Account setup

This guide walks you through creating your Makini account, activating your trial, and connecting your first integration.

Create Your Account

Go to app.makini.io and sign up with your email address.

Verify your email

Check your inbox for a verification email and confirm your address.

Start your trial

Once verified, your account is activated with a 30-day free trial — no credit card required.

After signing in, you'll land on the Makini Dashboard. If this is your first time, you'll see the Connect to Platform onboarding screen, which guides you through establishing your first connection.

Connect Your First System

Create a Sandbox

To test the API, you need access to a third-party system. If you don't already have one, Makini suggests several platforms that offer free accounts you can use as a personal sandbox:

ERP

Odoo
Zoho Creator

EAM/CMMS

UpKeep
Limble

WMS

Zoho Inventory
Openboxes

Connect via Makini Link

Click Open Makini Link in the onboarding screen. This opens an authentication flow where you select the platform to connect and enter the credentials for that system.

After successful authentication, you are redirected back to the dashboard. The connection will take a few minutes to initialize as Makini syncs data from the connected system.

Makini Link is the same authentication flow your end users will go through when connecting their own systems. Connecting a sandbox here lets you experience the flow firsthand.

Make Your First API Request

Once the connection is initialized, the dashboard displays the Make API Request screen — a built-in testing tool that lets you try the Unified API without writing any code.

Select your Connection from the dropdown.

Choose an Endpoint (e.g., Sites, Work Orders, Assets — depending on the connected system's category).

Click Send API request.

The dashboard generates a ready-to-use curl command with your API key and the correct endpoint URL. Copy it and run it in your terminal:

The response returns data in Makini's unified data model, regardless of which underlying system is connected.

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Create Your Account

Connect Your First System

Create a Sandbox

Connect via Makini Link

Make Your First API Request