# Send scheduled dashboard screenshots to Discord using Make

Steps to pair Make.com with HCTI (HTML/CSS to Image) to schedule regular snapshots of your dashboards to Discord.

September 29, 2023

## Step 1: Generate a dashboard share link

1. On your dashboard's navigation menu, Click **Share**.
2. In the **Share** dashboard panel, click Create share link.

3. With your link generated, we'll switch to Make to build our scenario.

## Step 2: Create a Make scenario that connects HCTI with Discord

To use HTML/CSS to Image with Make, it is necessary to have a HTML/CSS to Image account. If you do not have one, you can create a HTML/CSS to Image account at [htmlcsstoimage.com](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/).

01. On your Make Dashboard, click the **Create a new scenario** button in the top-right corner.
02. In the scenario editor screen, an empty module with a question mark will be displayed. Choose **HTML/CSS to Image** as the trigger app to start your scenario.
03. Choose the **Create a Screenshot of a URL** module.
04. **Create a connection** to add your HTML/CSS to Image account to Make. For this, you'll need to go to your [Dashboard](https://htmlcsstoimage.com/dashboard) to obtain your _User ID_ and _API Key_.

05. Go to **Make** and open the HTML/CSS to Image module's ' _Create a connection'_ dialog.
06. Enter the _User ID_ and _API Key_, then click **Continue**.
07. Switch back to Geckoboard and the **Share** dashboard panel, click the More Options menu, then select **Copy**.
08. Return to Make, and **Paste** the dashboard share link in the **URL field**.
09. Click **OK**.
10. Now, click the right ear of the first module, and it will pop up a screen for you to add the next **HTML/CSS to Image** module. Select **Get an Image**.

11. In the **Image ID** field, map the URL from the previous module.

12. Select an **Image format**. We recommend PNG.
13. Click **OK** to continue.

## Step 3: Complete the scenario with Discord

01. Click the right ear of the second module and add **Discord's** **Send a Message** module.
02. To connect your **Discord** account to Make, you can either choose to connect using OAuth2 or, additionally, [using your own app credentials](https://www.make.com/en/help/app/discord.html#connect-to-discord-using-oauth2-and-your-own-credentials). In this guide, we'll connect using Oauth2.

03. Switch to Discord and **[create a server](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/204849977-How-do-I-create-a-server-)**.
04. Return to Make and open the Discord module's **Create a connection** dialog.
05. Select the server, allow the permissions for messages and channels, and click **Authorize**.
06. Map the **Image ID** from the previous module.
07. Click **OK** to continue.
08. Before the scenario is activated, you should test it again. Click the **'Run Once'** button to run a test.
09. Schedule how often your scenario will trigger by clicking the **clock** icon. Change the default setting of 15 minutes to how often you'd like your dashboard image sent to Discord.
10. To activate your scenario, switch the ON/OFF toggle to **ON**.