DEAR Inventory + Make

Real-Time DEAR Inventory to Make Sync - Purpose-Built for Your Business

Australian Manufacturing businesses rely on both DEAR Inventory and Make. Our custom one-way integration keeps them in sync, saving your team 8+ hours/week and eliminating data entry errors.

8+ hours/week

Saved weekly

98%

Client retention

Make fields

One-way

Sync direction

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Why Connect DEAR Inventory to Make?

DEAR Inventory limitations compound the integration challenge: reporting customisation is limited compared to dedicated BI tools, and some businesses need to export data for deeper analysis

No single source of truth when products live in two disconnected tools, so staff second-guess which system has the correct information

Production order data in DEAR Inventory and inventory levels in Make are reconciled manually, risking stock-outs

Online orders in DEAR Inventory and in-store inventory in Make are never in sync, frustrating customers

Reporting across DEAR Inventory and Make requires painful manual exports and spreadsheet merges

New team members take longer to onboard because they must learn manual workarounds to keep DEAR Inventory and Make aligned

How We Help

Every week without this integration costs your Manufacturing and Retail & E-commerce business 8+ hours/week in manual data handling between DEAR Inventory and Make. Our Harvard-educated consultants build a sync that eliminates that waste permanently. On the technical side, DEAR Inventory uses a REST API with API key authentication, which our team handles as part of the build.

Unlock Make Value

Make stands out because visual scenario builder with a node-based interface is more intuitive for complex multi-step workflows than Zapier linear approach. Integrating it with DEAR Inventory means your team gets this benefit with complete, accurate data flowing in automatically.

Amplify DEAR Inventory Strengths

DEAR Inventory excels because comprehensive inventory management with multi-location warehousing, batch/serial tracking, and Bill of Materials for manufacturing. Connecting it to Make ensures that advantage flows through your entire workflow rather than staying siloed in one tool.

Real-Time Visibility Across Teams

When a record updates in DEAR Inventory, every team member working in Make sees the change instantly. No lag, no stale dashboards, no conflicting reports.

Scalable Without Extra Headcount

As your data volume grows, the integration scales with you. No need to hire additional admin staff to keep DEAR Inventory and Make in sync, even as your business doubles.

DEAR Inventory to Make Use Cases

Automated error handling and retry for DEAR Inventory/Make sync

When a sync between DEAR Inventory and Make fails due to a rate limit, network issue, or validation error, the integration retries automatically with exponential backoff. Your team is alerted only when intervention is genuinely needed.

Data Mapping

How data flows between DEAR Inventory and Make

DEAR Inventory	→	Make	Notes
DEAR Inventory Owner/Assignee	→	Make Owner/Assignee	Record ownership mapped between platforms using email address as the matching key
DEAR Inventory Record IDs	→	Make External References	Cross-reference identifiers stored on both records for bidirectional lookups and deduplication
DEAR Inventory Timestamps	→	Make Audit Log	Created and modified timestamps preserved for sync conflict resolution and compliance
DEAR Inventory Products	→	Make Custom Fields	Products data from DEAR Inventory stored in Make custom fields for reference
DEAR Inventory Sales-orders	→	Make Custom Fields	Sales-orders data from DEAR Inventory stored in Make custom fields for reference
DEAR Inventory Bom	→	Make Custom Fields	Bom data from DEAR Inventory stored in Make custom fields for reference
DEAR Inventory Stock-transfers	→	Make Custom Fields	Stock-transfers data from DEAR Inventory stored in Make custom fields for reference
DEAR Inventory Purchase-orders	→	Make Custom Fields	Purchase-orders data from DEAR Inventory stored in Make custom fields for reference

DEAR Inventory + Make Integration FAQ

Yes, we handle one-time historical data migrations alongside ongoing sync. We map your existing products, validate data quality, and run test migrations before the final cutover. Most migrations complete within 4-8 weeks depending on volume.

Absolutely. Custom field mapping is a core part of every integration we build. Whether it is custom properties in DEAR Inventory or user-defined fields in Make, we map them precisely to your requirements. We can also transform data formats, apply business rules, and handle conditional mappings.

We map e-commerce data like products and purchase-orders from DEAR Inventory to the corresponding automation structures in Make. Our team handles data transformation, validation, and conflict resolution between the two system types.

By default, we configure DEAR Inventory to Make as a one-way sync, but bi-directional sync is possible if your workflow requires it. We will assess the best approach during the discovery session.

Absolutely. We design integrations with growth in mind, whether you are syncing 100 records or 100,000. Our architecture handles rate limiting (DEAR Inventory's API allows 60 requests per minute), pagination, and queuing to ensure reliable performance at any scale.

We follow a structured testing process: unit tests for individual data mappings, end-to-end tests with sample data, and a staging period where we run the integration in parallel with your existing process. You review and approve the results before we switch to live. This approach minimises risk and ensures accuracy.

Integration pricing depends on complexity, including the number of data objects synced (products, purchase-orders, sales-orders), sync direction, custom business rules, and volume. Most DEAR Inventory to Make integrations fall within our standard integration tier. Book a free assessment to get a specific quote for your requirements.