Facebook Groups
Getting Started with Facebook
Facebook Groups modules allow you to monitor, publish or update posts, photos and videos in a selected Facebook Group.
Prerequisites
- A Facebook account
- The Integromat app installed on the Facebook Group
In order to use Facebook Groups with Integromat, it is necessary to have a Facebook account and the Integromat app installed on the desired Facebook group. If you do not have a Facebook account, you can create one at Facebook.
Connecting Facebook Account to Integromat
To connect Facebook Groups to Integromat you must connect your Facebook account to Integromat. To do so, follow the general instructions for Connecting to services.
After you click the Continue button, Integromat will redirect you to the Facebook website where you will be prompted to grant Integromat access to your account.
Confirm the dialog by clicking the Continue as <user> button.
Installing the Integromat app on the Facebook Group
The operation failed with an error. (#200) Requires either admin with granted managed_group permissions or member using installed app. (200, OAuthException)To allow access to a specific Facebook Group, you have to install the Integromat app on your Group manually. Integromat only has access to the Groups which have the app installed.
Install the Integromat app by following the steps below.
1. Click on the ...More button and select the Edit Group Settings from the menu.
2. Scroll to the Apps section and click the Add Apps button.
3. Search for Integromat.
4. Select the Integromat app and click the Add button.
5. The Integromat app is now successfully installed on the Facebook Group.
Triggers
Watch Posts
Retrieves the details of a new post that was created in a selected group.
| Connection | Establish a connection to your Facebook account. |
| Group | Select the group you want to watch for new posts. |
| Limit | Enter the maximum number of posts Integromat will return during one execution cycle. |
Watch Videos
Triggers when a new video is added to a selected group.
| Connection | Establish a connection to your Facebook account. |
| Group | Select the group you want to watch for new videos. |
| Limit | Enter the maximum number of videos Integromat will return during one execution cycle. |
Watch Comments
Triggers when a new comment is added to a specified post.
| Connection | Establish a connection to your Facebook account. |
| Post ID | Select the post you want to watch for new comments. |
| Limit | Enter the maximum number of comments Integromat will return during one execution cycle. |
Watch Photos
Triggers when a new photo is added to an album.
| Connection | Establish a connection to your Facebook account. |
| Group | Select the group where the album you want to watch for new photos is located. |
| Album | Select the album you want to watch for new photos. |
| Limit | Enter the maximum number of photos Integromat will return during one execution cycle. |
Actions
Create a Post
Creates a post in a selected group.
| Connection | Establish a connection to your Facebook account. |
| Group | Select the group where you want to create a new post. |
| Message | Enter the text content of the post. |
| Link | Add the link that will be posted together with the message. |
Upload a Photo
Adds a photo to a selected group.
| Connection | Establish a connection to your Facebook account. |
| Group | Select the group where you want to post the photo. |
| Album | Select the album where you want to upload the photo. |
| File name | Enter (map) the name of the file you want to upload. |
| Data | Enter (map) the data of the photo you want to upload. |
| Message | Enter the text message that will be posted together with the photo in one post. |
Upload a Video
Uploads a video to a selected group.
| Connection | Establish a connection to your Facebook account. |
| Group | Select the group you want to post a video to. |
| File name | Enter (map) the name of the file you want to upload. |
| Data | Enter (map) the data of the video you want to upload. |
| Title | Enter the title for the video. |
| Description | Enter the video description. |
Get a Post
Retrieves the details of a post.
| Connection | Establish a connection to your Facebook account. |
| Post ID | Enter (map) the ID of the post you want to retrieve information about. |
Get Post Reactions
Retrieves reactions (LIKE, LOVE, WOW, HAHA, SAD, ANGRY) to a specified post.
| Connection | Establish a connection to your Facebook account. |
| Post ID | Enter (map) the ID of the post you want to retrieve the reactions from. |
| Type | Select the type of reaction you want to monitor the post for. If the field is left empty all types of reactions will be retrieved. |
Searches
List Comments
Retrieves comments for a specified post.
| Connection | Establish a connection to your Facebook account. |
| Post ID | Enter (map) the ID of the post you want to get comments from. |
| Filter | Stream (all comments) |
| Limit | Enter the maximum number of comments Integromat will return during one execution cycle. |
List Posts
Retrieves posts' details from a selected group.
| Connection | Establish a connection to your Facebook account. |
| Group | Select the group you want to list the posts from. |
| Limit | Enter the maximum number of posts Integromat will return during one execution cycle. |
List Photos
Retrieves photos' details from a specified album.
| Connection | Establish a connection to your Facebook account. |
| Group | Select the group that contains the album you want to list photos from. |
| Album | Select the album you want to retrieve photos from. |
| Limit | Enter the maximum number of photos Integromat will return during one execution cycle. The number must be lower than or equal to 500. |
List Videos
Retrieves videos from a selected group.
| Connection | Establish a connection to your Facebook account. |
| Group | Select the group you want to list videos from. |
| Limit | Enter the maximum number of videos Integromat will return during one execution cycle. The number must be lower than or equal to 500. |
