> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to connect

> How to connect the Constant Contact SMS data source to Adriel: authorize Constant Contact and name the data source.

Constant Contact SMS is Constant Contact's text-message marketing platform. Connecting it brings each SMS campaign's daily performance into Adriel dashboards, including sends, deliveries, opens, clicks, and opt-outs.

## Before you connect

The following are required:

* A Constant Contact account with access to the SMS campaigns being reported on.
* Permission to authorize third-party applications on that Constant Contact account during the OAuth pop-up.

Constant Contact SMS and Constant Contact Email are separate data sources that share the same Constant Contact login. Connecting one does not connect the other.

## Connect Constant Contact SMS

<Steps>
  <Step title="Authorize via Constant Contact">
    On the **Data Sources** page, search for **Constant Contact SMS** and select it. Sign in to Constant Contact in the pop-up and approve the requested permissions. Adriel resolves the account from the authorized login, so no account selection is needed.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter a Name">
    Enter a **Name** for the data source. Use any identifiable name that makes this data source easy to recognize later.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Submit">
    Click **Submit** to complete the connection. The initial sync runs in the background and backfills recent SMS campaign history.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What gets imported

The connector imports daily performance metrics for each SMS campaign through the Constant Contact v3 API: sends, deliveries, opens, clicks, and opt-outs, broken down by campaign. Data is captured as a daily time series, distinct from Constant Contact Email, which reports lifetime campaign totals.

For the complete list of metrics, breakdowns, refresh cadence, and limits, see the [Constant Contact SMS data reference](/data-sources/a-f/constant-contact-sms/data-reference).

## Troubleshooting

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="The data source disconnected and needs reconnecting">
    Constant Contact-issued refresh tokens can be invalidated by the platform. When this happens, the data source is disconnected and must be reauthorized in Adriel. Reconnect and sign in again with the same Constant Contact account.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Daily totals don't line up with the local time zone">
    The Constant Contact SMS API returns dates in UTC without a reliable per-account time-zone field. Workspaces operating in non-UTC time zones may see daily totals that don't align exactly with local day boundaries.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Only recent campaign history appears">
    On first connection, only the previous 90 days of SMS data are ingested. Because Adriel caches the data, the longer the data source stays connected, the more history accumulates.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Constant Contact SMS data reference" href="/data-sources/a-f/constant-contact-sms/data-reference">
    Metrics, breakdowns, refresh cadence, and limits for Constant Contact SMS.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Constant Contact SMS FAQs" href="/data-sources/a-f/constant-contact-sms/faqs">
    Common questions and expected behaviors for the Constant Contact SMS data source.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How to connect Constant Contact Email" href="/data-sources/a-f/constant-contact-email/how-to-connect">
    Connect email campaign metrics from the same Constant Contact account.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How to connect Mailchimp" href="/data-sources/g-n/mailchimp/how-to-connect">
    Connect Mailchimp email and audience analytics.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>