# How to connect ActiveCampaign to OpenClaw (paste one key, 298 tools) > Connect ActiveCampaign to OpenClaw with ClawLink: paste your ActiveCampaign key once and 298 tools work from chat. No MCP server to run, nothing stored on your machine. Web version: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/activecampaign The usual route to ActiveCampaign access for OpenClaw is an MCP server you configure and keep running, plus your own OAuth app or API keys. ClawLink gives OpenClaw a more practical ActiveCampaign setup: install one ClawHub skill, connect ActiveCampaign in the browser, and OpenClaw can call real ActiveCampaign actions from any chat surface with no auth, token refresh, or tool wiring to build yourself. **Start here:** install the ClawLink plugin (`openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin`), pair it in the browser, then connect the app in the ClawLink dashboard. The interactive install prompt is on the web version of this page: https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/activecampaign ## Setup It takes three steps to connect OpenClaw to ActiveCampaign. 1. **Install ClawLink** — add the plugin to OpenClaw once. 2. **Connect ActiveCampaign** — one-click OAuth in the ClawLink dashboard. 3. **Use it from chat** — ask OpenClaw in plain English. **Alternative for any agent (no plugin needed):** if the OpenClaw plugin route isn't available or doesn't work, any AI agent with shell access can use the ClawLink CLI instead: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login # sign in via browser — no API key to paste npx -y @useclawlink/cli connect activecampaign # connect ActiveCampaign (browser OAuth) npx -y @useclawlink/cli actions activecampaign # list available actions npx -y @useclawlink/cli run activecampaign --input '' # execute (add --confirm for writes) ``` ### Install by command The setup prompt above does all of this in one paste. By hand, it is one install command plus a browser approval: ```bash openclaw plugins install clawhub:clawlink-plugin ``` Then ask OpenClaw to set up ClawLink. It starts browser pairing and prints an approval link — open it, approve the device, return to the chat, and say `done`. Finally, connect ActiveCampaign in the [ClawLink dashboard](https://claw-link.dev/dashboard) — paste your ActiveCampaign API key once. Verify the connection by asking OpenClaw: > Use ActiveCampaign to active campaign add contact to automation and walk me through the result in plain English. ### Using a different agent? The OpenClaw plugin is one client of ClawLink's MCP server. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or any agent that can run a shell command pairs with the same ClawLink account through the CLI: ```bash npx -y @useclawlink/cli login ``` `login` opens the same browser approval and stores a credential locally. Once ActiveCampaign is connected in the dashboard, that agent calls the same 298 ActiveCampaign tools over MCP. Full setup for MCP clients and shell agents: [connect apps to any AI agent](https://claw-link.dev/learn/connect-apps-to-any-ai-agent). ## ActiveCampaign MCP for OpenClaw Looking for a ActiveCampaign MCP server for OpenClaw? ClawLink connects ActiveCampaign to OpenClaw and exposes 298 ActiveCampaign tools your agent can call over [MCP](https://claw-link.dev/learn/what-is-an-mcp-server), with [hosted auth](https://claw-link.dev/learn/oauth-for-ai-agents) and nothing to run or maintain yourself. Using Hermes instead? The [Hermes ActiveCampaign integration](https://claw-link.dev/hermes/activecampaign) works the same way. ## What the OpenClaw ActiveCampaign integration can do 298 ActiveCampaign tools are ready for OpenClaw once the account is connected. The 30 below are the ones people reach for most; your agent can call all 298. ### 30 of 298 ActiveCampaign tools for OpenClaw | Tool | What it does | |---|---| | **Active campaign add contact to automation** `active_campaign_add_contact_to_automation` | Add a contact to an ActiveCampaign automation | | **Active campaign add contact to list** `active_campaign_add_contact_to_list` | Add an ActiveCampaign contact to a list | | **Active campaign add tag to contact** `active_campaign_add_tag_to_contact` | Add a tag to an ActiveCampaign contact | | **Active campaign create account** `active_campaign_create_account` | Create an ActiveCampaign account | | **Active campaign create campaign** `active_campaign_create_campaign` | Create an ActiveCampaign campaign | | **Active campaign find contact** `active_campaign_find_contact` | Find an ActiveCampaign contact | | **Active campaign get audiences** `active_campaign_get_audiences` | List ActiveCampaign audiences | | **Active campaign update contact** `active_campaign_update_contact` | Update an ActiveCampaign contact | | **Active campaign create metrics snapshot** `active_campaign_create_metrics_snapshot` | Retrieve