After this lesson, you will be able to: Build multi-step Make.com scenarios that use AI modules to extract, classify, and route data through complex conditional logic.
Make.com (formerly Integromat) is Zapier's most direct competitor, but with a far better visual canvas for branching, looping, and aggregation. This lesson uses Make to build a content moderation pipeline: incoming submission → classify → branch on result → store + notify.
Visual scenario canvas (you see the flow, not a vertical list). Built-in routers, iterators, aggregators. Cheaper at scale. The downside: smaller integration library and a steeper learning curve. Worth it for branching-heavy work.
1. Sign up at make.com (free tier).
2. Create a scenario. Trigger: 'Webhook' → 'Custom webhook'. Copy the URL.
3. Add module: 'OpenAI / Claude' → 'Create a Completion'. Prompt: 'Classify this submission as SAFE, FLAG, or BLOCK and explain in one sentence: {{1.text}}'.
4. Add module: 'Router' (the diamond icon, splits flow).
5. Branch 1, filter: result contains 'SAFE'. Connect to Google Sheets 'Add Row' (approved log).
6. Branch 2, filter: result contains 'FLAG'. Connect to Slack post + Sheets review queue.
7. Branch 3, filter: result contains 'BLOCK'. Connect to Sheets blocked log + email admin.
8. Run once. POST sample text to the webhook URL. Watch the canvas highlight the path it took.
Iterator splits an array into multiple bundles, one per item, so downstream modules run once per item. Aggregator collects multiple bundles back into one. Pair them when you need 'for each item, do X' loops in a no-code flow.
1. After each module run, click the bubble to inspect input/output JSON.
2. Once the scenario works end-to-end, click the toggle to enable it.
3. Set a schedule (or leave it as on-demand for webhook triggers).
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