How to automatically stop one scenario when another one fails (dependency between scenarios)

I have two separate scenarios:

  • The first one handles lead capture (opt-in);

  • The second one handles form response collection.

Here’s what I need: if the first scenario fails, the second one must automatically stop.
I don’t want to merge the scenarios because not all leads will respond to the form — so keeping them separate is intentional.

The logic is simple:

  1. If Scenario 1 throws an error, Scenario 2 should immediately stop running;

  2. I’ll manually check the issue, fix it, and then reactivate both scenarios.

Is there any way to create this kind of direct dependency between scenarios in Make, so that the second only runs if the first one completes successfully and has no errors?

Hello,

Welcome to the community!

I assume your 2nd scenario is triggered by an incoming webhook.

If so, you cannot use “Call a subscenario,” which is one of the latest releases and simplifies relations between scenarios in Make.com so it is worth of mention as solution for other configs which you might have.

What I suggest - create an API connection and use the “Turn a scenario’s scheduling on/off” module of the “Make” app

as Error handler

For example:

Once Scenario 1 throws an error- make makes an API call and turn off scenario 2.

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