Marketing
ButtonDown by Maxmel Tech
37 min
buttondown is a newsletter software platform designed for easy email creation and distribution integrating buttondown with make com enables users to automate newsletter management, subscriber handling, and content workflows, streamlining communication and audience engagement this is ai generated content based on official buttondown documentation the content may still contain errors—please verify important information if you have questions, contact buttondown support directly how to get support on buttondown buttondown is a community developed application and is subjected to the developer's terms and conditions, which may include applicable fees make does not maintain or support this integration for assistance, please https //f make com/r/reachout?app name=buttondown\&app slug=buttondown community\&app unique id=button down jdq2n7 requirements to use the buttondown app in make, you must have an active account and an api key, create your account on buttondown app installation to install this app, you need admin, owner, or app developer permissions organizations go to the make integration page click the install button follow the on screen instructions to complete the setup connect buttondown and {{product name}} to get started, you must first create a connection between buttondown and {{product name}} , allowing the two services to communicate you can connect using the following method api key api key instructions you need to retrieve your api key from your account login to your buttondown account using your credentials navigate to the api requests page locate your api key at the top of the api requests page some community developers require an additional specific api key retrieve the required api key from the community developer's dashboard, generally found under settings/api for more info, please https //f make com/r/reachout?app name=buttondown\&app slug=buttondown community\&app unique id=button down jdq2n7 create the connection in {{product name}} log in in your make account , add the buttondown module to your {{scenario singular lowercase}} , and click create a connection if you add a module with an instant tag, click create a webhook , then create a connection optional in the connection name field, enter a name for the connection enter the authentication credentials you copied from your buttondown or follow the on screen instructions to create the connection you must also enter any required third party api keys obtained earlier for detailed information on connecting an application, see connect an application page buttondown modules after connecting to the buttondown app, you can choose from a list of available modules to build your {{scenario plural lowercase}} create a bulk action allows you to perform actions on multiple items at once—for example, you can delete several emails or remove multiple subscribers in a single step create a confirmation reminder sends a friendly reminder email to a subscriber who hasn’t confirmed their subscription yet, encouraging them to complete the confirmation process create a draft email sends a draft email to selected subscribers or recipients, allowing you to prepare and review your message before sending it out create a finalized email generates a ready to send email tailored for a selected subscriber create a newsletter creates and sends a brand new newsletter to your subscribers using the buttondown api create a note creates a new note and links it directly to a specific email or subscriber, helping you keep important information organized and easily accessible create a subscriber adds a new subscriber to the service you choose, allowing you to easily manage and grow your subscriber list within that platform create a survey this module lets you create a brand new survey by adding a question along with multiple choice answers you can also include notes for additional context, allow respondents to submit their own answers (freeform responses), and set how often subscribers can respond to the survey create a tag this module lets you create a brand new tag in buttondown by specifying its name, choosing a color, and optionally adding a description please note that the ability to use tags is available only if you’re on a basic plan or higher create an attachment this module lets you upload a new file—like a pdf, docx, or image—directly to your buttondown account you can also give your attachment a custom name if you’d like after uploading, you’ll receive details such as the attachment’s id, name, upload date, and a link to the file please note this feature is available only for users with a standard (paid) buttondown subscription create an email allows you to easily send an email by entering the recipient’s address, subject line, and message body create an export generates an export file containing data from your collections, such as subscribers, emails, and more please note that this feature is only available on paid plans create an external feed creates a new external rss feed that can be used to automatically send email updates whenever new content is published create an image uploads an image file directly to buttondown, where it’s securely stored once uploaded, you’ll receive a hosted image url that you can easily insert into your newsletters or email content delete a newsletter removes a specific newsletter from your account using its unique id this feature is available exclusively to users on paid plans delete a note removes a specific note from your collection using its unique id, ensuring that the selected note is permanently deleted delete a subscriber permanently removes a specific subscriber from your list using their unique id delete a survey removes a specific survey from your account using its unique id, permanently deleting all associated data delete a tag permanently removes a specific tag from your account using its unique id delete a webhook removes a specific webhook from your buttondown account using its unique id this action is available exclusively to users on paid plans delete an attachment removes a specific attachment from your buttondown account using its unique id please note that this action is available only for users with