Build a countdown timer for your next email campaign in minutes — free to start, no code required. Timerbeam renders a live, ticking image every time someone opens your email, so the time remaining is always real.
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Their inbox requests the countdown image just like any other picture in the message.
The real time left is calculated the moment the image is requested.
The animation ticks down to the real remaining time and stops; it never loops.
The same image address shows a smaller number, or your expired message once the deadline has passed.
An evergreen timer gives every recipient their own countdown — 48 hours from their first open, say — instead of one shared deadline. Your email platform names the recipient in the image link with a merge tag; “Use in email” gives you the link with a placeholder to swap for it. On the Pro plan and up.
| Platform | Recipient (?r=) | Date (?start=) |
|---|---|---|
| Klaviyo | {{ person.KlaviyoID }} | {% today "%Y-%m-%d" as today %}{{ today }} |
| Mailchimp | *|UNIQID|* | *|DATE:Y-m-d|* |
| HubSpot | {{ contact.hs_object_id }} | {{ contact.your_start_date }} |
| Brevo | {{ contact.EMAIL }} | {{ contact.START_DATE }} |
Dates are read as YYYY-MM-DD, a full date-time or a unix timestamp. Left unfilled, every open simply shows the full duration — never a false “expired” — and your dashboard tells you it’s happening. If an image block won’t fill merge tags in its address, paste the HTML from “Use in email” into an HTML block instead.