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title: Cloudinary
slug: cloudinary
image: https://make-cxp-documentation.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/apps-center-icons/PREVIEW_cloudinary.png
createdAt: 2025-02-03T13:28:13.882Z
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With Cloudinary app in Make, you can monitor and manage your resources and create usage reports in your Cloudinary account.

# Requirements

To use the Cloudinary app in Make, you must have a [Cloudinary acount](https://cloudinary.com/ip/gr-sea-gg-brand-home-base?utm_source=google\&utm_medium=search\&utm_campaign=goog_selfserve_brand_wk22_replicate_core_branded_keyword\&utm_term=1329\&campaignid=17601148700\&adgroupid=141182782954\&keyword=cloudinary\&device=c\&matchtype=e\&adposition=\&gad=1\&gclid=Cj0KCQjwuZGnBhD1ARIsACxbAVhtrL3zK1XKLDeoIZwGd7ZMOsM5oJ1dd2iaytGeCRsRqV5cFHPqvUgaAlLlEALw_wcB).

# Connect Cloudinary and Make

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

To create the connection, you need to:

1. [Obtain your Cloud Name, API Key, and API Secret in your Cloudinary account.](docId:2LINs9VG_kCk897CwuYA0)
2. [Create the connection in Make.](docId:2LINs9VG_kCk897CwuYA0)

## Obtain your credentials in Cloudinary

Before you create the connection in Make, you should first obtain your credentials in your Cloudinary account.

To obtain the credentials:

1. Log in to your Cloudinary account.
2. In the left sidebar, click **Dashboard**.
3. Copy the **Cloud Name**, **API Key,** and **API Secret** values and store them in a safe place.

You'll use this values in the **API Key**, **API Secret**, and **Cloud Name** connection fields in Make.

## Create the connection in Make

Once you have your Cloudinary credentials, you're ready to create the connection in Make.

To create the connection:

1. Log in to your Make account, add a Cloudinary module to your scenario, and click **Create a connection**.
2. Optional: In the **Connection name** field, enter a name for the connection.
3. In the **API Key**, **API Secret**, and **Cloud Name** fields, enter the credentials you have copied from your Cloudinary account.
4. Click **Save**.
5. If prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access.

You've successfully created the connection and can now use the Cloudinary app in your scenarios. If you want to make changes to your connection in the future, follow the steps [here](docId\:SO88FM6pkT0G-adKDDfzZ).

## Cloudinary modules

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

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**Resources**

- Watch Uploaded Resources
- Watch Tagged Resources
- Search Resources
- Get a Resource
- Upload a Resource
- Transform a Resource
- Delete a Resource
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**Other**

- Create a Usage Report
- Make an API Call
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# Templates

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

# Cloudinary resources

- [Cloudinary API Documentation](https://cloudinary.com/documentation/cloudinary_references#url_and_rest_apis)
- [Cloudinary Support](https://support.cloudinary.com/hc/en-us)