How to Create Airtable Record for Facebook Lead Ads Using Pabbly Connect

Learn how to create an Airtable record for Facebook Lead Ads using Pabbly Connect. This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions to automate your lead management process.

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1. Accessing Pabbly Connect for Automation

To create an Airtable record for Facebook Lead Ads, you first need to access Pabbly Connect. This platform allows you to automate processes between various applications seamlessly. Start by visiting the Pabbly Connect homepage and either sign in or sign up for a free account.

Once logged in, you will see the dashboard where you can manage your workflows. If you are a new user, you can get 300 tasks every month to explore the software. Click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button to initiate the integration process.

2. Creating Your Workflow in Pabbly Connect

In this step, you will create a new workflow in Pabbly Connect to connect Facebook Lead Ads with Airtable. After clicking on the ‘Create Workflow’ button, name your workflow, for instance, ‘Create Airtable Record for Facebook Lead Ads’. Choose a relevant folder to categorize your workflow.

• Click on ‘Create’ to proceed.
• Select Facebook Lead Ads as your trigger application.
• Choose ‘New Lead’ as the trigger event.

After setting the trigger, you need to connect your Facebook account with Pabbly Connect. Click on ‘Connect’ and select ‘Add New Connection’ to authorize your Facebook account. This step ensures that the leads generated from your Facebook ads can be captured by Pabbly Connect.

3. Configuring Facebook Lead Ads in Pabbly Connect

Once your Facebook account is connected, select your Facebook page that has the lead ads. Choose the lead generation form that you want to use. For instance, if you have a form named ‘New Leads Form’, select it to ensure that only leads from this form are captured. using Pabbly Connect

After selecting the form, click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’. Pabbly Connect will now be waiting for a webhook response from Facebook. To test this, go to the Meta for Developers site and use the Lead Ads Testing Tool to submit a test lead.

• Select your page and form in the testing tool.
• Enter dummy data and submit the lead.
• Check back in Pabbly Connect for the response.

Once the test lead is submitted, you should see the response in Pabbly Connect, confirming that the trigger setup is successful. This indicates that your Facebook Lead Ads are now correctly configured with Pabbly Connect.

4. Setting Up Airtable Action in Pabbly Connect

The next step in the automation process is to set up the action in Pabbly Connect. Choose Airtable as your action application and select ‘Create Record’ as the action event. This allows Pabbly Connect to create a new record in Airtable every time a lead is generated from Facebook.

Connect your Airtable account by clicking on ‘Connect’ and selecting ‘Add New Connection’. You will need to authorize Pabbly Connect to access your Airtable account. After successful authorization, select the base you created for your leads, such as ‘Facebook Lead’.

Select the table where you want to create the record. Map the fields from your Facebook lead response to Airtable fields. Ensure you enable type casting if needed.

After mapping the fields such as name, email, and phone number, click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’. Pabbly Connect will then create a new record in your Airtable base, confirming that the action has been successfully set up.

5. Testing Your Automation with Pabbly Connect

To ensure that your automation is functioning correctly, it’s essential to test it thoroughly. Start by submitting a new lead using the Lead Ads Testing Tool in Meta for Developers. This time, you may need to delete the previous test lead to create a new one.

After deleting the previous lead, refresh the window and submit a new test lead with different dummy data. Once submitted, check your Airtable to see if the new record appears. You should see the details of the new lead reflected in your Airtable base.

This final step confirms that the entire automation process between Facebook Lead Ads and Airtable is working seamlessly through Pabbly Connect. You can now manage your leads efficiently without manual data entry.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we demonstrated how to create an Airtable record for Facebook Lead Ads using Pabbly Connect. By automating this process, you can streamline lead management and improve efficiency. With the steps provided, you can easily set up this integration and ensure that your leads are captured automatically.