud calls Make through a webhook as soon as a shipment reaches a status, so the scenario starts right away instead of waiting for a schedule. You will see a lightning badge on the module in the editor. It is the only trigger of the app, so scenarios that start elsewhere, such as a new order in your shop, use a trigger from that other app and then Shipcloud actions.
04What if a Shipcloud module is missing in Make?
Use Make an API Call. It calls any endpoint of the Shipcloud API with the connection you already have, so you are not stuck with the seven ready-made actions and search. You write the request yourself, which means reading the Shipcloud API documentation. Keep in mind that the Make docs for this app are marked as AI-generated from Shipcloud's own documentation and may contain mistakes, so confirm important behavior with Shipcloud directly.
05Should you use Make or n8n for Shipcloud?
It depends on where the rest of your stack already lives. In Make, Shipcloud comes with 8 ready modules, an instant status trigger and Make an API Call for anything else, all on the Free plan. If your team already runs its automations in n8n, check whether a Shipcloud node exists there before switching. Compare the two on the editor you prefer, the apps you connect and how you count usage, not on a single app.
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