How to Integrate Deadline Funnel with Actionetics/ClickFunnels

This article explains how to connect Actionetics or ClickFunnels with Deadline Funnel via an API integration so that when a lead submits a ClickFunnels optin form their Deadline Funnel tracking will begin. You can also trigger tracking when someone makes a purchase.

Open the Deadline tab on the left side of your campaign editor, and select ClickFunnels v1 as your marketing stack:

Open the Emails tab on the left side of your campaign editor, and copy your webhook:

Return to ClickFunnels and click Settings for the page you are integrating with Deadline Funnel:

Scroll down and click 'Manage Your Funnel Webhooks':

Click on +New Webhook.

Paste the Webhook URL from Deadline Funnel into the box, select contact_created as the Event, and click Create Funnel Webhook:

When someone submits the ClickFunnels optin form, the information will be sent to Deadline Funnel and Deadline Funnel will start tracking their deadline.

Note: You will select 'purchase_created' as the event if you want to trigger your countdown upon purchase.

Deadline Funnel email links are very important to use in your emails wherever you are linking to your special offer (i.e. sales page or checkout page) that subscribers will only be able to access before the deadline.

Deadline Funnel email links pass the subscriber's email address through the link so Deadline Funnel can look up the subscriber's deadline based on their email address and redirect them to your special offer page (or to the expired page if their deadline is expired).
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When you add a new page to your Deadline Funnel campaign, an email link is automatically generated for that specific page.
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You can find your email links by going to the Emails tab on the left side of your campaign editor:

Before going live with your campaign, it's best to first test your campaign, to make sure that everything is working correctly.

Go to the Test Your Campaign tab on the left side of your campaign editor. Then, click on Clear My Tracking:

In the second step, you should add the email address of your test user. This is the email address that you will use when you opt in to your funnel:

You will now see that Deadline Funnel is waiting for your test user to be added to your funnel:

You should now add your test user to your funnel, so that it goes through the webhook/tag.

It's recommended that you enter the funnel like a customer would. For example, if you have connected an opt-in form to your webhook, then you should opt in via that opt-in form.

In some platforms, you can also add your test user manually to the automation where you have the webhook/tag.

Once your test user has gone through the webhook, you should see that the event was received in step 3:

You need to refresh the page in your browser for the new event to show up. It might also take a few minutes before the event shows up.

Lastly, you should click on the Deadline Funnel email link in step 4. When you visit the page, you should be able to see the timer on the page:

In Deadline Funnel, you can set up a redirect page that subscribers get redirected to once their deadline expires.

To make sure that the redirect is correct, you can go to the Analytics page and click on the three dots next to your test user. Edit the deadline to a date in the past, so that your deadline has expired:
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Go back to the testing page, and click on your email link. If you have set up a redirect page, you should now be redirected away from the page when you try to visit the page.

If your test user has been received, and you can see the timer on your page, that means you're all set, and the campaign is ready to go live!

If you have any questions please chat with us through the messenger in your account, send an email to help [at] deadlinefunnel [dot] com, or schedule a quick call with our team. We'd love to hear from you and we're happy to help!