Automate ActiveCampaign tasks via Rube MCP (Composio): manage contacts, tags, list subscriptions, automation enrollment, and tasks. Always search tools first for current schemas.
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ActiveCampaign Automation via Rube MCP
Automate ActiveCampaign CRM and marketing automation operations through Composio's ActiveCampaign toolkit via Rube MCP.
Prerequisites
Rube MCP must be connected (RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS available)
Active ActiveCampaign connection via RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit active_campaign
Always call RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS first to get current tool schemas
Setup
Get Rube MCP: Add https://rube.app/mcp as an MCP server in your client configuration. No API keys needed — just add the endpoint and it works.
Verify Rube MCP is available by confirming RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS responds
Call RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit active_campaign
If connection is not ACTIVE, follow the returned auth link to complete ActiveCampaign authentication
Confirm connection status shows ACTIVE before running any workflows
Core Workflows
1. Create and Find Contacts
When to use: User wants to create new contacts or look up existing ones
Tool sequence:
ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_FIND_CONTACT - Search for an existing contact [Optional]
ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_CREATE_CONTACT - Create a new contact [Required]
Key parameters for find:
email: Search by email address
id: Search by ActiveCampaign contact ID
phone: Search by phone number
Key parameters for create:
email: Contact email address (required)
: Contact first name
first_name
last_name: Contact last name
phone: Contact phone number
organization_name: Contact's organization
job_title: Contact's job title
tags: Comma-separated list of tags to apply
Pitfalls:
email is the only required field for contact creation
Phone search uses a general search parameter internally; it may return partial matches
When combining email and phone in FIND_CONTACT, results are filtered client-side
Tags provided during creation are applied immediately
Creating a contact with an existing email may update the existing contact
2. Manage Contact Tags
When to use: User wants to add or remove tags from contacts
Tool sequence:
ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_FIND_CONTACT - Find contact by email or ID [Prerequisite]
ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_MANAGE_CONTACT_TAG - Add or remove tags [Required]
Key parameters:
action: 'Add' or 'Remove' (required)
tags: Tag names as comma-separated string or array of strings (required)
contact_id: Contact ID (provide this or contact_email)
contact_email: Contact email address (alternative to contact_id)
Pitfalls:
action values are capitalized: 'Add' or 'Remove' (not lowercase)
Tags can be a comma-separated string ('tag1, tag2') or an array (['tag1', 'tag2'])
Either contact_id or contact_email must be provided; contact_id takes precedence
Adding a tag that does not exist creates it automatically
Removing a non-existent tag is a no-op (does not error)
3. Manage List Subscriptions
When to use: User wants to subscribe or unsubscribe contacts from lists
Tool sequence:
ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_FIND_CONTACT - Find the contact [Prerequisite]
ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_MANAGE_LIST_SUBSCRIPTION - Subscribe or unsubscribe [Required]
Key parameters:
action: 'subscribe' or 'unsubscribe' (required)
list_id: Numeric list ID string (required)
email: Contact email address (provide this or contact_id)
contact_id: Numeric contact ID string (alternative to email)
Pitfalls:
action values are lowercase: 'subscribe' or 'unsubscribe'
list_id is a numeric string (e.g., '2'), not the list name
List IDs can be retrieved via the GET /api/3/lists endpoint (not available as a Composio tool; use the ActiveCampaign UI)
If both email and contact_id are provided, contact_id takes precedence
Unsubscribing changes status to '2' (unsubscribed) but the relationship record persists
4. Add Contacts to Automations
When to use: User wants to enroll a contact in an automation workflow
ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_ADD_CONTACT_TO_AUTOMATION - Enroll contact in automation [Required]
Key parameters:
contact_email: Email of the contact to enroll (required)
automation_id: ID of the target automation (required)
Pitfalls:
The contact must already exist in ActiveCampaign
Automations can only be created through the ActiveCampaign UI, not via API
automation_id must reference an existing, active automation
The tool performs a two-step process: lookup contact by email, then enroll
Automation IDs can be found in the ActiveCampaign UI or via GET /api/3/automations
5. Create Contact Tasks
When to use: User wants to create follow-up tasks associated with contacts
Tool sequence:
ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_FIND_CONTACT - Find the contact to associate the task with [Prerequisite]
ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_CREATE_CONTACT_TASK - Create the task [Required]
Key parameters:
relid: Contact ID to associate the task with (required)
duedate: Due date in ISO 8601 format with timezone (required, e.g., '2025-01-15T14:30:00-05:00')
dealTasktype: Task type ID based on available types (required)
title: Task title
note: Task description/content
assignee: User ID to assign the task to
edate: End date in ISO 8601 format (must be later than duedate)
status: 0 for incomplete, 1 for complete
Pitfalls:
duedate must be a valid ISO 8601 datetime with timezone offset; do NOT use placeholder values
edate must be later than duedate
dealTasktype is a string ID referencing task types configured in ActiveCampaign
relid is the numeric contact ID, not the email address
assignee is a user ID; resolve user names to IDs via the ActiveCampaign UI
Common Patterns
Contact Lookup Flow
1. Call ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_FIND_CONTACT with email
2. If found, extract contact ID for subsequent operations
3. If not found, create contact with ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_CREATE_CONTACT
4. Use contact ID for tags, subscriptions, or automations
Bulk Contact Tagging
1. For each contact, call ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_MANAGE_CONTACT_TAG
2. Use contact_email to avoid separate lookup calls
3. Batch with reasonable delays to respect rate limits
ID Resolution
Contact email -> Contact ID:
1. Call ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_FIND_CONTACT with email
2. Extract id from the response
