Turn clear WhatsApp opt-ins into EmailOctopus subscribers
When someone shares their email and asks for your newsletter in WhatsApp, keep the opt-in moving into EmailOctopus automatically.
Trigger
New Message Received
Action
Create or Update Contact
Creates a contact if absent or updates it if already in the list.
Why this helps
Newsletter requests can get buried in busy WhatsApp conversations, leaving you to remember who asked to hear from you.
- Capture only messages that clearly include an email address and a request to receive marketing emails.
- Create or update the contact in the selected EmailOctopus list.
- Reduce manual copying and the chance of losing a clear subscription request in chat.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect WhatsApp and EmailOctopus once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Tell Notis to add or update a contact in your chosen EmailOctopus list only when a WhatsApp message includes an email address and clearly asks to receive your emails; otherwise take no action.
- 4Pick the WhatsApp New Message Received trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real, clear opt-in message and review the run report.
Questions about this workflow
Does any WhatsApp message add someone to the list?
No. Instruct Notis to act only when the message contains an email address and clearly asks to receive your marketing emails. A general inquiry is not an opt-in.
What happens if the contact is already in the list?
The Create or Update Contact action updates an existing contact or creates one if it is not present.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Whatsapp to Emailoctopus. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Whatsapp triggers
Emailoctopus actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Contact
Add a new contact to a mailing list.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create List
Create a mailing list to organize email contacts.
Message Status Updated
Returns no results; message status changes are delivered through webhooks in real time.
Create Field
Creates a custom field on a mailing list.
Delete Contact
Permanently delete a contact and its list data; this cannot be undone.
Delete List
Delete a mailing list and all its contacts permanently; this cannot be undone.
Create Tag
Creates a tag on a mailing list for contact organization.
Get All Lists
Retrieve all mailing lists in the account.
Get Recent Campaigns
Retrieves recent campaigns from your EmailOctopus account.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Whatsapp and Emailoctopus, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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