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Automating ActiveCampaign + Close CRM Stack Workflows with Make.com

These tools sit in different operational verticals. Instead of a feature matrix, this page maps a production-grade integration path: trigger → Make.com transform → downstream action, with explicit auth at each API node.

Connection endpointsactivecampaign · triggermake · middlewareclose · action
  1. 1

    The Trigger Event

    ActiveCampaign

    When ActiveCampaign emits ‘Tag Added’ via its Webhook Listener, Make.com opens the scenario run. Native trigger catalog for this node:

    • Tag Added
    • Contact Created
    • Deal Status Changed
    activecampaign → make.com payloadwebhook / json
    {
  "source": "activecampaign",
  "event": "Tag Added",
  "listener": "webhook",
  "category": "Marketing",
  "auth": "API Key Pass-through"
}

    Alternate entry points: Contact Created · Deal Status Changed

  2. 2

    The Middleware Transformation

    Make.com

    Make.com captures the raw webhook payload, applies router filters on data state (status, adjudication flags, or CRM field presence), then maps JSON objects into the destination schema using native module mappers—no custom ETL service required.

    make.com transform mapwebhook / json
    {
  "middleware": "make.com",
  "filter": { "status": "actionable" },
  "map": {
    "from": "activecampaign.Tag Added",
    "to": "close.Create Lead"
  },
  "nodes": ["activecampaign", "make", "close"]
}
  3. 3

    The Downstream Action

    Close CRM

    Close CRM instantly fires ‘Create Lead’ so the receiving system reflects the upstream event without manual handoff.

    • Create Lead
    • Update Opportunity
    • Send Email

    Optional follow-on actions: Update Opportunity · Send Email

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