Create a Mailchimp Campaigns source connection using Platform UI
This tutorial provides steps for creating a Mailchimp source connector to ingest Mailchimp Campaigns data to Adobe Experience Platform using the user interface.
Getting started
This guide requires a working understanding of the following components of Adobe Experience Platform:
- Sources: Platform allows data to be ingested from various sources while providing you with the ability to structure, label, and enhance incoming data using Platform services.
- Sandboxes: Platform provides virtual sandboxes which partition a single Platform instance into separate virtual environments to help develop and evolve digital experience applications.
Gather required credentials
In order to bring your Mailchimp Campaigns data to Platform, you must first provide the appropriate authentication credentials that correspond with your Mailchimp account.
The Mailchimp Campaigns source supports both OAuth 2 Refresh Code and basic authentication, see the tables below for more information on these authentication types.
OAuth 2 Refresh Code
https://{DC}.api.mailchimp.com, where {DC} represents the data center that corresponds to your account.For more information on using OAuth 2 to authenticate your Mailchimp account to Platform, see this Mailchimp document on using OAuth 2.
Basic authentication
https://{DC}.api.mailchimp.com, where {DC} represents the data center that corresponds to your account.Connect your Mailchimp Campaigns account to Platform
In the Platform UI, select Sources from the left navigation bar to access the Sources workspace. The Catalog screen displays a variety of sources with which you can create an account.
You can select the appropriate category from the catalog on the left-hand side of your screen. Alternatively, you can find the specific source you wish to work with using the search option.
Under the Marketing automation category, select Mailchimp Campaign, and then select Add data.
The Connect Mailchimp Campaigns account page appears. On this page, you can select whether you are accessing an existing account, or opting to create a new account.
Existing account
To use an existing account, select the Mailchimp Campaigns account you want to create a new dataflow with, then select Next to proceed.
New account
If you are creating a new account, select New account, and then provide a name and a description for your Mailchimp Campaigns source connection details.
Authenticate using OAuth 2
To use OAuth 2, select OAuth 2 Refresh Code, provide values for your domain, authorization test URL, and access token and then select Connect to source. Allow for a few moments for your credentials to validate, and then select Next to proceed.
Authenticate using basic authentication
To use basic authentication, select Basic authentication, provide values for your domain, username, and password, and then select Connect to source. Allow for a few moments for your credentials to validate, and then select Next to proceed.
Select Mailchimp Campaigns data
Once your source is authenticated, you must then provide the campaignId that corresponds with your Mailchimp Campaigns account.
On the Select data page, enter your campaignId and then select Explore.
The page updates into an interactive schema tree that allows you to explore and inspect the hierarchy of your data. Select Next to proceed.
Next steps
With your Mailchimp account authenticated and your Mailchimp Campaigns data selected, you can now start creating a dataflow to bring your data to Platform. For detailed steps on how to create a dataflow, see the documentation on creating a dataflow to bring marketing automation data to Platform.