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Constant ContactImproved in 3.1.4+

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

​Setup Instructions

1

​Prepare your site's end for Integration

  • Go to the Mailing Lists section in Freeform Settings (Freeform → Settings → Mailing Lists).
  • 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 on the New Application button at top right.
    • In the modal window that pops up, enter a name for the application.
    • Leave the other 2 settings as they are defaulted.
    • Click the Create button.
  • Once saved, it'll display a list of your applications.
  • For the application you just created, click on the Edit button.
    • In the Constant Contact Redirect URI field, click on the pencil icon at the right to edit the value.
    • Paste the value you copied from Freeform's OAuth 2.0 Return URI field.
    • Click the Confirm button.
  • Click the Save button at the top right.
  • On the Details page of your application, copy the API Key value.
  • Click the Generate Client Secret button beside the API Key field.
    • On the confirm screen that loads, click the Generate Client Secret button.
    • Copy the newly created Application Secret value from Constant Contact.
3

​Prepare the Connection

  • Go back to your ExpressionEngine/Freeform browser tab.
  • Paste the API Key value from Constant Contact into the the Client ID field in Freeform.
  • Paste the Application Secret value from Constant Contact into the the Client Secret field in Freeform.
4

​Finish the Connection

  • Click the Save button.
  • You will be returned to the integration settings page and the Is Authorized? section will say Not authorized yet.
  • Click on the Click here to authorize link.
  • You will be redirected to a Constant Contact OAuth page to allow permissions.
    • If not currently logged in, fill in your credentials.
    • Click Allow Access when asked for permissions.
  • You will then be redirected back to the Freeform Mailing List 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.
  • At the bottom left corner of the builder, click and drag on your Constant Contact special field under the Mailing Lists section into your form layout.
  • Click on the Constant Contact special mailing list field inside the form layout.
  • On the right side of the page:
    • Select a mailing list that new users should be subscribed to.
    • Choose a Freeform field to be the target opt-in field.
    • Map Freeform fields to the Constant Contact fields as you wish.
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