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Scheduled posts don't appear on ManyChat

Manuchat isn't showing the scheduled posts for me to use in Facebook automation. I can’t scheduled it on ManyChat, just can automation when the scheduled post was posted on Facebook. It’s so annoying. Where is the problem? How can I fix it?

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12 days ago

kamranUp-and-Comer

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Auto-message flow is too "relaxed"

So I’ve set a simple automation that is supposed to do the following: If a follower indicates that they have never visited a restaurant, then I want Manychat to send a canned message and a link to the menu.Right now, I have the current flow setup:Identify if the person is a follower Identifying the intent (using ManyChat of the follower) of the follower’s message If the message indicates that the follower has never been to the restaurant, then the flow will see that the follower has never been to the restaurant Sending a DM response to the follower, telling them to visit, and sharing a link to the menu The problem:I have multiple examples where the follower has indicated that they have been to the restaurant before, or want to do something different like place an order. When this happens, the flow sends them the automation, which should not happen. What am i doing wrong?

Best practices to avoid engagement baiting on Facebook?

With Meta cracking down on engagement baiting on Facebook, what are some of the best practices to optimally utilize ManyChat? I had to change my ManyChat strategy on Facebook after being flagged for engagement baiting a few months back. I’m running a promo this week and would like to incorporate ManyChat on both Instagram and Facebook. IG is going great but I’m hesitant to use it on FB.

Do I need 2 Manychat accounts

I signed up for Manychat Pro with my Instagram account. Do I have to pay for a 2nd Pro account for my Facebook account? When I went to connect the Facebook account, it sent me to the purchase screen again

Need Help Configuring Restaurant Reservation Flow with ManyChat + Make.com Integration

Hi everyone, 👋I'm new to integrating ManyChat with Make.com and need guidance to set up a restaurant reservation system. My goal is to automate reservations via ManyChat and sync them seamlessly with external tools like Google Sheets or a reservation management system.I’ve attached a screenshot of my current Make.com setup to show the flow I’ve been working on. However, I’m unsure about a few things:1️⃣ How do I structure the ManyChat flow to collect details like date, time, and party size effectively?2️⃣ How do I connect this to Make.com to ensure data is sent and retrieved correctly (e.g., to and from a Google Sheet)?3️⃣ What’s the best way to handle scenarios like “no available slots” or user cancellations within this system?If anyone has experience setting up a similar flow or can provide tips, templates, or tutorials, I’d greatly appreciate it! 🙏Thank you in advance for your help!

Collaboration post Automatization

Hi, I'd like to ask, is it possible to set up automation on Instagram when two profiles collaborate. A person would comment on a keyword and then a message would come to them. I know it works on one account, but I'm wondering how it is for a collab post. Thank you for the reply.

Restrict source address for external API Call

Hi everyone,Im running a pilot using some external APIs calls to add value on my bot! Im impressed about how easy was that to set up! Thank you!The only problem Im facing right now is that I need, for security reasons, restrict access to this external API so it can only accept calls from manychat bot. As I know you don't provide 1 IP or range? Which is the best way so I can solve this issue?

Voiceflow integration with manychat for DM response

im trying to integrate my voiceflow bot and manychat bot to automate my instagram DM’s. How do i get many chat to send the users message to voiceflow and send a response back to manychat to reply to DM’s using Make preferably, but can adapt and learn zapier if neccessary.

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12 days ago

CathieUp-and-Comer

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where to find my automations

Hi I have never used my Manychat been paying since February where do I find my automations and courses please Thanks !

How to Retrieve All Statistics for a Flow in ManyChat?

Hi everyone,I’m currently working with ManyChat and would like to retrieve all the statistics related to a specific Flow, including:Total number of times the Flow has been triggered The number of users who have passed through each step in the Flow Conversion rates and other related metricsI’ve tried looking through the official documentation and the interface but haven’t found a clear way to fetch this data via the API or automate it for integration with my system.If anyone has experience or knows how to achieve this, could you please share some guidance? Specific instructions or documentation links would be greatly appreciated.Thank you very much!

JenUp-and-Comer

Hi there, I’m having an issue with my current automation.I believe I set it up correctly but the preview keeps telling me I haven’t picked a post. But as you can see on the top left of the screen cap below, I have selected a post.I’ve tried to refresh permissions. I did an automation before that worked. Tried duplicating this one but doesn’t work either, nothing is sent to my followers.What am I missing here ?Thanks for your help !

