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The MDirector Zapier integration has 11 triggers, 5 actions and 1 search. Every trigger is instant: opens, clicks, bounces, unsubscribes, tags and new landing page leads reach Zapier right away. Below: costs, connection, a first Zap and what breaks.

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Overview

What the MDirector Zapier integration does for you

The MDirector Zapier integration links MDirector, an email marketing and text messaging platform with its own landing page builder, to the rest of your tools. Zapier hears about what contacts do in MDirector, from opening a delivery to unsubscribing, and it can write back: create or update a contact, create a list, add or remove a tag, unsubscribe someone.

Three results worth setting up. Landing page leads where sales works. New Lead Added hands each sign-up to a spreadsheet or a chat message, without anyone exporting a file. One unsubscribe list everywhere. Contact Unsubscribed passes the opt-out to your other tools, and Unsubscribes Contact does the reverse when someone opts out elsewhere. Contacts kept current from your forms. A new form entry runs Create/Update Contact, so MDirector holds the latest details.

The good news first: all eleven triggers are instant. MDirector tells Zapier itself, so the plan interval never slows them down, even on the free plan. Now the limits. Zapier offers no operation to send a delivery, send a text message or touch Real Time Bidding: those stay inside MDirector. There is no find-or-create variant, and the tag actions need a list and a contact identifier you have to bring from an earlier step.

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Vocabulary

Zapier vocabulary for this page

Eight terms, one line each, in plain English.

Zap
The automation you build on Zapier: one trigger, then one or more actions that run every time the trigger event happens.
Trigger
The event that starts a Zap. MDirector has eleven, from a tag added to a contact to a delivery that failed.
Action
What the Zap does once started: the step that writes, sends or moves something for you, such as Create/Update Contact.
Task
The unit Zapier bills: one action your Zap completes successfully. Your plan's count is a count of those.
Instant vs polling
Instant: the app tells Zapier the moment the event happens. Polling: Zapier checks on a timer. Every MDirector trigger is instant.
Filter
A step that lets the Zap go on only when what arrived meets the condition you set, and stops it otherwise.
Search step
A step that looks up something that already exists, so the next steps can use it. Find a Contact is the MDirector one.
Multi-step Zap
Any Zap beyond one trigger and one action. A filter, a search or a second action makes it one, and it needs a paid plan.
Cost

What an MDirector Zap really costs

The eleven triggers cost nothing. You pay for the actions that go through.

  • Triggers11, all instant
  • Actions and searches5 actions, 1 search
  • Free plan100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps
  • Reserved to paid plansNo

A trigger never costs a task, and an action that fails is not counted. Each successful action counts one task, and in a Zap with several actions each success counts on its own. The free plan gives 100 tasks a month and unlimited two-step Zaps, and MDirector is not reserved to paid plans. A filter, a second action or Find a Contact makes the Zap multi-step, which needs a paid plan. The interval grid below does not apply to MDirector's triggers, which are all instant; it only matters when another app's polling trigger starts the Zap.

Connect

Connect MDirector to Zapier in 3 steps

  1. 01

    Open Apps and add a connection

    In your Zapier account, open the Apps page and click + Add connection. You need an MDirector account with access to the lists, deliveries and landing pages your Zaps will use.

  2. 02

    Pick MDirector

    Search for MDirector in the dialog, pick it and click Add connection. A tab opens on the MDirector sign-in. The connection saved here is reused by every MDirector step afterwards.

  3. 03

    Sign in and grant access

    Sign in to MDirector in that tab and grant Zapier access to the account. For lists or deliveries someone else owns, get read or write access before you build.

First Zap

Your first Zap: landing page leads in your team chat

GoalPost a chat message for each new lead from an MDirector landing page that matches your rule.

  1. 01

    Build: pick New Lead Added

    Start a new Zap, choose MDirector as the app that starts it and New Lead Added as the trigger. Pick the landing page to watch: the field is required.

  2. 02

    Test the trigger

    Run the test. Zapier brings back the three most recent leads of that page, so pick a real one to map every next step on.

  3. 03

    Add the filter

    From the plus icon, add a Filter and fill its three boxes: the field to look at, the rule, the value. Pick a text rule for text, or the filter never passes.

  4. 04

    Add the chat message

    Add your team chat as the action app, choose its send-message event and place the lead details from MDirector into the message.

  5. 05

    Test, then publish

    Test the action and read the message it posted. If it looks right, click Publish. With the filter, this Zap is multi-step and needs a paid plan.

Triggers

MDirector triggers

11 events start a Zap when something happens in MDirector, and 11 of them are instant: the app calls Zapier straight away, whatever your plan.

1

New Tag Added

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a tag is added to a contact.”

Starts the Zap when a contact in MDirector receives a tag. The tag becomes a signal other tools can act on, whoever or whatever added it.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
handing a contact to sales the moment marketing tags it as ready.
Watch out
if the same Zap runs Add Tag to User, it writes where its trigger watches and can set itself off again.
2

Tag Removed

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a tag is removed from a contact.”

