Instagram Connector User Manual

OBTAINING THE ACCESS TOKEN

An access token is required to retrieve Instagram posts using the FYB Instagram Connector. This token will last for 60 days. After 60 days, you will need to generate a new token and update the Get Posts FYB Instagram connector action.

1. Navigate to https://developers.facebook.com/apps/ and click on the Facebook App used in the Instagram Connector Installation Guide

2. On the Left Menu, click on Instagram Basic Display and click Basic Display
   

3. Scroll down to the User Token Generator and click Generate Token
   

4. A popup window will appear asking you to sign in to Instagram. Once signed in, click Continue
   

5. Ensure that the I Understand checkbox is checked and click Copy to copy the access token
   

Refer to Instagram's Documentation for more information

SAMPLE FLOWS

We have provided a sample flow to archive posts from Instagram to Content Manager. The sample flow will help you get set up with the Instagram connector and can be used as a basis to design other flows:

• Instagram to CM Flow - This flow will archive posts/comments from Instagram to CM

Before importing the sample flows, you need to create two connections in Power Automate:

• Power2CM Connection
• Instagram Connection

CREATING A POWER2CM CONNECTION

1. Once you have logged into Power Automate, click on Connections in the left menu under Data
   

2. Click New connection
   

3. Type Power2CM into the search bar and click on the Power2CM Connector (name may vary depending on the name given for the connector in the Power2CM Installation Guide
   

4. Enter your Content Manager username and password into the username and password fields respectively, and click Create
   

5. Your connection will now appear in the list of Power Automate connections. The status should say Connected
   

CREATING A INSTAGRAM CONNECTION

1. Once you have logged into Power Automate, click on Connections in the left menu under Data
   

2. Click New connection
   

3. Type Instagram Connector into the search bar and click on the FYB Instagram Connector (name may vary depending on the name given for the connector in the Instagram Connector Installation Guide)
   

4. Click Create
   

5. Follow the prompts in the pop-up window

6. Once complete, your connection will now appear in the list of Power Automate connections. The status should say Connected
   

IMPORTING THE FLOW

1. Once you have logged into Power Automate, click on My Flows in the left menu
   

2. Click Import
   

3. Click Upload
   

4. Select the Instagram to CM flow.zip file and click Open
   

5. Once the file has finished uploading, you will be taken to the page below
   

6. The connectors/connections (resources) found in the Related Resources table will need to be mapped to your current connectors/connections. This can be achieved by clicking the Select during import button found in the IMPORT SETUP column.

EXPORTED RESOURCE	RESOURCE TO MAP
Instagram Connector	Select the Instagram Connector and click Save
Power2CM Connector	Select Power2CM and click Save
Instagram Connection	Select Instagram Connector and click Save.
Power2CM Connection	Select Power2CM and click Save

Each time a resource is mapped, its icon will change from to

7. Click Import
   

8. You will receive a success message at the top of the page once your flow has imported successfully
   

UPDATING THE FIELD VALUES

1. Click on the Get Posts action
   

2. In the access_token field, copy the access token obtained from the OBTAINING ACCESS THE TOKEN section of this guide
   

3. Click on the Archive Instagram Posts action. Enter the URI of the record type that you wish to use into the Record Type field. Enter the record number of the container you wish to capture the posts in the Container field
   

7. Click Save
   

8. Your flow will be disabled by default. To enable it, click the Left Arrow button
   

9. Click Turn on
   

Your flow will now run once a day. Records already created from previous flows will be updated using the id supplied in the Id field of the Create Record in CM action.

INSTAGRAM CONNECTOR ACTIONS

Below is a list of all actions available with the connector and what can be set up with them.

GET POSTS

Retrieves all the posts created by the currently logged-in Instagram user.

ARCHIVE INSTAGRAM POSTS

This action is to be used in conjunction with the Get Posts action above to send the data to Content Manager.

PLACEHOLDERS

The Notes field can contain the following placeholders:

The Titles field can contain the following placeholders:

Example use of the Archive Instagram Posts action:

ERROR HANDLING NOTIFICATIONS (OPTIONAL)

Power2CM contains the ability to provide email notifications of any errors that occur during the transfer process. This email will be sent once per day. If this error notification is required to be sent after a failed processed request, an additional step can be included in a flow to allow for an instantaneous message to be sent to the nominated person.

Below is an example of error handling for a facebook flow, this can be completed for all types of flows.

To add an error handling step to the end of the connector, complete the following:

1. Select the flow to change, Click Edit
   

2. Click the New Step Button , this will add the step to the end of the flow
   

3. Click the Notifications Operation
   

4. Select the preferred notification type, Email or Mobile Notification, fill out the required details required.
   

5. Click the '...' menu in the top right of the action, and click Configure Run After item.
   

6. Check the Has Failed and Has Timed Out check boxes only, Click Done
   

7. Click Save.
   

8. Repeat process above for any other flows desired.