The average business uses 87 different tools but only connects 29% of them properly. That gap costs companies thousands in manual work and missed opportunities. In this episode, Nico Hartwell shows you exactly how to bridge that gap using Make.com's HTTP module to connect any API, turning isolated data into automated workflows that actually move your business forward.

🎯 What You'll Learn:

• How Make.com processes 100+ million operations monthly and why API connections are their fastest-growing feature

• The simple HTTP request structure that unlocks 24,000+ public APIs for weather, stock prices, social media data, and more

• Why OpenWeatherMap's 95% accuracy rate for 200,000+ cities makes it perfect for location-based business automation

• Step-by-step breakdown of building your first API connection that pulls live data into actionable workflows

👤 Perfect for: business owners and automation enthusiasts who want to stop manually copying data between systems and start building workflows that run themselves.

📍 Chapters:

[00:00] Nico Hartwell breaks down why most API connections fail

[01:45] Make.com vs Zapier: real usage numbers and switching trends

[03:30] HTTP requests demystified: the building blocks of any API connection

[06:00] Live demo: connecting OpenWeatherMap API in under 5 minutes

[08:30] Advanced tips: error handling and data transformation

[10:45] Three API connection ideas you can implement this week

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🔍 Topics: Make.com, API automation, HTTP requests, business workflows, data integration

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