snapshot metrics for specified SMS broadcast IDs in ActiveCampaign | | **Active campaign create shareable campaign template link** `active_campaign_create_shareable_campaign_template_link` | Create a shareable link for a campaign template in ActiveCampaign | | **Active campaign find contact task** `active_campaign_find_contact_task` | Allows you to find tasks associated with a specific contact in ActiveCampaign | | **Active campaign find user action** `active_campaign_find_user_action` | Find an ActiveCampaign account user (team member/staff) by their email address | | **Active campaign get account contact** `active_campaign_get_account_contact` | Retrieve an existing account-contact association in ActiveCampaign | | **Active campaign get account custom field data** `active_campaign_get_account_custom_field_data` | Retrieves a specific account custom field data record by ID | | **Active campaign get account custom field meta** `active_campaign_get_account_custom_field_meta` | Retrieve metadata for a specific account custom field by ID | | **Active campaign get address** `active_campaign_get_address` | Retrieves a single address by ID from ActiveCampaign | | **Active campaign get all field relationships** `active_campaign_get_all_field_relationships` | Get all field relationships in ActiveCampaign | | **Active campaign get branding** `active_campaign_get_branding` | Retrieve an existing branding resource from ActiveCampaign by its ID | | **Active campaign get broadcast metrics failures** `active_campaign_get_broadcast_metrics_failures` | Retrieve grouping and counts of failures for an SMS broadcast in ActiveCampaign | | **Active campaign get broadcasts metrics** `active_campaign_get_broadcasts_metrics` | Retrieve metrics for specified SMS broadcast IDs in ActiveCampaign | | **Active campaign get broadcasts recipients** `active_campaign_get_broadcasts_recipients` | Fetch all contacts who were sent a specific SMS broadcast in ActiveCampaign | | **Active campaign get bulk import status info** `active_campaign_get_bulk_import_status_info` | Retrieve the status of a specific bulk import in ActiveCampaign | | **Active campaign get calendar** `active_campaign_get_calendar` | Retrieve a specific calendar feed from ActiveCampaign by its ID | | **Active campaign get campaign automation campaign lists** `active_campaign_get_campaign_automation_campaign_lists` | Retrieve all lists associated with a specific campaign automation in ActiveCampaign | | **Active campaign get campaign automations** `active_campaign_get_campaign_automations` | Get automation information associated with a specific campaign in ActiveCampaign | | **Active campaign get campaign by ID** `active_campaign_get_campaign_by_id` | Retrieve a single campaign by its ID from ActiveCampaign | | **Active campaign get campaign links** `active_campaign_get_campaign_links` | Get all links associated with a specific campaign in ActiveCampaign | | **Active campaign get campaign message** `active_campaign_get_campaign_message` | Get the message associated with a specific campaign in ActiveCampaign | | **Active campaign get campaign messages** `active_campaign_get_campaign_messages` | Get campaign messages associated with a specific campaign in ActiveCampaign | | **Active campaign get campaign user** `active_campaign_get_campaign_user` | Get the user (account owner/staff member) associated with a specific campaign in ActiveCampaign | ## Example prompts **Active Campaign Add Contact To Automation** > Use ActiveCampaign to active campaign add contact to automation and walk me through the result in plain English. **Active Campaign Add Contact To List** > Use ActiveCampaign to active campaign add contact to list and walk me through the result in plain English. **Active Campaign Add Tag To Contact** > Use ActiveCampaign to active campaign add tag to contact and walk me through the result in plain English. **Active Campaign Create Account** > Use ActiveCampaign to active campaign create account and walk me through the result in plain English. ## ClawLink vs. building it yourself The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want ActiveCampaign working from chat. | | Manual | ClawLink | |---|---|---| | **Credential handling** | Collect, validate, store, and rotate the ActiveCampaign API key yourself, then make sure every tool call uses the right account. | Users complete the hosted ClawLink setup once and the connected ActiveCampaign account becomes available to the agent without you building credential management. | | **Ongoing maintenance** | You own refresh logic, permission debugging, environment config, and every provider-specific edge case for ActiveCampaign. | ClawLink handles the repetitive integration plumbing so your team can focus on the workflow instead of the infrastructure. | | **Agent