Automations - Evergreen Flows
Complete guide to the Advanced Builder: triggers, filters, actions, action config, frequency settings, and managing your automations.
Evergreen Flows are automated workflows that monitor your store database for specific trigger events and automatically take action - adding stores to lists, pushing them to outreach campaigns, or sending data to external tools.
Automation Limits by Plan
| Plan | Max Automations |
|---|---|
| Free | 1 |
| Starter | 2 |
| Professional | 10 |
| Growth | 25 |
| Enterprise | 100 |
Accessing the Advanced Builder
- Navigate to Automations in the top navigation.
- Click New Automation → Advanced Builder.
The builder has 5 sequential steps: Trigger → Filter → Action → Action Config → Summary.
Step 1 - Trigger
The trigger defines what event causes the automation to fire.
App Event
Fires when a specific app is installed or uninstalled on a store.
- Sub-type: Installed / Uninstalled
- App selection: Search and select one or more apps.
- Use case: Pitch your app when a competitor's app is uninstalled.
Technology Event
Fires when a specific web technology is installed or uninstalled.
- Sub-type: Installed / Uninstalled
- Use case: Alert when a store adds a Facebook Pixel (signals ad spend intent).
Revenue Change
Fires when a store's estimated revenue changes.
- Sub-types:
monthly_revenue_change,annual_revenue_change - Direction: Increase only / Decrease only / Both
- Use case: Identify fast-growing stores or struggling stores.
Spend Change
Fires when a store's estimated technology or app spend changes.
- Sub-types:
tech_spend_change,app_spend_change - Direction: Increase / Decrease / Both
Store Metadata Change
Fires when key store metadata changes.
- Sub-types:
currency_change,theme_change,description_change,categories_change - Use case: Theme change = potential redesign opportunity.
Inventory Change
Fires when a store's product catalog changes.
- Sub-types:
product_count_change,variant_count_change,price_change - Direction: Increase / Decrease / Both
Step 2 - Filter (Optional)
Add conditions to narrow which stores qualify. All conditions use AND logic.
Available condition fields:
| Field | Operators |
|---|---|
| Monthly / Annual Revenue | greater than, less than, between, equals |
| Tech Spend / App Spend | greater than, less than, between, equals |
| Country | is, is not, is one of |
| Platform | is, is not |
| Theme | is, is not, contains |
| Language / Currency | is, is not |
| Product Count / Variant Count / Avg Price | greater than, less than, between |
| Website Created At | before, after, between |
| Has App / Has Technology | installed, not installed |
| Vertical | is, is not |
Click Skip to proceed without adding conditions - the automation fires for all stores matching the trigger.
Step 3 - Action
Choose what happens when the trigger fires.
| Action | Description | Requires |
|---|---|---|
| StoreCensus List | Adds store to a list | - |
| Zapier | Sends data to a Zapier webhook URL | Zapier webhook URL |
| Instantly | Pushes store into an Instantly campaign | Instantly integration |
| Smartlead | Pushes store into a Smartlead campaign | Smartlead integration |
| Apollo | Pushes store into an Apollo sequence | Apollo integration |
| Webhook | Sends data to a custom HTTP endpoint | Webhook integration |
Decision Maker Auto-Unlock (Instantly, Smartlead, Apollo)
Toggle ON to automatically unlock decision makers for each triggered store:
- Select which roles to unlock (up to 12 roles).
- Cost: 2 credits per decision maker unlocked.
- Unlocked data is included in the payload sent to the integration.
Step 4 - Action Config
Configure the specific destination.
StoreCensus List: Select an existing list or create a new one inline.
Zapier: Paste your webhook URL. Use the test button to send a sample payload.
Instantly / Smartlead / Apollo:
- Select which integration to use (if you have multiple).
- Select one or more campaigns/sequences.
- Enable Track Campaign to surface engagement data in the Email Center.
- Apollo also lets you select which email account to use.
Webhook:
- Select from your configured webhook integrations.
- Preview the exact JSON payload that will be sent.
- Use the test button to verify the endpoint.
Step 5 - Summary
Review your complete configuration. The summary shows a visual flow diagram:
[Trigger Block] → [Filter Block] → [Action Block]Enter a descriptive name for the automation (required), then click Save Automation to activate it.
Frequency Configuration
Controls how often the automation can fire for the same store.
Once per store every N days (Grouped mode)
- Fires at most once per store within the specified window.
- N: 1 to 30 days (default: 1 day).
- Prevents duplicates if a store triggers the event multiple times.
Every app event (Per-event mode)
- Fires every time the trigger event occurs.
- Optional collapse settings: 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes.
Managing Automations
Automations list view shows: Name, trigger type, action type, status (Active/Paused), last fired date, total fires count.
Pause/Resume: Toggle the status switch. Paused automations do not fire.
Edit: Click an automation to open it in the builder. All 5 steps are editable.
Delete: Permanently removes the automation. Cannot be undone.
Event History: Each automation has a log showing date/time, store triggered, action result (success/failure), and a retry button for failed events.
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