An automated workflow using ifttt
Connects Facebook Pages + Google Drive
FB page to gdrive share url
About this workflow template
This automation scenario allows you to connect Facebook Pages and Google Drive
It can be build using Ifttt, a no-code workflow automation tool. Ifttt allows you to create automated scripts using a simple drag-and-drop interface for non-technical users. This is a ready-made scenario, but it can be customized by adding more apps, actions, filters or branches.
Categories
Facebook Pages and Google Drive can also be integrated using automation tools other than ifttt:
How it works?
When this trigger fires in Facebook Pages
New link post on page in Facebook Pages
This Trigger fires every time you create a new link post on your Facebook Page.
Then this action happens in Google Drive
Upload file from URL in Google Drive
This action will download a file at a given URL and add it to Google Drive at the path you specify. NOTE: 100 MB file size limit.
How to set up this workflow
This guide contains information on how to set up an automatic workflow that allows to FB page to gdrive share url.
Part I
Configure Applications
First, we need to connect Facebook Pages and Google Drive to IFTTT.
Create IFTTT account.
Create IFTTT account if you don't have one.
Connect Facebook Pages to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Facebook Pages account, using Facebook Pages credentials.
Connect Google Drive to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Google Drive account, using Google Drive credentials.
Part II
Build an integration workflow
Next, we need to create a workflow automation scenario using graphical no-code web interface of IFTTT.
Set up a Trigger action for Facebook Pages
Choose the following trigger: New link post on page (This Trigger fires every time you create a new link post on your Facebook Page.).
Then set up an Action for Google Drive
Choose this action: Upload file from URL (This action will download a file at a given URL and add it to Google Drive at the path you specify. NOTE: 100 MB file size limit.).
Part III
Test and Publish
Finally, we need to test this automation and publish it.
Customize data flow
Configure the data that is exchanged between Facebook Pages and Google Drive.
Test the workflow and turn it on for production use
Test your scenario and publish to production. Now you have an automatic workflow, that will FB page to gdrive share url!
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triggerbyintegromatUpdated file
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triggerbyzapierautomateiopabbly-connectNew file in your folder
This trigger fires every time a new file is added to the Google Drive folder you specify. Note: Does not work for Google Docs, Forms, or Sheets files.
triggerbyiftttNew folder
Triggers when a new folder is added directly to a specific folder (but not its subfolders).
triggerbyzapierpabbly-connect
Create page post
Create a new page "stream" post on a page.
actionbyzapierpabbly-connectCreate a link post
This Action will create a new link post on your Facebook Page wall.
actionbyiftttCreate page photo
Uploads a photo to your Facebook Page and posts it to the stream.
actionbyzapierpabbly-connectCreate a status message
This Action will create a new plain text status message on your Facebook Page.
actionbyiftttUpload a photo from url
This Action will upload a new photo, from the given URL, to a Facebook Page album you specify.
actionbyiftttCreate page video
Uploads a video to your Facebook Page and posts it to the stream.
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Apps you need
Facebook Pages
Facebook Pages allows businesses to attract and with the audiences on Facebook
Google Drive is a versatile cloud-based platform that lets you store your files, photos, videos, and more safely. You can access them from anywhere and share with others, making collaboration a breeze.
IFTTT helps to create applications connections with a simple statement: if this then that. For example: "Tweet your Instagrams as native photos on Twitter". You define a task by a trigger and an action.
