Wistia integration Turnstile with double optin

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Hi there,
I use Wistia Video and I want to use listbuilding with Wistia Turnstile ( It show’s a optin form, where ever you want in your video)
Now - here is the question:
The integration via API - no problem. All the user with filled my optin form in Wistia Video are in my list in AC.
But: I have to use Double optin!
Her my workaround:
I produce two videos
one ends with the optin form.
the user which filled the form is placed in the AC list. There it start an automation with double optin. ( and the kink contains the full video)

BUT now the problem: The Mail in the automation does’nt work like a double optin as we send in the form builder.
Are there any workaround for that.
Or even better - Can i use a double optin directly in Wisita via AC?
best regards Carsten

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Double opt-in is tied to a form, not a list so whenever a contact subscribes via API they bipass double opt-in.

It seems to me you have two problems;

  1. How to double opt-in
  2. How to show the video to only double opt-in users

I think it is worth ignoring part 2, and instead just trying to accomplish the first. That means that some “bad” users will be able to see your video with fake email addresses, however I generally prefer to test and measure if there is and the size of a problem before investing in the solution.

That leaves us with 1. How to double opt-in.

What I would do if I were you, is instead of using the native double opt-in, I would simulate the opt-in flow manually. There are many ways to do this, and @activechris is working on some for our education center right now.

  • Create a new “working” list “Waiting to Opt In” or similar. Instead of adding contacts to your main list via the API, add them to this list first.
  • Build your “double opt-in” automation. For a trigger, choose whenever a contact is added to your working “Waiting to Opt-in” list.
  • Inside the automation:
    • Send an email with a link, asking them to confirm their subscription.
    • Wait 24 hours
    • if they don’t click the link, unsubscribe them (or optionally try again)
    • add a goal under if they do click the link, to automatically subscribe them to the main list.

Make sense?

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That’s sounds a good workaround. I will try and measure it. I think it’s a good idea to motivate the double optin mail with an freebie. Like - “if you confirm, you get an extra bonus video” like that …

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