Issue with Exporting Tags and Contact Information

Hi ManyChat Support,I am facing an issue with exporting my contacts' information, specifically the tags assigned to them. Currently, many of my contacts have their data saved as tags, and I need a way to export this information to analyze and organize it properly.I have tried using a Google Sheets flow with the "Tag applied" trigger, but it doesn't work for bulk exporting all existing tags for my contacts. I also couldn't find a straightforward way to export the tags using the Audience Export feature, as it seems limited in its capabilities.Could you please guide me on how to:Export all existing tags assigned to my contacts. Extract this data in a usable format (e.g., CSV or Google Sheets). Provide a clear method to bulk organize this data if ManyChat does not currently support this functionality.Your assistance will be greatly appreciated as this is crucial for managing my contacts and improving my workflow.Best regards,

ladzioUp-and-Comer

Hi guys!I’m unable to connect Whatsapp for creating chatbot. How to contact support manager for resolving my problem?

Only 1 DM even if IG user posts many comments

Can Manychat limit the number of auto DM’s to an IG user to only 1 even if they have posted multiple comments?

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12 days ago

marquesrecUp-and-Comer

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Active Campaign to Manychat Using N8n

When a tag is activated in the active campaign, the lead goes to manychat and receives the sequence determined within manychat (Whatsapp), can I do this friends? I have N8N but I don't know how to do this.

update or delete custom field

Hello all!i accidentally formated one of the custom field (that is assumed to be text) to number. Now i cannot edit or delete that field. Is there any way to do that?

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13 days ago

Mel EChat Surfer

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Can't save First Name to system field

Is there issues with saving First Name data collection to the System Field?On all the client accounts that I have access to - and my own - this is greyed out and it’s not normally? I can’t turn it on.I always save to System Field first before then also saving the data to a custom field.Anyone else seeing this?

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14 days ago

emilybucknell

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Button on Instagram DMs not working

Ok, so when someone comments on my IG post, they get sent a message and the idea is they click the button to confirm they want my freebie and the next step is entering their email. The button to click to confirm they want my freebie was working fine and now it seems it’s not. Is there a way to work around this with a comment reply? I’m getting sick of manually sending people and apologising for the messages they got that was pointless.

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14 days ago

fablearnerUp-and-Comer

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Automation doesn't work on bulk updating contacts.

Hello,I have created an automation which is supposed to be triggered when a tag is applied to a contact. If i go to certain contacts and apply tags to them manually then the automation doesn’t work. The same is the case with updating a custom field. Bulk updating a custom field isn’t triggering the automation for those contacts.

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14 days ago

Bryan Abreu0Up-and-Comer

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How to link a CRM with manychat to provide help in the same bot chat

Hello, How can I connect my chatbot to a CRM, that is, when a customer has a problem, my support team answers them in the same chat as the bot, what recommendations and guidelines do I have to take to achieve its implementation?

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14 days ago

RealDomUp-and-Comer

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Moving leads from Zoho CRM to ManyChat

I want to move leads into ManyChat from Zoho CRM when certain fields area added to the Zoho lead.Leads go into zoho through forms then we need them to go into manychat to trigger whatsapp messaging.

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15 days ago

bevinUp-and-Comer

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Trigger Zap - Can't type in field to name Zap

Hi all!I’m trying to set up a zap (done this many times in the past) and I need to name it in ManyChat in order to sync it up to the zap I’ve created but in ManyChat - I can only select a previous zap and can’t type in a new name. Is anyone else having this issue and does anyone have a solution? Thank you!

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15 days ago

Malena LampazziUp-and-Comer

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Broadcasting

Hi! ¿Is it any way to sent a message to all my contacts in manychat?Please, help! Thanks!!

i am using my personal gmail account to log in to ManyChat and connecting to my customer’s account to connect to Instagram.That process works perfect.Then in order to let my customer answer IG chats, i created an account for my customer.No problem on that.Now, i want to start using customer’s Messenger as a chanel. When i go to add the service there is a message than that account (the one from my customer) is already in use, which is true, because my customer is already using many chat for the live chat service.So i am re-logged as my customer account, then i can’t add the Messenger account.What’s the best way to add a customer account?Isn’t possible to add an account that doesn’t belongs to me?I don’t want to ask user credentials to log in to their accounts. Thanks

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15 days ago

Marcin

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Weird Problem with Default Reply on Instagram

Good morning,I’m experiencing a strange issue with Instagram integration in ManyChat. I have multiple accounts in ManyChat, and I’ve never encountered this problem before. However, while configuring a customer’s account, I noticed that the default reply on Instagram isn’t working.Here’s the situation:I’ve already connected the Instagram account and Messenger. I’ve built other automations that work perfectly, including: Automatically replying to Instagram comments and sending private messages as a reply to those comments. Default replies to messages on Facebook. Replying to Facebook comments and sending private messages as replies. Conversation starters on Facebook. Everything works fine except for the default reply on Instagram. When I set it up, the configuration seems correct:The trigger is set. There’s an action to send a message.However, when I test it by sending messages from a different account, nothing happens. What’s more, the messages don’t even appear in the ManyChat inbox

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15 days ago

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