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SleekFlow Make integrationAutomate SleekFlow with Make.

Your SleekFlow inbox and contact list can feed the rest of your tools on their own. The SleekFlow Make integration offers 6 modules: 2 triggers and 4 actions. This guide is for sales and support teams, and it walks you from the API key to a first working scenario.

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What you can automate

What does the SleekFlow Make integration do?

The SleekFlow Make integration links your SleekFlow account to Make, a no-code tool where you build a scenario: an automation made of modules, each one a single brick such as a trigger or an action. SleekFlow can start a scenario when a message comes in or a contact changes, and it can receive contacts and messages sent by other apps.

Leads that land in SleekFlow on their own. A form, a CRM or a spreadsheet collects a new prospect in another app. Create a Contact adds that person to SleekFlow, then Send a Message greets them, so nobody retypes a name or a phone number.

A contact list that stays in step with your CRM. Watch New/Updated Contact picks up every contact created or edited in SleekFlow and passes it to the next module, which can write it into a tool like the one covered in our Airtable Make integration guide. In the other direction, Update a Contact finds the SleekFlow contact by email or phone number and brings it up to date.

Incoming messages that reach the right people. Watch New Incoming Message hands each new message to Make, which can pass it to a task list, a team chat or a support tool.

What the modules do not cover can often be reached with Make an API Call, which calls the SleekFlow API with the same connection. Both triggers are scheduled: Make checks SleekFlow on the scenario's schedule, it does not receive messages the second they arrive. SleekFlow may also exist as an n8n node; our n8n vs Make comparison helps you pick the tool, and the Make training goes further on scenario design.

Connect

How do you connect SleekFlow to Make?

  1. 01

    Copy your Platform API key

    You need an active SleekFlow account with Admin access. In SleekFlow, click the integration icon in the left bar, open Direct API, click Connect in the Platform API section and copy the key shown under Your unique API key.

  2. 02

    Add a SleekFlow module

    In your Make scenario, add any SleekFlow module and click Create a connection. A connection is your SleekFlow account linked to Make once, then reused by every SleekFlow module. You can give it a name in the Connection name field.

  3. 03

    Paste the key and save

    Paste the API key you copied from SleekFlow, or follow the instructions Make shows on screen, then save. The connection now appears in the list of every SleekFlow module you add to this scenario or to the next ones.

First scenario

Your first scenario with SleekFlow

GoalWhen a new lead shows up in another app, Make creates the contact in SleekFlow and sends a welcome message.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    Open the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the big +. Pick the trigger of the app where your leads arrive: a form, a CRM or a sheet.

  2. 02

    Add Create a Contact

    Click the + on the right of the first module, search for SleekFlow and pick Create a Contact. Choose your connection, or click Create a connection if this is your first SleekFlow module.

  3. 03

    Map the lead's details

    Fill the module fields by dragging in the data of the first module: the lead's name and contact details. Each lead travels as a bundle, meaning one item passed from one module to the next.

  4. 04

    Add Send a Message

    Click the + again and add Send a Message. Write the welcome text and map the contact details from the previous modules, so each new lead gets a greeting that uses their own information.

  5. 05

    Test with Run once

    Create a test lead in the source app, then click Run once. Make runs the scenario one time and shows the bundles each module received. Check the new contact and the message in SleekFlow.

  6. 06

    Schedule and switch on

    Click the clock on the first module to set the schedule, every 15 minutes by default, then switch the scenario on. Each module run counts as one operation on your Make plan.

Triggers

What can start a SleekFlow scenario?

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

SleekFlow1Watch New Incoming Message

Watch New Incoming Message

triggerIn the docs only

Every message a customer sends to your SleekFlow inbox becomes a bundle, one item that the next modules of the scenario can reuse and pass along to your other apps. You get your inbox activity inside Make without opening SleekFlow.

How it fires
scheduled, Make checks SleekFlow on the scenario's schedule and picks up the messages received since the last check.
When to use it
when a message should create a task, alert a teammate in a chat tool or be logged in a spreadsheet.
Watch out
this is not instant, so a message waits until the next check; avoid sending an automatic reply from the same scenario without a condition, or every exchange grows your operation count.
SleekFlow2Watch New/Updated Contact

Watch New/Updated Contact

triggerIn the docs only

Contacts added or edited in SleekFlow flow out to your other tools, so the CRM or the sheet your team reads always carries the latest version. One module covers both cases, new and changed.

