The Eloqua API addon allows you to use the Eloqua API to push contacts generated through your Interactive Experiences to your Eloqua instance.
How to enable It
- Open the Store on the left sidebar of the Editor
- Search for “Eloqua”
- Drag the Eloqua API addon onto your project to enable it
- Create a new Eloqua API addon and give it a name, e.g. My Eloqua Instance
- Follow the settings below and configure the addon
Configure
Once you have created your Eloqua API addon you will have to connect it to your Eloqua instance. To do this, click the “Connect” button and follow the instructions in the popup window. If you do not see any pop-up window, please make sure your browser is allowing Dot.vu to open new windows.
Unbind from Page
By default, all addons on Dot.vu are only enabled and configured on the specific page where they were added. However, if you want to use the Eloqua API addon on multiple pages, you can unbind it from the original page. This will make the addon available across other pages, and you can easily select it from the global addons list whenever you want to use it.
To unbind the Eloqua API addon from the original page, simply click the “Unbind from Page” button at the top of the addon screen. This will allow you to use the addon on multiple pages, maximising its value and convenience.
Actions
Once your Addon is enabled and configured, you get access to the following action with which you can interact with the addon:
The “Add Contact” action allows you to send a contact to Eloqua and update specific contact fields. When you use this action, you will be able to choose which fields you want to update. In addition, the “Add Contact” action is able to integrate with Eloqua Custom Objects.
Eloqua Custom Objects are sets of custom records that supplement standard contact and account records. They allow you to store additional data in a scalable manner and link that data to a contact or account record. By using the “Add Contact” action, you can not only update standard contact and account records, but also link and update data in custom objects.
Finally, the “Add Contact” action works as an upsert, which means it will add new contacts if they do not already exist in your Eloqua account and it will update existing contacts with the new information.