How to Create or Update Mailercloud Subscriber on Cognito Forms Submission Using Pabbly Connect

Learn how to integrate Cognito Forms and Mailercloud using Pabbly Connect to automate subscriber creation and updates on form submissions. Explore systematic approaches to creating efficient automation solutions that convert technical concepts into practical, implementable instructions.

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1. Accessing Pabbly Connect for Integration

To create or update a Mailercloud subscriber on Cognito Forms submission, start by accessing Pabbly Connect. This platform simplifies the integration process and automates tasks without requiring coding skills. Go to the Pabbly Connect website by typing ‘Pabbly.com/connect’ in your browser.

Once on the site, sign in to your account. If you are a new user, you can sign up for free and receive 100 tasks monthly. Upon signing in, you will see your dashboard with various Pabbly applications. Click on the Pabbly Connect option to proceed with your integration.

2. Creating a New Workflow in Pabbly Connect

After accessing Pabbly Connect, the next step is to create a new workflow. Click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button. You will need to name your workflow, for instance, ‘Create or Update Mailercloud Subscriber on Cognito Form Submission’. Select the appropriate folder for your workflow.

• Click on ‘Create’ to initialize your workflow.
• You will see two boxes appear: one for Trigger and one for Action.
• Select ‘Cognito Forms’ as the Trigger application.

After setting the trigger, you will need to select the trigger event, which is ‘New Entry’. This means that every time a new form submission occurs in Cognito Forms, it will trigger the workflow in Pabbly Connect.

3. Connecting Cognito Forms to Pabbly Connect

Next, you must connect Cognito Forms to Pabbly Connect. A webhook URL will be provided, which acts as a bridge between Cognito Forms and Pabbly Connect. Copy this webhook URL and go to your Cognito Forms account.

In your Cognito Forms, open the specific form you are using (e.g., the registration form). Navigate to the ‘Build’ section, and find the option to post JSON data to your website. Replace any existing webhook URL with the new one from Pabbly Connect and click ‘Save’. This ensures that the form submissions will be sent to Pabbly Connect.

4. Testing the Webhook Connection

Once you have saved the webhook URL in Cognito Forms, return to Pabbly Connect. You will see a message indicating that it is waiting for a webhook response. To test this, perform a test submission on your Cognito form.

Fill out the form with dummy data, such as a name, email, and phone number, and click ‘Submit’. If the connection is successful, you will see the response captured in Pabbly Connect. This confirms that the integration is working correctly and that submissions from Cognito Forms are being received.

5. Creating or Updating a Mailercloud Subscriber

Now that you have established a connection, the next step is to create or update a subscriber in Mailercloud. In the Action application, select ‘Mailercloud’ and choose the action event ‘Create or Update Subscriber’. Connect your Mailercloud account by entering the API key. using Pabbly Connect

• Select the list where you want to create the subscriber.
• Map the fields from the Cognito Forms response to the corresponding fields in Mailercloud.
• Click ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to finalize the setup.

After completing these steps, check your Mailercloud account to verify that the subscriber has been created successfully. You should see the new entry reflecting the data submitted through your Cognito Forms.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we explored how to automate the process of creating or updating Mailercloud subscribers using Pabbly Connect with Cognito Forms submissions. By setting up a workflow in Pabbly Connect, we established a seamless integration that captures form submissions and updates subscriber information automatically. This integration enhances efficiency and ensures your subscriber list is always up-to-date.