How it fires
scheduled, Make checks SleekFlow on the scenario's schedule and returns the contacts created or modified since the previous run.
When to use it
when SleekFlow is where contacts are first captured and another app needs to know about them.
Watch out
if the same scenario writes back with Update a Contact, that edit counts as an update and can start the scenario again; keep the two directions in separate scenarios with a filter.
Modules

What can Make do in SleekFlow?

SleekFlow gives you 4 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

SleekFlow1

Create a Contact

Action

In Make“Creates a new contact.”

A person captured in another app lands in SleekFlow as a new contact, ready for your team to message. No copy and paste between tools.

When to use it
right after a form submission or a new deal, when that person does not exist in SleekFlow yet.
Watch out
if the person may already be there, use Update a Contact instead, which finds an existing contact by email or phone number.
SleekFlow2

Make an API Call

Action

In Make“Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.”

This module reaches any endpoint of the SleekFlow API with the connection you already set up, which covers what the five other modules leave out.

When to use it
when your use case needs an action that no listed module offers, and the SleekFlow API documentation describes it.
Watch out
you write the request yourself, so read the SleekFlow API reference first and test with Run once before switching the scenario on.
SleekFlow3

Send a Message

Action

In Make“Sends a message.”

Make sends a message from your SleekFlow account for you, with text that can mix a fixed wording and data pulled from earlier modules, such as the contact's name.

When to use it
to greet a new contact, confirm a booking made in another app or notify a customer when a status changes.
Watch out
treat every send as final and test on your own contact with Run once first.
SleekFlow4

Update a Contact

Action

In Make“Updates an existing contact by mail or phone number.”

An existing SleekFlow contact gets fresh details from another tool, found by its email address or its phone number, so your team always sees current information before replying.

When to use it
when a deal moves forward in your CRM or a customer changes their details somewhere else.
Watch out
the module looks the contact up by email or phone, so map one of those two values from the previous module or it will not find anyone.
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FAQ

SleekFlow and Make: frequent questions

01Is the SleekFlow Make integration free?
Yes, SleekFlow is a standard app in Make, so its modules work on the Free plan. That plan lets you keep 2 active scenarios, runs scheduled scenarios every 15 minutes at the shortest, stops a run after 5 minutes and caps data transfer at 512 MB. Paid plans such as Core, Pro and Teams bring the interval down to 1 minute and remove the cap on active scenarios. You still need a SleekFlow subscription that includes Admin access and the Platform API, which SleekFlow bills on its side.
02What do you need to connect SleekFlow to Make?
You need an active SleekFlow account with Admin access and a Platform API key. In SleekFlow, open the integration icon in the left bar, go to Direct API, click Connect in the Platform API section and copy the key shown under Your unique API key. Then, in Make, add a SleekFlow module, click Create a connection, give it a name if you like and paste the key. Every SleekFlow module in your scenarios reuses that same connection.
03Do SleekFlow triggers in Make react in real time?
No, both SleekFlow triggers are scheduled. Make checks SleekFlow on the schedule of the scenario, every 15 minutes by default, and collects the new messages or contacts found since the previous check. On the Free plan, 15 minutes is the shortest interval; paid plans go down to 1 minute. For most follow-up tasks, such as logging a message or syncing a contact, that delay is fine. If you need a faster reaction, lower the interval on a paid plan.
04What if a SleekFlow module is missing in Make?
Use Make an API Call. It reaches any endpoint of the SleekFlow API with the connection you already created, so an action missing from the four listed actions can still be run from your scenario. You write the request based on the SleekFlow API documentation and check the result with Run once. The Make documentation for this app is generated from the SleekFlow documentation and may contain mistakes, so confirm important details with SleekFlow directly.
05Should you use Make or n8n for SleekFlow?
It depends on the tool your team already runs. On Make, SleekFlow offers 6 modules: 2 scheduled triggers and 4 actions, including Make an API Call for anything else, and it works from the Free plan. SleekFlow may also have an n8n node; check its coverage before deciding. If your other scenarios already live in Make, keeping SleekFlow there means one place to monitor. If your team works in n8n, compare the two node lists for your exact use case before you choose.
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