Facebook Groups modules allow you to monitor, publish or update posts, photos and videos in a selected Facebook Group.
Prerequisites
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A Facebook account
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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.
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Module dialog fields that are displayed in bold (in the {{Make}} scenario, not in this documentation article) are mandatory! |
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.
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Following error message is returned when the {{Make}} app is not installed on your group: |
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 when a new comment is added.
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Post ID |
Select the post you want to watch for new comments. |
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Limit |
Enter the maximum number of comments {{Make}} will return during one execution cycle. |
Triggers when a new photo is added.
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Group |
Select the group where the album you want to watch for new photos is located. |
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Album |
Select the album you want to watch for new photos. |
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Limit |
Enter the maximum number of photos {{Make}} will return during one execution cycle. |
Triggers when a new post is created.
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Group |
Select the group you want to watch for new posts. |
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Limit |
Enter the maximum number of posts {{Make}} will return during one execution cycle. |
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When executing this module, you may encounter an error that says, For more information, see the Facebook bugs page. |
Triggers when a new video is added.
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Group |
Select the group you want to watch for new videos. |
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Limit |
Enter the maximum number of videos {{Make}} will return during one execution cycle. |
Triggers when a new event is added.
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Trigger By |
Select the trigger:
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Group |
Select the group you want to watch for events. |
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Limit |
Enter the maximum number of events {{Make}} will return during one execution cycle. |
Creates a new post in a group.
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Group |
Select the group where you want to create a new post. |
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Message |
Enter the text content of the post. |
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Link |
Add the link that will be posted together with the message. |
Returns a post specified by its ID.
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Post ID |
Enter (map) the ID of the post you want to retrieve information about. |
Returns number of reactions for a specified post.
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Connection |
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Post ID |
Enter (map) the ID of the post you want to retrieve the reactions from. |
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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.
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Group |
Select the group where you want to post the photo. |
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Album |
Select the album where you want to upload the photo. |
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File name |
Enter (map) the name of the file you want to upload. |
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Data |
Enter (map) the data of the photo you want to upload. |
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Message |
Enter the text message that will be posted together with the photo in one post. |
Uploads a video.
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Connection |
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Group |
Select the group you want to post a video to. |
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File name |
Enter (map) the name of the file you want to upload. |
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Data |
Enter (map) the data of the video you want to upload. |
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Title |
Enter a title for the video. |
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Description |
Enter the video description. |
Returns comments for a specified post.
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Post ID |
Enter (map) the Post ID you want to get comments from. |
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Filter |
Stream (all comments) Retrieves all comments (including comments on the comment, etc.) Only top level comments Retrieves top-level comments without its comments. |
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Limit |
Enter the maximum number of comments {{Make}} will return during one execution cycle. |
Returns photos from a specified album.
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Connection |
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Group |
Select the group that contains the album you want to list photos from. |
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Album |
Select the album you want to retrieve photos from. |
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Limit |
Enter the maximum number of photos {{Make}} will return during one execution cycle. |
Returns posts from a specified group.
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Group |
Select the group you want to list the posts from. |
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Limit |
Enter the maximum number of posts {{Make}} will return during one execution cycle. |
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When executing this module, you may encounter an error that says, For more information, see the Facebook bugs page. |
Returns videos from a specified group.
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Group |
Select the group you want to list videos from. |
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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.
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Group |
Select or map the group whose members you want to list. |
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Limit |
Set the maximum number of members {{Make}} will return during one execution cycle. |
Returns a list of events for a specific group.
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Group |
Select the group you want to list events from. |
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Limit |
Enter the maximum number of events {{Make}} will return during one execution cycle. |