OM Documentation Integrations

How to Connect OptinMonster with ActiveCampaign

OptinMonster offers seamless integration with ActiveCampaign email marketing service. Connecting OptinMonster to your ActiveCampaign email list is very easy.

In this article, you’ll learn how to connect ActiveCampaign with OptinMonster.

Before You Start

Here are some things to know before you begin:

  •  As a best practice, we recommend you also connect your campaigns to Monster Leads as a backup.

Connect ActiveCampaign

When you create a campaign in OptinMonster that you intend to collect leads with you’ll want to integrate with one or more services to send those leads to.

To send leads to ActiveCampaign, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to the Integrations tab in the campaign builder.
  2. Click Add New Integration.
    Monster Leads Add New Integration
  3. Search for and select ActiveCampaign from the dropdown field.
    ActiveCampaign ESP
  4. Next, add a unique label for easy identification (internal use only).
    ActiveCampaign Label
  5. Log into your ActiveCampaign account to obtain your API credentials. To do this:
    1. From your ActiveCampaign dashboard, click on Settings.
      ActiveCampaign Settings
    2. On the Settings page, select the Developer tab.
      ActiveCampaign Developer Tab
    3. On this page you’ll find your API URL and Key.
      ActiveCampaign Copy API URL and Key
  6. Returning to the OptinMonster campaign builder, paste your API URL and API Key into their corresponding fields and select the Connect to ActiveCampaign button.
    ActiveCampaign Connect Integration
  7. Once connected, select the email list you want to add new subscribers to.
    ActiveCampaign Choose Email List
  8. (Optional) Now you can configure additional lead options like Lead Tags, choose an Assigned Form and/or use event tracking for your campaign.
    ActiveCampaign Lead Options
  9. When you’re finished, click Save.

 

Troubleshooting

How do I configure single or double opt-in?

See our guide on single vs. double opt-in for ActiveCampaign.

How do I use event tracking in the Lead Options?

OptinMonster now makes it easy to use ActiveCampaign’s event tracking feature!

To use Event Tracking, follow these steps:

  1. Enable the Use Event Tracking option in the Lead Options section of your ActiveCampaign integration.
    ActiveCampaign Enable Event Tracking
  2. Once enabled, you’ll need to enter your Event Tracking Account ID and Event Tracking Key. To locate these:
    1. Log into your ActiveCampaign Account and navigate to the Settings panel.
      ActiveCampaign Settings
    2. Next, go to the Tracking menu.
      ActiveCampaign Tracking Tab
    3. Toggle the Event Tracking Status to On.
      ActiveCampaign Enable Event Tracking
    4. You will then be provided with your event tracking key in the Event Key field.
      ActiveCampaign Copy Event Key
    5. To locate the event tracking account ID, select the Event Tracking API text link.
      ActiveCampaign Click Event Tracking API
    6. This will open a modal window and copy the actid. This will be the event tracking account ID.
      ActiveCampaign Copy actid
  3. Returning to the OptinMonster campaign builder, enter the Event Key and actid into their respective fields.
  4. When you’re finished, click Save.
When I use Event Tracking, do I need to enable Event Tracking in ActiveCampaign and add the tracking code to my site?

Yes! You’ll need to enable event tracking and add the tracking code to your site following ActiveCampaign’s Event Tracking overview.

When I use Event Tracking, how do I know it’s working properly?

When Event Tracking is working properly, leads added to your ActiveCampaign site through OptinMonster campaign will show OptinMonster Lead under the Recent Activities column when viewing the individual lead’s details.

ActiveCampaign OptinMonster Lead Event

Is it possible for me to add a phone field to my campaign?

Yes! You can add a phone field. Check out how to capture phone numbers with OptinMonster.