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SkootEco Make integrationAutomate SkootEco with Make.

Want every sale or signup to fund a tree, a bottle or a carbon offset? The SkootEco Make integration gives you 5 action modules and no trigger. This page shows how to link your API key and build a first scenario that calls SkootEco when another app says so.

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What you can automate

What can the SkootEco Make integration do for you?

The SkootEco Make integration lets a Make scenario (the automation you build, a chain of modules) send requests to SkootEco without code. Each module is one brick of that chain, and SkootEco brings five actions: plant a tree, recover a plastic bottle, offset carbon, combine the three, or call the API directly.

Reward a purchase with a tree. An online store can put the trigger of its shop app first, then Plant a Tree, so each new order lands as a request in SkootEco. The order is the event; SkootEco does the planting side.

Tie a newsletter signup to a bottle. A marketing team can send each new subscriber from its form tool into Recover a Plastic Bottle, and mention the gesture in the welcome email. When one event should fund several actions at once, Plant Trees, Recover Plastic Bottles and/or Offset Carbon groups them in a single module.

Offset a project. Offset Carbon via Climate Project fits a company that prefers a climate project to a tree count. For anything the four named modules do not cover, Make an API Call reaches the rest of the SkootEco API with the same connection.

What Make does not do here: SkootEco has no trigger, so the scenario always starts from another app or from a schedule. The official doc is also flagged as AI-generated, so check key details with SkootEco. If you weigh the two tools, n8n vs Make lays out the criteria, Make pricing explains how operations are counted, and Make training helps you build faster.

Connect

How do you connect SkootEco to Make?

  1. 01

    Generate an API token in SkootEco

    You need a SkootEco profile first. From your dashboard, open the API section, click the button that generates a new API token, give it a name if SkootEco asks, and copy the token shown on screen.

  2. 02

    Add a SkootEco module in Make

    Log in to Make, add any SkootEco module to your scenario and click Create a connection. The Connection name field is optional, but a clear name helps once several accounts sit in the same organization.

  3. 03

    Paste the key and save

    Paste the token you copied, or follow the instructions Make shows in the window, then save. This connection (your SkootEco account linked to Make) is reused by every SkootEco module afterward, so you only do it once.

First scenario

Your first scenario with SkootEco

GoalWhen a new order arrives in your shop app, Make asks SkootEco to plant a tree.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    From the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the + to add the first module. SkootEco has no trigger, so this first module comes from the app that holds your orders.

  2. 02

    Pick the starting event

    Search your shop app by name, choose its module for new orders and connect that account. Fill its fields; Make lists what it can read once the connection exists.

  3. 03

    Add Plant a Tree

    Click the + on the right of the first module, search SkootEco and pick Plant a Tree. Create the connection with your API key, then map data from the order into the fields it asks for.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once to execute the scenario one time. Then read the bundles each module received, and check in SkootEco that the request arrived.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch on

    Set the schedule on the first module, every 15 minutes by default, then switch the scenario on. From then on, each new order found at a check goes through the chain.

Modules

What each SkootEco module does

SkootEco gives you 5 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

SkootEco1

Make an API Call

ActionIn the docs only

Opens the whole SkootEco API to your scenario when the four named modules stop short. It reuses the connection you already created, so there is no new key to paste.

When to use it
the SkootEco API offers an endpoint that no module lists, and you want it in the same scenario.
Watch out
you write the request yourself from the SkootEco API documentation, so test it with Run once before switching on.
SkootEco2

Offset Carbon via Climate Project

ActionIn the docs only

Sends a carbon offset request to SkootEco through a climate project, as its name says, which suits a brand that reports on emissions rather than trees or bottles.

When to use it
a shipment is confirmed or a trip is booked, and you want that event matched with an offset.
Watch out
the doc gives no field list, so open the module to see what it expects before mapping.
SkootEco3

Plant Trees, Recover Plastic Bottles and/or Offset Carbon

ActionIn the docs only

Covers several impact types in one step: trees, bottles, carbon, or any mix of the three. One module replaces a chain of three and keeps the scenario short.

When to use it
a single event, such as a large order, should fund more than one action at once.
Watch out
the doc describes no field, so run it once and read the output bundle to confirm which actions SkootEco recorded.
SkootEco4

Plant a Tree

ActionIn the docs only

Turns an event from another app into a tree planting request in SkootEco. It is the simplest module to start with, and the one this page uses for the first scenario.

When to use it
a customer pays, a review comes in or a form is submitted, and one tree is the reward you promise.
Watch out
the module runs once per bundle it receives, and each run counts as one operation on your Make plan.
SkootEco5

Recover a Plastic Bottle

ActionIn the docs only

Asks SkootEco to recover a plastic bottle each time the scenario reaches it, a gesture that reads well in a welcome email or on a receipt.

When to use it
your audience cares about ocean plastic more than forests, for example a new subscriber or a returned package.
Watch out
place a filter before it if only some events should count, otherwise every bundle that arrives triggers a request.
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FAQ

SkootEco and Make: common questions

01Is the SkootEco Make integration free?
Yes on the Make side: SkootEco is a standard app, available from the Free plan. That plan allows 2 active scenarios, at least 15 minutes between two scheduled runs, 5 minutes of execution per run and files up to 5 MB. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams, Enterprise) bring the interval down to 1 minute and count usage in operations per month. SkootEco itself is separate: you need a SkootEco profile, and its subscription is described on the SkootEco pricing page.
02What do you need to connect SkootEco to Make?
You need a SkootEco profile and an API key. In your SkootEco dashboard, open the API section, generate a new API token, name it if asked and copy it. Then add a SkootEco module in Make, click Create a connection, give the connection a name if you like and paste the token. The same connection then serves all five SkootEco modules, including Make an API Call, so you never paste the key twice.
03Can a SkootEco scenario start in real time?
Not from SkootEco itself, because the app has no trigger module. The scenario has to start elsewhere. Either you put another app's trigger first, such as a new order or a new form entry, and SkootEco comes after it, or you rely on the schedule of the first module, which is every 15 minutes by default and can go down to 1 minute on a paid plan. Whether the start is instant then depends on the trigger of that other app.
04What if the SkootEco module you need is missing?
Use Make an API Call. It calls any endpoint of the SkootEco API with the connection you already set up, so you can cover what the four named modules leave out. You write the request from the SkootEco API documentation and check the result with Run once. Keep in mind that the official Make doc for SkootEco is flagged as AI-generated and may contain mistakes, so confirm important details directly with SkootEco.
05Should you use Make or n8n for SkootEco?
It depends on where your team already builds. This page confirms the Make side: five action modules, a connection by API key and Make an API Call for the rest. n8n often has a node for the same app, but that is worth checking in its catalog for SkootEco before you decide. Compare what each tool offers for your own scenario, the apps around SkootEco and who will maintain the automation, rather than picking a winner in general.
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