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Synthesia Make integrationAutomate Synthesia with Make.

Turn a new row, a form entry or a deal into a Synthesia video without opening the editor. The Synthesia Make integration gives you 4 modules: 1 instant trigger and 3 actions. This guide connects your account, builds a first scenario and explains when each module is the right pick.

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What you can automate

What can the Synthesia Make integration automate?

The Synthesia Make integration links your Synthesia account to Make so videos get created, and followed up, without anyone clicking through the studio. In Make you build a scenario, the automation itself, out of modules: small bricks that each do one job, such as starting a video or reacting when one is ready.

Personalized videos from a spreadsheet or CRM. A sales team adds a prospect somewhere else, and Create a Video from a Template produces a video from a template the marketing team already approved. The layout stays consistent, only the data changes.

A follow-up the second a video is ready. Watch a Video Completed fires when Synthesia finishes processing a video. That is the moment to post the result in a team channel, update a project board or email the person who asked for it.

Anything the listed modules skip. An HR or training team that needs another part of the Synthesia API can reach it with Make an API Call, using the same connection. The official documentation lists no specific limits for this app, so check what your Synthesia plan allows before building at volume.

New to Make? The Make training walks through the editor, and Make pricing explains how operations are counted. If you are weighing another tool, the n8n vs Make comparison sets both side by side.

Connect

How do you connect Synthesia to Make?

  1. 01

    Copy an API key from Synthesia

    In Synthesia, click your profile picture in the upper right corner, choose Integrations, then click Add to generate a new API key. Use the copy button next to it and keep the key at hand for the next step.

  2. 02

    Add a Synthesia module in Make

    Open your scenario, click the +, search for Synthesia and pick any module. Click Create a connection. A connection is your Synthesia account linked to Make once, then reused by every Synthesia module you add later.

  3. 03

    Name the connection and paste the key

    The Connection name field is optional but useful when several workspaces are involved. Paste the API key you copied, confirm, and Make saves the connection. You need an active Synthesia account for the key to work.

First scenario

Build your first scenario with Synthesia

GoalWhen a new record appears in the app you already use, Make asks Synthesia to create a video from your approved template.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    From the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the + to add the first module. That first module is the source of your data: a sheet, a form or a CRM you already rely on.

  2. 02

    Pick the source module

    Search the source app by name, choose its module and click Create a connection to link that account. Once connected, Make lists the sheets, folders or objects it can read, so you pick from a menu.

  3. 03

    Add Create a Video from a Template

    Click the + on the right of the first module, search Synthesia and choose Create a Video from a Template. Connect your Synthesia account, then map the incoming data into the module fields.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once. Make runs the scenario a single time and shows each bundle, one item passed from module to module. Check that the right record reached Synthesia before going further.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch it on

    Open the clock on the first module to set how often Make checks the source; a new scenario runs every 15 minutes by default. Switch the scenario on and new records start producing videos.

Triggers

What starts a Synthesia scenario

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

Synthesia1Watch a Video Completed

Watch a Video Completed

Instant trigger

In Make“Triggers when a video is processed by Synthesia.”

This trigger starts your scenario the moment Synthesia finishes processing a video, so whatever comes next works with a video that actually exists. It is the natural partner of the two create modules, placed in a separate scenario that picks up where they stop.

How it fires
instant. Synthesia calls Make through a webhook as soon as processing ends, with no schedule to wait for.
When to use it
a training team wants each finished lesson video posted to a channel or logged in a tracking sheet without anyone refreshing the Synthesia dashboard.
Watch out
keep create modules out of this scenario, or every finished video would request a new one.
Modules

What Synthesia can do in Make

Synthesia gives you 3 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

Synthesia1

Create a Video

Action

In Make“Creates a new video. In case there is a feature that STUDIO provides that this module doesn't support, we recommend you use the Create a Video from a Template module.”

Asks Synthesia to build a brand new video from the values you map in, without starting from a saved template. Each bundle it receives gives its own video.

When to use it
a one-off video per event, such as a product announcement, where no shared layout exists yet.
Watch out
the documentation notes that some STUDIO features are not supported here and points to Create a Video from a Template for those cases.
Synthesia2

Create a Video from a Template

Action

In Make“Creates a new video from a specified template.”

Starts a video from a template you picked in Synthesia, so the design is settled and each run only brings new data. That keeps every video on brand, even at volume.

When to use it
onboarding or sales videos that must look identical from one recipient to the next.
Watch out
each video counts as one operation, meaning one module run on one bundle, so a large batch adds up on your Make plan.
Synthesia3

Make an API Call

Action

In Make“Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.”

Lets you call any endpoint of the Synthesia API from your scenario, reusing the connection you already created. It covers whatever the three other modules leave out.

When to use it
you need a Synthesia feature that has no dedicated module and the API offers it.
Watch out
you write the request yourself, so keep the Synthesia API documentation open to get the endpoint and its parameters right.
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FAQ

Synthesia and Make: common questions

01Is the Synthesia Make integration free?
Yes, on the Make side. Synthesia is a standard app, available from the Free plan, which allows 2 active scenarios, a scheduled run every 15 minutes at most, up to 5 minutes per execution, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans (Core, Pro, Teams and Enterprise) lower the interval to 1 minute and lift the active scenario cap. You still need an active Synthesia account with API access, and its cost depends on your Synthesia subscription, not on Make.
02What do you need to connect Synthesia to Make?
An active Synthesia account and a valid API key. To get the key, click your profile picture in Synthesia, open Integrations and click Add; a new key appears, which you copy with its copy button. In Make, add any Synthesia module, click Create a connection, optionally name it, and paste the key. For the instant trigger Watch a Video Completed, click Create a webhook first, then Create a connection. The same connection then serves every Synthesia module in your scenarios.
03Does the Synthesia trigger in Make react instantly?
Yes. Watch a Video Completed is an instant trigger: Synthesia notifies Make through a webhook as soon as a video finishes processing, so the scenario starts right away instead of waiting for a scheduled check. That makes it the right starting point for anything that needs the finished video, such as sharing it or logging it. Scenarios that start from another app and then create videos follow that app's trigger instead, which may be scheduled every 15 minutes by default on a new scenario.
04What if a Synthesia module is missing in Make?
Use Make an API Call. It sends any request to the Synthesia API with the connection you already set up, so a feature without a dedicated module is still reachable from a scenario. The documentation also advises switching to Create a Video from a Template when Create a Video does not support a STUDIO feature you rely on. The official Make documentation for Synthesia lists no specific limits, so the practical ceiling is what your Synthesia plan and API access allow.
05Should you use Make or n8n for Synthesia?
It depends on what you need to cover. On Make, Synthesia comes with 4 ready modules: an instant trigger for finished videos, two ways to create a video and a generic API call, all set up through a single connection and a visual editor. Before choosing n8n, check whether a Synthesia node exists there and whether it offers the actions your workflow needs. Compare the two tools on the modules available and on how your team prefers to build, rather than on reputation.
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