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 Make app installed on the Facebook Group
In order to use Facebook Groups with Make, it is necessary to have a Facebook account and the Make app installed on the desired Facebook group. If you do not have a Facebook account, you can create one at Facebook.
Caution
Module dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the Make scenario, not in this documentation article) are mandatory!
Connecting Facebook Account to Make
To connect Facebook Groups to Make you must connect your Facebook account to Make. To do so, follow the general instructions for Connecting to services.
After you click the Continue button, Make will redirect you to the Facebook website where you will be prompted to grant Make access to your account.
Confirm the dialog by clicking the Continue as <user> button.
Installing the Make app on the Facebook Group
Note
Following error message is returned when the Make app is not installed on 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 have to install the Make app on your Group manually. Make only has access to the Groups which have the app installed.
Install the Make 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 Make.
4. Select the Make app and click the Add button.
5. The Make app is now successfully installed on the 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. |