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title: Introduction to integrations
description: Connect email, SMS, shipping, and marketing tools to your DistantRace club
order: 1
---

# Introduction to integrations

Integrations connect your DistantRace **club** to external services for email, SMS, contact sync, and parcel shipping.

**Path:** Manager console → Club settings → **Integrations**

Integrations are separate from **payment channels** (Stripe, bank transfer, etc.) — those live under [Finance](../finance-module/introduction-to-the-finance-module.md).

## Available integrations

| Integration | Purpose | Guide |
|-------------|---------|-------|
| **SendGrid** | Transactional email from your domain | [SendGrid](sendgrid.md) |
| **Listmonk** | Self-hosted mailing lists + purchase emails | [Listmonk](listmonk.md) |
| **Omnisend** | Marketing automation + order sync | [Omnisend](omnisend.md) |
| **Twilio** | SMS and WhatsApp messaging | [Twilio](twilio.md) |
| **Text2Reach** | Latvian SMS gateway (primary or backup) | [Text2Reach](text2reach.md) |
| **SMS Server Tools** | Self-hosted SMS API (primary or backup) | [SMS Server Tools](sms-server-tools.md) |
| **Omniva shipping** | Parcel labels for checkout add-ons | [Omniva shipping](omniva-shipping.md) |

## Marketing module (uses integrations)

After connecting email or messaging providers, use **Marketing** in the manager console:

- [Email templates and export](email-templates-and-export.md)
- [SMS campaigns](sms-campaigns.md)
- [WhatsApp campaigns](whatsapp-campaigns.md)
- [WhatsApp template management](whatsapp-template-management.md)
- [Marketing to participants](../running-events/marketing-to-participants.md)

## SMS provider priority

You can connect **multiple SMS providers** (Twilio, Text2Reach, SMS Server Tools). Set each as **primary** or **backup**. DistantRace tries the primary provider first and falls back if sending fails.

## Not available

These pages exist for legacy reasons but are **not connectable** in the current product:

- [Mailchimp](mailchimp.md) — removed from product
- [MailerLite](mailerlite.md) — never implemented
- [Bannerbear](bannerbear.md) — use [race certificates](../results/race-certificate-creation.md) instead
- [Generatebanners](generatebanners.md) — not implemented

## Related

- [Embed domains](../running-events/embed-domains-for-iframes.md) — DNS verification for iframe embedding (club settings)
- [Partner registration](../running-events/partner-and-corporate-registration.md)