Instagram Carousel to Google Business Profile

[computer_kid]

Hi guys,
I'm trying to create a new Google Business Profile post when a new IG Business post is created. In many cases, we are posting multiple images in a single IG post. It's currently failing.
1. Am I able to create a Google Post with multiple images from IG?
2. If I'm not able to do so, am I able to at least get the first image and create a post with that? I currently have it to pull the first image URL but it's failing.

Thanks for any help!

 

[ArshilAhmad]

Hi @computer_kid,

Could you please share the Workflow URL in which you have this concern?

 

[computer_kid]

Hi, Here is the worlflow

Pabbly - Online Marketing & Sales Software

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[ArshilAhmad]

The issue seems to be related to the image you are trying to upload not have proper extension at the end. Please try uploading the file to Imgur, which will provide you with a URL with the proper extension. Then map the URL from this step to the Google Business Profile action step and see if that fixes your issue.

 

[computer_kid]

Thanks for the reply,
I just tried adding a single image on Facebook, which the response I get is an actual image URL. Here are a sample URLS. I truncated both, but the first original link works (wont work now as I shortened it), the second one doesn't work at all (never work, notice the "\/"):

https://scontent-hou1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/46144650_n.jpg?long-string-but-works

Whereas with a post with multiple images:
["https:\/\/scontent-hou1-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/461318718_7_n.jpg?_long-string-wont-load","https:\/\/scontent-hou1-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/461444.jpg?_?_long-string-wont-load"]

So I guess my issue is that automation won't work at all since the image URL filed contains extra characters which make the URL not accessible.
Has anyone else gotten a FB or IG carousel to work?

 

[Luv]

Hey @computer_kid

You can use JSON Formatter for your use case. As it appears, the photo URLs are getting captured in Array format. So, if you pass that response in Iterator, you will get clean links which you can map in your Google My Business step. Please refer to the image below,

Kindly try this out and please let us know if this helps.

 

[computer_kid]

Awesome, this worked, thanks! Google Business Profile allows you to have different "Action Types". For example, Call, Learn More, etc. Is there a way to randomize between these 2 options? I don't see how it's possible but it figured it wouldn't hurt to ask.

 

[Luv]

Hey @computer_kid

Kindly explain your query a bit more so that we can provide you an effective solution. Please clarify more about how do you want to make the posts in Google Business Profile from the links captured.

 

[computer_kid]

Google Business (and Pabbly) have different call to action options. Is it possible to alternate the call to action? For example, I want some posts to be "Call Now", and other posts to be "Learn More". Can this be automated? Pretty much I want to randomize the call to action.

 

[ArshilAhmad]

You can use Code by Pabbly and run this Python Code which will randomly provide you with the word 'LEARN_MORE' or 'CALL'.

import random

def get_random_response():
    # List of possible responses
    responses = ['LEARN_MORE', 'CALL']
    
    # Randomly choose and return one of the responses
    return random.choice(responses)

# Test the function
response = get_random_response()
print(response)

Then, enable mapping in the 'Action Type' field and map the response from the Code by Pabbly action step. This will help you switch between 'Call' and 'Learn More' randomly.