a paid plan delete an external feed removes a selected external rss feed from your buttondown account, helping you manage and clean up the list of feeds you no longer need delete an image removes a specific image that you’ve uploaded to buttondown by using its unique id, helping you manage and clean up your stored images easily get email analytics retrieves detailed analytics for a specific email, such as the number of deliveries, opens, clicks, failures, unsubscriptions, and additional engagement metrics get email historical body fetches the content of a particular email’s historical entry by using both the email id and the specific history entry id this allows you to view the exact message body from a previous point in the email’s history get email history retrieves the complete history of a specific email, detailing when it was created, any modifications made over time, and the values associated with each change get export this module checks the progress of an export you’ve already created and provides you with its current status and the download link get a bulk action fetches detailed information and the current status of a particular bulk action using its unique id, allowing you to track the progress and results of that specific operation get a comment fetches a specific comment from your account using its unique id, allowing you to view all the details of that particular comment get a subscriber fetches detailed information about a specific subscriber using their unique id get a tag retrieves comprehensive information about a particular tag using its unique id—this includes the tag’s name, color, description, and when it was created get an account this module fetches detailed user information, specifically retrieving both the username and email address associated with a particular user get an email or draft fetches a specific email message using its unique id, allowing you to view the details of that particular email list attachments fetches a complete list of all files you’ve uploaded as attachments to your buttondown account please note this feature is available only to users with a paid plan list comments fetches a list of comments associated with emails or subscribers, allowing you to filter the results by comment type, specific email, or subscriber for more targeted information list coupons retrieves and displays a complete list of all coupons currently available in your connected stripe account, making it easy to view and manage your coupon offerings list emails fetches a list of emails from your buttondown account, allowing you to apply filters to narrow down the results based on specific criteria list events fetches a detailed list of email events—including opens, clicks, deliveries, and bounces—allowing you to filter results and navigate through pages of event data for easier tracking and analysis list external feeds fetches a complete list of all external rss feeds that have been set up in your buttondown account, allowing you to see which feeds are currently connected list images fetches a complete list of all images that have been uploaded to your buttondown account, allowing you to view and manage your stored images list newsletters fetches and displays a list of all newsletters available in your buttondown account using the buttondown api list notes fetches and displays all the notes currently saved in your buttondown account, allowing you to review your existing content list subscribers fetches a list of subscribers from your buttondown account, displaying them in pages so you can easily browse through all your subscribers list survey responses this module allows you to fetch survey responses and makes it easy to narrow down results by filtering according to email address, subscriber, specific surveys, or a chosen date range list surveys retrieves a detailed list of all the surveys that currently exist in your buttondown account, making it easy to view and manage your surveys through the api list tags fetches and displays a list of all tags from your buttondown account please note, this feature is available for users with a basic plan or higher make an api call allows you to make a custom api request to the connected service, giving you flexibility to access features or data not covered by the standard modules update a newsletter allows you to update the details of an existing newsletter, such as its content or settings please note that this feature is available exclusively to users on paid plans and is not accessible with the free plan update a subscriber this module lets you update the details of an existing subscriber by using their id or email address you can change information such as their email, notes, metadata, tags, subscription type, referrer url, and even specify the reason if they’ve unsubscribed update a survey allows you to update the details of an existing survey in your button down account using its unique id this module lets you modify information such as the survey’s title, questions, or settings as needed update a tag allows you to update the details of an existing tag, such as changing its name, color, description, or secondary id, so you can keep your tags organized and up to date update an email or a draft updates an existing email by its id, allowing you to change specific details—such as the subject, content, or recipients—by including only the fields you want to modify in your request update an external feed updates the details of an existing external rss feed connected to your buttondown account this module is perfect for keeping your rss to email automation up to date please note rss to email automation is available only on the basic plan or higher if your account doesn’t meet this requirement, any api requests will result in a 403 forbidden error watch events monitors and detects specific events as they occur, allowing you to trigger actions whenever those events happen templates you can look for more templates in make's template gallery , where you'll find thousands of pre created {{scenario plural lowercase}} buttondown resources you can have access to more resources related to this app on the following links buttondown website buttondown api documentation buttondown page on make