I’m running into an error when filling a PDF. The error message from Make is very vague; it doesn’t even give me field or item numbers. This is frustrating, especially since I have over 60 fields to check. What’s the best way to handle problems like this?
Hey there,
just to clarify - this is not an issue with Make itself. For the most part, all Make does is forward the error you are getting form the specific app.
With that said, you can install a browser extension for Make. With it you can see exactly what data Make is sending and exactly what the error message is.
If you have the Make DevTool Chrome extension installed, you should be able to view the request and response headers and body from each module when you manually run the scenario.
From the Help Center article about the Make DevTool:
Make DevTool allows you to debug your Make scenarios in a completely new way. It adds an extra pane to the Chrome Developer Tools. Using this new debugger pane, you’re able to check all the manual runs of your scenario, review all the performed operations and see the details of every API call performed. It also brings a whole bunch of new opportunities for Apps development. You’re able to check every call that your app has performed. Thanks to this extension, you can easily debug your scenario, see which module, operation, even which single response causes the error, and then get your scenario back on track. Try it out and let your scenarios shine!
For more information, see the Make Devtool page in the Make Help Centre, which covers the following:
- Installing Make DevTool
- Using Live Stream
- Scenario Debugger
- Tools
Hope this helps! Let me know if there are any further questions or issues.
— @samliew
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