Automations

Automations send email automatically in response to events, for example a welcome email when someone subscribes. You build a flow as a visual graph of nodes, activate it, and Railmail runs it for every subscriber who enters.

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Create an automation

Choose how to start:

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Triggers

A trigger is what starts the flow for a subscriber:

• Subscriber joins list (subscribes to a topic)
• Enters segment
• Leaves segment
• Custom event
• Manual

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Nodes

Build the flow from these node types:

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Activate and manage

Edit nodes on the canvas (add, delete, or Edit with assistant); changes auto-save. When the flow is ready, Activate it; Pause it to stop new entries. Automations can be Active, Paused, Draft or Archived. The Executions view shows the runs of an automation: who entered the flow and metrics like subscribers in flow and conversion rate.