How to activate an automation
Overview
New automations and automation nodes are inactive by default. Read on to learn how to activate your automation nodes and automation.
In this guide
Activate message nodes
Inactive message (email or SMS) nodes will be skipped in activated automations.
To activate email nodes:
- Click the message node
- Click Activate
Activate an automation
Inactive automations will not let new contacts trigger the automation. To prevent new contacts from triggering an automation while allowing existing contacts to finish flowing through the automation, pause your automation.
To activate the automation:
- In the upper right corner, click the toggle to set it to Active
- Click Activate