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Add Custom Code to a Flow

Amna
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Code enables you to extend your integration's functionality. You can add Python code in the code step to apply any logic to your flow.
 
We will 'Create a contact in HubSpot when a subscriber is created in Mailchimp.' Let's say HubSpot needs a combination of first name and last name in the first name field. We'll add  custom code to concatenate the first and last name of the subscriber created in Mailchimp.
  1. Go to the Flows tab from the top menu.
  2. Create a new flow.
  3. Add a trigger "Subscriber Created" in Mailchimp.
  4. Connect your Mailchimp account.
  5. Select the Audience you want to add the subscriber to and click 'Continue.'
  6. Click Test.
    • The test will be successful, if Integry receives a trigger from your Mailchimp account.
  7. Search and select "Code" in the child step.
  8. A code editor will open up where you can write your custom code.
  9. For this example, we'll write the following code:  
    import json
    first_name = {steps.mailchimp_subscriber_created.obj.contact_v1.custom_fields.FNAME}
    last_name = {steps.mailchimp_subscriber_created.obj.contact_v1.custom_fields.LNAME}
    code_app_output = first_name + ' ' + last_name
    • In the first line, we're importing the json module.
    • The next line creates a string variable called first_name and assigns it a string value of the object stored in steps.mailchimp_subscriber_created.obj.contact_v1.custom_fields.FNAME
    • The next line creates a string variable called last_name and assigns it a string value of the object stored in steps.mailchimp_subscriber_created.obj.contact_v1.custom_fields.LNAME
    • Finally, the return key word is used to return the concatenation of the two variables, first_name, and last_name
  10. If you want to use values from the trigger in your code, add dynamic tags to access those values.
    • Click the '+' on the top right corner of the code editor.
    • Click on 'Subscriber Created.'
    • Expand the output object "Obj" by clicking the index.
    • Expand "contact_v1", which is the actual contact received in the trigger.
    • Expand "custom_fields."
    • Click "Add to Field" in front of FNAME to add its value to your code. Learn how to add dynamic tags here.
    • Complete your code body.
  11.  Click the "Add Step" button.
  12. Add an action, "Create Contact" in HubSpot.
  13. Connect your HubSpot account.
  14. Enter Email, First Name, Last Name and additional attributes of HubSpot contact.
  15. Click on the '+' button in the far right of the First Name field and then click "Code App."
  16. Click "Add to Fields" in front of the the 'Out' object. The output of code will be added as a tag to the First Name field.
    • The first name of a contact created in HubSpot will be saved as the concatenation of the first, and last name of the Mailchimp subscriber.
  17. Select the List in HubSpot to which you want the contact to be added and click Continue.
  18. Click Test.
  19. Save and publish your flow.
  20. When you set up an integration against this flow, a contact will be created in HubSpot with first name as the concatenation of first and last name from the Mailchimp contact.
  21. You can continue to add more steps to your flow or save and publish your flow on a marketplace.
 
 
 

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