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Is it Time to Upgrade to the Pardot V2 Connector?

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2024 6:09 am
by nishat957
This blog was written before Pardot was renamed to Marketing Cloud Account Engagement. You can read more about the name change and what it means here.

Great news! Pardot has decided to make our lives easier by introducing the Pardot V2 Connector version. This means those using the V1 Connector now have the option of upgrading to V2.

Today, we will be covering the differences number phone cambodia between each of these, and whether or not you should upgrade.

In case this is the first time you’re learning about any type of Pardot Connector, we’ll start from the very beginning.

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Upgrading to the Pardot V2 Connector:

What is a Pardot Connector?
Where to find your Pardot Connector version
Key things to know about the Pardot V2 Connector
Differences between V1 and V2 Connectors
Upgrading to V2 of the Salesforce-Pardot Connector
How to upgrade to the V2 Connector
What is a Pardot Connector?
Pardot Connectors allow us to integrate third-party platforms with our Pardot account.

In this instance, we’re talking about the Salesforce-Pardot Connector and in the simplest terms, this allows us to share data between both platforms using an API.

Where to find your Pardot Connector version
If you are using pi.Pardot:

Go to the Account Settings > click the cog icon and select Settings
screenshot of Pardot settings 1

If you are using Pardot Lightning:

Go to the Pardot Settings tab
Pardot lightning settings tab for where to find pardot v2 connector version

Scroll down to the very bottom and check “Salesforce Connector Version”

Salesforce V2 connector screenshot

Key things to know about the Pardot V2 Connector
There are many important things to learn about the V2, but let’s start with re-iterating that there are two different versions of the Salesforce-Pardot Connector: V1 and V2.

As you may have already guessed, the V1 precedes the newer V2, which was released in 2019.

Upon release, only prospects who purchased Pardot after February 2019 were able to upgrade, but as of summer 2020, everyone is able to upgrade to the newest version of the Connector.

It offers better control over sync data, and the setup process does not require a user licence as a Connector User’.