New API Connection Feature Added to Thrive Leads!

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Shane Melaugh   240

Thrive Leads has been updated with a major new piece of functionality, that opens up many new possibilities. Here's a first look at the new API connections feature.

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When you update Thrive Content Builder and Thrive Leads to the latest version, you'll see a new way to integrate with your favorite online marketing services in the "API Connections" feature.

Up until now, you could connect to autoresponder services by pasting the HTML code of signup forms generated within those services. That's still possible, but we've now also added the option to connect via API, to these services (click the links to see the setup tutorials):

ActiveCampaign

ActiveCampaign

Integration with ActiveCampaign email marketing
View tutorial
Amazon SES

Amazon SES

Affordable email delivery by Amazon
View tutorial
AWeber

AWeber

Integration with AWeber email marketing
View tutorial
Campaign Monitor

Campaign Monitor

Integrate with Campaign Monitor for email marketing & email delivery.
View tutorial
Constant Contact

Constant Contact

Integration with Constant Contact email marketing
View tutorial
ConvertKit

ConvertKit

Integration with ConvertKit email marketing
View tutorial
Drip

Drip

Integration with Drip email marketing
View tutorial
Dropbox

Dropbox

Set up an API Connection with Dropbox
View tutorial
Everwebinar

Everwebinar

Integration with Everwebinar, an online tool for webinars
View tutorial
Facebook

Facebook

Integration with the "Facebook for Developers" page
View tutorial
FluentCRM

FluentCRM

Integration with FluentCRM email marketing
View tutorial
GetResponse

GetResponse

Integration with GetResponse email marketing
View tutorial
Google

Google

Set up an API Connection with a Google Account
View tutorial
Google Drive

Google Drive

Set up an API Connection with Google Drive
View tutorial
GoToWebinar

GoToWebinar

Add new registrants to GoToWebinar events
View tutorial
HubSpot

HubSpot

Integration with HubSpot email marketing
View tutorial
iContact

iContact

Integration with iContact email marketing
View tutorial
Keap (Infusionsoft)

Keap (Infusionsoft)

API Integration with Keap(Infusionsoft)
View tutorial
KlickTipp

KlickTipp

Integration with KlickTipp email marketing
View tutorial
MadMimi

MadMimi

Integration with MadMimi email marketing
View tutorial
Mailchimp

Mailchimp

Integration with Mailchimp email marketing
View tutorial
MailerLite

MailerLite

Integrate with MailerLite email marketing
View tutorial
MailGun

MailGun

Send transactional emails through MailGun
View tutorial
MailPoet

MailPoet

Integration with the MailPoet autoresponder plugin
View tutorial
MailRelay

MailRelay

Integration with the MailRelay autoresponder
View tutorial
Mandrill

Mandrill

Use Mandrill for transactional emails
View tutorial
Ontraport

Ontraport

Integration with Ontraport email marketing
View tutorial
Postmark

Postmark

Use Postmark for transactional emails
View tutorial
reCaptcha

reCaptcha

Prevent spam signups with reCaptcha checks
View tutorial
SendFox

SendFox

Integration with SendFox email marketing
View tutorial
SendGrid

SendGrid

Integration with the SendGrid autoresponder
View tutorial
SendinBlue

SendinBlue

Integration with SendinBlue email marketing & email delivery
View tutorial
SendLane

SendLane

Integration with SendLane email marketing
View tutorial
SendOwl

SendOwl

Integration with SendOwl ecommerce platform
View tutorial
Sendy

Sendy

Integration with Sendy email marketing
View tutorial
SG Autorépondeur

SG Autorépondeur

Integration with SG Autorépondeur email marketing
View tutorial
Slack

Slack

Set up an API Connection with Slack
View tutorial
SparkPost

SparkPost

Get emails to inboxes securely with SparkPost
View tutorial
Twitter

Twitter

Set up an API Connection with a Twitter Account
View tutorial
WebinarJam Studio

WebinarJam Studio

Add new registrants to WebinarJam Studio events
View tutorial
WordPress Users

WordPress Users

Register WordPress user accounts for new leads
View tutorial
Zapier

Zapier

Integration with Zapier, an online tool for connecting various apps
View tutorial
Zoho Campaigns

Zoho Campaigns

Integration with Zoho email marketing
View tutorial

Plus, with the API connection, we've been able to new services and options that weren't accessible through the HTML form method:

Why API Connections?

For most autoresponders and email marketing services, the HTML form method of integration worked without issues (and still does), so why did we add these API connections?

There are a few advantages, some of which will become clear with future feature releases. One advantage is, of course, that the feature enables connections to new services like GoToWebinar and MailPoet.

In the case of GoToWebinar, you'll usually want to sign up new leads to a webinar event and a mailing list at the same time - something that can now easily be done thanks to the API feature.

In some cases, setting a custom Thank-You page to show to new leads after they sign up is quite complicated or even impossible (looking at you, MailChimp). That's where another advantage comes in: when using an API connection, you can set a custom thank you page that overrides whatever is set in your autoresponder service.

Finally, there's a convenience factor: you no longer have to find and copy HTML forms whenever you create a new opt-in form on your site. Once connected to a service, any future form integrations you create are much quicker and easier and you don't have to leave your WordPress admin interface to do it.

