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How can I setup my Zap to get LinkedIn leads into my ActiveCampaign account when contact information doesn't exist yet?

  • 18 January 2023
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I have a linkedin lead gen form going to ActiveCampaign (AC) but in order to set up the Zap they are asking me for information for contacts that havent even been generated yet. My goal is just to get leads from my linkedin form into my AC account. The event I have set up is to “create or update contact”. So if I am creating a contact, how would I possibly know how to fill in all this info if the contact doesnt exist yet in the system.

 

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Troy Tessalone
Userlevel 7
Badge +14

Hi @mvolkin76 

Good question.

Make sure to test your Zap trigger step first in order to have real/sample data to use to map to these action steps.

I'm not receiving any test data

You can create test leads with a click of a button through the Campaign Manager UI. The complete instructions are mentioned in this help article.

 

Zap help article for LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms: https://zapier.com/apps/linkedin-lead-gen-forms/help

Change trigger test data: https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/8496310366093

 

Only the fields indicated as required or conditionally required in the field descriptions need values.

 

⚡ Troy Tessalone - AutomationAce.com | Premier Certified Zapier Expert | #1 Zapier Community Contributor
jesse
Userlevel 7
Badge +9

Hey @mvolkin76 happy to help clarify! To create the contact, you will need to provide an ID OR an email address. You're right in that if you haven’t created the contact yet, you won’t be able to know the ID. However, if an email address field is being returned from Step 1 (your LinkedIn trigger) you can insert that bit of data into the “Email Address” field and leave the “ID” blank. You’ll then repeat that step for any other field you want to populate with LinkedIn data. 

Does that make sense? Let us know - we want to make sure you feel clear and confident moving forward!

P.S. This help article will walk you through exactly how to “map” fields: https://help.zapier.com/hc/en-us/articles/8496343026701-Send-data-between-steps-by-mapping-fields

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