Email Customer.io person details from Note widget
3 ready-made Customer.io and Email Applets
Turn one on, or build your own. Customer.io can start an automation with "Person entered a segment", and IFTTT can then run "Send me an email" on Email.-
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Create or update Customer.io person from Email tag
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Send an Email when a Customer.io segment gains a member
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Create your own Customer.io and Email workflow
Create custom workflows effortlessly by selecting triggers, queries, and actions. With IFTTT, it's simple: “If this” trigger happens, “then that” action follows. Streamline tasks and save time with automated workflows that work for you.
12 triggers, queries, and actions
Person entered a segment
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when a person becomes a member of a segment you choose in Customer.io.
Send IFTTT an email tagged
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
Send IFTTT an email at trigger@applet.ifttt.com with a hashtag in the subject (e.g. #IFTTT) and this Trigger fires. You can optionally add a single file attachment (up to 30MB) and IFTTT will create a public URL to the file as an Ingredient.
Send IFTTT any email
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
Send IFTTT any email at trigger@applet.ifttt.com and this Trigger fires. You can optionally add a single file attachment and IFTTT will create a public URL to the file as an Ingredient. This trigger will reject emails with attachments over 30MB.
Look up a person
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a person's attributes and segment memberships from Customer.io.
Add a person to a segment
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will add a person to one of your manual segments in Customer.io.
Create or update a person
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will create a person in Customer.io, or update them if they already exist, setting the attributes you provide.
Remove a person from a segment
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will remove a person from one of your manual segments in Customer.io.
Send a transactional message
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will send a transactional message to a person using a transactional message template you have set up in Customer.io.
Send me an email
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will send you an HTML based email. Images and links are supported.
Suppress a person
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will suppress a person in Customer.io so they stop receiving messages.
Track an event
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will record a custom event for a person in Customer.io, which can start or advance that person's journeys and campaigns.
Trigger a broadcast
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will trigger an API-triggered broadcast in Customer.io so it sends to its configured audience.
Add a person to a segment
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will add a person to one of your manual segments in Customer.io.
Create or update a person
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will create a person in Customer.io, or update them if they already exist, setting the attributes you provide.
Look up a person
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a person's attributes and segment memberships from Customer.io.
Person entered a segment
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when a person becomes a member of a segment you choose in Customer.io.
Remove a person from a segment
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will remove a person from one of your manual segments in Customer.io.
Send a transactional message
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will send a transactional message to a person using a transactional message template you have set up in Customer.io.
Send IFTTT an email tagged
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
Send IFTTT an email at trigger@applet.ifttt.com with a hashtag in the subject (e.g. #IFTTT) and this Trigger fires. You can optionally add a single file attachment (up to 30MB) and IFTTT will create a public URL to the file as an Ingredient.
Send IFTTT any email
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
Send IFTTT any email at trigger@applet.ifttt.com and this Trigger fires. You can optionally add a single file attachment and IFTTT will create a public URL to the file as an Ingredient. This trigger will reject emails with attachments over 30MB.
Send me an email
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will send you an HTML based email. Images and links are supported.
Suppress a person
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will suppress a person in Customer.io so they stop receiving messages.
Track an event
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will record a custom event for a person in Customer.io, which can start or advance that person's journeys and campaigns.
Trigger a broadcast
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will trigger an API-triggered broadcast in Customer.io so it sends to its configured audience.
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If
Select a trigger the automation will use
Person entered a segment
Send IFTTT an email tagged
Send IFTTT any email
Then
Select an action the automation will perform
Add a person to a segment
Create or update a person
Remove a person from a segment
Send a transactional message
Send me an email
Suppress a person
Track an event
Trigger a broadcast
You can add delays, queries, and more actions in the next step!
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About Customer.io
Customer.io and IFTTT let you sync customer data, manage segments, and trigger messages based on real-world activity.
About Email
Email and IFTTT let you automatically send yourself messages triggered by activity in your other apps.