DeepSeek has emerged as a powerful, cost-effective alternative to other LLMs. In this guide, we show you exactly how to connect Make.com with the DeepSeek API to automate your business processes.

Why DeepSeek?

DeepSeek offers impressive reasoning capabilities at a fraction of the cost, making it ideal for high-volume automation tasks like lead scoring, data extraction, and content categorization.

Step-by-Step Integration

  1. Get your API Key: Sign up at DeepSeek and generate an API key.
  2. Make.com HTTP Module: Use the “Make an API Key Auth Request” module.
  3. Configure the Endpoint: Set the URL to https://api.deepseek.com/chat/completions.
  4. Define the Payload: Use the standard OpenAI-compatible format.
{
  "model": "deepseek-chat",
  "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
}

Use Cases

  • Lead Generation: Automatically score leads based on website behavior.
  • Customer Support: Draft initial responses to common inquiries.
  • Data Enrichment: Extract structured data from messy emails.

Stay tuned for more DeepSeek automation templates!