An automated workflow using ifttt
Connects Instagram + Twitter
Update your Twitter profile pic with your latest selfie
About this workflow template
This automation scenario allows you to connect Instagram and Twitter
It can be build using Ifttt, a no-code workflow automation tool. Ifttt allows you to create automated bots 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
Instagram and Twitter can also be integrated using automation tools other than ifttt:
Diagram
How it works?
When this trigger fires in Instagram
New photo by you with specific hashtag in Instagram
This Trigger fires every time you share a photo on Instagram with a hashtag you specify.
Then this action happens in Twitter
Update profile picture in Twitter
This Action will update your profile picture from the image URL you specify and optionally tweet about it. NOTE: Please adhere to Twitter’s Rules and Terms of Service.
How to set up this workflow
This guide contains information on how to set up an automatic workflow that allows to Update your Twitter profile pic with your latest selfie.
Part I
Configure Applications
First, we need to connect Instagram and Twitter to IFTTT.
Create IFTTT account.
Create IFTTT account if you don't have one.
Connect Instagram to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Instagram account, using Instagram credentials.
Connect Twitter to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Twitter account, using Twitter 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 Instagram
Choose the following trigger: New photo by you with specific hashtag (This Trigger fires every time you share a photo on Instagram with a hashtag you specify.).
Then set up an Action for Twitter
Choose this action: Update profile picture (This Action will update your profile picture from the image URL you specify and optionally tweet about it. NOTE: Please adhere to Twitter’s Rules and Terms of Service.).
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 Instagram and Twitter.
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 Update your Twitter profile pic with your latest selfie!
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Apps you need
A social network for sharing your life via photos, short videos, and stories
A real-time social networking platform for connecting and engaging with people
Twitter, the real-time social network, lets you share ideas, follow trends, and join conversations worldwide. Stay connected with short messages called "tweets" and engage with a diverse community.
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.
