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An automated workflow using ifttt

Connects Facebook + Gmail

Email Facebook photos you post via Gmail with your #hashtag

About this workflow template

This automation scenario allows you to connect Facebook and Gmail

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.

Facebook and Gmail can also be integrated using automation tools other than ifttt:

How it works?

When this trigger fires in Facebook

Facebook

New photo post by you with hashtag in Facebook

This Trigger fires every time you post a new photo on Facebook with a specific hashtag.

Then this action happens in Gmail

Gmail

Send an email in Gmail

This Action will send an email to up to twenty recipients from your Gmail account.

How to set up this workflow

This guide contains information on how to set up an automatic workflow that allows to Email Facebook photos you post via Gmail with your #hashtag.

Part I

Configure Applications

First, we need to connect Facebook and Gmail to IFTTT.

  • Create IFTTT account.

    Create IFTTT account.

    Create IFTTT account if you don't have one.

  • Connect Facebook to IFTTT.

    Connect Facebook to IFTTT.

    Give IFTTT access to your Facebook account, using Facebook credentials.

  • Connect Gmail to IFTTT.

    Connect Gmail to IFTTT.

    Give IFTTT access to your Gmail account, using Gmail 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

    Set up a Trigger action for Facebook

    Choose the following trigger: New photo post by you with hashtag (This Trigger fires every time you post a new photo on Facebook with a specific hashtag.).

  • Then set up an Action for Gmail

    Then set up an Action for Gmail

    Choose this action: Send an email (This Action will send an email to up to twenty recipients from your Gmail account.).

Part III

Test and Publish

Finally, we need to test this automation and publish it.

  • Customize data flow

    Customize data flow

    Configure the data that is exchanged between Facebook and Gmail.

  • Test the workflow and turn it on for production use

    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 Email Facebook photos you post via Gmail with your #hashtag!

Supported triggers and actions

  • Gmail

    New email

    Triggers when a new e-mail appears in the specified mailbox.

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  • Gmail

    New email matching search

    Triggers when you receive a new email that matches a search string you provide.

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  • Gmail

    New labeled email

    Triggers when you label an email.

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  • Gmail

    New attachment

    Triggers when you receive a new attachment (triggers once per attachment).

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  • Gmail

    Watch emails

    Triggers when a new email is received to be processed according to specified criteria.

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  • Gmail

    New starred email

    Triggers when you receive a new email and star it within two days.

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  • Facebook

    Get a post

    Returns details about a post specified by its ID.

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  • Facebook

    Get post reactions

    Returns number of reactions for a post specified by its ID.

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  • Facebook

    List pages

    Returns user pages.

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  • Facebook

    List photos

    Returns user photos.

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  • Facebook

    List posts

    Returns user posts.

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  • Facebook

    List videos

    Returns user videos.

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Apps you need

IFTTT

IFTTT

Automation Platforms

An automation service with a simple formula - IF This Then That

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.