• Home

  • Automation with Zapier

  • Zapier tutorials

Zapier tutorials

4 min read

How to integrate Google Sheets with Mailchimp

By Kaylee Moser · August 4, 2023
Hero image of the Google Sheets app logo connected to the Mailchimp app logo on a light yellow background.

These days, streamlining data management and communication is a crucial part of business. If you use a marketing automation tool like Mailchimp, you know how valuable it can be for staying in touch with your customers. 

But there are likely many times that the data you need to access in Mailchimp is stored somewhere else, like Google Sheets. Instead of manually transferring data from one platform to another, you can automate the entire process by using Zapier.

By integrating Google Sheets with Mailchimp, you can effortlessly manage subscriber lists, automate email campaigns, and gain valuable insights. Keep reading to learn how you can connect these two powerful tools using Zapier, an automation platform that simplifies workflows and eliminates manual tasks.

New to Zapier? It's workflow automation software that lets you focus on what matters. Combine user interfaces, data tables, and logic with thousands of apps to build and automate anything you can imagine. Sign up for free.

Table of contents

  • Popular ways to integrate Google Sheets with Mailchimp

  • How to connect Google Sheets with Mailchimp

To get started with a Zap template—what we call our pre-made workflows—just click on the button. It only takes a few minutes to set up. You can read more about setting up Zaps here.

Popular ways to integrate Google Sheets with Mailchimp

When it comes to integrating Google Sheets with Mailchimp, there are quite a few ways you can optimize your data management and email marketing processes with Zaps–Zapier's automated workflows. Let's take a look at a few of the most popular Zap templates.

Add Mailchimp subscribers to Google Sheets

With these Zaps, every time a new (or updated) subscriber is added to your Mailchimp list, their information will be automatically logged in a Google Sheet. You can then use your Google Sheet as a centralized subscriber database for data analysis and other marketing work.

Save new Mailchimp subscribers to rows in Google Sheets spreadsheets

Save new Mailchimp subscribers to rows in Google Sheets spreadsheets
  • Mailchimp logo
  • Google Sheets logo
Mailchimp + Google Sheets

Add Updated Mailchimp Subscribers as New Rows of Data in Google Sheets

Add Updated Mailchimp Subscribers as New Rows of Data in Google Sheets
  • Mailchimp logo
  • Google Sheets logo
Mailchimp + Google Sheets

Have a Google Sheet full of customers that you want to upload to Mailchimp as subscribers? Don't sweat it! Our tutorial will have your email contacts loaded in no time.

Add subscribers to Mailchimp from Google Sheets

With these Zap templates, you can connect your Mailchimp account to a Google Sheet so that every time a Google Sheet row is created (or updated) with customer information, it will be automatically added to a Mailchimp audience. This workflow saves time and reduces the risk for error when managing your email lists.

Add subscribers to Mailchimp for new Google Sheets rows

Add subscribers to Mailchimp for new Google Sheets rows
  • Google Sheets logo
  • Mailchimp logo
Google Sheets + Mailchimp

Create Mailchimp subscribers from a new or updated Google Sheets rows

Create Mailchimp subscribers from a new or updated Google Sheets rows
  • Google Sheets logo
  • Mailchimp logo
Google Sheets + Mailchimp

Connecting Google Sheets with Mailchimp

Now, let's walk through the process of integrating Google Sheets with Mailchimp using Zapier. Although we'll focus on one specific workflow—saving new Mailchimp subscribers to rows in Google Sheets spreadsheets—keep in mind that there are various ways to connect these two apps based on your specific needs and goals.

Before you begin

Before you create a Zap that integrates Mailchimp with Google Sheets, you'll need to create a Zapier account if you don't have one already. Don't worry, creating an account is easy and free. Just head right here. You'll also need a Google account and a Mailchimp account.

Once you're signed in, you can create new Zaps using the "Create Zap" button or by going to zap.new.

Step 1: Set up your trigger app and event

A Zap always consists of two parts:

  1. The trigger: an event that starts a Zap, like when a new subscriber is added to Mailchimp.

  2. The action: an event a Zap performs after it's triggered, like adding that new subscriber to a row in Google Sheets. A single Zap can perform more than one action.

Depending on the workflow you're setting up, your trigger app could be Mailchimp or Google Sheets.

