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Constant ContactPro

This guide assumes you have a Constant Contact account already.

Compatibility​

Uses OAuth flow on v3 of the REST API.

Endpoints​

Maps data to the following endpoints:

  • Contact Lists

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Fields​

Maps data to the following field types:

  • Standard
  • Custom

Duplicate Check & Update​

If a duplicate email address is found in Constant Contact, the profile data will be updated with the latest information submitted.

Setup Instructions​

1

Prepare your site's end for Integration​

  • Go to the Email Marketing section in Freeform Settings (Freeform → Settings → Email Marketing).
  • Click the New Integration button at the top right.
  • Select Constant Contact (v3) from the Service Provider select dropdown.
  • Enter a name and handle for the integration.
  • Copy the URL in the OAuth 2.0 Return URI field to your clipboard.
  • Leave this page open.
2

Prepare Constant Contact's end for Integration​

  • Open up a new browser tab and go to Constant Contact's API My Applications website.
  • Log into your Constant Contact account there.
  • Go to the My Applications page (click at top nav menu).
  • Click on the New Application button at top right.
  • Enter a name for the application in the modal window that pops up, and click Save. Leave the other 2 settings as they are defaulted.
  • On the next page, paste the value you copied from Freeform's OAuth 2.0 Return URI field into the Constant Contact Redirect URI field.
  • Fill out the rest of the form if you like, and then click the Save button at the top right.
  • On the My Applications list page, click on your newly created application.
  • Copy the API Key value from Constant Contact.
  • Click the Generate Secret button beside the API Key field, and then copy the App Secret value from Constant Contact.
3

Prepare the Connection​

  • Go back to your Craft/Freeform browser tab.
  • Paste the API Key value from Constant Contact into the API Key field in Freeform.
  • Paste the App Secret value from Constant Contact into the App Secret field in Freeform.
4

Finish the Connection​

  • Click the Save button.
  • You will be redirected to a Constant Contact OAuth page to allow permissions.
    • If not currently logged in, fill in your credentials.
    • Click Allow when asked for permissions.
  • You will then be redirected back to the Freeform Email Marketing Integration page.
  • Confirm that there is a green circle with Authorized in the middle of the page.
5

Configure the Form​

To use this integration on your form(s), you'll need to configure each form individually.

  • Visit the form inside the form builder.
  • Click on the Integrations tab.
  • Click on Constant Contact in the list of available integrations.
  • On the right side of the page:
    • Enable the integration.
    • Choose a Freeform field to be the target opt-in field.
    • Select a mailing list that new users should be subscribed to.
    • Map Freeform fields to the Constant Contact fields as you wish.
Finished!

Please note that if you set this up initially on a development environment, you will need to update your callback URL and reauthorize the connection on your production environment. However, your settings and field mappings will remain intact.

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