Mailchimp Integration via Mandrill
Dittofeed can integrate with Mailchimp using the Mandrill API to send emails.
Integration Instructions
Visit the Mailchimp API Keys page https://mandrillapp.com/settings/index.
Click “+New API Key”, then click “Create API Key”. Grant “Full Access” in the following categories.
Use this API key in Dittofeed’s settings page in the “API Key” field within the “Mailchimp” section /dashboard/settings#email-channel.
Tracking
In order to receive Mailchimp tracking data, you have to create a webhook in Mailchimp.
Go to the Webhook settings page. https://mandrillapp.com/settings/webhooks
Click ”+ Add a Webhook”.
Create a new webhook with the following actions to be posted.
- Opened
- Clicked
- Spam Reports
- Dropped
- Bounced
- Delivered
With the Post URL https://app.dittofeed.com/api/public/webhooks/mailchimp
or your own custom domain if you’re self-hosting.
Then copy the webhook key and paste it into Dittofeed’s settings page in the “Webhook Key” field within the “Mailchimp” section /dashboard/settings#email-channel.
Custom Metadata
Then, you will neeed to enable Custom Metadata in the Mailchimp account settings https://mandrillapp.com/settings/custom-metadata.
Click ”+ Add Metadata”, and create the following metadata fields.
workspaceId
messageId
userId
That’s it! You should now be able to receive Mailchimp tracking data in Dittofeed.