Make.com Tutorial for Beginners: Your First Automation

A Make.com tutorial for beginners needs one visible result. We will accept JSON at a webhook and write it into a sheet. No AI node, no ten-app diagram, no circus.

Make.com tutorial setup

Open Make, create a scenario, add Webhooks > Custom webhook, and copy the generated URL. Start Run once, then send a test:

curl -X POST "YOUR_WEBHOOK_URL" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"Ada","email":"ada@example.com"}'

Make captures the structure. Add Google Sheets > Add a Row, connect your account, choose a test sheet, and map name and email into columns.

Your first Make.com automation filter

Insert a filter before Sheets and require email to exist. Schedule the scenario, switch it on, and resend the request. A new row is the entire first win.

Once this shape makes sense, the AI content workflow adds a model and approval state. Compare alternatives in the automation platform ranking before rebuilding a serious flow.

When Make.com does nothing

Accepted with no row usually means the scenario is still off or the filter rejected the bundle. A red module bubble contains the actual API error; open it instead of rerunning blind. Missing fields mean the sample payload did not include them, so redetermine the webhook data structure with a complete example.

Save a successful run in the history. It becomes the reference payload for every branch you add later.