When building automations, you can choose what should trigger them. One of the most common triggers is when someone joins a contact list, for example through a form on your website.
In this guide, we'll walk you through the steps to automatically start an automation when a contact joins a contact list.
Add a trigger
Select your automation
For this guide, we'll use an existing automation as an example.
If you'd rather create a new one, follow the guide Create your first automation.
Click Add Trigger
Inside your automation, click Add Trigger.
This is where you choose what should start your automation.
Select Subscribed to contact list
From the list of available triggers, select Subscribed to contact list.
This means the automation will start as soon as a contact is added to the selected list.
Select a contact list
Choose the contact list that should trigger the automation.
This can be a list used by a form, a product purchase, or any other workflow.
Click Save
Once you've selected your contact list, click Save in the top right corner.
Your changes will be saved immediately.
Your trigger has been added
Your automation is now configured to start automatically whenever a new contact joins the selected contact list.
