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Create Email Campaign

Pabbly Email Marketing Team•Updated Oct 23, 2026•3 min read
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Create Email DialogFields & ControlsCampaign Type (required)Campaign Name (required)Pre Header (optional)Continue ButtonCancelDifference Between Regular and API / Workflow Campaign1. Regular CampaignCampaign Type (required)Campaign Name (required)Cancel2. API / Workflow CampaignFields & ControlsCampaign Type (required)Campaign Name (required)Subject (required)Pre Header (optional)CancelQuick Comparison

Create Email Dialog

Fields & Controls

Campaign Type (required)

Determines campaign behavior:

  • “Regular” — Standard campaigns

  • “API / Workflow Campaign” — Automated workflows

Required to set correct processing rules.


Campaign Name (required)

Internal identifier used for organizing and finding campaigns. Must be unique.


Pre Header (optional)

Preview text shown next to subject in email clients. Recommended but optional.


Continue Button

Validates fields and proceeds to template selection.

Cancel

Closes dialog and discards information.

Difference Between Regular and API / Workflow Campaign

When creating a campaign, the first thing you choose is the Campaign Type. This decides how your email is sent and who receives it. Pick the type before selecting your template — it cannot be changed later without recreating the campaign.


1. Regular Campaign

A standard one-time campaign that you send to an audience you choose.

How it works:

  • You control the sending — choose your recipients (subscriber lists, segments, or individual emails), select the delivery server and sender email, then send immediately or schedule it for a specific date and time.

  • Recipients are fixed at send time based on the lists or contacts you select.

  • Subject and Pre-header are added later, inside the email builder.

  • Works with any builder — Drag-&-Drop, HTML, or Rich-Text.

  • Runs once. After sending, the campaign moves to Sent and is complete.

Best for: Newsletters, announcements, promotions, and one-time email blasts to a known list.
Fields & Controls

Campaign Type (required)

Determines campaign behavior:

  • “Regular” — Standard campaigns

  • “API / Workflow Campaign” — Automated workflows

Required to set correct processing rules.


Campaign Name (required)

Internal identifier used for organizing and finding campaigns. Must be unique.


Cancel

Closes dialog and discards information.


2. API / Workflow Campaign

A reusable email that is sent automatically, triggered by an automation workflow or the public API — not sent manually by you.

How it works:

  • Triggered automatically — each time a workflow step runs (or an API call is made), the email is sent to the contact in that trigger. One trigger sends one email.

  • No fixed recipient list — recipients are decided for each trigger by the workflow or API, not chosen on the campaign itself.

  • Delivery server and sender email come from the workflow — each automation step provides its own delivery server and sender email.

  • Subject and Pre-header are required here in the create dialog (these fields appear when you select this type), since there is no manual send step to enter them later.

  • Built with HTML / Rich-Text.

  • Stays Live and keeps sending every time the workflow or API triggers it.

Best for: Automated, transactional, and event-driven emails such as welcome series, drip steps, and order or confirmation messages.

Fields & Controls

Campaign Type (required)

Determines campaign behavior:

  • “Regular” — Standard campaigns

  • “API / Workflow Campaign” — Automated workflows

Required to set correct processing rules.


Campaign Name (required)

Internal identifier used for organizing and finding campaigns. Must be unique.


Subject (required)

  • Visible in the recipient’s inbox

  • Supports merge variables:{{first_name}}, {{last_name}}, {{company_name}}, {{mobile}}, {{email}}

  • Emoji picker

  • AI suggestions

Required because the subject affects open rates.


Pre Header (optional)

Preview text shown next to subject in email clients. Recommended but optional.


Cancel

Closes dialog and discards information.


Quick Comparison

Regular

API / Workflow Campaign

How it's sent

You send or schedule it manually

Sent automatically by a workflow step or API call

Recipients

Lists / segments / emails you choose

Decided per trigger by the workflow or API

Delivery server & sender

You set them at send time

Pulled from each workflow step

Subject & Pre-header

Entered later in the builder

Required in the create dialog

Runs

Once, then marked Sent

Repeatedly; stays Live

Use it for

Newsletters, promotions, blasts

Automated / triggered emails

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  • Create Email Dialog
  • Fields & Controls
  • Campaign Type (required)
  • Campaign Name (required)
  • Pre Header (optional)
  • Continue Button
  • Cancel
  • Difference Between Regular and API / Workflow Campaign
  • 1. Regular Campaign
  • Campaign Type (required)
  • Campaign Name (required)
  • Cancel
  • 2. API / Workflow Campaign
  • Fields & Controls
  • Campaign Type (required)
  • Campaign Name (required)
  • Subject (required)
  • Pre Header (optional)
  • Cancel
  • Quick Comparison
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