usability** | You still need to expose the right ActiveCampaign actions to the runtime in a format your agent can reliably use. | 298 tools for ActiveCampaign are already exposed through ClawLink, so the agent can read and act from chat immediately. | ## ClawLink vs. Composio Composio also exposes ActiveCampaign to AI agents. It is developer infrastructure: Python and TypeScript SDKs, an MCP server, and a catalog past 1,000 apps, aimed at teams shipping agent products. ClawLink is built for OpenClaw users instead. You install the plugin once, connect ActiveCampaign in the browser, and the 298 tools above work from chat. There is no SDK and no config file, and the ActiveCampaign key you paste at setup is stored server-side rather than kept in your environment. Choosing between them? Read the full [Composio alternatives](https://claw-link.dev/hub/composio-alternatives) comparison. ### OpenClaw installed the ActiveCampaign skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about ActiveCampaign, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure ActiveCampaign is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. If OpenClaw runs as a persistent gateway, restart it so the new tools register. ### Connection succeeds but no tools appear Reconnect ActiveCampaign from the dashboard, then start a fresh chat if the runtime still has the old tool catalog loaded. ### "Tool schema not loaded yet" error when calling ActiveCampaign tools ActiveCampaign tool schemas load on demand the first time a tool runs and are cached after that, so this error usually clears on its own: wait a few seconds and retry the same request. If every ActiveCampaign call keeps failing with it in a fresh chat, reconnect from the dashboard, and contact support if it still persists — that pattern points to a configuration problem on our side, not something you can fix by reconnecting again. ### ActiveCampaign returns 403 or "permission denied" on one action while others work Two usual causes. The connected account may not have access to the specific workspace, inbox, store, or project in the request — check that first. If access looks right, the agent may have sent a placeholder value (like "YOUR_ID" or an example id from documentation) instead of a real one: ask it to run a list or search tool first, then retry the action with a real id from those results. Most failures at this stage are one of these two, not ClawLink bugs. ### API key setup works but results look incomplete Double-check that the API key for ActiveCampaign has the right scopes or account access. A valid key can still be too limited for some reads or writes. ### Is there a OpenClaw ActiveCampaign integration? Yes. ClawLink is the fastest way to connect OpenClaw to ActiveCampaign: link your ActiveCampaign account once in the browser and OpenClaw can call the ActiveCampaign API through 298 ready-made tools — no custom code or token handling. ### How do I add ActiveCampaign to OpenClaw with ClawLink? Paste the setup prompt from this page into OpenClaw. It installs the ClawLink ActiveCampaign skill from ClawHub, then you click Connect in the dashboard to authorize ActiveCampaign. OpenClaw calls the tools from the next message — no config files, and the ActiveCampaign key you paste is stored server-side instead of in your environment. ### How long does it take to connect ActiveCampaign to OpenClaw? About two minutes. Sign in, click Connect next to ActiveCampaign in the dashboard, authenticate, and OpenClaw can use it from the next chat message. ### Why use ClawLink instead of wiring ActiveCampaign up myself? The alternative to ClawLink is usually manual API key setup plus your own token handling, permission troubleshooting, and tool plumbing for OpenClaw. That is fine if you want to build and maintain the integration yourself. Most teams just want ActiveCampaign working from chat. ### OpenClaw installed the ActiveCampaign skill but can't call the tools The ClawHub skill teaches OpenClaw about ActiveCampaign, but the calls run through the ClawLink plugin and your connected account. Make sure ActiveCampaign is connected in the dashboard, then start a fresh chat so OpenClaw reloads the tool catalog. If OpenClaw runs as a persistent gateway, restart it so the new tools register. ## Related - [OpenClaw Benchmark Email integration](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/benchmark-email) — Benchmark Email is a comprehensive email marketing platform offering tools for creating, sending, and analyzing email campaigns. - [Mailchimp](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/mailchimp) — Create email campaigns and manage audiences - [Connect ActiveTrail](https://claw-link.dev/openclaw/active-trail) — ActiveTrail is the world's friendliest email marketing platform, newsletter software and marketing automation software.