Skip to main content
Contributor IV
June 14, 2022
Solved

Lists to a segment

  • June 14, 2022
  • 1 reply
  • 181 views

Is there any way for me to take a list that I have created and add it to a segment?

    This topic has been closed for replies.
    Best answer by retention

    Hi @sarah.g - welcome to the Community!

    Technically, profiles can only belong to a Segment by a “definition” you setup in the Segment builder.  You can’t manually add a person into a Segment.  Here’s a good article that explains the difference between a Segment and a List:

    However, there is a rule that you can use for a Profile that belongs to a specific List with the “If someone is in or not in a list” rule.

    See here:

     

    In the example above, it’s a simple definition for anyone belonging the List “Newsletter” will then also be in my Segment “in-list_newlsetter.”  You can further filter it by a certain date or add other conditions to better define the Segment.

    Hope this helps!

     

    1 reply

    retention
    Partner - Platinum
    retentionAnswer
    2025 Champion
    June 14, 2022

    Hi @sarah.g - welcome to the Community!

    Technically, profiles can only belong to a Segment by a “definition” you setup in the Segment builder.  You can’t manually add a person into a Segment.  Here’s a good article that explains the difference between a Segment and a List:

    However, there is a rule that you can use for a Profile that belongs to a specific List with the “If someone is in or not in a list” rule.

    See here:

     

    In the example above, it’s a simple definition for anyone belonging the List “Newsletter” will then also be in my Segment “in-list_newlsetter.”  You can further filter it by a certain date or add other conditions to better define the Segment.

    Hope this helps!

     

    Joseph Hsieh // retentioncommerce.com // X: @retention