Integration Guide

How to Sync GrowSurf Referral Data to Campaign Monitor

Authorize once, choose a client and a list, and every subscriber carries their referral link as a custom field.

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GrowSurf keeps a Campaign Monitor list current. Each participant’s referral link, referral counts, referrer details, and milestone progress arrive as custom subscriber fields you can use in any campaign.

Campaign Monitor is agency-shaped: you pick a client first, then a list inside it. Get that pair right at connect time and the rest is automatic.

Integration Steps

Check the list has room

Campaign Monitor allows 50 custom fields per list and GrowSurf uses 15. That is comfortable for most lists, but worth checking if you have built a heavily customized one. Deleting a custom field also deletes its stored data for every subscriber, so clear space deliberately rather than mid-setup.

Authorize Campaign Monitor

Open Program Editor > 4. Options > Integrations and search for Campaign Monitor.

Searching for Campaign Monitor in the GrowSurf Program Editor integrations list — Search the integrations list in Program Editor > 4. Options > Integrations.

Expand the card and select Connect to Campaign Monitor.

The Campaign Monitor integration card in GrowSurf with the Connect to Campaign Monitor button — Connecting opens Campaign Monitor’s own login and authorization screen.

Log in and authorize GrowSurf.

Choose the client, then the list

Pick the Campaign Monitor client that owns the list, then the list itself. GrowSurf adds or updates subscribers there whenever someone joins or gets referred.

Connect before importing participants. If they are already in the program, use the existing-participant sync options.

Know your personalization tags

GrowSurf data	Personalization tag	Type	What it holds
Share URL	`[GrowSurfShareURL]`	Text	The participant’s unique referral link
Participant ID	`[GrowSurfParticipantID]`	Text	The participant’s GrowSurf ID
Referral Status	`[GrowSurfReferralStatus]`	Text	`CREDIT_PENDING`, `CREDIT_AWARDED`, or `CREDIT_EXPIRED`
Participant first name	`[GrowSurfParticipantFirstName]`	Text	The participant’s first name
Participant last name	`[GrowSurfParticipantLastName]`	Text	The participant’s last name
Referrer first name	`[GrowSurfReferrerFirstName]`	Text	The referrer’s first name, when there is one
Referrer last name	`[GrowSurfReferrerLastName]`	Text	The referrer’s last name, when there is one
Referrer email	`[GrowSurfReferrerEmail]`	Text	The referrer’s email, when there is one
Total referral count	`[GrowSurfTotalReferralCount]`	Number	All-time referral count
Monthly referral count	`[GrowSurfMonthlyReferralCount]`	Number	Referral count for the current month
Previous monthly referral count	`[GrowSurfPrevMonthlyReferralCount]`	Number	Referral count for the previous month
Next milestone	`[GrowSurfNextMilestone]`	Text	The next milestone message, on programs with milestone rewards
Next monthly milestone	`[GrowSurfNextMonthlyMilestone]`	Text	The next monthly milestone message, when there is one
Total invite count	`[GrowSurfTotalInviteCount]`	Number	All-time invite count
Total impression count	`[GrowSurfTotalImpressionCount]`	Number	All-time referral-link view count

Campaign Monitor uses square brackets with no spaces. Drop them straight into campaign content or subject lines.

Tips

Client and list are a pair

Switching clients later means reselecting the list. Pick the client that will still own this program in six months.

50 fields is generous, not infinite

GrowSurf uses 15 of them. A list already close to the cap will fail to take the new fields.

Tags work in subject lines too

Campaign Monitor can insert personalization into the subject line and preview text as well as the body, so referral progress can show up in the inbox before the email is opened.

FAQ

How many custom fields does GrowSurf create?

15, against Campaign Monitor’s limit of 50 per list.

Why does GrowSurf ask for a client?

Campaign Monitor nests lists inside clients, so GrowSurf needs both to know where to write.

What is the tag for the referral link?

[GrowSurfShareURL].

How to Sync GrowSurf Referral Data to Campaign Monitor

Integration Steps

Check the list has room

Authorize Campaign Monitor

Choose the client, then the list

Know your personalization tags

Tips

Client and list are a pair

50 fields is generous, not infinite

Tags work in subject lines too

How to Add Referral Links to Campaign Monitor Emails

How to Sync GrowSurf Referral Data to Constant Contact

How to Sync GrowSurf Referral Data to EmailOctopus

FAQ

How many custom fields does GrowSurf create?

Why does GrowSurf ask for a client?

What is the tag for the referral link?

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