Connect Email and KlickTipp Easily

Are You looking to connect email with KlickTipp to automatically manage Your communications? This guide shows You how to seamlessly link Your email system with KlickTipp, enabling automated synchronization and better contact management. Read on for practical steps and learn how this integration simplifies Your email workflows and boosts Your marketing effectiveness.

Your Advantages with KlickTipp and Email

  • Automate your email communication to save time and reduce manual work.
  • Segment and target your audience precisely to increase engagement.
  • Improve your campaigns with synchronized, up-to-date contact data.
  • Enhance trust with relevant and personalized email content.
  • Benefit from seamless workflows that simplify managing your contacts and messages.

Step-by-Step Guide for Make and n8n (SMTP Integration)

This article guides You through integrating KlickTipp with Email services via SMTP to automate transactional email sending using iPaaS platforms such as Make or n8n. This integration allows You to trigger email sending based on KlickTipp tags, update contact email delivery statuses automatically, and reduce Your manual email work.

You benefit from reliable message delivery and accurate status tracking within KlickTipp, letting You focus on Your marketing success.

Use the Make template Automate transactional emails from KlickTipp via Make Email or the n8n template Automated KlickTipp via SMTP: Send Transactional Emails to quickly set up this integration and start automating your email processes.

Prerequisites

  • A KlickTipp account with permission to create custom fields and tags and API access.
  • An account on the chosen iPaaS platform (Make or n8n).
  • Access to an SMTP service with necessary credentials (SMTP host, port, username, password).
  • Basic knowledge of creating tags in KlickTipp.
  • Web access to copy and paste webhook URLs between KlickTipp and the iPaaS platform.

Preparations within the KlickTipp Account

In this section, you will learn which data fields and tags you need to create in KlickTipp so that email status and content are processed correctly and emails can be reliably triggered via SMTP. We will also show you what preparations are necessary in KlickTipp if you want to combine these transactional emails with your marketing campaigns.

Create Data Fields in KlickTipp

Create the following custom fields in KlickTipp to enable the correct data handling for the email status and content:

  • Email Delivery Status (single line field)
  • Email HTML Body (HTML field)

Define or create KlickTipp Tags

Create a tag in KlickTipp that triggers sending emails via SMTP and linkage with the integration workflow:

  • Send an email via SMTP

Further Preparation in KlickTipp

You need to create at least one active email campaign if You plan to send marketing emails linked with these transactional messages. No landing pages or other special setups are required beyond tag and field creation.

Preparations within Email

To prepare for the email integration with KlickTipp using SMTP, follow these steps within Your email iPaaS tool (Make or n8n):

  • Import the provided template for your iPaaS platform.
  • Generate a webhook URL to receive data from KlickTipp and copy this URL into the Activation URL field of the corresponding outbound rule in KlickTipp.
  • Define your email content in the → Generate HTML template  step — customize it with plain text or HTML and map data fields from KlickTipp such as first name, email address, and more.
  • Configure the → Send an email  action by selecting or creating an SMTP connection, and enter the necessary server details including host, port, username, and password.
  • Map recipient email addresses and the → from  address in the email action.
  • Set up steps to update the email delivery status back in KlickTipp by mapping the email address and setting the → Email Delivery Status  and → Email HTML Body  fields accordingly.
  • Save and activate the scenario to enable live email sending.

Import Template, Set Up, and test Integration

In this guide, you will learn how to automatically send transaction emails via Make or n8n using KlickTipp and your SMTP account.
You will learn how to import templates, test the webhook, check delivery status in KlickTipp, and then activate the workflows.

Make: Send Transaction Emails automatically with Make

Import the scenario template directly from Make using the provided link and follow the guided setup steps within Make to connect KlickTipp and Your SMTP email account.

To test, trigger the outbound rule in KlickTipp that sends data to Make. Check that Make receives the webhook correctly and that the email is sent via Your SMTP connection. Verify in KlickTipp that the delivery status updates correspond to successful or failed email sending.

Once testing confirms the workflow works as expected, activate the scenario in Make to go live. This will enable automated sending of transactional emails from KlickTipp with status tracking in Your contact records.

n8n: Automated Email sending via SMTP with n8n

Import the template directly from n8n via this link to get started with the integration:
Send personalized transactional emails from KlickTipp via SMTP.

Simply import the workflow into your n8n account to begin setup. To test the integration, tag a test subscriber in KlickTipp with the tag assigned to the outbound rule. This triggers the webhook sending the data to n8n.

Verify the email is received correctly with personalized content. Check in KlickTipp that the → Email Delivery Status  field updates to → Sent  for successful delivery.

For negative testing, simulate a failure to observe status → Failed update.  Review the execution logs in n8n to troubleshoot and ensure all field mappings work correctly.

After successful testing, activate the workflow in n8n to go live. From this point, every tagged subscriber in KlickTipp will trigger the automated transactional email sending via SMTP.

Monitor the process initially to ensure smooth operation and correct delivery status updates in KlickTipp. Adjust field mappings and template content as needed to optimize Your automated email communication.

Next Steps

After successfully implementing the basic integration of sending transactional emails via SMTP, You can expand its use to automate more complex marketing workflows.

  • Automatically segment your contacts based on email delivery status to improve targeting and follow-up.
  • Trigger additional automations like SMS or notifications after email delivery to enhance multi-channel communication.
  • Integrate other third-party tools to enrich contact profiles or synchronize marketing data automatically.

Summary

Connecting email and KlickTipp enables you to automate communication, maintain accurate contact data, and run highly targeted campaigns effortlessly. This integration saves time and improves your marketing results by streamlining email workflows. Get started today and experience how connect email and KlickTipp transforms your communication efficiency.

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