How it works

Follow these 2 simple steps to start creating Salesforce contacts from every new Shopify customer

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Customer Created
App connector: Shopify • Time to complete: 0 minutes (Auto-configured)
Why this matters: This trigger monitors your Shopify store for new customer registrations and captures their complete profile data the moment they sign up or place their first order.

When someone creates an account on your Shopify store or becomes a customer through their first purchase, this trigger automatically captures their full customer profile including contact details, shipping address, and account preferences. The system runs continuously in the background, so there's no delay between customer registration and data capture. All customer information gets packaged and sent to the next step for processing.

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Create Contact
App connector: Salesforce • Time to complete: 0 minutes (Auto-configured)
Why this matters: This action transforms your Shopify customer data into a properly formatted Salesforce contact record, ensuring your sales team has immediate access to new leads with complete contact information.

The workflow maps specific Shopify customer fields to their corresponding Salesforce contact fields, including first name, last name, email, phone number, and complete mailing address details. You'll need to connect your Salesforce account and ensure you have the proper permissions to create contact records. The system automatically handles the data transformation, so customer information from Shopify appears in the exact format your Salesforce contacts require.

Make it your own

Customize this workflow even further:

Add lead scoring and qualification
Connect additional steps to evaluate customer data and assign lead scores based on order history, location, or customer segments before creating the Salesforce contact.
Create multiple contact types
Branch the workflow to create different record types in Salesforce - such as prospects vs. existing customers - based on whether this is their first purchase or a repeat order.
Sync to marketing automation
Extend the workflow to simultaneously add new customers to email marketing lists, CRM campaigns, or nurture sequences while creating their Salesforce contact record.
Set up team notifications
Add notification steps to alert your sales team via Slack, email, or SMS when high-value customers register, giving them immediate visibility into important new leads.

Frequently asked questions

Will duplicate contacts be created if a customer updates their information?
No, this workflow only triggers on new customer creation in Shopify. If an existing customer updates their details, you'd need a separate workflow that triggers on customer updates and uses Salesforce's "upsert" functionality to update existing contacts rather than create duplicates.
What happens if a Shopify customer doesn't have a complete address?
The workflow will still create the Salesforce contact but some address fields may be empty. Salesforce contact creation typically only requires an email address, so incomplete addresses won't prevent the contact from being created - they'll just have blank fields for missing information.
Can I map additional Shopify customer fields to custom Salesforce fields?
Yes, you can modify the Create Contact step to include custom fields from both Shopify and Salesforce. You'll need to identify the exact field names in both systems and add them to the field mapping configuration in the workflow step.
What is a template?
Templates are pre-made workflows by our team of experts. Instead of building a workflow from scratch, these have all the steps needed to complete the task.
Can I personalize a template?
Yes! Every step can be customized to meet your exact requirements. Additionally, you can even add more steps and make it more sophisticated.
Are templates free?
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