How to Post Shopify Product on Facebook Page using Bitly with Pabbly Connect

Learn how to automate posting Shopify products on Facebook using Bitly through Pabbly Connect. Follow this detailed tutorial for seamless integration. Discover hidden automation capabilities within your existing tools. This guide shows you how to connect your essential applications and permanently eliminate redundant manual processes.

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1. Accessing Pabbly Connect for Integration

To post Shopify products on Facebook using Bitly, the first step is to access Pabbly Connect. This platform will facilitate the automation process by connecting Shopify, Bitly, and Facebook seamlessly.

Start by visiting the Pabbly Connect website. If you don’t have an account, click on the ‘Sign Up for Free’ button. You’ll receive 100 free tasks each month, which is great for testing. If you already have an account, simply sign in.

2. Creating a Workflow in Pabbly Connect

After signing in, you need to create a new workflow in Pabbly Connect. Click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button and give your workflow a name, such as ‘Post Shopify Product on Facebook Page using Bitly’. Select the appropriate folder for organization.

• Click on ‘Create’ to initiate the workflow.
• You will see two boxes: Trigger and Action.
• The Trigger will be Shopify, and the Action will be Bitly and Facebook.

This setup allows Pabbly Connect to know when to trigger the actions based on your inputs. The next step is to configure the trigger.

3. Setting Up Shopify as the Trigger in Pabbly Connect

The trigger application in this workflow is Shopify. Select Shopify as your trigger app and choose the event ‘New Product’. This means every time a new product is added in Shopify, it will trigger the workflow in Pabbly Connect.

After selecting the trigger event, you will need to connect Shopify with Pabbly Connect. This is done by copying the webhook URL provided by Pabbly and pasting it into your Shopify settings under Notifications.

• Go to Shopify settings and select Notifications.
• Create a new webhook and paste the copied URL.
• Choose the event ‘Product Creation’ and save the settings.

Once that’s done, return to Pabbly Connect and test the trigger to ensure it’s receiving data from Shopify correctly.

4. Creating a Bitly Link Using Pabbly Connect

With the Shopify trigger set up, the next step involves using Pabbly Connect to create a Bitly link. Choose Bitly as your action application and select the action event ‘Create Bitlink’. This allows you to shorten the product URL generated from Shopify.

Connect your Bitly account to Pabbly Connect, allowing it to create short links on your behalf. You will need to provide the long URL of your product, which you can retrieve from the Shopify response.

Select the group in your Bitly account. Map the product handle and title from the Shopify response into the long URL. Save and test this action to ensure the Bitly link is created successfully.

Now you have a short, trackable link for your Shopify product, which will be used in the next step to post on Facebook.

5. Posting to Facebook Using Pabbly Connect

The final step in this automation is to post the product link to your Facebook page. Select Facebook Pages as your action application in Pabbly Connect and choose the action event ‘Create Page Photo Post’.

Connect your Facebook account to Pabbly Connect and select the page where you want to post the product. You will need to map the image URL and description, which includes the Bitly link created earlier.

Map the image URL from the Shopify response. Compose a description that includes the Bitly link. Send a test to ensure the post is created on Facebook.

After testing, check your Facebook page to see the newly created post with the product details and the Bitly link. This confirms that your integration is successful and automated through Pabbly Connect.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we explored how to use Pabbly Connect to post Shopify products on Facebook using Bitly. By following these steps, you can automate the process of promoting your products effectively.

With Pabbly Connect, integrating Shopify, Bitly, and Facebook becomes seamless, allowing you to focus on growing your online store.