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Getting Started With Klaviyo

Introduction

In this article, you'll learn how to integrate Tempo with Klaviyo and unlock AI-powered email marketing. Once connected, Tempo will analyze your past campaigns to understand what resonates with your audience, then help you plan, create, and schedule months of ready-to-send email campaigns—complete with custom graphics—directly through Klaviyo.

Before You Begin

Before integrating Tempo with Klaviyo, ensure you have:

Note: If you're connecting during initial onboarding, Tempo will guide you through the integration process automatically.

High-Level Overview

To integrate Tempo with Klaviyo, you'll authorize Tempo to access your Klaviyo account using secure OAuth authentication. This is a simple one-click process that grants Tempo the permissions it needs to analyze your email history, create campaigns, and publish content directly to Klaviyo.

Understanding The Permissions Tempo Requests

When you authorize Tempo, you'll be asked to grant specific permissions. Here's what each permission enables and why Tempo needs it:

Campaign Management

Permission What Tempo Does With It
Campaigns: Read Analyzes your past email campaigns to understand your brand voice, design patterns, and what content drives the best engagement.
Campaigns: Write Creates and publishes new email campaigns directly to Klaviyo, ready for you to review and send.

Automated Flows

Permission What Tempo Does With It
Flows: Read Reviews your existing automated flows (welcome series, abandoned cart, etc.) to understand your current email strategy.
Flows: Write Creates and publishes new automated email flows, including multi-touch sequences with optimized timing.

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Permission What Tempo Does With It
Lists: Read Accesses your subscriber lists to understand your audience structure and target campaigns appropriately.
Lists: Write Manages list subscriptions when publishing campaigns to ensure emails reach the right recipients.
Segments: Read Reads your customer segments to enable precise targeting and personalized campaign recommendations.

Customer Personalization

Permission What Tempo Does With It
Profiles: Read Accesses customer profile data to personalize email content, including names, preferences, and purchase history.
Profiles: Write Updates profile properties when needed for campaign tracking and personalization workflows.

Performance Analytics

Permission What Tempo Does With It
Metrics: Read Pulls performance data (open rates, click rates, conversions) from your past campaigns to power recommendations and identify what content performs best with your audience.

Email Templates

Permission What Tempo Does With It
Templates: Read Reviews your existing email templates to match your brand's design standards and visual style.
Templates: Write Creates and saves new email templates to Klaviyo for use in campaigns and flows.

Your data stays secure. Tempo uses industry-standard OAuth 2.0 with PKCE (Proof Key for Code Exchange) for authentication. Your credentials are never stored - only secure access tokens that you can revoke at any time.

Connect Klaviyo To Tempo

  1. Navigate to Settings > Integrations in Tempo. Locate the Klaviyo section.
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  2. Click the Connect button.
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  3. Alternatively you can navigate to the oAuth directly here
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  4. Log in to your Klaviyo account when prompted (if not already logged in).
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  5. Review the permissions Tempo is requesting and click Allow to authorize the integration.
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  6. Wait for the redirect back to Tempo with a success confirmation message.

Confirm Your Integration Is Working

  1. Navigate to Settings > Integrations in Tempo.
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  2. Look for the green checkmark icon next to the Klaviyo logo, confirming your connection is active.
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  3. Verify the status message displays: "Your Klaviyo account is connected via OAuth."

Outcome

You've now successfully integrated Tempo with Klaviyo. With this connection in place, Tempo can access your email history, customer segments, and campaign performance data to power its AI-driven marketing features.

What You Can Do with Tempo + Klaviyo

Create Ready-to-Send HTML Email Campaigns

Tempo generates fully designed, ready-to-send HTML email campaigns tailored to your brand. Each campaign is crafted in your unique brand voice and style, based on analysis of your existing email content. Simply review, make any final edits, and publish directly to Klaviyo—no coding or design skills required.

Generate Custom Graphics for Your Campaigns

Tempo's AI creates custom graphics and hero images specifically designed for each campaign. These visuals are generated to match your brand aesthetic and complement your messaging, giving every email a polished, professional look without the need for a dedicated design team.

Plan Months of Campaigns with Smart Recommendations

Tempo's recommendation system analyzes data from your past high-performing campaigns—including open rates, click-through rates, and conversion metrics—to identify what works best for your audience. Using these insights, Tempo suggests campaign ideas optimized for engagement and results.

The campaign planner lets you map out weeks or months of email campaigns in advance. Tempo recommends:

Schedule and Send Through Klaviyo

Once your campaigns are created and approved, Tempo schedules and publishes them directly to Klaviyo. Your email calendar stays organized, campaigns go out on time, and everything syncs seamlessly with your existing Klaviyo workflows and automations.

Next Steps

Now that your Klaviyo integration is active, you can:

To disconnect your Klaviyo account, navigate to Settings > Integrations and click Disconnect in the Klaviyo section.