Check out the links above to see tutorials for the services you want to integrate with and let us know your thoughts about this new addition by leaving a comment below!

Shane

by Shane Melaugh  May 20, 2015

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  • Hi Shane,that’s a great update especially custom thank you page feature.
    I also noticed content lock short code element and its integration with api auto responder.
    You haven’t explained about it.

    • Hi John,

      Okay, noted. If there’s enough demand for it, we’ll add it in a future update.

    • We too, would like to vote for a Sendy API addition. Sendy is a script interface to Amazon SES. We are just beginning with Sendy and Amazon SES, but it is supposed to be a highly reliable and cheap email service. It is usable with all of our brands and/or also can resell access to the services provided.

      I do not mean to insult, but Thrive always releases some amazing shiny objects. The difference between Thrive and the competition is that EVERYTHING conceived within the Thrive organism is CONVERSION-FOCUSED, exactly what we needed, a melding of design plus marketing, allowing us to Thrive in the marketplace.

      Let’s hope that your competition continues their long naps.

      Please consider the request. Be Safe.

    • Infusionsoft integration is coming very soon. They have a really awful API, from what I understand. But we’re hard at work wrestling it into submission.

    • Grazie per il tuo commento! Ho provato Google Translate, ma non ha aiutato a capire completamente la tua domanda. Scusi.

  • This is pure awesomeness guys! I recently got Thrive Themes and was developing a site and then unfortunately found out there was no Mailpoet integration. Now there is, this is so great!!

    • Thanks for your comment, Michiel! Looks like the new feature came right in time for you. 🙂

  • Thank goodness! I prefer using the api instead of having to copy and paste the code all the time. Great job!

  • excellent. just updated today. Any chance of including 1shoppingcart and GVO? I use both as my AR service for different businesses.

    I am frustrated that the html code from 1shop is not responsive. I’d like to integrate with Thrive so it all looks consistent. Thanks!

    • Hi Harvey,

      If there’s enough demand, we’ll add integrations for new platforms in future updates.

  • Would love to see constant contact added. I don’t really care for their platform, but I work with quite a few small businesses that use CC and would like to add TL to their sites.

    • Thanks for your comment, Matt! If there are enough requests, we’ll add it in a future update.

    • Infusionsoft is coming very soon. They don’t make it easy to create an integration, so it’s taking a bit longer than the others.

    • Hi Lucy,

      As a non-programmer, the way I understand it is that an API is basically something that makes it easy for different applications to “talk to” each other. APIs are made specifically to make different software products work together in various ways.

      • I thought you were a programmer. Surprise, surprise. 🙂

        Great update, btw. LOVE IT! 🙂

        Just curious: what do you in your company? 🙂

      • Oh, I don’t work here, I’m just the mascot. 😛

        Just kidding, of course. I’m in charge of marketing and content and some management and whatever else needs doing, that isn’t related to programming.

  • Shane, excellent additions and as always- ahead of the curve. With this new feature and the announcement that Automattic has acquired WooCommerce, I am anticipating some very exciting times ahead. Keep up the #awesomeness!

  • Hi Shane,
    Great new features, but please don’t ever stop using the html option. We use Instant Customer for all auto-responders (and a lot more) and it’s always overlooked when it comes to integration.

    Thrive Leads is the ONLY WP plugin I’ve been able to find where it integrates seemlessly without us having to mess with the code. This has been a god send to getting stuff implemented quickly and with no technical input so I’ve become very attached to it!

    We now won’t use anything else except a Thrive Theme and your plugins on any WP site we create. They just plain work and are so easy to use.

    Keep up the great work!

    • Hi Simon,

      The HTML integration isn’t going anywhere, don’t worry. Integrating via HTML forms works great in many cases and while API connections have their advantages, there are also some things that are more easily done with the HTML form method. So we are definitely going to keep both options, going forward.

  • Beyond Awesome. When I saw this feature in thrive leads yesterday I was looking for a place to say how pleased I was–glad you sent this email.
    Kudos–this is a game changer–I was having small issues and now it not only works easier but dare I say slightly faster.

    Now I hear a custom thank you page is an option..even better.

  • Great work. Thanks for that. it’s more easy to work with MailChimp and bring more possibilities.

    • This is the first request for it so far, but if more people request it, we’ll look into integrating with that as well.

  • Will this api and leads functionality be retrofitted into the thrive themes focus groups? I find myself wanting to do ab testing there as well.

    • That’s part of the long-term plan, yes. It will take a while before this becomes a reality, though.

    • Hi Bert,

      Please click the links for the services you want to integrate with to see short videos that show how to use them. 🙂

  • Darn Shane, just left Mailchimp for not being able to use a custom page. Changed to Freshmail -which is really powerful and user friendly- for this and other reasons. Not many paople know Freshmail but I hope you will get more requests 🙂
    Perfect evolution of your plugins. Chapeau!

      • Hi Shane,

        Im looking actually around for the best newsletter system for my needs and also checking Freshmail, which seems impressive. But I bought Thrive leads, so My question is: it is compatible with thrive leads, trough API, or any other way to connect each other (HTML signup)? Thanks for your help!

      • We don’t have an API integration with Freshmail, but it will work with the HTML integration method.