In one of my Bubble.io projects, I needed to send automated emails to all users connected to a specific group whenever certain actions occurred, such as an event update or a new announcement. Since this process had to run in the background without user interaction, relying on frontend workflows wasn’t an option.
I faced challenges in setting up backend workflows that could loop through each group member and send personalized emails efficiently. This led me to explore Bubble’s backend workflow features in depth and implement a scalable solution for group-based email automation.
Approach to Solve the Problem:
- Created a backend API workflow to send an email to a single user.
- Designed the email content using dynamic fields (e.g., user’s name, group info).
- Used “Schedule API Workflow on a List” to run the email workflow for each group member.
- Passed the list of users from the group to the backend workflow.
- Checked and adjusted privacy rules to ensure user data was accessible in the backend.
- Tested the workflow to confirm all users received emails as expected.
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