Mailchimp

Mailchimp

Manage newsletter subscriptions in your commerce application with Mailchimp.

Mailchimp Plugin Documentation | Medusa Website | Medusa Repository

Features

• Allow customers to subscribe to your newsletter.
• Provides custom services and endpoints to give developers flexibility in how to implement newsletter subscription.

Prerequisites

• Medusa backend
• Mailchimp account

How to Install

1. Run the following command in the directory of the Medusa backend:

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npm install medusa-plugin-mailchimp

2. Set the following environment variables in Copy to clipboard.env:

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MAILCHIMP_API_KEY=<YOUR_API_KEY>
MAILCHIMP_NEWSLETTER_LIST_ID=<YOUR_NEWSLETTER_LIST_ID>

3. In Copy to clipboardmedusa-config.js add the following at the end of the Copy to clipboardplugins array:

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const plugins = [
  // ...,
  {
    resolve: `medusa-plugin-mailchimp`,
    options: {
      api_key: process.env.MAILCHIMP_API_KEY,
      newsletter_list_id: process.env.MAILCHIMP_NEWSLETTER_LIST_ID,
    },
  },
]

Test the Plugin

1. Run the following command in the directory of the Medusa backend to run the backend:

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npm run start

2. Use the POST or PUT Copy to clipboard/mailchimp/subscribe endpoint or the Copy to clipboardMailchimpService to subscribe to the newsletter.

Additional Resources

• Mailchimp Plugin Documentation