How to Create BigCommerce Customer on Cognito Forms Submission Using Pabbly Connect

Learn how to automate customer creation in BigCommerce from Cognito Forms submissions using Pabbly Connect. Step-by-step tutorial with detailed instructions. Develop expertise in application integration and learn how to design streamlined automation workflows using proven, simplified approaches.

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1. Accessing Pabbly Connect for Integration

To create a BigCommerce customer on Cognito Forms submission, you first need to access Pabbly Connect. This platform enables seamless integration between your Cognito Forms and BigCommerce accounts, automating customer creation.

Start by visiting the Pabbly Connect website. If you are a new user, you can sign up for free, which gives you access to 100 tasks per month. Existing users should click on the ‘Sign In’ option at the top right corner. Once logged in, you will be directed to your dashboard where you can create and manage your workflows.

2. Creating a Workflow in Pabbly Connect

After accessing Pabbly Connect, the next step is to create a new workflow for your integration. Click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button and name your workflow something like ‘Create BigCommerce Customer on Cognito Forms Submission’. Select the appropriate folder for organization.

• Name the workflow for easy identification.
• Choose the folder where the workflow will be saved.

Once you have named your workflow, you will see two boxes appear for ‘Trigger’ and ‘Action’. The trigger is the event that starts the automation, which in this case will be a new submission in Cognito Forms. The action will be to create a customer in BigCommerce.

3. Setting Up the Trigger with Cognito Forms

Now it’s time to configure the trigger in Pabbly Connect. Select Cognito Forms as your trigger application and choose ‘New Entry’ as the trigger event. This setup ensures that every time a new form submission occurs in Cognito Forms, it triggers the workflow.

To connect Cognito Forms with Pabbly Connect, you will receive a webhook URL. Copy this URL and navigate to your Cognito Forms account. In the specific form you are using, enable the option to post JSON data to your website. Paste the webhook URL into the designated endpoint field and save the changes.

4. Testing the Integration with a Form Submission

Once the webhook is set up, it’s essential to test the integration. Go back to Pabbly Connect and you will see that it is waiting for a webhook response. To generate this response, fill out your Cognito form with dummy data and submit it.

Upon submission, return to Pabbly Connect to check if the response has been captured. If successful, you will see the data from your form submission reflected in the workflow. This confirms that the connection between Cognito Forms and Pabbly Connect is working properly.

5. Creating a Customer in BigCommerce

With the trigger successfully configured, the next step is to set up the action to create a customer in BigCommerce using Pabbly Connect. Select BigCommerce as the action application and choose ‘Create Customer’ as the action event.

• Enter the required customer details such as first name, last name, and email.
• Utilize the mapping feature to dynamically insert data from the Cognito Forms submission into the BigCommerce fields.

After mapping the fields, click on the ‘Save and Send Test Request’ button to verify that a new customer is created in your BigCommerce account. Check the customer section in BigCommerce to confirm the new entry has been successfully added.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we explored how to automate the process of creating a BigCommerce customer from Cognito Forms submissions using Pabbly Connect. By following the steps outlined, you can efficiently manage customer data without manual entry, ensuring a seamless workflow between your applications.