Creating Social Media Posts Using Google Generative AI with Pabbly Connect

Learn how to automate social media posts using Google Generative AI and Pabbly Connect. Step-by-step tutorial for seamless integration with Facebook and Instagram. This comprehensive guide reveals exactly how to connect your applications and automate repetitive tasks — accessible for professionals of all technical backgrounds.

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1. Accessing Pabbly Connect for Automation

To create social media posts using Google Generative AI, first, access Pabbly Connect. If you are a new user, sign up for a free account, which provides you with 100 tasks per month.

After signing in, navigate to the dashboard. Here, you can create a new workflow by clicking on the ‘Create Workflow’ button. Name your workflow something like ‘Create Social Media Post Using Google Generative AI’ and save it in a folder for better organization.

2. Setting Up Trigger and Action in Pabbly Connect

In Pabbly Connect, triggers and actions are essential for automation. The trigger will be Google Sheets, set to activate when a new row is added or updated. This means whenever you add a post title and image URL, the automation will start.

• Select Google Sheets as the trigger application.
• Choose the trigger event as ‘New or Updated Spreadsheet Row’.
• Set Google Generative AI as your action application.

After setting up the trigger, configure the action to generate content using Google Generative AI. This integration allows the caption for your social media post to be automatically created based on the title and image link you provide.

3. Connecting Google Sheets to Pabbly Connect

To connect Google Sheets with Pabbly Connect, ensure you have the Pabbly Connect Webhooks extension installed. Go to Extensions > Pabbly Connect Webhooks > Initial Setup. Here, you will paste the webhook URL provided by Pabbly Connect.

Set the trigger column in your Google Sheet, which is the final data column. This configuration ensures that whenever you add data in this column, it will trigger the workflow in Pabbly Connect.

• Copy the webhook URL from Pabbly Connect.
• Paste the URL into the Google Sheets setup.
• Submit the configuration.

Once the connection is established, click on ‘Send on Event’ to ensure that new data is sent to Pabbly Connect whenever added. Refresh the page to finalize the setup.

4. Generating Captions Using Google Gemini

Now that your Google Sheets is connected to Pabbly Connect, you can generate captions using Google Gemini. In the Google Generative AI action, you will need to provide an API key obtained from Google AI Studio.

After entering the API key, set up the prompt to generate a caption. For example, you can use a prompt like ‘Write a caption in 80 words on the topic of [Post Title].’ This allows you to map the title from the Google Sheets response directly into the prompt.

Select the model as Gemini Pro. Test the request to ensure the caption is generated successfully. Map the generated caption for use in subsequent actions.

This step ensures that every time a new post is created, a relevant caption is automatically generated and ready to be shared.

5. Posting to Facebook and Instagram

With the caption generated, the next step is to post it to your social media accounts through Pabbly Connect. Start by connecting your Facebook page. In the action settings, choose Facebook Pages as your action application and select the event to create a page photo post.

Map the necessary fields such as the photo URL and description with the caption generated from Google Generative AI. This ensures that the post contains the correct image and caption without needing manual input.

Connect to your Facebook account through Pabbly Connect. Select your Facebook page from the dropdown menu. Save and send a test request to confirm the post is created.

Repeat this process for Instagram by selecting Instagram for Business as your action application. Map the same fields to ensure consistency across both platforms. Once completed, you will have successfully automated the posting process using Pabbly Connect.

Conclusion

In conclusion, using Pabbly Connect to automate social media posts with Google Generative AI streamlines the process of content creation and sharing. By following these steps, you can efficiently generate captions and post them to platforms like Facebook and Instagram.