make-freightutils

Make.com custom app for FreightUtils — free freight tools API. Currently private v0.2.2 on the EU2 Make zone. Public App Directory listing via the Technology Partner programme is queued for v0.3.0+.

What's in this release

18 modules wrapping the FreightUtils REST API, matching the Zapier sibling's surface (v0.3.0):

Actions (10)

• Calculate CBM · LDM · Chargeable Weight · Consignment · Pallet Fitting · Convert Units
• Check ADR LQ/EQ Eligibility · Calculate ADR 1.1.3.6 Exemption · Calculate UK Import Duty
• Calculate Shipment Summary (new in v0.2.0) — composite covering CBM, chargeable weight, LDM, customs estimate, and DG flags for an entire shipment in one step

Searches (8)

• Find ADR Entry · HS Code · Incoterm · Airline · UN/LOCODE Location · ULD · Sea-Freight Container · Road-Freight Vehicle

Parity with scripts/smoke-test.mjs in the main monorepo minus /api/health and /api/tools — deliberately excluded as non-workflow operations.

App coordinates

Make zone	eu2.make.com
App name (generated)	freightutils-gb5f0g
Version	1 (displayed as 1.0.0)
Module type	Custom (SDK) app, private
Studio URL	https://eu2.make.com/sdk/apps/freightutils-gb5f0g/1

Install

The app is private — the owner (Soap) generates an invite URL from the Make Studio UI:

1. Open https://eu2.make.com/sdk/apps/freightutils-gb5f0g/1
2. Click Invite (top-right of the Studio page)
3. Copy the generated invitation link and paste to an invitee

The invitee visits the link while logged into their Make account; the app then appears in the module picker when they build a scenario.

Make does not expose invite URL generation through the SDK API at this time, so this step is UI-only — one click.

Credentials

1. Generate a free FreightUtils API key (100 req/day) at https://www.freightutils.com/api-docs. Pro tier (50,000 req/month, £19) via https://www.freightutils.com/pricing.
2. In Make: Scenarios → Add → FreightUtils → any module → Add connection → FreightUtils API Key. Paste the key.
3. Make validates the key by hitting /api/health with X-API-Key — green tick means auth works end to end.

Worked scenario A — Airtable row → chargeable weight → Airtable

1. Airtable → Watch Records (trigger): new row in Incoming Bookings table with fields length_cm, width_cm, height_cm, gross_weight_kg.
2. FreightUtils → Calculate Chargeable Weight (action): map the four numeric fields.
3. Airtable → Update a Record: write chargeable_weight_kg and volumetric_weight_kg back to the source row.

Worked scenario B — Webhook → HS code → UK duty → Slack

1. Webhooks → Custom webhook (trigger) receiving { "sku": "...", "origin": "BR", "value_gbp": 5000 }.
2. FreightUtils → Find HS Code (search): Query = {{webhook.sku}} — returns an iterable list of candidate HS commodity codes.
3. FreightUtils → Calculate UK Import Duty (action): Commodity Code = {{hsResults[1].commodity_code}}, Origin Country = {{webhook.origin}}, Customs Value = {{webhook.value_gbp}}.
4. Slack → Create a Message: HS {{commodity_code}} · Duty £{{duty_gbp}} · VAT £{{vat_gbp}} · Total £{{total_gbp}}.

Rate limits

Tier	Limit
Anonymous	25 req/day per IP
Free key	100 req/day
Pro key	50,000 req/month (£19)

Every response includes X-RateLimit-Limit / X-RateLimit-Remaining / X-RateLimit-Reset headers.

Roadmap

• v0.2.0 — close 18-tool parity with freightutils-mcp@2.0.0 / Zapier v0.3.0 by adding shipmentSummary composite shipped
• v0.3.0 — Technology Partner programme application for public App Directory listing
• v0.4.0 — Dynamic RPCs (e.g. live HS chapter dropdown, airline-prefix lookup by carrier name)
• Later — webhooks / triggers if/when FreightUtils emits events

Repo layout

make-freightutils/
├── app/
│   ├── app.json              # app meta + base section
│   ├── connection.json       # apiKey connection: parameters + validation api
│   └── modules/              # 18 modules — one JSON file each, all sections inline
│       ├── cbm.json
│       ├── ldm.json
│       ├── shipmentSummary.json   # new in v0.2.0
│       └── … (18 total)
├── scripts/
│   └── push.mjs              # one-shot orchestrator: create app + connection +
│                             # modules, upload all sections via @makehq/cli
├── README.md
├── LICENSE.md
└── package.json              # @makehq/cli devDependency only

Make's Apps SDK is API-driven (unlike Zapier's file-based model) — the authoritative app state lives in Make's registry, not in this repo. Treat the JSON files as source-of-truth definitions that the orchestrator deploys. To redeploy: MAKE_API_KEY=... MAKE_ZONE=eu2.make.com node scripts/push.mjs (note: will create a NEW app instance with suffix — delete the old one first, or adapt the script to update rather than create).

Links

• FreightUtils: https://www.freightutils.com
• API docs: https://www.freightutils.com/api-docs
• Pricing: https://www.freightutils.com/pricing
• Siblings: n8n-nodes-freightutils · zapier-freightutils
• Repo: https://github.com/SoapyRED/make-freightutils
• Issues: https://github.com/SoapyRED/make-freightutils/issues

Licence

MIT — see LICENSE.md.

Built by Marius Cristoiu, ADR-certified freight transport planner.