How to Manage Organizations and Teams in Make.com

This step-by-step guide explains how to use organizations and teams in make.com so you can structure workspaces, manage members, and keep collaboration secure and organized.

By following the instructions below, you will learn how to create organizations, set up teams, invite people, and assign the right level of access to every user.

Understanding make.com Organizations

An organization in make.com is the top-level container for your company, department, or project. Every scenario, team, and member sits inside an organization.

Use organizations when you need to keep billing, access, and data clearly separated, for example between clients or departments.

Main elements of an organization in make.com

• Organization owner – the user who controls billing and high-level settings.
• Organization members – users added to the organization with specific roles and permissions.
• Teams – groups of users and resources inside the organization.
• Workspaces – places where scenarios, connections, and data stores live.

Each organization has its own subscription, usage limits, and security settings. Members can belong to more than one organization when needed.

How to Create a New Organization in make.com

Creating a new organization lets you separate projects, clients, or business units cleanly.

1. Sign in to your make.com account.

2. Open the organization switcher in the main navigation bar.

3. Select Create organization.

4. Enter the organization name and any required details.

5. Confirm to finish creating the organization.

Once created, you can start inviting members, creating teams, and assigning roles inside the new organization.

Managing Members and Roles in make.com Organizations

Effective permissions management is essential to keep your make.com automations safe while still allowing collaboration.

Invite members to a make.com organization

1. Open the target organization from the organization switcher.

2. Go to the Members or People section in the left menu.

3. Click Invite member.

4. Enter the email address of the person you want to invite.

5. Select the default role for the user.

6. Send the invitation.

The invited user receives an email and must accept to join the organization. Their access rights are based on the role you assign.

Organization roles and permissions in make.com

Roles control what each member can see and do. Typical roles include:

• Owner – manages billing, plans, and global settings.
• Admin – manages members, teams, and security settings.
• Editor – creates and edits scenarios and related assets.
• Viewer – can view scenarios and usage but not change them.

You can adjust roles anytime from the organization member list. Carefully selecting roles reduces risk while keeping your automations flexible.

How Teams Work in make.com

Teams in make.com are sub-groups within an organization. They help you group people, scenarios, and resources around projects or departments.

Using teams makes it easier to:

• Separate client or project workspaces.
• Limit access to specific scenarios.
• Organize large organizations with many users.

How to create a team in make.com

1. Open the correct organization.

2. Navigate to the Teams section.

3. Click Create team.

4. Enter a team name and description.

5. Confirm to create the team.

After creating a team, you can add members and configure team-level permissions and resources.

Adding members to teams in make.com

1. Go to the Teams section in your organization.

2. Select the team you want to edit.

3. Open the Members tab for that team.

4. Click Add member or Invite.

5. Pick existing organization members or invite new users by email.

6. Assign the appropriate team role.

This approach lets you grant more focused access to scenarios and data based on team membership.

Working With Workspaces and Resources

Inside organizations and teams, make.com uses workspaces and shared resources to group automations.

Typical resources inside a make.com workspace

• Scenarios – the actual automations you build.
• Connections – integrations with external apps and services.
• Data stores – structured storage for data used in scenarios.
• Webhooks and modules – entry points and components for workflows.

Access to these resources is managed through the combination of organization membership, team membership, and assigned roles.

Security and Access Best Practices in make.com

To keep your organization secure while using make.com for automation, follow these practical steps.

Use role-based access

• Assign Owner and Admin roles only to trusted people.
• Give Editor access only to team members who build or maintain scenarios.
• Use Viewer roles for stakeholders who only need visibility.

Separate organizations when needed

• Create a dedicated organization for each major client or business unit.
• Keep billing and data separated across organizations.
• Restrict who can switch between organizations inside make.com.

Organize with teams and workspaces

• Create teams for departments or core projects.
• Group related scenarios and resources into clear workspaces.
• Review team membership regularly and remove inactive users.

Helpful Resources for make.com Users

To dive deeper into organizations, teams, and collaborative features, review the official documentation on the make.com help center here: Organizations and teams in make.com.

If you need professional help designing scalable structures, automation governance, or AI-powered workflows around make.com, you can also explore consulting services at Consultevo.

By structuring organizations and teams carefully, assigning the right roles, and using clear workspaces, you can keep your make.com environment secure, efficient, and easy for everyone on your team to use.

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