Import HTML from URL to Create a Campaign

It's common for some Mailchimp users to create a campaign with HTML from a website. For example, you may want to do this if your web designer uploaded the HTML for your campaign on their website. To create a campaign with HTML from a webpage, you'll use the Import from a URL option in the Campaign Builder.

In this article, you'll learn how to import HTML from a webpage into your Mailchimp campaign.

Before you start

Here are some things to know before you begin this process.

• When importing from a URL, all images must be hosted on a public server, and all links should be set as absolute paths that point directly to that public server. You can also use the content studio in your Mailchimp account to host your images and insert image URLs into your website's HTML code.
• After you import your URL, campaign changes or edits will need to be made in the HTML code of the webpage you imported. Updates to the content hosted on the URL will be included in the final email.
• If you need help coding or customizing the HTML code you import to Mailchimp, check out our Email Design Reference, or contact your developer or a Mailchimp Expert.

Import from a URL

To create a custom email by importing an HTML from a URL, follow these steps.

1. Click Campaigns on the navigation menu, then click Create.
2. On the Create an email page, insert your email name and click Create email.

3. You will navigate to the “How do you want to design your email page?”

   a. Click the Use HTML to code my own link.

4. From the Code your own page, click Import from URL, then click Apply.

   a. Select Yes, Continue to Legacy

5. Paste your URL into the Campaign URL field to import your URL, then click Import.

6. Click Continue. If successful, you’ll navigate to the Email Checklist page.

7. Click Preview to see how your email will look on different devices, then exit.

   a. Use the Inbox Preview, as available to see how your campaign looks in different email clients.

8. Then add your campaign details such as: To, From, Subject, and Send Time on the Email Checklist page.

9. Click Send a test email if you want to confirm that links, images, and formatting display correctly.

Make sure you preview and test your content thoroughly, and reach out to a developer or Mailchimp Expert if you need help editing the code.

To create your final campaign, Mailchimp will add the content from your URL at the time of send. Any changes you've made to the content hosted on the URL prior to sending are included in the final email that sends to your recipients.