How to Create a Contact in Brevo Using Pabbly Connect for Emails Received in Gmail

Learn how to automate creating contacts in Brevo from Gmail emails using Pabbly Connect. Follow this detailed tutorial for seamless integration. Develop expertise in application integration and learn how to design streamlined automation workflows using proven, simplified approaches.

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1. Setting Up Pabbly Connect for Gmail to Brevo Integration

To automate the creation of contacts in Brevo for emails received in Gmail, you first need to set up Pabbly Connect. Start by signing up for a free account on the Pabbly Connect dashboard. Once you’re logged in, click on ‘Create Workflow’ and give it a name like ‘Gmail to Brevo’. This is the first step towards automating your email integration process.

After naming your workflow, you will see two windows: the trigger window and the action window. The trigger window is where you will set up the Gmail connection using the Email Parser feature of Pabbly Connect. This feature will allow you to capture all emails sent to your connected Gmail account.

2. Connecting Gmail to Pabbly Connect Using Email Parser

In the trigger window of your workflow, select the ‘Email Parser’ option from the list of apps. Pabbly Connect will provide you with a unique email address. You need to forward all emails from your Gmail account to this email address. This step is crucial as it enables Pabbly Connect to receive the emails.

• Copy the email address provided by Pabbly Connect.
• Go to your Gmail account and click on Settings.
• Navigate to the ‘Forwarding and POP/IMAP’ section.
• Add the copied email address as a forwarding address and confirm it.

After confirming the forwarding address, your Gmail account will send all incoming emails to Pabbly Connect. This setup ensures that every email received will trigger your automation workflow.

3. Verifying Email Forwarding in Pabbly Connect

Once you have set up the forwarding, go back to your Pabbly Connect workflow and click on the ‘Recapture Email Parser Response’ button. This action will allow you to check if the email forwarding is functioning correctly. Send a test email from another Gmail account to the connected Gmail address.

Upon receiving the test email, you should see the email details appear in your Pabbly Connect workflow. This includes the sender’s email address, subject line, and body text. If you see these details, it confirms that your Gmail account is successfully integrated with Pabbly Connect.

4. Adding the Sender as a Contact in Brevo

Next, you will set up the action step to add the sender’s email as a contact in Brevo. In the action window of your workflow, search for Brevo and select it. Choose the action event as ‘Create or Update Contact’. This step is essential as it allows you to automatically add new contacts based on the emails received in Gmail.

To connect your Brevo account, you will need to provide the API key from your Brevo account settings. After entering the API key, Pabbly Connect will be able to communicate with your Brevo account and create new contacts as per the received emails.

• Navigate to your Brevo account and go to ‘SMTP and API’ settings.
• Generate a new API key and copy it.
• Paste the API key into Pabbly Connect to establish the connection.

Once connected, map the email address from the trigger response to the contact email field in Brevo. This ensures that the sender’s email is added as a new contact every time an email is received.

5. Finalizing the Integration and Testing

After mapping the email address, you can specify additional details such as the contact’s first and last name, if available. Use the text formatter feature in Pabbly Connect to split the sender’s name into first and last names if necessary. This allows for better organization of your contacts in Brevo.

Finally, click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to check if the contact is successfully created in Brevo. You can verify this by checking your Brevo contacts section. If the contact appears, your integration is complete and working flawlessly. With Pabbly Connect, you have successfully automated the process of adding contacts from Gmail to Brevo.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we explored how to automate the creation of contacts in Brevo using emails received in Gmail through Pabbly Connect. By following the steps outlined, you can streamline your contact management process, ensuring that every email leads to a new contact in Brevo. This integration not only saves time but also enhances your workflow efficiency.