# Install this plugin
npm install @pinelab/vendure-plugin-klaviyo
Vendure Klaviyo Plugin
An extensible plugin for sending placed orders to the Klaviyo marketing platform.
Getting started
The default setup will only send placed orders to Klaviyo
- Log in to your Klaviyo account and get your API key
- Add the following config to your
vendure-config.ts
:
import { KlaviyoPlugin } from '@pinelab/vendure-plugin-klaviyo';
plugins: [
KlaviyoPlugin.init({
apiKey: 'some_private_api_key',
}),
];
All placed orders will now be synced.
Custom event handlers
If you want to send more events to Klaviyo, you can implement your own handlers. For example, syncing account verification events to Klaviyo, so that you can send out welcome e-mails:
Create a custom handler
klaviyo-account-verified-handler.ts
import { AccountVerifiedEvent } from '@vendure/core'; import { KlaviyoEventHandler, KlaviyoGenericEvent, } from '@pinelab/vendure-plugin-klaviyo'; /** * Event handler to send Vendure's AccountVerifiedEvent to Klaviyo */ export const accountVerifiedHandler: KlaviyoEventHandler<AccountVerifiedEvent> = { vendureEvent: AccountVerifiedEvent, mapToKlaviyoEvent: async (event, injector) => { const { customer } = event; return <KlaviyoGenericEvent>{ // Unique ID per event to make the event idempotent uniqueId: `account-verified-${customer.id}-${Date.now()}`, eventName: 'Account Verified', profile: { emailAddress: customer.emailAddress, externalId: customer.id.toString(), firstName: customer.firstName, lastName: customer.lastName, }, eventProperties: { myCustomProperty: 'my custom value', }, }; }, };
Register the handler in the plugin in your
vendure-config.ts
import { defaultOrderPlacedEventHandler, KlaviyoPlugin, } from '@pinelab/vendure-plugin-klaviyo'; import { accountVerifiedHandler } from './klaviyo-account-verified-handler.ts'; plugins: [ KlaviyoPlugin.init({ apiKey: 'some_private_api_key', eventHandlers: [defaultOrderPlacedEventHandler, accountVerifiedHandler], }), ];
Custom data in Klaviyo's default Order Placed event
If you'd like to send custom data in the Klaviyo native Order Placed event, you can also create a custom handler, but make sure to return a KlaviyoOrderPlacedEvent
instead of a KlaviyoGenericEvent
. The plugin will recognize your return type and handle it as an Order Placed event.
Don't forget to exclude the default order placed handler if you do!
KlaviyoPlugin.init({
apiKey: 'some_private_api_key',
// No defaultOrderPlacedHandler here!
eventHandlers: [customOrderPlacedHandler],
}),
Abandoned cart emails
This plugin includes a mutation klaviyoCheckoutStarted
, which can be called from your storefront. When called, and an active order is present, it sends a custom event Checkout Started
to Klaviyo, including basic order and profile data. This event can be used to set up abandoned cart email flows in Klaviyo.