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ActiveCampaign

Connect ActiveCampaign

Marketing automation and CRM platform β€” any paid plan works


πŸ“‹ What You'll Need
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An ActiveCampaign account (any paid plan)

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Your ActiveCampaign API URL and API Key (Settings β†’ Developer)

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Tags and/or Lists created in ActiveCampaign (we recommend starting with summary_form)

⏱ Estimated time: 5–10 minutes

Step-by-Step Setup

1
Get Your ActiveCampaign API URL and API Key
  1. Log in to your ActiveCampaign account
  2. Go to Settings β†’ Developer
  3. You'll see two values:

    API URL: https://youraccountname.api-us1.com

    API Key: a long alphanumeric string

  4. Copy both values β€” you'll paste them into separate fields in Step 3
2
Create Tags and Lists in ActiveCampaign
  1. In ActiveCampaign, go to Contacts β†’ Tags
  2. Click Add a Tag and create summary_form
  3. Optionally, go to Contacts β†’ Lists and create a list for QuickSum leads

πŸ’‘ Tip: Use summary_form as your global tag for all QuickSum leads, then add widget-specific tags in the Widget Builder for per-post segmentation.

3
Connect in QuickSum.AI
  1. Open your QuickSum.AI dashboard
  2. Go to Global API Settings in the sidebar
  3. In the CRM Integration section, select ActiveCampaign from the CRM Provider dropdown
  4. In the API URL field, paste your ActiveCampaign API URL
    Find it in: ActiveCampaign β†’ Settings β†’ Developer β†’ URL
  5. In the API Key field, paste your ActiveCampaign API Key
    Find it in: ActiveCampaign β†’ Settings β†’ Developer β†’ Key
  6. Click Test β€” verify you see βœ… Valid
  7. Click Save API Keys
4
Set Your Global Tags and Lists
  1. Go to Email and CRM Integration in the sidebar
  2. Select your domain from the top bar
  3. In the CRM Configuration section, click the refresh icon (πŸ”„) to sync your Tags and Lists from ActiveCampaign
  4. Check the box next to summary_form and select your List if applicable
5
Test Your Connection
  1. Go to any page with your QuickSum widget embedded
  2. Submit a test email through the widget
  3. Check your ActiveCampaign account under Contacts β€” the test contact should appear with the summary_form tag
  4. If the contact appears correctly β€” you're done! βœ…

Troubleshooting

❌ "Invalid API Key" error

Double-check that you pasted each value into the correct field β€” API URL goes in the URL field, API Key goes in the Key field. Make sure the URL includes https:// at the start and there are no trailing spaces in either field.

❌ "Connection refused" or timeout error

Verify the API URL matches your account's data center. If your account is at mycompany.activehosted.com, your API URL should be https://mycompany.api-us1.com. Check Settings β†’ Developer for the exact URL.

❌ Tags or Lists not syncing

Click the refresh icon (πŸ”„) to re-sync. Tags and Lists must be created in ActiveCampaign first. QuickSum reads them from your account β€” it doesn't create them.

❌ Test contact not appearing

Wait 30 seconds and refresh your ActiveCampaign contacts. If the contact still doesn't show, check that the email isn't bounced or unsubscribed in ActiveCampaign β€” these statuses block API additions.

Still Stuck?

Submit a support ticket with a screenshot of the error. Our founder will personally help you get connected as quickly as possible.

Submit a Support Ticket β†’

ActiveCampaign Setup Checklist

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