Facebook Groups
With Facebook Groups modules in Make, you can watch for and retrieve comments, album photos, posts, videos, and events, create and retrieve posts, and upload photos and videos.
To use Facebook Groups with Make, you must have a Facebook account with an existing Facebook group and the Make app installed in your Facebook Group.
Connect Facebook Groups to Make
To connect Facebook Groups to Make, you must establish the connection with your Facebook account.
Log in to your Make account, add a Facebook Groups module to your scenario, and click Create a connection.
Optional: In the Connection name field, enter a name for the connection.
Optional: Click Show advanced settings and enter your Facebook Client ID and Client secret. You must have a Facebook developer account to create these credentials. For more information, refer to the Facebook API documentation.
If requested, use the following Redirect URI when creating your custom app:
https://www.integromat.com/oauth/cb/facebook.Click Save.
In the prompt window, log in to your Facebook account and grant your desired access levels to Make.
You have successfully established the connection and must now install the Make app in your Facebook group. If your connection requires reauthorization at any point, follow the connection renewal steps here.
Install the Make app in your Facebook Group
Note
The following error message is returned when the Make app is not installed in your 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 must install the Make app in your Group manually. Make only has access to the Groups which have the app installed.
Log in to your Facebook Group.
In the left sidebar, scroll down to the Settings section and click on Group Settings.
Under Manage advanced settings, click on the Edit icon next to Apps.
Click on the Add apps button.
Locate and click on the Make app > Add.
The Make app has successfully been installed in your Facebook Group.
Triggers
Triggers when a new comment is added.
Connection | |
Post ID | Select the post you want to watch for new comments. |
Limit | Enter the maximum number of comments Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Triggers when a new photo is added.
Connection | |
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 Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Triggers when a new post is created.
Connection | |
Group | Select the group you want to watch for new posts. |
Limit | Enter the maximum number of posts Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Note
When executing this module, you may encounter an error that says, Please reduce the amount of data you're asking for, then retry your request (1,). This is a known issue on the Facebook side and will remain as is until the Facebook team fixes it.
For more information, see the Facebook bugs page.
Triggers when a new video is added.
Connection | |
Group | Select the group you want to watch for new videos. |
Limit | Enter the maximum number of videos Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Triggers when a new event is added.
Connection | |
Trigger By | Select the trigger:
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Group | Select the group you want to watch for events. |
Limit | Enter the maximum number of events Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Actions
Creates a new post in a group.
Connection | |
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. |
Returns a post specified by its ID.
Connection | |
Post ID | Enter (map) the ID of the post you want to retrieve information about. |
Returns number of reactions for a specified post.
Connection | |
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. |
Uploads a photo.
Connection | |
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. |
Uploads a video.
Connection | |
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 a title for the video. |
Description | Enter the video description. |
Searches
Returns comments for a specified post.
Connection | |
Post ID | Enter (map) the Post ID you want to get comments from. |
Filter | Stream (all comments) Retrieves all comments (including comments on the comment, etc.) Only top level comments Retrieves top-level comments without its comments. |
Limit | Enter the maximum number of comments Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Returns photos from a specified album.
Connection | |
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 Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Returns posts from a specified group.
Connection | |
Group | Select the group you want to list the posts from. |
Limit | Enter the maximum number of posts Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Note
When executing this module, you may encounter an error that says, Please reduce the amount of data you're asking for, then retry your request (1,). This is a known issue on the Facebook side and will remain as is until the Facebook team fixes it.
For more information, see the Facebook bugs page.
Returns videos from a specified group.
Connection | |
Group | Select the group you want to list videos from. |
Limit | Enter the maximum number of videos Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Lists users of the Group who have chosen to share their publicly available profile information with apps installed on the Group.
Connection | |
Group | Select or map the group whose members you want to list. |
Limit | Set the maximum number of members Make will return during one execution cycle. |
Returns a list of events for a specific group.
Connection | |
Group | Select the group you want to list events from. |
Limit | Enter the maximum number of events Make will return during one execution cycle. |