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title: Bird
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createdAt: 2025-06-11T08:38:28.569Z
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With the Bird app in Make, you can manage the contacts, lists, and SMS in your Bird account. 

# Requirements

To use the Bird app in Make, you must have a paid [Bird account](https://bird.com/en-gb/). For subscription information, refer to the [Bird pricing page](https://bird.com/en-us/pricing).

# Connect Bird and Make 

To get started, you must first create a connection between Bird and Make, allowing the two services to communicate.

To create the connection, you need to:

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[Obtain an API key in your Bird account.](docId\:HLUze1gumGZc5jz70oZ9V)
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[Obtain a Workspace ID in your Bird account.](docId\:HLUze1gumGZc5jz70oZ9V)
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[Create the connection in Make.](docId\:HLUze1gumGZc5jz70oZ9V)
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## Obtain your API key in Bird

Before you create the connection in Make, you should first obtain an API key in your Bird account.

To obtain the API key:

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Log in to your Bird account.
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Go to your **Organization Settings**.
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Click **Access Roles **>** Add new access key**
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Enter a key name and key description.
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In the **Role** field, select the access role that the new access key should be associated with.
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Click **Create access key button**.
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Copy the **Access Key** value and store it in a safe place.
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You'll use this value in the **API Key** connection field in Make.

## Obtain your Workspace ID in Bird

To obtain the Workspace ID:

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In the upper left corner, click your **organization's logo** > **Organization settings**.
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Click **Workspaces**.
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Locate the workspace you want to find the ID of, click **three dots** > **Edit workspace**.
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Copy the Workspace ID value and store it in a safe place.
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You'll use this value in the **Workspace ID** connection field in Make.

## Create the connection in Make 

Once you have your Bird API key and Workspace ID, you're ready to create the connection in Make. 

To create the connection:

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Log in to your Make account, add a Bird module to your scenario, and click **Create a connection**.

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Optional: In the ​​**Connection name​​** field, enter a name for the connection.
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In the ​​**API Key** field, enter the access key you copied from your Bird account. 
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In the **Workspace ID** field, enter the workspace ID copied from your Bird organization.
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Click **Save**.
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If prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access.
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You've successfully created the connection and can now use the Bird app in your scenarios. If you want to make changes to your connection in the future, follow the steps [here](https://help.make.com/connect-an-application#tN2pJ).

# Bird modules

After connecting to the Bird app, you can use the following types of modules to build your scenarios.

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**Triggers**

- Watch SMS messages
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**Contacts**

- List contacts
- Get a contact
- Create a contact
- Update a contact
- Delete a contact
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**Lists**

- Create a list
- Add contacts to a list
- Remove contacts from a list
- Delete a list
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**SMS**

- Search SMS messages
- Read an SMS message
- Send an SMS message
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**Other**

- Make an API Call
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# Templates

You can look for Bird templates in [Make's template gallery](https://www.make.com/en/templates), where you'll find thousands of pre-created scenarios.

# Bird resources

- [Bird API documentation](https://docs.bird.com/api)**