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Epsilon (Actions) Destination |
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Epsilon{:target="_blank"} is a global advertising and marketing technology company that provides data-driven marketing solutions, helping brands create personalized customer experiences across all channels.
This destination is maintained by Epsilon. For any issues with the destination, contact their Support team.
- From your workspace's Destination catalog page{:target="_blank"} search for "Epsilon".
- Select Epsilon (Actions) and click Add Destination.
- Select an existing Source to connect to Epsilon (Actions).
- Contact Epsilon support to obtain your Company ID and Company Magic credentials.
- Enter the Company ID and Company Magic in the Epsilon destination settings in Segment.
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The Epsilon destination supports the following predefined event types:
- First App Open/App Download - Tracks when a user first opens or downloads your mobile app
- App Open - Tracks subsequent app opens
- Sign in/Create Account - Tracks user authentication events
- Shop Department View - Tracks when users view product departments
- Shop Category View - Tracks when users view product categories
- Shop Subcategory View - Tracks when users view product subcategories
- Shop Product View - Tracks individual product views
- Add to Favorites - Tracks when users add products to favorites
- Add to Saved List - Tracks when users add products to wishlists
- Add to Cart - Tracks when users add products to their cart
- Transaction Complete - Tracks completed purchases
- Custom Event - Allows you to send any custom event with flexible field mapping
All events sent to Epsilon include:
- Company ID (
dtm_cid) - Your Epsilon company identifier - Company Magic (
dtm_cmagic) - Your Epsilon authentication token - Form ID (
dtm_fid) - Used to identify app visits vs conversions - App ID - Mobile app namespace
- App Version - Version of your mobile app
- Device Type - iOS or Android
- Device ID - Mobile device identifier (IDFV or Google App Set ID)
- Advertising ID - Mobile advertising identifier (IDFA or Google Ad ID)
- User Agent - Device user agent string
- IP Address - User's IP address
- Email Hash - Hashed email address (automatically hashed by Segment)
- Mobile Hash - Hashed phone number (automatically hashed by Segment)
- User ID - Your internal user identifier
- Department - Product department
- Category - Product category
- Sub Category - Product subcategory
- Product ID - Unique product identifier
- Brand - Product brand
- UPC - Universal Product Code
- MPN - Manufacturer Part Number
- Transaction ID - Unique order identifier
- Conversion Value - Total purchase amount (excluding tax/shipping)
- Currency - ISO 4217 currency code (e.g., USD, EUR)
- Order Type - Type of order (Delivery, Pickup, etc.)
- Store Location - For pickup orders, the store location
- Items - Array of purchased items with quantities, prices, and discounts
Segment automatically hashes email addresses and phone numbers using SHA-256 before sending them to Epsilon. You can provide either hashed or unhashed values - Segment will ensure proper hashing.
The destination automatically maps device identifiers based on the device type:
- iOS devices: Uses
idfafor device ID andidfvfor vendor ID - Android devices: Uses
google_play_idfor device ID andgoogle_app_set_idfor vendor ID
For custom events, you can include additional properties that will be passed through to Epsilon alongside the standard fields.
The destination includes preset mappings for common e-commerce events:
| Segment Event | Epsilon Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Application Installed | firstOpen | First app open/download |
| Application Opened | appOpen | Subsequent app opens |
| Signed In | signIn | User authentication |
| Product Added To Wishlist | addSavedList | Add to wishlist |
| Product Added | cart | Add to cart |
| Order Completed | conversion | Purchase completion |
These presets automatically map the appropriate Segment event properties to Epsilon's expected field structure.