StoreCensus
Automation

Automations - Evergreen Flows

Complete guide to the Advanced Builder: triggers, filters, actions, action config, frequency settings, and managing your automations.

Evergreen Flows are automated workflows that monitor your store database for specific trigger events and automatically take action - adding stores to lists, pushing them to outreach campaigns, or sending data to external tools.


Automation Limits by Plan

PlanMax Automations
Free1
Starter ($49/mo)2
Professional ($99/mo)10
Growth ($149/mo)25
EnterpriseUnlimited
Grandfathered plans: Customers on legacy Starter, Professional, Growth, or Enterprise plans retain their original automation limits.

Accessing the Advanced Builder

  1. Navigate to Automations in the top navigation.
  2. Click New Automation → Advanced Builder.

The builder has 5 sequential steps: Trigger → Filter → Action → Action Config → Summary.


Step 1 - Trigger

The trigger defines what event causes the automation to fire.

App Event

Fires when a specific app is installed or uninstalled on a store.

  • Sub-type: Installed / Uninstalled
  • App selection: Search and select one or more apps.
  • Use case: Pitch your app when a competitor's app is uninstalled.

Technology Event

Fires when a specific web technology is installed or uninstalled.

  • Sub-type: Installed / Uninstalled
  • Use case: Alert when a store adds a Facebook Pixel (signals ad spend intent).

Revenue Change

Fires when a store's estimated revenue changes.

  • Sub-types:monthly_revenue_change, annual_revenue_change
  • Direction: Increase only / Decrease only / Both
  • Use case: Identify fast-growing stores or struggling stores.

Spend Change

Fires when a store's estimated technology or app spend changes.

  • Sub-types:tech_spend_change, app_spend_change
  • Direction: Increase / Decrease / Both

Store Metadata Change

Fires when key store metadata changes.

  • Sub-types:currency_change, theme_change, description_change, categories_change
  • Use case: Theme change = potential redesign opportunity.

Inventory Change

Fires when a store's product catalog changes.

  • Sub-types:product_count_change, variant_count_change, price_change
  • Direction: Increase / Decrease / Both

Step 2 - Filter (Optional)

Add conditions to narrow which stores qualify. All conditions use AND logic.

Available condition fields:

FieldOperators
Monthly / Annual Revenuegreater than, less than, between, equals
Tech Spend / App Spendgreater than, less than, between, equals
Countryis, is not, is one of
Platformis, is not
Themeis, is not, contains
Language / Currencyis, is not
Product Count / Variant Count / Avg Pricegreater than, less than, between
Website Created Atbefore, after, between
Has App / Has Technologyinstalled, not installed
Verticalis, is not

Click Skip to proceed without adding conditions - the automation fires for all stores matching the trigger.


Step 3 - Action

Choose what happens when the trigger fires.

ActionDescriptionRequires
StoreCensus ListAdds store to a list-
ZapierSends data to a Zapier webhook URLZapier webhook URL
InstantlyPushes store into an Instantly campaignInstantly integration
SmartleadPushes store into a Smartlead campaignSmartlead integration
ApolloPushes store into an Apollo sequenceApollo integration
WebhookSends data to a custom HTTP endpointWebhook integration

Decision Maker Auto-Unlock (Instantly, Smartlead, Apollo)

Toggle ON to automatically unlock decision makers for each triggered store:

  • Select which roles to unlock (up to 12 roles).
  • Cost: 2 credits per decision maker unlocked.
  • Unlocked data is included in the payload sent to the integration.

Step 4 - Action Config

Configure the specific destination.

StoreCensus List: Select an existing list or create a new one inline.

Zapier: Paste your webhook URL. Use the test button to send a sample payload.

Instantly / Smartlead / Apollo:

  • Select which integration to use (if you have multiple).
  • Select one or more campaigns/sequences.
  • Enable Track Campaign to surface engagement data in the Email Center.
  • Apollo also lets you select which email account to use.

Webhook:

  • Select from your configured webhook integrations.
  • Preview the exact JSON payload that will be sent.
  • Use the test button to verify the endpoint.

Step 5 - Summary

Review your complete configuration. The summary shows a visual flow diagram:

[Trigger Block] → [Filter Block] → [Action Block]

Enter a descriptive name for the automation (required), then click Save Automation to activate it.


Frequency Configuration

Controls how often the automation can fire for the same store.

Once per store every N days (Grouped mode)

  • Fires at most once per store within the specified window.
  • N: 1 to 30 days (default: 1 day).
  • Prevents duplicates if a store triggers the event multiple times.

Every app event (Per-event mode)

  • Fires every time the trigger event occurs.
  • Optional collapse settings: 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes.

Managing Automations

Automations list view shows: Name, trigger type, action type, status (Active/Paused), last fired date, total fires count.

Pause/Resume: Toggle the status switch. Paused automations do not fire.

Edit: Click an automation to open it in the builder. All 5 steps are editable.

Delete: Permanently removes the automation. Cannot be undone.

Event History: Each automation has a log showing date/time, store triggered, action result (success/failure), and a retry button for failed events.

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