General Q&A

I have automations set up for Instagram to simply send a link via DM when someone uses a specific keyword in the comments on a post. I make sure to chose unique keywords so that an automation won’t be sent in response to unrelated comments. However the ManyChat bot just responded to an IG comment that didn’t use the keyword associated with that automation, or anything even remotely like the keyword, and I can’t figure out why. I can’t see anything in my settings that might be causing this, but maybe I’m missing something. Has anyone else experienced this? If the bot can be activated randomly, I can’t use this service.

Hello, how are you? I have a problem with the Instagram chatbot, the DMs are not reaching the new readers, I was carrying out tests and in many cases the notification does not reach them, it remains hidden, as if it were spam, it is answered the comment indicating that the information will be sent and if I check the message tray it shows that the message was sent but if I go to the test profile I get nothing, neither the notification nor the pending message, nothing is shown until I write to the account. Could someone guide me, since I am losing money

Hey guys, I just got the pro version of Manychat and I am trying to do my first automation. Its basically: a person comments a keyword on my IG post and I just send them a dm with my link. I think it should all be working and there are no errors, it just doesnt work in practice. I even tried to the preview option in IG, but that also doesnt do anything. Could any of you please help me because I am currently getting overwhelmed with the comments. 

I'm having trouble with the mobile app. When I try to log in with Facebook, the screen goes blank at the final step and I can't access it. Has anyone else experienced the same issue?

Hello everyone,I’m in the process of creating an automation that responds to FAQ or sends the client to a Live Agent if the issue is not resolved.I’m doing this by using the AI Step but I haven’t found a way to import my company’s knowledge base into ManyChat.Does anyone know how I can do this?Or how else can I train the AI inside ManyChat to answer questions based on my company’s knowledge base?Thank you!

I have a free account as I am a new user trying the platform and also only starting my small business.All ads show that KEYWORDS is a function available on the free account and I have watched multiple video tutorials and read all instructions but there is NO KEYWORD OPTION visible in my Trigger search, or automations page, which is where the tutorials say it should be?Is there something I’m missing, or a different place this should be appearing? Cannot see the function anywhere.

So, what we want to happen is that if someone comments "unicorn" on an ad, like a feed ad, ManyChat will send them a message. Right now, it seems they only respond to comments on regular posts in our feed, not on feed post ads.

Nice to meet youI have a RSVP system for weddings and eventsCurrently, our messages are sent to our clientele and we send various data in text like:Event DateHall nameNames of event ownersAnd...Attached to this is a permanent banner image for each type of event.We want to change the banner imageAnd that a URL is sent to your system that changes every timeIf it is an image it is a URL saved in s3 (AWS)And if it is this video that is stored in VimeoIs it possible?

Hi, I setup a DM Automation on a FB Reel on my FB Page.I have never had these issues with Instagram.The automation triggers and responds to the comments fine, but it appears that non of the comments recieved a DM response. (Over 400 comments)I have checked everything multiple times, but not sure where the disconnect is.It seems no one recieved that first Message after the trigger 

Is it possible to get a list of all subscribers via API?and this endpointhttps://api.manychat.com/fb/page/getGrowthToolsgives this{ "status": "success", "data": [ { "id": 26288466, "name": "Post or Reel Comments #1", "type": "feed_comment_trigger" } ] }what is id here? how i could use it in API?thanks!!!

Hey guys. Is there a way to disable Live Chat visibility for specific members or users? I need to manage client automations without violating their privacy by  having the access to their Live Chat messages. Perhaps an editor role with restricted Live Chat access(viewing) could be a solution.Thank you . 

I have an issue with the following automation : As you can see, 61 contacts passed through my automation, but only 3 messages were sent. It seems like the issue comes with the delay because when I put a 10 seconds delay it works perfectly fine.Do you have an idea on how I could solve this issue and having message sent for every contact that passed the delay?

Hey guys, I am trying to figure out a way or a workaround to iterate results from an http response.I noticed that there is no obvious way to do it but I imagine that someone hd the need for this task.Thank you

Como faço para enviar mensagens no instagram usando uma automação para pessoas depois das 24hs? Existe alguma forma, mesmo que pagando por envio igual tem a opção no whatsapp? Obrigado!

Hey guys! Hope you are having a good day.My automation has a custom contact field that gets filled once the user started a conversation. However my automation starts if this field is unknown, as it gets a value when the automation runs. In my use case, there are some users that write on a daily basis, so what I am doing right now is creating new custom fields every day and modifying my automation with them. Is is possible to erase all the values that a contact field has taken without having to go through every single conversation/contact? That would save me a lot of time as I would not need to update my automation every single day.Thank you in advance.Juan David

I'm facing an issue with ManyChat and Instagram Direct messages and could use some help.When I receive a message from Instagram Direct in ManyChat, I store it in a variable called message and then send it to a server using an external request. Everything works fine except when the user uses the enter key to go to the next line in their message. Because the message goes to the next line, using this variable in the JSON body causes an error.For example:Message:Hello How are you? External request JSON body:{ "message": "message" } This causes a problem because the JSON body ends up looking like this:{ "message": "HelloHow are you?" } The problem is that \n is not being used for multi-line messages, which breaks the JSON structure.Does anyone know how I can resolve this issue? I would greatly appreciate any guidance or suggestions.Thank you!

I’m trying to sync Manychat with Active Campaign and have set up the appropriate external request. When email address changes to “any value” trigger external request “update/create contact.”The external request triggers just fine but the contact does not get created in my account.However, I am seeing a 403 Forbidden message and I have no clue what that means. Very frustrating.  

Hello everyone! I have a question. Can I capture the user first message they sent in the conversation? Lets say I dont have a specific keyword that activates my automation but I want to capture this first message to use it later on. Is that posible? How to do it? Thaks!

Olá pessoal, consegui colocar audios na automação, porém, ao fazer o teste, os áudios não tem som. Alguém pode me dizer como resolver? 

I'm very frustrated: why can I not find the option "share this flow", as the picture below shows? Before I could do it. Had ManyChat changed this process? I have tested all and I can not share my flow: WHY???? 

Hello ! I have set up our first automation with quite a success regarding our audience interactions.BUT I do not understand the drop of people in my tunnel after the SMART DELAY. How come I have 94 people “passed” and only 26 “sent” after the SMART DELAY.The DM sent after the SMART DELAY is the only action set up at this point . Thank you for your help !!  

I run an agency.We wish to run multiple clients through one login, so for instanceA bakery IGA restaurants IGA gyms IG Do we need to create separate accounts every time with complete new logins? Or when I add the new IG I see it creates a new one using, so this will be billed x2 if I am using two accounts. Cannot find any documentation on this and cannot speak directly to ManyChat

I’ve been following the prompts to connect my Instagram account as a channel to ManyChat, as I can see the ManyChat connection on my Instagram account, but it doesn’t appear on ManyChat, and everytime I go through the setup process I get told that an access request has been sent to the owner of the account, which is me.I had the emails asking to approve access, and have also followed this procedure accordingly, but still there’s no IG account in my ManyChat channels.How do I fix this?

Mancychat stort reactions arent triggerin automation. only story responses.

When manychat messages are sent out after people commented under my reel - 90% of people don’t even open/don’t see them, why is that and how can I fix this? My automation itself works fine, it’s tested. But most people don’t even see my message.