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ļ»æ DevTool allows you to debug your ļ»æ by adding an extra pane to the Chrome Developer Tools. Using this new debugger pane, you can check all the manual runs of your , review all the performed operations, and see the details of every API call performed.Ā Ā Additionally, with DevTools you can see which module, operation, or response caused an error in your . This helps you debug your and get your back on track.

Install Make DevTool

1

Open the Chrome Web Store and search for DevTool. You can also use this direct link to install the extension.

2

Click the Add to Chrome button. Confirm your decision in the pop-up window that opens.

ļ»æ DevTool is installed in the Chrome Developer Tools pane.

To start using DevTool, open a in , press Control+Shift+I or F12 (Windows) or Command+Option+I (Mac) on your keyboard to open Chrome Developer Tools, and switch to the tab.

We recommend docking the Chrome Developer Console to the bottom to maintain a better view of your modules.

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Use Live Stream

Live Stream displays what is happening in the background of your when you hit the Run once button.

It allows you to view the following information for each module in your :

  • Request Headers (API endpoint URL, HTTP method, time and date the request has been called at, request headers, and query string)
  • Request Body
  • Response Headers
  • Response Body

After you run a , select Live Stream from the left-side panel and click one of the tabs in the right panel of DevTool to view the information.

DevTool live stream
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Search in logs

Enter the search term into the search field in the left panel of DevTool to display requests and responses that contain the search term.

Search in logs
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Clear the list of recorded requests

To clear the list of requests recorded by DevTool, click the bin icon next to the search field.

Enable console logging

To enable logging into the console, click the computer icon next to the search field.

When logging is enabled, the color of the computer icon switches to green.

Enable console logging
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Click the same icon one more time if you want to disable logging. The icon turns gray when the feature is disabled.

Retrieve the request in the raw JSON format or cURL

To retrieve the raw JSON content of the request, click the Copy RAW button in the top-right corner of the DevTool's panel.

Copy raw
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Similarly, you can retrieve cURL using the Copy cURL button next to Copy RAW in the top-right corner of DevTool's panel.

Scenario Debugger

ļ»æ Debugger shows you the historical logs of your . The Debugger displays the history of the runs and enables you to search for modules by their names or IDs.

Search for modules

To search for the module by its name or ID number, enter the search term in the search field in the left panel of the DevTool.

Search for modules
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Open module settings

Double-click the module's name in the list to open its settings in the editor.

View request or response details

You can open the request details by clicking the operation in the list.

View request or response details
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Tools

The following set of tools makes setting up your {{}} easier.

Focus a module

Opens settings of the selected module.

Module ID is the number you see in your editor next to the name of the module. The same apps used multiple times in one will have different IDs for each module.

Field

Description

Module ID

Enter the ID of the module for which you want to open settings and click the Run button

Find module(s) by mapping

Allows you to search modules' values for the specified term.

Field

Description

Keyword

Enter the term you want to search for and click the Run button. The numbers in the output are IDs of modules that contain the term you have searched for.

Use Only Values

You can enable this option to only search in module fields' values, or disable it to also search in module fields' names.

The search is performed through the name and label parameters.

Get app metadata

Retrieves metadata of the app by the app's module name or ID. This is useful, for example, when you need to retrieve the app's version used in your for the technical support or the developer of the app.

Field

Description

Source Module

Select the module for which you want to retrieve metadata.

Copy mapping

Copies values from the source module to the target module.

Make sure you set the correct source and target modules because values in the target module will be overwritten. If you select different types of modules, values in the target module will be deleted.

Field

Description

Source Module

Select the module or enter the ID of the module from which you want to copy field values.

Target Module

Select the module or enter the ID of the module into which you want to insert the source module values.

Switch on the map toggle to manually enter the ID of the modules for mapping.

When the source and target modules are specified, click theĀ RunĀ button to perform the action.

Copy filter

Copies the filter settings from the source module to the target module.

The copy action is performed on the filter placed on the left side of the selected module.

Copy filter
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Field

Description

Source Module

Select the module or enter the ID of the module from which you want to copy filter values.

Target Module

Select the module or enter the ID of the module into which you want to insert the filter values from the source module. Note that the values in the target module will be overwritten.

Preserve Fallback Route setting

If enabled and the source filter is set as the fallback route, then the target filter is also set as the fallback route.

When the source and target modules are specified, click the Run button to copy the filter.

Swap connection

Duplicates a connection from the source module to every module of the same app in the .

Field

Description

Source Module

Select the module or enter the ID of the module from which you want to duplicate the connection and set the same connection for every module of the same app in your .

Swap variable

Searches for specified variables in the and replaces them with a new variable.

Field

Description

Variable to Find

Select the variable which you want to be replaced from the module in your and copy it to the Variable to Find field. You can also drag and drop the variable into the field. After it is done the format of the value in the field will look like this: {{5.value}}

Replace With

Copy and paste, or drag and drop the variable you want to use instead of the variable specified in the field above.The format of the value in the field will look like this: {{5.value}}

Module

Select the module in which you want to replace the variable. If no module is selected, the variable will be replaced in the entire .

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When all is set up, click theĀ RunĀ button to perform the action.

Swap app

Replaces the selected app version in your with another app version.

This tool can be used, for example, to upgradeĀ GmailĀ andĀ EmailĀ apps' modules to the latest version.

Before swapping make sure that the version youā€™ve selected supports all the modules and functions you might need for your .

Base 64

Allows you to encode the entered data to Base64 or to decode Base64. This tool can be useful when you want to search for particular data in the encoded request.

Field

Description

Operation

Select whether you want to encode the data from the Raw Data field (below) to Base64 or decode Base64 to Raw Data.

Raw Data

Enter the data you want to encode to Base64 or Base64 you want to decode to raw data, depending on the option selected in the Operation field above.

When the input is specified, click theĀ Run button to perform the selected action.

Copy module name

Copies the name of the selected module to your clipboard.

Field

Description

Module

Select the module whose name you want to copy.

When the module is selected, click theĀ RunĀ button to copy the module's name.

Remap source

Allows you to change the mapping source from one module to another. You can do it for the already existing module in your as well as add a new one.

Field

Description

Source Module

Select the module you want to be replaced as the mapping source for other modules in your .

Target Module

Select the module you want to use as a new mapping source.

Module to Edit

In case you don't want to change the mapping in the entire Make, select the module you want to change the mapping for.

When all is set up, click the Run button to perform the action.

Highlight app

Highlights modules of the specified app in your Make.

Field

Description

App to be Highlighted

Select the app you want to be highlighted in your Make.

Version

Select the version of the app you want to be highlighted.

Highlight Color

Enter the color hex you want to use for highlighting modules.

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Migrate GS

This tool is made especially to upgrade Google Sheets (legacy) modules to the latest Google SheetsĀ version. It adds a new version of the module just after the legacy version of the module in the route.