What are you trying to achieve? I’m assuming the answer is no, but the last items I found on search were from a year ago. I’m surprised that I can’t use the router to go back in my workflow, is that correct? I’ve got an API that returns a status while it’s working and I need to do a fairly typical “…

Right. There’s no simple answer I’m afraid. Option #1: In the normal course of things, there’d be a Foxit app on Make. You’d have a module that simple converts a file, polls for completion and downloads it when complete (or returns an error). You could create a Foxit app to do just that - either …

You can start your scenario with a webhook and check the status of your API. If the desired status hasn’t been reached yet, send a POST request to that webhook and repeat the process until you receive a success message. Make sure to set a limit on the repetitions to avoid your scenario running indef…

Hmm. I’m not sure how that would work. My workflow is firing on a new file in Dropbox. Are you saying I add something to my workflow to call another one that returns the status? Is there a “call x and repeat while result is y” node?

If you’re waiting on a new file in Dropbox, is there a reason why you can’t just use the Watch Files trigger in the Dropbox app ?

The while loop isnt needed for the trigger. The Foxit API I’m using has a “Check Status” endpoint and I’d like to check, and if not done, sleep a bit and check again.

I’m not exactly clear on the whole process. Could you provide a schematic that shows what you’re trying to achieve, end-to-end?

So the typical Foxit PDF API process is - upload a doc to the API. Kick off a job (convert Word to PDF for example), which returns a task id. Check that task to see the status. If not done, wait a bit and try again. Once done (and no error of course), download the bits. My current workflow on Make …

Thanks - do you have a good link for the process to build an app, and make it Verified?

[image] Raymond_Camden: do you have a good link for the process to build an app, and make it Verified? Partner & Custom Apps Make Partner Training Portal Custom Apps / App Builder Hope this helps! Let me know if there are any further questions or issues. — @samliew

[image] Raymond_Camden: So the typical Foxit PDF API process is - upload a doc to the API. Kick off a job (convert Word to PDF for example), which returns a task id. Check that task to see the status. If not done, wait a bit and try again. Once done (and no error of course), download the bits. …

No way to do a while loop?

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DavidGurr_Make August 13, 2025, 2:26pm 9

There’s also some other strategies discussed here(as well as how to raise a feature request to make this easier).

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No way to do a while loop?

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