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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Mailchimp trigger and Salesforce action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

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Configure the New List Event (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Mailchimp account
2. Select a Audience List Id
3. Configure Trigger on subscriber actions?
4. Configure Trigger on actions by Mailchimp admin?
5. Configure Trigger via actions on the API?
6. Select one or more Events
Configure the Create Account action
1. Connect your Salesforce account
2. Configure docsInfo
3. Configure Account Name
4. Optional- Configure Account Number
5. Optional- Configure Description
6. Optional- Configure Phone
7. Optional- Configure Website
8. Optional- Configure See All Props
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

New List Event (Instant) on Mailchimp

Description:Emit new event when the following occurs on an audience list: a campaign is sent or cancelled, a subsciber is added, unsuscribed, has a profile update, or has the associated email address changed, or cleaned.

Version:0.0.1

Key:mailchimp-new-list-event

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Mailchimp Overview#

The Mailchimp API taps into the heart of your email marketing efforts, allowing you to manage subscribers, campaigns, and reports. With the API, you can automate tasks like syncing subscriber lists, segmenting contacts based on behavior, and personalizing email content to match user profiles. It's a powerful tool for marketers looking to fine-tune their email strategy and maximize engagement.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/http-based.mjs";
import constants from "../constants.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "mailchimp-new-list-event",
  name: "New List Event (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event when the following occurs on an audience list: a campaign is sent or cancelled, a subsciber is added, unsuscribed, has a profile update, or has the associated email address changed, or cleaned.",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    events: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Events",
      description: "The events to be emitted, which will trigger the source being created",
      default: [
        "subscribe",
      ],
      options: constants.EVENT_TYPES,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getEventTypes() {
      return this.events;
    },
    generateMeta(eventPayload) {
      const {
        "data[id]": id,
        "fired_at": timestampStr,
        "type": eventType,
      } = eventPayload;
      return {
        id,
        summary: `New event: '${eventType}' (${id})`,
        ts: Date.parse(timestampStr),
      };
    },
  },
};

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Mailchimp	`mailchimp`	`app`	This component uses the Mailchimp app.
N/A	`http`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
Audience List Id	`listId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Trigger on subscriber actions?	`triggeredByUser`	`boolean`	If set to true, events will be emitted on subscriber-initiated actions.
Trigger on actions by Mailchimp admin?	`triggeredByAdmin`	`boolean`	If set to true, events will be emitted on admin-initiated actions in the web interface.
Trigger via actions on the API?	`triggeredByApi`	`boolean`	If set to true, events will be emitted on actions initiated via the API.
Events	`events`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Subscribes", "value": "subscribe" }{ "label": "Unsubscribes", "value": "unsubscribe" }{ "label": "Profile Updates", "value": "profile" }{ "label": "Cleaned Email", "value": "cleaned" }{ "label": "Email Address Changes", "value": "upemail" }{ "label": "Campaign sending status", "value": "campaign" }`

Trigger Authentication#

Mailchimp uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Mailchimp account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Mailchimp and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Mailchimp API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

About Mailchimp#

Mailchimp is a marketing automation and email marketing platform.

Action#

Create Account on Salesforce

Description:Creates a Salesforce account. [See the documentation](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_account.htm)

Version:0.3.1

Key:salesforce_rest_api-create-account

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Salesforce Overview#

The Salesforce (REST API) provides a powerful platform for creating and managing customer relationships with a wide array of features like data manipulation, querying, and complex automation. With Pipedream's serverless execution, you can create workflows that automate your sales processes, sync data with other platforms, enhance customer engagement, and trigger actions based on specific events. Dive into Salesforce data, streamline lead management, track customer interactions, and push or pull data to or from Salesforce seamlessly.

Action Code#

import common, { getProps } from "../common/base-create-update.mjs";
import account from "../../common/sobjects/account.mjs";

export const docsLink = "https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_account.htm";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "salesforce_rest_api-create-account",
  name: "Create Account",
  description: `Creates a Salesforce account. [See the documentation](${docsLink})`,
  version: "0.3.1",
  type: "action",
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getObjectType() {
      return "Account";
    },
    getAdvancedProps() {
      return account.extraProps;
    },
  },
  props: getProps({
    objType: account,
    docsLink,
  }),
  async run({ $ }) {
    /* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
    const {
      salesforce,
      getAdvancedProps,
      getObjectType,
      getAdditionalFields,
      formatDateTimeProps,
      useAdvancedProps,
      docsInfo,
      dateInfo,
      additionalFields,
      ...data
    } = this;
    /* eslint-enable no-unused-vars */
    const response = await salesforce.createRecord("Account", {
      $,
      data: {
        ...data,
        ...getAdditionalFields(),
      },
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created account "${this.Name}"`);
    return response;
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Salesforce	`salesforce`	`app`	This component uses the Salesforce app.
Account Name	`Name`	`string`	Name of the account. Max 255 characters.
Account Number	`AccountNumber`	`string`	Account number assigned to this account (not the unique, system-generated ID assigned during creation). Max 40 characters.
Description	`Description`	`string`	Text description of the account. Limited to 32,000 KB.
Phone	`Phone`	`string`	Phone number for this account. Max 40 characters.
Website	`Website`	`string`	The website of this account. Max 255 characters.
See All Props	`useAdvancedProps`	`boolean`	Set to true to see all available props for this object.

Action Authentication#

Salesforce uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Salesforce account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Salesforce and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Salesforce API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

Create Account with Salesforce API on New List Event (Instant) from Mailchimp API

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