Action: Add an Event

Mailchimp Operation

The Add an Event enables users to add an event for a specific list member in Mailchimp.

Example User Story

As a marketing manager, I want to add an event for a specific list member in Mailchimp so that I can track member interactions and updates.

Fields

Field Name	Field Type	Required
list_id	String	Yes
subscriber_hash	String	Yes
event_type	String	Yes
event_data	String	No

Related Connections

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Code (Apache v2.0): Operation

{
  "handle": "add-member-event",
  "state": "inDev",
  "meta": {
    "short": "Add Member Event",
    "description": "Add an event for a specific list member in Mailchimp."
  },
  "input": [
    {
      "name": "list_id",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The unique ID for the list."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "subscriber_hash",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The MD5 hash of the lowercase version of the list member's email address."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "event_type",
      "type": "String",
      "required": true,
      "meta": {
        "description": "The type of event to add (e.g., 'upemail', 'profile', etc.)."
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "event_data",
      "type": "String",
      "required": false,
      "meta": {
        "description": "Additional data related to the event."
      }
    }
  ],
  "output": [
    {
      "name": "status",
      "type": "String",
      "selector": ["status"],
      "meta": {
        "description": "The status of the event addition."
      }
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "type": "http",
      "http": {
        "method": "POST",
        "path": "/lists/{{list_id}}/members/{{subscriber_hash}}/events",
        "headers": {
          "Content-Type": "application/json"
        },
        "bodyTemplate": {
          "value": "{\"type\": \"{{event_type}}\", \"data\": {{event_data}}}",
          "placeholders": [
            {
              "name": "event_type",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "The type of event to add.",
              "required": true
            },
            {
              "name": "event_data",
              "type": "String",
              "description": "Additional data related to the event.",
              "required": false
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}