How to Connect Make (Integromat) to Odoo: Visual Automation Guide

Why Use Make with Odoo?

Make (formerly Integromat) is a visual automation platform that connects Odoo to hundreds of apps. What sets Make apart from Zapier is its visual scenario builder — you can see data flowing between nodes, add routers for conditional logic, and handle complex multi-branch workflows visually. It is also significantly cheaper than Zapier for high-volume automations.

Make includes a native Odoo module with comprehensive support for all Odoo models, making it the most capable no-code automation platform for Odoo integrations.

Make vs Zapier for Odoo

Step 1: Connect Odoo to Make

1. Sign up at make.com
2. Create a new Scenario
3. Add the Odoo module
4. Click Create a connection
5. Enter your Odoo URL, database name, email, and API key
6. Test the connection

Step 2: Configure Odoo Triggers

Make's Odoo module supports these trigger types:

• Watch Records: Monitor any Odoo model for new or updated records
• Watch Events: Monitor calendar events
• Instant Webhook: Receive real-time notifications from Odoo automated actions

Step 3: Build Multi-Step Scenarios

Example: Lead Qualification Pipeline

Scenario Flow:
1. [Odoo] Watch new CRM leads
2. [Router] Branch based on lead source
   ├── Website → [Clearbit] Enrich company data → [Odoo] Update lead
   ├── Referral → [Odoo] Set priority = high → [Slack] Notify sales
   └── Social → [Odoo] Add to nurture campaign → [Mailchimp] Add subscriber
3. [Filter] If lead score > 50
4. [Odoo] Create activity for sales rep
5. [Gmail] Send personalized follow-up

Example: Invoice-to-Cash Automation

Scenario Flow:
1. [Schedule] Run daily at 9 AM
2. [Odoo] Search invoices WHERE state=posted AND payment_state=not_paid
3. [Iterator] Process each invoice
4. [Router] Branch based on days overdue
   ├── 7 days → [Gmail] Send friendly reminder
   ├── 14 days → [Twilio] Send SMS reminder
   ├── 30 days → [Odoo] Create collection task
   └── 60 days → [Odoo] Block customer + [Slack] Alert finance team

Step 4: Use Routers and Filters

Make's routers let you create conditional branches without writing code:

• Router: Split data flow based on conditions (like switch/case)
• Filter: Only pass data that meets criteria (like WHERE clause)
• Iterator: Process arrays one item at a time
• Aggregator: Combine multiple items into one (for batch operations)

Step 5: Error Handling

Make provides sophisticated error handling that Zapier lacks:

• Retry: Automatically retry failed operations (e.g., Odoo timeout)
• Ignore: Skip the failed item and continue processing
• Break: Stop the scenario and rollback
• Resume: Store failed items for later manual processing
• Commit: Execute error handler operations

This is critical for Odoo integrations where API calls can fail due to validation errors, permission issues, or server load.

Advanced: Data Transformation

Make includes extensive built-in functions for data manipulation:

# Common transformations for Odoo data

# Parse full name into first/last
First name: {{substring(1.name; 0; indexOf(1.name; " "))}}
Last name: {{substring(1.name; add(indexOf(1.name; " "); 1))}}

# Format date for Odoo
Odoo date: {{formatDate(1.created_at; "YYYY-MM-DD")}}

# Calculate total with tax
Total: {{round(multiply(1.subtotal; 1.1); 2)}}

# Clean phone number
Phone: {{replace(1.phone; "/[^0-9+]/g"; "")}}

Webhook Integration

For real-time triggers, set up an Odoo automated action that sends a webhook to Make when records change:

1. In Odoo: Settings → Technical → Automated Actions
2. Create action on your target model (e.g., sale.order on creation)
3. Action: Execute Python Code
4. Code: Send HTTP POST to Make webhook URL with record data

This eliminates polling delays and triggers Make scenarios instantly.

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