Make 2FA: how to set up an authenticator app

Make is the automation platform where you build scenarios that connect your apps, which often hold live connections to your other accounts. Its two-factor authentication (2FA) has a single method: codes from an authenticator app. Make's help pages don't list text messages or security keys (Make). It's optional for most people, but an Enterprise organization can make it mandatory for every member (more on that below). This guide uses Authenticator App - Novaz on iPhone. Any authenticator app works the same way.

How we checked this guide: the Make steps come from Make's own Help Center, linked below, which we read on October 21, 2026. We haven't tested them on a Make account, so a label may differ slightly. The Novaz steps are checked against the app, version 1.0.5.

Turn on 2FA with an authenticator app

Make's help article, last updated January 16, 2026, gives these steps (Make):

1. Click your profile icon in the upper-right corner and select Profile.
2. Open the 2FA tab and click Enable.
3. The Enable Two-Factor Authentication dialog shows a QR code, plus a key you can use if scanning doesn't work.
4. In Novaz, tap +, then Scan QR code, and point the camera at the code. If Make is open on the same iPhone, take a screenshot and use Choose a photo instead. See scanning a QR code on the same iPhone.
5. To type the key instead, tap +, then Enter key manually in Novaz. Type "Make" in Service and the key in Setup key. See What is a 2FA setup key?
6. Back in the dialog, type the six-digit verification code from Novaz and your Make password, then click Enable.
7. Click Download codes to save the TXT file of one-time passwords.

Make's codes are six digits. Its help doesn't say how long its key is, so if Novaz refuses a typed key, scan the QR code instead.

Save the TXT file somewhere other than your phone

The file from step 7 holds your one-time passwords, Make's version of recovery codes. Make asks you to keep them in a safe place that isn't your mobile device, and says each one can get you back in if the phone is lost or stolen or the app is deleted (Make).

With Novaz this matters too. Its keys stay on your iPhone unless you turn on iCloud backup or export a backup file, so without one the TXT file is your only way back in. Put it in a password manager or print it. More in 2FA backup codes.

Signing in afterwards

Sign in as usual, then type the current code from Novaz into the 2FA code field and click Sign in. Make's article says the code is asked for after a password sign-in and also after signing in with Google, Facebook or GitHub (Make). The help pages don't mention a way to mark a device as trusted.

When your organization enforces 2FA

On Enterprise plans, an organization Admin or Owner can turn on Enforce 2FA in Organization settings. Make introduced this in February 2026 (Make). What it means for you (Make):

• If you sign in with your Make email and password and haven't set up 2FA, you're signed out the moment it's switched on. At your next sign-in, Make walks you through setup.
• The setup screen shows a QR code. If you can't scan it, click Can't scan? for the key. Then enter the One-time code and your Password and click Continue.
• You get the same recovery codes. Copy them or click Download to get a TXT file, then click Continue.
• While enforcement is on, you can't turn 2FA off yourself. Only an Admin or Owner can lift it.
• Enforcement doesn't cover people who sign in through Google or through company single sign-on (SSO/SAML). For them, 2FA is handled by that provider.

If Make rejects your code

Make's help doesn't cover rejected codes. The usual cause is the iPhone's clock. Open Settings > General > Date & Time and turn on Set Automatically. Novaz also warns you when the clock is 15 seconds or more off. Other causes are in Authenticator code not working?

Changing phones or authenticator apps

Make has no transfer step. Its help says to turn 2FA off first, using a code from your current app or a one-time password, and then turn it on again with the new phone or app (Make). Do it before you wipe the old iPhone. If you have a Novaz iCloud backup or backup file, restoring it on the new iPhone keeps your Make codes working without this reset. See How to transfer your authenticator app to a new iPhone.

If your organization enforces 2FA, you can't turn it off yourself, and Make's pages don't say how to switch phones in that case. Ask your organization's Admin or Owner.

If you lose your authenticator

At the 2FA code prompt, use one of the one-time passwords from your TXT file. Once you're in, turn 2FA off and on again to link a new phone, which also gets you a fresh set of codes.

Make's help doesn't cover losing both the phone and the codes. Its page on changing your email says that if you can't sign in, contact Make's support team, which will ask for more information about the account (Make). Make doesn't say what proof it accepts or how long this takes. More in Lost the phone with your authenticator app?

Turning 2FA off

Go to Profile, open the 2FA tab and click Disable. Enter a code from your authenticator app and your Make password, then click Disable again (Make). After that, remove the Make entry in Novaz: open it and tap Remove account.

Official Make help

• Two-factor authentication
• Two-factor authentication enforcement
• Change your email address
• 2026 (release notes)