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EmailOctopus

Reference

20 actions for EmailOctopus workflows.

01. Operations

Act on EmailOctopus from a workflow

Operations are the actions a workflow can take in EmailOctopus, grouped by category. Each lists its method, parameters, and a template you can drop it into.

Campaigns

1 operation

View and manage your email marketing campaigns within EmailOctopus. Use these operations to retrieve information about your recent campaigns for monitoring performance, integrating results into other workflows, or triggering actions based on campaign activity.

Action

Get Recent Campaigns

EMAILOCTOPUS_GET_RECENT_CAMPAIGNS

Retrieve your most recent email marketing campaigns to review performance, analyze results, and plan future messaging strategies. This helps you quickly access and monitor your email campaign history without logging into your account.

2 input

Contacts

7 operations

Add, modify, and manage individual subscribers across your EmailOctopus lists. These operations let you create new contacts, update existing ones in bulk, handle unsubscriptions, and sync subscriber data from external systems into your email marketing workflows.

Action★ Featured

Batch Update Contacts

EMAILOCTOPUS_UPDATE_CONTACTS_BATCH

Update multiple contacts in your EmailOctopus list at once, changing their email addresses, custom fields, subscription status, or tags without individual updates. This saves time when managing large groups of contacts that need the same changes applied simultaneously.

2 input
Action★ Featured

Create or Update Contact

EMAILOCTOPUS_UPSERT_CONTACT

Add a new contact to your EmailOctopus list or update an existing contact's information with a single action, ensuring your subscriber data stays current without duplicates.

5 input
Action★ Featured

List Contacts

EMAILOCTOPUS_LIST_CONTACTS

Retrieve your contacts from an EmailOctopus list with optional filtering by tags, status, and dates to find specific subscribers. This helps you segment your audience and pull contact data for analysis or external systems.

9 input
Action

Create Contact

EMAILOCTOPUS_CREATE_CONTACT

Adds a new subscriber to your EmailOctopus mailing list with their email address and optional details. This enables you to build your audience and maintain customer relationships through email marketing.

5 input
Action

Delete Contact

EMAILOCTOPUS_DELETE_CONTACT

Permanently removes a contact from your EmailOctopus mailing list. Use this to maintain list hygiene, process customer removal requests, and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations.

2 input
Action

Get Contact

EMAILOCTOPUS_GET_CONTACT

Retrieve complete details about a specific contact in your EmailOctopus list, including their email address, custom fields, tags, and subscription status.

2 input
Action

Unsubscribe Contact

EMAILOCTOPUS_UNSUBSCRIBE_CONTACT

Removes a contact from receiving emails on a specific mailing list while keeping their record intact for future reference. Use this to respect unsubscribe requests and maintain list hygiene.

2 input

Fields

3 operations

Define and customize the data attributes you collect from subscribers beyond standard email information. Create, modify, or remove custom fields to capture additional subscriber details that support segmentation, personalization, and reporting in your campaigns.

Action

Create Field

EMAILOCTOPUS_CREATE_FIELD

Add custom data fields to your EmailOctopus mailing list to capture and store additional subscriber information beyond basic contact details.

5 input
Action

Delete Field

EMAILOCTOPUS_DELETE_FIELD

Permanently removes a custom field from your EmailOctopus mailing list, clearing all associated data for that field across your subscribers.

2 input
Action

Update Field

EMAILOCTOPUS_UPDATE_FIELD

Modify custom fields in your EmailOctopus lists by updating labels, tags, types, and fallback values to keep your contact data structure organized and relevant.

6 input

Lists

5 operations

Create and manage separate subscriber groups or segments within your EmailOctopus account. Use these operations to organize contacts by audience type, maintain list configurations, and structure your contact management across different campaigns or marketing initiatives.

Action

Create List

EMAILOCTOPUS_CREATE_LIST

Create a new mailing list in EmailOctopus to organize and manage your email contacts for campaigns and subscriber engagement tracking.

1 input
Action

Delete List

EMAILOCTOPUS_DELETE_LIST

Permanently removes a mailing list from your EmailOctopus account and deletes all associated contacts. Use this when you no longer need a list and want to clean up your account.

1 input
Action

Get All Lists

EMAILOCTOPUS_GET_ALL_LISTS

Retrieve all mailing lists from your EmailOctopus account to view your complete subscriber management setup. This helps you organize and manage your email marketing campaigns across different audience segments.

2 input
Action

Get List

EMAILOCTOPUS_GET_LIST

Retrieves detailed information about a specific mailing list including its name, custom fields, tags, subscriber counts, and opt-in configuration. Use this to monitor list properties and understand your audience structure.

1 input
Action

Update List

EMAILOCTOPUS_UPDATE_LIST

Rename an existing mailing list in EmailOctopus to better organize your contacts or reflect campaign changes. This helps keep your email marketing organized as your business evolves.

2 input

Tags

4 operations

Organize and categorize your contacts using flexible labels that enable precise segmentation and targeting. Create, modify, and manage tags to group subscribers by behavior, interests, or any custom criteria that helps tailor your email campaigns and automation.

Action★ Featured

Create Tag

EMAILOCTOPUS_CREATE_TAG

Creates a new tag in your EmailOctopus mailing list to organize and segment your contacts based on interests, behaviors, or characteristics. Use this to build targeted groups for personalized email campaigns and better contact management.

2 input
Action

Delete Tag

EMAILOCTOPUS_DELETE_TAG

Remove a tag from your EmailOctopus mailing list to clean up your contact organization system and eliminate outdated or unused segment markers.

2 input
Action

List Tags

EMAILOCTOPUS_LIST_TAGS

Retrieve all available tags from a mailing list to understand how your contacts are currently organized and segmented.

3 input
Action

Update Tag

EMAILOCTOPUS_UPDATE_TAG

Rename or modify an existing tag in your EmailOctopus mailing list to keep your subscriber organization system current and accurate. This helps you maintain clean, meaningful labels as your business evolves and your tagging strategy develops.

3 input
What now

Use EmailOctopus in a workflow

Drop a trigger and an action into a template; approve from your phone; the workflow runs.