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# ActiveCampaign
Update ActiveCampaign contacts with their unique share link and referrer information.
## Sync with your ActiveCampaign List
**Step 1:** In *Program Editor > 4. Options > Integrations*, open the ActiveCampaign integration card and enter your ActiveCampaign API URL and key ([click here to get your ActiveCampaign API URL and key](https://help.activecampaign.com/hc/en-us/articles/207317590-Getting-started-with-the-API#how-to-obtain-your-activecampaign-api-url-and-key)).
{% hint style="info" %}
Connect ActiveCampaign before importing participants. If participants are already in your program, follow [these ESP sync options](https://support.growsurf.com/article/385-how-can-i-sync-my-growsurf-participants-to-my-esp) to send their GrowSurf data to ActiveCampaign.
{% endhint %}
**Step 2:** Once connected, choose the ActiveCampaign list that you want to automatically sync to. GrowSurf will add/update your ActiveCampaign contacts every time a new participant is added or referred to your referral or affiliate program.
**Step 3:** Save changes. You should now see a screen that looks like the one below:
**Step 4:** Open your ActiveCampaign account, and go to *Lists > Manage Fields.*
Click the edit icon next to each GrowSurf field that you want available for ActiveCampaign contacts (see screenshot below):
Then in the *Customize the Field Options* window, check the same ActiveCampaign list that you selected in the GrowSurf Program Editor.
For more help in editing custom contact fields, please see ActiveCampaign's help article [*How do I edit a custom contact field?*](https://help.activecampaign.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001623804-How-do-I-edit-a-custom-contact-field-)*.*
## Examples
[View our ActiveCampaign tutorials](https://docs.growsurf.com/additional-integrations/activecampaign/tutorials) to see different kinds of examples that you can copy/paste into your email templates.
## **Contact Fields**
GrowSurf will automatically create these new contact fields for your ActiveCampaign Contacts.
To use them, you'll first need to [follow step #4 in the instructions above](https://docs.growsurf.com/integrations/activecampaign#sync-with-your-activecampaign-list).
| **Field Name** | **Personalization Tag** | **Type** | **Description** | **Example** |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| **GrowSurf Share URL** | `%GROWSURF_SHARE_URL%` | TEXT | The participant's unique referral link | |
| **GrowSurf Participant ID** | `%GROWSURF_PARTICIPANT_ID%` | TEXT | The participant's unique GrowSurf ID | abc123 |
| **GrowSurf Referral Status** | `%GROWSURF_REFERRAL_STATUS_ID%` | TEXT | The referral status of the participant\* | CREDIT\_PENDING |
| **GrowSurf Participant First Name** | `%GROWSURF_PARTICIPANT_FIRST_NAME%` | TEXT | The participant's first name | Bob |
| **GrowSurf Participant Last Name** | `%GROWSURF_PARTICIPANT_LAST_NAME%` | TEXT | The participant's last name | Loblaw |
| **GrowSurf Referrer First Name** | `%GROWSURF_REFERRER_FIRST_NAME%` | TEXT | The first name of the participant's referrer (if applicable) | Gavin |
| **GrowSurf Referrer Last Name** | `%GROWSURF_REFERRER_LAST_NAME%` | TEXT | The last name of the participant's referrer (if applicable) | Belson |
| **GrowSurf Referrer Email** | `%GROWSURF_REFERRER_EMAIL%` | TEXT | The email address of the participant's referrer (if applicable) | |
| **GrowSurf Total Referral Count** | `%GROWSURF_TOTAL_REFERRAL_COUNT%` | NUMBER | The participant's all-time referral count | 0 |
| **GrowSurf Lead Count** | `%GROWSURF_LEAD_COUNT%` | NUMBER | The participant's current lead count (pending referrals that have not converted yet) | 0 |
| **GrowSurf Monthly Referral Count** | `%GROWSURF_MONTHLY_REFERRAL_COUNT%` | NUMBER | The participant's current month referral count | 19 |
| **GrowSurf Prev Monthly Referral Count** | `%GROWSURF_PREV_MONTHLY_REFERRAL_COUNT%` | NUMBER | The participant's previous month referral count | 200 |
| **GrowSurf Next Milestone** | `%GROWSURF_NEXT_MILESTONE%` | TEXT | The text for the next/upcoming milestone reward (only applies to milestone rewards. [See](https://docs.growsurf.com/developer-tools/embeddable-elements#embedded-next-milestone) an example here) | You are only 2 referrals away from winning a free t-shirt! |
| **GrowSurf Next Monthly Milestone** | `%GROWSURF_NEXT_MONTHLY_MILESTONE%` | TEXT | The text for the next/upcoming monthly milestone reward (only applies to milestone rewards. [See an example here](https://docs.growsurf.com/developer-tools/embeddable-elements#embedded-next-milestone)) | You are only 2 referrals away from winning a free t-shirt! |
| **GrowSurf Total Invite Count** | `%GROWSURF_TOTAL_INVITE_COUNT%` | NUMBER | The participant's all-time invite count | 112 |
| **GrowSurf Total Impression Count** | `%GROWSURF_TOTAL_IMPRESSION_COUNT%` | NUMBER | The participant's all-time impression count | 150 |
\**GrowSurf Referral Status* can have one of these values:
* `CREDIT_PENDING`: The participant must trigger a referral before their referrer receives credit.
* `CREDIT_AWARDED`: The participant triggered a referral, and their referrer received credit.
* `CREDIT_EXPIRED`: The participant did not trigger a referral before the referral credit expired.
You can use these personalization tags in your ActiveCampaign email templates. For example, use `%GROWSURF_SHARE_URL%` to add each participant's unique referral link.
[Learn more about ActiveCampaign personalization tags here.](https://help.activecampaign.com/hc/en-us/articles/220709307-Personalization-Tags#how-personalization-tags-work)
## **Troubleshooting Tips**
* Check the participant's activity logs if they do not sync. GrowSurf retries failed syncs for up to 7 days.
* **If GrowSurf custom fields are missing on an ActiveCampaign contact, or a personalization tag shows up as red in an email:**
* Make each custom field available for your ActiveCampaign list. [See step #4 in the instructions above](https://docs.growsurf.com/integrations/activecampaign#sync-with-your-activecampaign-list).
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