Integrating MailerLite with MailChimp Using Pabbly Connect

Learn how to seamlessly integrate MailerLite with MailChimp using Pabbly Connect for automated email marketing workflows. Follow our step-by-step tutorial. 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 Integration

To integrate MailerLite with MailChimp, you first need to set up Pabbly Connect. This powerful automation tool allows you to connect various applications easily. Start by signing up for a free account on Pabbly Connect, which offers free automation tasks each month.

Once signed up, log into your Pabbly Connect dashboard. Here, you will click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button to initiate the integration process. You can name your workflow something relevant, like ‘MailerLite to MailChimp Integration.’ After naming your workflow, click on the ‘Create’ button to proceed.

2. Selecting the Trigger Application in Pabbly Connect

In this step, you will set the trigger for your workflow using Pabbly Connect. The trigger is the event that starts the automation. For this integration, the trigger application is MailerLite. Select MailerLite from the application list and choose the trigger event as ‘New Subscriber Created.’

• Search for MailerLite in the trigger application list.
• Choose the trigger event ‘New Subscriber Created’.
• Click on the connect button and add a new connection by entering your MailerLite API key.

After entering the API key, click on the ‘Save and Send Test Request’ button. This action will test the connection and wait for a response. You can now create a test subscriber in MailerLite to see if the integration works correctly.

3. Creating a Test Subscriber in MailerLite

Now that you have set up the trigger in Pabbly Connect, it’s time to create a test subscriber in MailerLite. Go to the Subscribers section in your MailerLite account and click on the ‘Add Subscriber’ button. Fill in the necessary details, including the email address and groups to which the subscriber belongs.

Make sure to add the subscriber to the group named ‘MailChimp’ as this is crucial for the automation to work. Once you have filled in the details, click on ‘Add Subscriber’ to save the information. After adding the subscriber, check back in Pabbly Connect to see if the data has been captured successfully.

4. Configuring Action to Add Subscriber in MailChimp

After verifying that Pabbly Connect has captured the test subscriber’s information, the next step is to set the action. This action will send the subscriber’s details to MailChimp. In your Pabbly Connect workflow, click on the plus icon to add an action step and select MailChimp as the action application. using Pabbly Connect

Choose the action event as ‘Add New Member with Custom Fields’. You will need to connect to your MailChimp account by entering your API key and data center name. This connection allows Pabbly Connect to send subscriber data directly to MailChimp.

• Enter your MailChimp API key and data center name.
• Map the email address and other subscriber details from the previous steps.
• Click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to add the subscriber to MailChimp.

If everything is configured correctly, the subscriber will be added to your MailChimp audience list. You can verify this by refreshing your MailChimp contacts to see the new subscriber.

5. Conclusion

In this tutorial, we demonstrated how to integrate MailerLite with MailChimp using Pabbly Connect. This integration allows you to automate the process of adding new subscribers from MailerLite to MailChimp without any coding. By following the steps outlined, you can streamline your email marketing efforts and enhance your productivity.

With Pabbly Connect, you can easily manage your email marketing tasks and ensure that your subscriber lists are always up to date. Start using this automation today to improve your email marketing workflow!