In this guide, we explore the general concept of creating Text Tiles within Nosto whenever an email is sent to a specific Gmail Account.
Key Concepts:
Gmail: Gmail is a webmail service provided by Google.
Zapier: Zapier is a tool for primarily non-technical users to connect web apps. An integration between two apps is called a Zap. A Zap is made up of a Trigger and an Action. Whenever the trigger happens in one app, Zapier will automatically act as another app.
What you require:
This guide assumes you have the following:
Zapier Account
Nosto License
Gmail Account
The Fun Part:
Nosto has made it easy to connect your Gmail Account to your Stack via the Middleware tool Zapier by creating a Shared Zap for your convenience. To install and run on your Stack, simply follow the steps below.
1. Install the Zapier for Nosto Integration
The Zapier integration is available for Nosto customers. To access the plugin, simply go to the UGC Integrations directory within your UGC account and install the plugin titled 'Zapier’.
Once setup you will be given the option to configure your Zap and Instance details.
Here you can specify a name for your Zap within your Nosto environment and generate an access token which you will need later on in this process.
2. Install the Gmail for Nosto Shared Zap
Once you have configured Zapier on the Nosto side, you can now take advantage of the already created ‘Shared Zap’.
Find the ‘Create Stackla Text Tiles from Gmail Shared Zap' on the Gmail plugin in the UGC Integration Directory. Click the ‘Use this Zap’ button.
From here you will be allowed to connect your Gmail account to Zapier. Simply click on ‘Connect’ to start the process of linking the two applications.
Once you hit connect you will be prompted to log into your Gmail Account and then authorise Zapier’s access to your account.
Once completed you can now start the process of linking your Nosto account to Zapier. Again to progress, simply click on the Connect option to progress.
From here you can add your Access Token (as generated before) and the Short-name for your UGC account.
Once linked you can now start associating fields from Gmail with relevant Tile fields within Nosto.
A series of fields have already been pre-populated.
Note: Want to associate more fields from Gmail with your Stack? Simply click on ‘Show Advanced Options’.
Once you are happy with the association, you can now click ‘Save + Finish’ and send your Zap live.
For any further questions or queries, please send an email to support@nosto.com and our support team will get back to you.