Search for and select your trigger app. In our example, we'll search for Mailchimp.

A search box for a trigger step with Mailchimp added in the app search box.

https://cdn.zappy.app/d9299949de8027ee2195585dc1164366.png

If you're using Mailchimp for your trigger app, your trigger event could be email opened, link clicked, new audience, and more.

A trigger step in the Zap editor. The event dropdown is open with a list of Mailchimp trigger events you can choose from.

If you select Google Sheets, your trigger event could be new or updated spreadsheet row, new spreadsheet row, new spreadsheet, and more.

In our example, we'll select New Subscriber for our Mailchimp trigger event. Then we'll click Continue.

A trigger step in the Zap editor with Mailchimp selected for the trigger app and New Subscriber selected for the trigger event.

This will prompt you to sign in to your Mailchimp account. If you haven't connected Mailchimp to Zapier before, connect it now, then click Continue.

Now it's time to customize your trigger step. What details you fill in will vary on your trigger app and event.

Before you continue setting up your Mailchimp trigger step, you'll need to make sure you have an Audience set up in Mailchimp. Then select the Mailchimp audience you want to use, then click Continue.

In the Mailchimp audience field the audience "Zapier Example" has been selected.

Next, you'll be asked to test your trigger, which is always a good idea. The data found in your trigger step will be used to set up the rest of your Zap. Note that you'll need at least one subscriber in your Mailchimp audience to test the trigger. Add a subscriber with fake data if you need to.

Test data for a Mailchimp trigger step in the Zap editor.

Once the test runs successfully, click Continue with selected record.

Step 2: Connect your action app

In this next step, you'll set up the action—the event your Zap will perform once it's triggered. Start by searching for and selecting your action app. We'll use Google Sheets in our example.

An action step in the Zap editor with Google Sheets shown in a list of available apps to select.

Next, choose your action event. If your action app is Google Sheets, your Zap can create a spreadsheet, create a spreadsheet row, create a spreadsheet column, and more.

In an action step in the Zap editor, the Event dropdown is shown open with Google Sheets actions to choose from.

Select your action event and click Continue. We're going to select Create Spreadsheet Row for our example.

A Google Sheets action step with Google Sheets selected for the action app and Create Spreadsheet row selected for the action event.

Click Continue

Note: for this Zap to work correctly, you'll need to make sure the spreadsheet you want to use has a header row with headers for each column you wish to use.

Next, you'll be asked to connect your Google Sheets account if you haven't already, then click Continue.

After you've signed in, you can select the Google Drive, spreadsheet, and worksheet you wish to use for this workflow. Once you've selected your worksheet, the values you entered for the columns in your header will appear.

Fields for a Google Sheets action step in the Zap editor.

If you decide to make any changes to your Sheet at this point, click Refresh Fields to update your options in this box.

Finally, you can add data to your Google Sheet row from your Mailchimp trigger step by clicking in any field and selecting an item from the Insert Data dropdown.

Fields in a Google Sheets action step in the Zap editor with data from the previous Mailchimp trigger added to some fields.

You can be as creative as you want for this part, filling out your Sheet with whatever data is useful to include. Once all fields are selected, click Continue, then test your Zap by clicking Test action.

A test for a Zap in the Zap editor.

After running the test, you should see the test subscriber data from your Mailchimp audience as a row in your sheet.

A Google Sheets spreadsheet with lead data added from Mailchimp in one of the spreadsheet rows.

Once everything looks good, your Zap is ready to use.

Automate your email marketing

Integrating Google Sheets with Mailchimp through Zapier offers significant advantages for managing your subscriber lists and email marketing campaigns. By automating your data synchronization, you can save time, reduce manual errors, and streamline your marketing efforts. 

Related reading:

  • The easy way to integrate webhooks with Google Sheets

  • 6 ways to automate Google Sheets

  • 6 ways to automate your email marketing with Mailchimp

  • How to add Mailchimp campaigns to your Google Calendar

Get productivity tips delivered straight to your inbox

We’ll email you 1-3 times per week—and never share your information.

tags

Related articles

Improve your productivity automatically. Use Zapier to get your apps working together.

Sign up
See how Zapier works
A Zap with the trigger 'When I get a new lead from Facebook,' and the action 'Notify my team in Slack'