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Mailchimp

The Mailchimp connector lets Glowtify create and schedule email campaigns inside your Mailchimp account, and pull campaign performance back.

Prerequisites​

  • A Mailchimp account (free or paid)
  • Audiences (lists) already set up in Mailchimp — Glowtify doesn't create audiences, only campaigns
  • A verified sender domain in Mailchimp if you want to use a custom from-email

Connecting Mailchimp​

  1. On the Connectors page, click Connect Mailchimp
  2. You're redirected to Mailchimp's OAuth login
  3. Authorize Glowtify to manage campaigns on your account
  4. You come back to Glowtify with the connection confirmed

Permissions requested​

  • Create and schedule email campaigns
  • Read campaign performance data

How publication works (real scheduling)​

Mailchimp uses real scheduling. When you publish an email epic:

  1. Glowtify creates the campaign inside Mailchimp via POST /campaigns
  2. If scheduled, Glowtify calls POST /campaigns/:id/actions/schedule with your chosen datetime
  3. Mailchimp handles the actual send at that time

Consequences:

  • Your scheduled campaign is visible in your Mailchimp dashboard immediately after handoff
  • If your Glowtify subscription lapses, the campaign still sends — Mailchimp has it
  • To cancel a scheduled campaign, Glowtify calls POST /campaigns/:id/actions/unschedule on your behalf (from the epic page in Glowtify)

Audience targeting​

When creating the epic, pick the Mailchimp audience (list) and optional segment. Glowtify pulls the list of your Mailchimp audiences and their segments automatically.

Common issues​

"Mailchimp account is currently limited"​

Your Mailchimp account hit a limit (free plan quota, compliance review, billing issue). Resolve in Mailchimp, then retry the publication.

"Invalid sender email"​

The from-email isn't verified on your Mailchimp account. Go to Mailchimp → Domains → authenticate your domain, or use an already-verified email.

"Scheduled datetime must be in the future"​

You tried to schedule in the past. Pick a future time.

Disconnecting​

From the Mailchimp connector card → menu → Disconnect. Already-scheduled campaigns remain in Mailchimp and will send as planned — disconnect only prevents Glowtify from creating new campaigns.