Reacts when a tag is taken off a contact. It is the mirror of New Tag Added and closes the loop when a status no longer applies.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
clearing the matching status in another tool when the tag goes away in MDirector.
Watch out
as a general precaution, a Zap that also runs Delete User Tag writes where its trigger watches and can set itself off again.
3

Contact Delivery Failed

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a contact delivery fails.”

Fires each time a delivery cannot reach a contact. It turns a failed send into an item someone can deal with outside MDirector.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
logging failed addresses in a spreadsheet so the team can clean them up.
Watch out
one large send can fail for many contacts at once, and a sudden flood of items can be held back by Zapier.
4

Delivery Contact Sent

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a delivery is sent to a contact.”

Goes off when a delivery is sent to a contact, for the deliveries you select. It gives other tools a record of who received what.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
noting on a contact's file elsewhere that a given campaign reached them.
Watch out
Deliveries is required, so pick the deliveries to follow before you test.
5

Contact Clicked an Email Link in a Delivery

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a contact clicks in an email link of a delivery.”

A click on a given link, in an email from a delivery, is what sets this one off: it fires when a contact clicks that link. You choose both the delivery and the link it watches.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
following up with someone who clicked the one link that matters to you.
Watch out
both Deliveries and Links are required, so the delivery has to exist, links included, before you set up the trigger.
6

Contact Opened an Email in a Delivery

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a contact opens an email from a delivery.”

Every open counts here: the Zap starts when a contact opens an email from one of the deliveries you choose. It tells you who engaged, not just who received.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
scoring engagement in a spreadsheet, one row per open.
Watch out
Deliveries is required, so pick the delivery before you run the test.
7

New Lead Added

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a new Lead registered at Landing Optimizer.”

Picks up each new lead registered on a landing page built in MDirector. It is one of the triggers Zapier highlights for this app.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
getting a new sign-up in front of sales without exporting anything.
Watch out
Landing Page is required, so one Zap watches one page; another page needs its own Zap.
8

New Contact Added

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a contact is added to a list.”

Fires when a contact joins a list in MDirector. Think of it as the entry point for any welcome or onboarding flow outside the tool.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
adding each new subscriber to another tool as well.
Watch out
a required option asks whether contacts added in mass imports count; decide it before the first big import.
9

Contact Created or Updated

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a contact is created or updated.”

Covers both cases at once: a new contact or a change to an existing one. Zapier highlights it as one of the app's main triggers.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
keeping a second contact base in step with MDirector without two separate Zaps.
Watch out
paired with Create/Update Contact in the same Zap it can loop, and the mass import option is required.
10

Contact Updated

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a contact is updated.”

Only reacts to changes on contacts that already exist, not to new ones. Use it when what matters is the edit, not the arrival.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
passing a corrected phone number or email address on to another tool.
Watch out
the mass import option is required here too; leave mass imports in and one import can start the Zap many times over.
11

Contact Unsubscribed

Instant trigger

In Zapier“Triggers when a contact is unsubscribed.”

An opt-out in MDirector is the event: this trigger fires when a contact unsubscribes in MDirector. Zapier highlights it, and it is the trigger that keeps consent consistent across tools.

How it fires
the app tells Zapier the moment it happens, so the Zap starts right away, whatever your plan.
When to use it
marking the person as opted out in every other tool that might email them.
Watch out
unsubscribes recorded before the Zap was published are not sent; that backlog is a separate job.
Actions

MDirector actions

MDirector gives you 5 actions. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

1

Add Tag to User

Action

In Zapier“Add Tag to User.”

Puts a tag on a contact in a given list, with the list identifier, the contact identifier and the tag name all required.

When to use it
marking a contact after something happened in another tool.
Watch out
the identifiers must come from an earlier step; Find a Contact may provide them, check at test.
2

Creates a List

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new contact list.”

Opens a new contact list in MDirector from another app's event, ready to be filled by later steps.

When to use it
a new event or campaign planned elsewhere needs its own list in MDirector.
Watch out
run it once at test and look at the list in MDirector before you publish.
3

Create/Update Contact

Action

In Zapier“Creates a new contact, or updates an existing contact.”

Creates a contact in MDirector, or updates it when it already exists. Zapier highlights it as a main action.

When to use it
any form or sheet that collects contact details MDirector should hold.
Watch out
two options, Allow unsubscription and Send notifications, change what happens around the contact; check both at test.
4

Delete User Tag

Action

In Zapier“Delete User Tag.”

Removes a named tag from a contact in a list, with the same three required fields as Add Tag to User.

When to use it
lifting a status once the situation behind it is over in another tool.
Watch out
spell the tag exactly as it is in MDirector, then confirm at test that it is gone.
5

Unsubscribes Contact

Action

In Zapier“Unsubscribe a given existing contact.”

