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Start automation

BetaChanges data

Starts an ActiveCampaign automation for a contact.

Settings

SettingWhat it is
ConnectionRequiredThe ActiveCampaign connection the step signs in with.
Contact idFill in the id or the e-mail address, not both.
Contact e-mail addressActiveCampaign creates the contact when this address is not known yet, which the id form cannot do.
Automation idsRequiredComma-separated, up to 25. The List automations node answers these ids.
Technical details
KeyValue
connectiontexta connection id from `requires.connections` (provider `activecampaign`)
contactIdtext
contactEmailtext
automationIdstext

Output

FieldType
contactAutomationAutomation runobject
contactAutomationIdAutomation run idstring
automationCountAutomations startednumber
Sample output, and the expression for each field
  • automationCount1
  • contactAutomation
    • id"12"
  • contactAutomationId"12"

Errors

When a step of this node stops a run, the run page shows a code. Look it up:

Example step

The step as a flow file holds it. Replace each value in <…>.

{
  "config": {
    "automationIds": "<automation ids>",
    "connection": "<connection id>",
    "contactEmail": "",
    "contactId": ""
  },
  "label": "Start automation",
  "type": "activecampaign.addContactToAutomation",
  "version": 1
}