Podia

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Sells courses, digital downloads, coaching and memberships from one dashboard, with a website and email built in.

How to automate Podia

MCP server

Podia's MCP server is at https://app.podia.com/mcp, uses OAuth only and is included on every plan. It works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code and Windsurf. The vendor describes browsing products, searching contacts, drafting email broadcasts and creating content. One concrete idea: ask for everyone who completed one course, create a discount coupon for the next course and draft the email, then review it in Podia.

No-code automation

Podia works with Zapier on the Shaker and Earthquaker plans. Triggers include someone getting tagged, joining or leaving the community, or joining a waitlist. Actions include signing someone up for a product, subscribing them and adding them to a plan. One concrete idea: when a sale happens on an external checkout, sign the buyer up for the product in Podia automatically.

Native integrations

Podia has a Discord integration that associates Discord roles with products, events and plans. One concrete idea: give paying members a private Discord role that is removed when their access ends.

Built-in automation

Podia email includes newsletters, welcome sequences and automations. One concrete idea: send a welcome sequence to every new buyer of a download, ending with an offer for your course.