Unsubscribes a contact that already exists in MDirector. Zapier highlights it as a main action.

When to use it
someone opts out in another tool and MDirector must stop sending to them too.
Watch out
it only works on existing contacts; test with a real one before you publish.
Searches

MDirector search

1 search step looks for data that already exists in MDirector, so a later step can use it.

Searches sit at the bottom of the Action event list, under SEARCH. Adding one makes the Zap multi-step, so it needs a paid plan. Three settings decide what happens when the answer is not the expected one.

The three settings every search exposes

  1. Successful if no search results are found?
    Left on its default, a search that finds nothing stops the Zap there and the steps that relied on it are skipped. Switched on, the Zap carries on empty-handed.
  2. Create X if it doesn't exist yet?
    Ticking this box turns a search into a find-or-create. MDirector offers no find-or-create variant, so Find a Contact only looks.
  3. If multiple search results are found?
    Three ways out when several items match: keep the first one, which is the default, stop the Zap, or hand all of them on at once.
When it breaks

When an MDirector Zap breaks

Zapier attaches no help article to MDirector and no app-specific limit is on record. What breaks comes from required fields and from how Zapier works in general.

Six cases worth knowing before you publish. When one of them hits a live Zap, see our Zapier troubleshooting guide.

  • Empty dropdowns

    Delivery, link, landing page and list fields are required on several steps. Check at test that the connected account can see the ones you need.

  • Tag actions without identifiers

    Add Tag to User and Delete User Tag require a list identifier and a contact identifier. Plan an earlier step that carries them, and check at test that they arrive.

  • Mass imports

    Three contact triggers ask whether mass imports count. If they do, a bulk import can return a huge batch that Zapier's flood protection may hold back.

  • Loops

    As a general precaution, a Zap that writes where its own trigger watches, such as Contact Created or Updated with Create/Update Contact, can set itself off again.

  • No backlog

    A Zap only reacts to what happens after it is switched on. Opens, clicks or unsubscribes that came before are not picked up; moving them is a separate job.

  • A contact in another list

    Find a Contact searches one contact list. If the address sits in a different list, the search finds nothing and, by default, the Zap stops there.
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FAQ

MDirector Zapier integration: FAQ

01Is the MDirector Zapier integration free?
Yes. MDirector is not one of the apps Zapier reserves to paid plans, so it works on the free plan, which allows an unlimited number of Zaps of two steps each, one trigger and one action, with 100 tasks a month. New Lead Added followed by a chat message fits that shape. Add a filter, Find a Contact or a second action and the Zap becomes multi-step, which needs a paid plan.
02How many tasks does an MDirector Zap use?
One per action that succeeds. A Zap that updates 40 contacts with Create/Update Contact uses 40 tasks. The eleven triggers cost nothing, and an action that fails is not counted. In a Zap with several actions, every success counts on its own, so a contact update followed by a tag uses two tasks per run. Some apps and actions take more than one task, so read the count on your first runs.
03Does MDirector work in real time with Zapier?
Yes, on the MDirector side. All eleven triggers are instant: MDirector tells Zapier the moment the event happens, so the Zap starts right away whatever your plan, and the free plan's 15-minute interval does not apply to them. In the editor, a Zap built on one of these triggers shows a lightning bolt. Only a Zap that starts on another app's polling trigger waits for the interval of your plan.
04What does connecting MDirector to Zapier require?
An MDirector account, plus read or write access to the lists, deliveries and landing pages you do not own and want the Zap to use. In Zapier, open the Apps page, click + Add connection, search for MDirector, pick it and click Add connection. Sign in to MDirector in the tab that opens and grant access. The connection is saved once and every MDirector step reuses it. Check that this account sees the deliveries and landing pages you need first.
05What does the mass imports option on contact triggers change?
New Contact Added, Contact Created or Updated and Contact Updated all require an answer to Include contacts that have been added/modified in mass imports. It decides whether contacts that arrive or change through a mass import start the Zap. If you include them, one big import can produce a huge batch at once, and Zapier's flood protection can hold such a batch back. Decide it per Zap, before the next import.
06What if the MDirector operation you need is not listed?
Then Zapier does not offer it for MDirector. The list holds eleven triggers, five actions and one search: contacts, lists, tags and unsubscribes on the action side. Sending a delivery, sending a text message or anything on Real Time Bidding is not part of it, and no editor setting adds it. Check the MDirector page on Zapier before you design a flow, since the list can change between versions. Keep the rest of the work inside MDirector.
07Zapier, Make or n8n for MDirector?
Decide by criteria. On Zapier, MDirector is available on the free plan and its eleven triggers are instant, so speed does not depend on your plan. Its limits are on the action side: five actions and one search, and tag actions that need identifiers from an earlier step. For Make or n8n, first check whether MDirector has a module or node there at all, which this page does not cover, then compare how many steps your flow needs.
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