Retrieve client IP address and geolocation in CloudPages

There are many reasons for checking the client IP address, most common include tracking and personalization. What can you find out about the visitors of a webpage from their IP address? You can identify their ISP, figure out approximately where they're located and see how often they (or someone else sharing their router) visit your …

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Send a triggered email using WSProxy

Triggered sends allow you to automatically send personalized and timely messages to your subscribers. They are sent to an individual subscriber in response to a subscriber action. If you would like to find out more about creating a Triggered Email Message Interaction, check out my other article here. TriggeredSend object The TriggeredSend object represents a …

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Find a Data Extension and it’s folder path using SSJS

If you work with a lot of Data Extensions in multiple folders, you know the pain of using the built-in search feature. It only searches the folder that you're in, with the exclusion of any sub-folders, which is simply impractical. Below, I would like to show you how to find a Data Extension and it’s …

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Unsubscribe and Log an UnsubEvent with a LogUnsubEvent Execute Call

The LogUnsubEvent provides a convenient way of handling unsubscribes when you create your own unsubscribe landing page or profile center functionality. This call allows you to unsubscribe a subscriber and log an UnsubEvent that is tracked against a specific Job, which means that you will be able to track from which email they unsubscribed and …

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud API Authentication using Server-Side JavaScript

In order to interact with Salesforce Marketing Cloud APIs you need to create an installed package in your Marketing Cloud account first. Marketing Cloud uses installed packages to help authenticate users and API requests. To create and install packages you must have the Administrator or Marketing Cloud Administrator role assigned to your profile. Marketing Cloud …

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