Mailchimp/Mandrill Setup
How to setup Mailchimp/Mandrill for use in OneSignal Email Messaging
OneSignal's Email Messaging requires the use of a third-party electronic mail service provider to handle email delivery. All yous take to do is gear up the integration between the provider and OneSignal, and you'll be ready to send emails through OneSignal.
- Mailchimp Account
- Mandrill is the transactional e-mail service offered by Mailchimp. Enable the Mailchimp Transactional Email Programme (first 500 sends are free).
- OneSignal Business relationship
- A domain you ain and DNS provider.
Don't have a Domain, DNS Provider or Electronic mail Service Provider?
No problem! Contact OneSignal's Sales Team and inquire well-nigh Email Onboarding.
Navigate to the Mandrill App Settings > Domains > Sending Domains and add together your domain if you have not done then already.
When your domain is added, click View DKIM/SPF Setup Instructions, which provides the advisable DNS settings yous will demand to update your domain. You can also verify your domain past clicking View details and receiving an email to your domain.
Next, you will need to update your DNS records for your domain host. Follow Mailchimp/Mandrill'southward instructions to learn more.
Once yous have ready your DNS records, it make take upwardly to 48 hours to work. Mailchimp will email you lot when your domain is verified.
In Mandrill, click Settings and + New API Key.
Optional: Proper noun your API key something similar OneSignal API Cardinal.
You will encounter your key was created successfully. Adjacent, highlight the API key and copy it to your clipboard. Too note your SMTP Username here.
Caution! API Keys demand to exist secret
Your Mailchimp API Key is like a password. Proceed it safe and exercise not share it.
Since our API does a lot of communication between both platforms, y'all volition likely need these permissions at the least:
In OneSignal, go to Settings > Platforms > Email
Select Mailchimp as the provider, and paste in the API key and SMTP Username.
Add the default name and email address you want your emails to come from (these tin be inverse later).
Press Done when finished.
If you lot have a list of emails ready, select Upload CSV to Import Email Addresses. You can ever practice this again later.
If you have a website and want to prompt users to provide their email. Select Add Spider web Prompt to use OneSignal'southward Electronic mail Spider web Prompt.
Done!
You tin now first sending emails. Get to Sending Email Messages.
In OneSignal > Messages > Email, select New Email.
Add a Subject and click Transport Test Email. Input your email and press Ship Test Message.
An email should arrive to your inbox presently!
Troubleshooting
If running into issues, see our Email FAQ.
If stuck, contact support directly or email [email protected] for help.
For faster assistance, please provide:
- Your OneSignal App Id
- Details, logs, and/or screenshots of the upshot.
- Steps to reproduce
OneSignal creates channel-level device records under a unique Id chosen the player_id. A single user can have multiple player_id records based on how many devices, email addresses, and telephone numbers they use to collaborate with your app.
If your app has its own login system to track users, call setExternalUserId at whatever time to link all channels to a single user. For more than details, see External User Ids.
All other issue and user properties tin be fix using Data Tags. Setting this data is required for more complex segmentation and message personalization.
Emails can be added into OneSignal using the following options outlined in our Import Email Addresses guide.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Dashboard Upload | Upload a |
| Server API | Programmatically add together emails server side. |
| SDK | Add together emails using our customer side SDK. Recommended if using our SDKs for push or in-app messaging. |
| Electronic mail Spider web Prompt | A web prompt that allows user to include their own e-mail address and phone number. |
Setup Complete!
Visit E-mail Tutorials for adjacent steps.
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