An automated workflow using ifttt
Connects Songkick + Facebook Pages
Post on a Facebook page when your favorite artist is playing in your city
About this workflow template
This automation scenario allows you to connect Songkick and Facebook Pages
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
Songkick and Facebook Pages can also be integrated using automation tools other than ifttt:
Diagram
How it works?
When this trigger fires in Songkick
New event from search in Songkick
This trigger fires every time an event matches the specified criteria.
Then this action happens in Facebook Pages
Create a link post in Facebook Pages
This Action will create a new link post on your Facebook Page wall.
How to set up this workflow
This guide contains information on how to set up an automatic workflow that allows to Post on a Facebook page when your favorite artist is playing in your city.
Part I
Configure Applications
First, we need to connect Songkick and Facebook Pages to IFTTT.
Create IFTTT account.
Create IFTTT account if you don't have one.
Connect Songkick to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Songkick account, using Songkick credentials.
Connect Facebook Pages to IFTTT.
Give IFTTT access to your Facebook Pages account, using Facebook Pages 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 Songkick
Choose the following trigger: New event from search (This trigger fires every time an event matches the specified criteria.).
Then set up an Action for Facebook Pages
Choose this action: Create a link post (This Action will create a new link post on your Facebook Page wall.).
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 Songkick and Facebook Pages.
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 Post on a Facebook page when your favorite artist is playing in your city!
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Search for an artist (and similar artists)
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triggerbyzapierNew event from a tracked artist
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Apps you need
Songkick alternatives
Facebook Pages
Facebook Pages allows businesses to attract and with the audiences on Facebook
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.
