Salesforce Marketing Cloud + Drift Integration

Integrate Drift to Salesforce Marketing Cloud in one click, or tell Integrately AI how you want each contact handled. Capture leads, update subscribers, trigger emails, and alert your team automatically.

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  • Drift
    Email is identified in Drift Instant
  • Drift
    User reached goal in Drift Instant
  • Drift
    New Conversation is started in Drift Instant
  • Drift
    Conversation is pushed in Drift Instant
  • Drift
    Message is created in Drift Instant
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  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    Insert data extension record in Salesforce Marketing Cloud
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    Upsert data extension record in Salesforce Marketing Cloud
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    Sends transactional email using TriggerSend in Salesforce Marketing Cloud
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    Create subscriber in Salesforce Marketing Cloud
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud
    Validate email address in Salesforce Marketing Cloud
  • Drift
    Create Contact in Drift
  • Drift
    Update Contact in Drift
  • Drift
    Update contact via non-Drift Id in Drift
  • Drift
    Search contact by email in Drift
  • Drift
    Create Timeline Event in Drift
  • Drift
    Create Conversation in Drift

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Connect more apps to your Drift + Salesforce Marketing Cloud flow

Sync customer interactions with CRM records, calendar bookings, analytics dashboards, team channels, and survey responses. Pick a combination and activate it in one click.

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When a new conversation is started in Drift, create a subscriber in Salesforce Marketing Cloud and add the contact in Salesforce.
New Drift conversations instantly create subscribers in Salesforce Marketing Cloud and add matching contacts in Salesforce without manual data entry.
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When an email is identified in Drift, upsert a data extension record in Salesforce Marketing Cloud and update the record in Salesforce.
Identified emails in Drift update your Salesforce Marketing Cloud data extensions and refresh Salesforce records instantly.
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When a user reaches a goal in Drift, create a subscriber in Salesforce Marketing Cloud and create a task in Salesforce.
Goal completions in Drift trigger subscriber creation in Salesforce Marketing Cloud and open follow-up tasks in Salesforce.
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When a message is created in Drift, validate the email address in Salesforce Marketing Cloud and log a note in Salesforce.
Validate Drift chat messages through Salesforce Marketing Cloud and keep interaction notes logged in Salesforce.

Supported triggers and actions for Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Drift

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Salesforce Marketing Cloud Triggers & Actions
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Insert data extension record in Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Adds a new record to a data extension within a particular system
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Upsert data extension record in Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Updates or inserts a record into a data extension to ensure that it's up-to-date
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Sends transactional email using TriggerSend in Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Sends a transactional email using triggersend
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Create subscriber in Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Adds new users to the subscription list
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Validate email address in Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Confirm the validity of an email address
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Drift
Drift Triggers & Actions
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Email is identified in Drift
Triggers the automation when email address of any lead is captured
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User reached goal in Drift
Triggers the automation when the user reaches a particular goal
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New Conversation is started in Drift
Triggers the automation when a new conversation is initiated
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Conversation is pushed in Drift
Triggers the automation when a conversation is pushed to another user or team
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Message is created in Drift
Triggers the automation when a new message is created
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Create Contact in Drift
Adds a new contact to the database
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Update Contact in Drift
Updates contact information with new details
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Update contact via non-Drift Id in Drift
Updates a contact's information using a non-drift id
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Search contact by email in Drift
Finds and retrieves contact information using their email address
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Create Timeline Event in Drift
Creates a new timeline event
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Create Conversation in Drift
Start a new conversation with speicified recipients
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What can you automate with Drift + Salesforce Marketing Cloud?

Streamline chat lead capture, subscriber management, email validation, and data extensions between Drift and Salesforce Marketing Cloud.

What you can automate?
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Capture chat conversations as new email subscribers
Turn every new conversation started in Drift into a subscriber in Salesforce Marketing Cloud instantly. Eliminate manual data entry and keep your marketing lists growing.
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Map every submitted chat field into data extensions
Extract detailed form and chat answers into separate Salesforce Marketing Cloud data extension records. Your database becomes a cleaner source for segmentation and review.
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Alert your team the moment a lead arrives
Notify your sales channel on Slack whenever a high-intent conversation starts in Drift. Ensure zero delay in follow-up times for important prospects.
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Route records based on submitted user data
Send contacts to different subscriber lists or trigger specific transactional emails depending on the criteria selected during the chat interaction.
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Keep your subscriber data updated automatically
Upsert data extension records in Salesforce Marketing Cloud whenever contact details change or get identified in Drift. Prevent outdated information from lingering.
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Search and update existing contacts without duplicates
Verify whether a contact already exists by searching email records before creating new entries. Maintain pristine data hygiene across both platforms.
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Trigger instant transactional emails from chat events
Send automated emails using TriggerSend in Salesforce Marketing Cloud the moment a user reaches a specific conversion goal in Drift.
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Extend chat workflows with calendar bookings
Connect Calendly meetings to your Drift and Salesforce Marketing Cloud flow so booked appointments automatically update subscriber lists and chat records.
And much more...

Who is Drift + Salesforce Marketing Cloud integration for?

Revenue and marketing teams use Drift and Salesforce Marketing Cloud to capture live chats, manage email subscribers, and eliminate manual data entry across systems.

Performance marketers
Performance marketers
Sales development reps
Sales development reps
Marketing account managers
Marketing account managers
High-volume support leads
High-volume support leads
Email campaign coordinators
Email campaign coordinators
Data compliance officers
Data compliance officers
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Performance marketers
You're running live chat campaigns on your site, but your email marketing lists only update when someone manually exports chat logs, so your subscriber counts are always a few hours behind — with this integration, every new conversation creates a subscriber instantly and your data stays current.
Sales development reps
You need to act fast on incoming prospect chats, but you find out about new leads too late because chat notifications get buried in your inbox — automating both apps means every chat lead creates a subscriber and alerts your team immediately so you can engage first.
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Marketing account managers
You answer to clients who want to see campaign engagement progress in real time, but your reporting relies on delayed manual exports — connecting these apps means every goal reached in chat updates your marketing data automatically without manual compilation.
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High-volume support leads
The chat volume on your website is too high for anyone to keep up with by hand, leading to missed subscriber records and unverified email addresses — with this integration, incoming chat data is processed and validated instantly across your platforms.
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Email campaign coordinators
You own the email follow-up process and depend on chat agents to hand over lead details, but contact records often fall through the cracks — this integration means every identified email in chat flows straight into your subscriber lists without manual handoffs.
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Data compliance officers
You need a reliable history of prospect interactions and keep finding gaps where chat contacts were never added to official subscriber extensions — automating both apps means every interaction is logged, validated, and stored accurately every time.
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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I connect Drift to Salesforce Marketing Cloud?
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You can connect Drift to Salesforce Marketing Cloud in 1 click using ready-made workflows on Integrately, or use Integrately AI to build custom paths with Salesforce, Slack, and Zoom.
Can I automatically create subscribers in Salesforce Marketing Cloud from new Drift conversations?
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