ActionPardotUpdated September 2026

How do I upsert a Pardot prospect?

Short answer: You can upsert pardot prospect (by email) in Pardot by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Pardot Upsert Pardot Prospect (by Email) action to a workflow, map its 4 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Upsert Pardot Prospect (by Email) in Pardot — start free All 3 Pardot actions

Upsert Pardot Prospect (by Email) in Pardot — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Email email	string	Required	The email address. Used as the recipient or identifier depending on context.
First Name firstName	string	Optional	Contact's first (given) name.
Last Name lastName	string	Optional	Contact's last (family) name.
Company company	string	Optional	–

Sample request

{
  "email": "e.g. user@example.com",
  "firstName": "e.g. Jane",
  "lastName": "e.g. Doe",
  "company": "{{trigger.company}}"
}

Returns

{
  "created": false,
  "prospect": {
    "id": 9999,
    "email": "jane@x.com"
  }
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Upsert Pardot Prospect (by Email).

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → Pardot

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Pardot

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Upsert Pardot Prospect (by Email).

What does the Upsert Pardot Prospect (by Email) action do in Pardot?

Email-based dedupe — create or update in one call. The base hook for idempotent "external lead source → reflect in Pardot" sync.

What inputs does Upsert Pardot Prospect (by Email) require?

Required: Email. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Pardot returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Pardot returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Upsert Pardot Prospect (by Email) support batch operations?

Run Upsert Pardot Prospect (by Email) inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Pardot's rate limits.

More actions

Other Pardot actions.

Action

Add Pardot Prospect to List

Subscribes a prospect to a Pardot Static List — the typical trigger for Engagement Studio programs. The cross-system hand-off into Pardot nurture.

Action

Create Pardot Prospect

Adds a new prospect to the Pardot CRM (now Marketing Cloud Account Engagement). For "form submission → push to Pardot" sync workflows in Salesforce-centric B2B orgs.

Upsert Pardot Prospect (by Email) in Pardot — start free