How to Extract Emails from Mailchimp Automations

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Why Extract from Mailchimp Automations?

Mailchimp offers Customer Journeys and classic automations including welcome series, abandoned cart emails, post-purchase follow-ups, date-based triggers and custom workflows. Each automation tracks which subscribers entered, are in progress, completed or were removed from the journey.

While the general Mailchimp export is covered in Extract Emails from Mailchimp Export, audience segments in Extract Emails from Mailchimp Audience Segments, and report data in Extract Emails from Mailchimp Reports, this article focuses on automation-specific exports.

How to Export from Mailchimp

Exporting Customer Journey contacts

1. Log in to Mailchimp.
2. Go to Automations then Customer Journeys.
3. Select a journey.
4. View the contacts at each journey point.
5. Click on a step to see the subscribers who reached it.
6. Export the subscriber list as CSV.

Exporting classic automation contacts

1. Go to Automations then Classic Automations.
2. Select an automation.
3. View the queue showing subscribers and their status.
4. Export as CSV.

Using audience segments

1. Go to Audience then Segments.
2. Create a segment with conditions based on automation activity (started journey X, completed step Y, was removed from journey Z).
3. Export the segment.

Using the Mailchimp API

1. Use the Automations endpoint to list automation subscribers.
2. Use the Customer Journeys endpoint for journey-specific contact data.
3. Each record includes the subscriber's email address.
4. Save results as JSON.

How to Extract the Email Addresses

1. Go to bulkemailextractor.com.
2. Select "Text and files."
3. Upload the CSV file from Mailchimp. Up to 25 MB per file, 100 MB per batch.
4. Click "Extract emails."
5. Review the results. Duplicates are removed automatically.
6. Download as TXT for a plain list, CSV for a single-column spreadsheet, or CSV with sources.

Working with the Results

Journey completers

Extract emails from subscribers who completed a Customer Journey. These subscribers have been fully nurtured and are ready for the next stage.

Step-specific contacts

Extract emails from subscribers at a specific journey step. Use for targeted messaging based on where they are in the funnel.

Removed subscribers

Extract emails from subscribers removed from a journey. Investigate why they were removed and re-engage if appropriate.

Verify addresses

Subscribers active in automations are confirmed audience members. Bounced addresses should be removed. See Best email verification services.

Things to Know

Contact data is not preserved

Email Extractor outputs email addresses only. Names, merge fields, tags, journey status and other Mailchimp data are not carried over.

Customer Journeys vs. classic automations

Mailchimp has two automation systems. Customer Journeys are the newer builder with branching logic. Classic automations are simpler linear sequences. Export processes differ slightly between the two.

Mailchimp general exports

For general Mailchimp extraction guides, see:

• Extract Emails from Mailchimp Export
• Extract Emails from Mailchimp Audience Segments
• Extract Emails from Mailchimp Reports

Related Guides

• Extract Emails from Mailchimp Export
• Best Email Marketing Platforms for Extracted Lists
• Best Email Verification Services