Use location data to trigger automation and journeys.
You can trigger automation and journeys based on location events, e.g., a user’s movement in and/or out of a geofence or proximity to a beacon signal. You configure triggers in the Setup step in an automation or Trigger step in a journey. In this tutorial you will configure the three location-based triggers. See also:
The Location trigger initiates an automation or journey based on an audience member’s device location. You can select a maximum of 20 locations per automation or journey.
(Optional) Click
to add an alternative location attribute.
(Optional) Click Add Another to add more location attributes.
Select ALL/ANY to determine how to evaluate multiple location attributes and alternatives within each location attribute.
ALL = all criteria must be met (boolean AND)
ANY = any criteria must be met (boolean OR)
Note
By default, the automation or journey will be triggered if the location attributes meet ALL the attributes you entered. For example, if you selected ALL, with attributes half_off and has_cafe, you’d only reach users who entered or exited a location that met both of those conditions. If you selected ANY, you’d reach all users who entered a location running a half-off campaign as well as all users who entered a location that has a cafe.
Choose whether to trigger your automation or journey when the user enters or exits a location.
Event (Custom Event)
Note
The Custom Event trigger requires Radar integration for location data.
In the Setup step in an automation or Trigger step in a journey:
Select the Custom Event trigger.
Use the Events box to find a Radar event, then click to select from the listed
results. The search shows events that occurred in the last 30 days. All Radar events have the prefix radar in the name, e.g., radar_geofence_entered.
(Optional) Click Add Another to add more Radar events. Multiple event are handled as a boolean OR.
Filtering Custom Events
When configuring the Custom Event trigger, you can filter your custom events using numeric values associated with those custom events, or by key/value properties attached to the events. Filtering events this way can help you more precisely target your audience.
Each Radar location event has associated properties that may be used as filters. For example, you can choose to trigger an automation or journey when a user enters a Radar geofence (radar_geofence_entered) with a confidence property (radar_confidence) value of Medium.
Click ADD PROPERTIES/VALUES for the custom event.
Click Add Property.
Click Search for Properties, enter a search term, and select from the
listed results.
Set the property or value for your event filter and the operator determining how you want to evaluate the property or value. An operator will pre-populate for most properties. Equals is used for radar_confidence only.
(Optional) Add an alternative by clicking the plus sign icon at the
end of a row.
Select ALL/ANY to determine how to evaluate multiple filters and alternatives within each filter.
Each event is followed by its associated properties and each property’s
acceptable value.
Radar Geofences
radar_geofence_entered
radar_geofence_description: String radar_geofence_tag: String radar_geofence_external_id: String radar_confidence: Low, Medium, or High
radar_geofence_exited
radar_geofence_description: String radar_geofence_tag: String radar_geofence_external_id: String radar_confidence: Low, Medium, or High radar_duration: A number, in minutes
Radar Insights
radar_home_entered
radar_confidence: Low, Medium, or High
radar_home_exited
radar_confidence: Low, Medium, or High
radar_office_entered
radar_confidence: Low, Medium, or High
radar_office_exited
radar_confidence: Low, Medium, or High
radar_traveling_started
radar_confidence: Low, Medium, or High
radar_traveling_stopped
radar_confidence: Low, Medium, or High
Radar Places
radar_place_entered
radar_place_name: String radar_place_chain_slug: String radar_place_chain_name: String radar_place_categories: String radar_place_facebook_id: String radar_confidence: Low, Medium, or High
radar_place_exited
radar_place_name: String radar_place_chain_slug: String radar_place_chain_name: String radar_place_categories: String radar_place_facebook_id: String radar_confidence: Low, Medium, or High radar_duration number: A number, in minutes
