Kit API Integration

Overview

The LinkDM x Kit integration lets you send captures from your LinkDM lead forms (shared inside Instagram DMs) directly into Kit. New leads are sent to Kit within 30 seconds, and any tags you set on the form are applied to that subscriber in Kit.
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Requirements

LinkDM plan: Pro
Kit plan: paid subscription
Minimum required field: email
In Kit, you must create a form (not a landing page)

Step 1: Connect Kit to LinkDM

Go to LinkDM settings > connected apps
Connect your Kit account

Step 2: Connect Kit to a LinkDM lead form

Go to LinkDM > features menu > leads
Create a lead form or edit an existing one
Open the api integration sub-menu
In connected app, select Kit
In audience / lists, select the Kit form from the dropdown
Optional: add tags (these will apply to subscribers in Kit)
If you have custom fields, map them in field mapping
Save

What gets sent to Kit

Sent within 30 seconds of the lead submitting the LinkDM form
Tags you add per lead form are applied to that subscriber in Kit
First name, last name, and email are automatically mapped (no setup needed)
Custom fields can be mapped manually in the api integration menu

Set up your Kit form so it appears in LinkDM

In Kit, go to grow > landing pages & forms
Create or edit a form
If creating new: choose form (not landing page)
Display format: modal (recommended)
Design template: any (LinkDM does not use the visual design)
Add any fields you want to collect
Click save & publish
Go back to LinkDM and refresh the form editor; it should appear in the audience / lists dropdown

Double opt-in (incentive email) settings

Double opt-in is controlled in Kit.

In Kit, edit your form
Go to settings > incentive
Enable send incentive email to use double opt-in
Disable it to have subscribers auto opt-in

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Troubleshooting

My Kit forms aren’t showing in LinkDM

Confirm you’re on a paid Kit account
Confirm you created a form, not a landing page
Confirm the form is saved & published in Kit
Refresh LinkDM and reopen the api integration menu

Leads are not syncing

Confirm the lead form includes email
Confirm Kit is connected in LinkDM settings > connected apps
Wait up to 30 seconds after a submission, then check Kit again

Kit API Integration

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