Auto-answer Tally form questions by email with a Make AI agent

What you get

A Make scenario where each new Tally form response is answered by the Make AI Agent (New) app and emailed back via Gmail.

Prerequisites

A Make account (Make's AI Provider works on all plans; custom OpenAI/Anthropic connections need a paid plan)
A Tally form with fields: first name, last name, email, question
A Gmail account

Steps

In a new scenario click the big +, search Tally, choose Watch New Responses, click Create a webhook, name it, pick your Tally connection and Form ID, then Save. Save the scenario and click Run once while you submit a test response.
Click + after it, search Make AI Agent (New) and choose Run an agent.
- Connection: your AI provider, or Make's AI Provider
- Model: any model from that provider
- Instructions:

Text

You are a friendly agent who answers general questions. Always use HTML for your answers.

Input: map Fields by ID: Your question from the Tally module. Click Save twice.

Click + after the agent, search Gmail, choose Send an email.
- Recipient email address 1: map Fields by ID: Your email from Tally
- Subject: Thanks for your question!
- Body type: Raw HTML
- Content: map Response from Run an agent. Click Save twice.

Test it

Open the dropdown next to Run once, pick the previous run that captured your test response, click Run once, then check the inbox of the email you submitted.