Create Contact

AutomatR.TFMailchimp.Activities.CreateContact

The "Create Contact" activity in AutomatR is part of the Mailchimp Contact activities package, allowing users to add a new contact to a specified audience list within their Mailchimp account.

Properties

Name	Description
Input
Audience Name	Specifies the name or ID of the audience list to which the contact will be added. String variables containing the audience name or ID.
Email	Specifies the email address for the new contact. String variables containing the email address.
First Name	Specifies the first name for the new contact. String variables containing the first name.
Last Name	Specifies the last name for the new contact. String variables containing the last name.
Phone Number	Specifies the phone number for the new contact. String variables containing the phone number.
Misc
Display Name	Provides a customizable name for the activity displayed in the workflow. The display name enhances clarity and organization within the automation project. String variables containing the desired display name.
Optional
Delay	Specifies the amount of time (in seconds) to wait before executing the "Create Contact" activity. This can be useful for handling synchronization issues. Integer variables containing the delay duration. Ex.: If the amount of time is 1000 milliseconds or 1 sec, i.e., 1.
Output
Create Contact Response	Outputs the email address of the newly created contact. String variables containing the email address for the new contact.

How to use:

1. Drag and drop the "Create Contact" activity onto the workflow.
2. Configure the properties by specifying the audience name, email, first name, last name, and phone number for the new contact.
3. Optionally, configure the delay property.
4. Execute the workflow to add the specified contact to the Mailchimp audience list.

Example: Consider an example where the "Create Contact" activity is used to add a new contact with the email "john.doe@example.com" to the audience list named "Subscribers":

Create Contact:
  Audience Name: "Subscribers"
  Email: "john.doe@example.com"
  First Name: "John"
  Last Name: "Doe"
  Phone Number: "+1234567890"
  Delay: 2
  Create Contact Response: NewContactEmail

In this example, the activity adds a new contact with the specified properties to the "Subscribers" audience list. The email address of the newly created contact is stored in the string variable "NewContactEmail" for further handling in the workflow.