About the apps builder
Collaborative development, version control, and local development are now supported!
Create your custom app
When there is a service that you want to use in Make but the service is not yet available in Make, use the apps builder to create a custom app. The only requirement is that the service has to have an API.
In the apps builder, you write down a JSON configuration. This configuration is then used by the Make platform to generate all connections and app modules for you. If you are working on a complicated custom app, you can write a custom IML function with JavaScript.
There are two options directly supported by Make to write the custom app configuration:
The web interface of your Make account instance.
The Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension.
The benefits of using VS Code over the Make account web interface are for example:
first-class support for JSON format, like syntax highlighting and completion,
automatic checking of the JSON configuration validity, notably in terms of parameter type checking and correct object context,
predefined project structure for every custom app you create,
Follow the instructions here to configure the VS Code extension.
If you want to write the custom app configuration in the Make web interface, navigate to Custom apps in the left sidebar menu of your Make account. You might have to click on the three dots at the bottom of the left sidebar to view the Custom apps option.
If you are developing a custom app for the first time, check out Your First App section first.
Important notes
All modules can be tested directly in scenarios.
Changes to communication configs are immediately active.
You can see raw requests/responses in your browser's console.
Changes in parameters and interface require you to reload the scenario editor page.
We use JSONC (JSON with comments) in all sections except common data.
Collaborative development
The Make Apps Editor VS Code extension contains support for Git.
Learn how to utilize Git for apps feature to develop collaboratively.
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