Jekyll2021-04-04T14:32:06+02:00/blog/feed.xmlI blog about solving problems and things I have learned while working on projects.Taha Hichri2021-01-31T17:06:34+01:002021-01-31T17:06:34+01:00/blog/How-to-import-AWS-Cognito-users-to-MailChimp<h2 id="concepts">Concepts</h2> <p>This tool helps you import AWS Cognito users to the contact list in MailChimp.</p> <p>It does not override your current contacts, a contact that already exists will just be skipped</p> <h2 id="in-action">In action</h2> <p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/jPOFgSK.jpg" alt="mailchimp-cognito-import CLI" /></p> <h2 id="usage">Usage</h2> <h3 id="before-you-start">Before you start</h3> <p>In order to import users from cognito to your mailchimp account, you need 3 things:</p> <ol> <li>Cognito userPoolId of the user pool that contains the users you want to add to mailchimp.</li> <li>MailChimp API key: <a href="https://mailchimp.com/help/about-api-keys/#Find_or_generate_your_API_key">How to get one</a></li> <li>MailChimp list ID: <a href="https://mailchimp.com/help/about-api-keys/#Find_or_generate_your_API_key">Where to find it</a></li> </ol> <p>If you run on your local machine, also make sure that your AWS profile credentials are set in <em>~/.aws/credentials</em></p> <h3 id="installation">Installation</h3> <p>If you want to use within a project</p> <div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>npm install --add mailchimp-cognito-import </code></pre></div></div> <p>If you want to install globally and run from anywhere</p> <div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>npm install -g mailchimp-cognito-import </code></pre></div></div> <h3 id="run">Run</h3> <h4 id="use-with-cli-global-install">Use with CLI (global install)</h4> <div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>mailchimp-cognito-import &lt;user-pool-id&gt; &lt;mailchimp-api-key&gt; &lt;mailchimp-list-id&gt; </code></pre></div></div> <p>You can also show the help prompt by running without args.</p> <div class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code>mailchimp-cognito-import </code></pre></div></div>Taha Hichri

Concepts This tool helps you import AWS Cognito users to the contact list in MailChimp.