General Q&A

Hello, I am new to Manychat. I have been working in marketing for several years and would like to start my own business helping small businesses automate their tools, including Instagram. Is it possible to have a kind of professional account so that I can access several client accounts that they themselves could also access, but without having to share login details?The aim would be to support them in using Manychat, creating sequences and automations for them, but allowing them to retain control over these in the future. Is this feasible? Which plan should I choose? Thank you in advance!

I am signing up my clients for manychat and of course wanting to get referral commission. If I create an account for them and connect their pages and help them with sign -up process this counts as a referral assuming I use my affiliate link? Also, I would use my socials to connect their page and ad account as I am doing a DFY managed service, would this affect how it shows up as a referral or do they need to connect from their social profile initialy. Thanks!Austin

Hello!This sounds silly, but I can’t get connected to ManyChat.For almost a year now, I keep trying to play with the connection, and it says I have an account and it’s connected to my IG, however it says ‘Virtual Assistant already connected to Virtual Assistant.Switch Instagram to continue with another account or request access from the owner of Virtual Assistant.’….except I am the owner.I have spent a significant amount of time searching for somewhere i have to approve this, and including in Meta, and cannot find anything.I really want to be using ManyChat, but I truly can’t figure out how to work around this issue.Please help.

Hi! Im trying to create the new automation to autodm new followers and it asks me to update my permissions. The it takes me to this page but it allways throw an error.  The error says > You can't log in with this Instagram account. Try using a Facebook account that you know is connected to this Instagram account.

I'm relatively new to ManyChat, but I have a specific question:I'm having trouble sending sales information from my WhatsApp channel to META. I create a new flow and add a META ACTION/EVENT at the end, but ManyChat won't let me select the pixel to which I want to send this information.Also, the "META ACTION/EVENT" field in the flow only allows me to enter the sale price. This doesn't make sense because I have over 200 products, and the price changes constantly; it's not fixed. How can I send the exact price to META through the pixel?How can I solve these two problems? Could someone help me?

Hi everyone, I’m facing a serious issue with my Instagram account and I’d love some help or insights from the community. Whenever someone tries to follow me, a pop-up appears saying “Beware of potential scams” and shows my account creation date with a confirmation button. My account is old, active, and I post regularly. It’s verified on Meta with my ID — so this warning makes my account look suspicious even though my activity is 100% authentic. Since it started, my daily follower count dropped from 100+ per day to barely 10 😩 I’ve already contacted Instagram support. They told me to reinstall the app, but that didn’t fix anything. The only thing I can think of is that I use Manychat (a Meta partner) to send automated messages when people comment on my posts asking for free resources. It works really well — people engage a lot — but I’m wondering if this automation could have trigg

Hi team,I’m experiencing an issue in ManyChat regarding scheduled posts for my Facebook profile. The “Scheduled Posts” section is not showing any of the posts that I have scheduled, even though they were created successfully.Could you please check and help me understand why the scheduled posts are not appearing and how to resolve this?Thank you.

Subject: HTTP Request - Variables showing as "undefined" & Test Contact not foundHi Manychat Community,I'm setting up an HTTP Request action to send data to my n8n automation via webhook, but I'm running into two issues:Issue 1: Variables are "undefined" When I add variables (Contact Id, Last Text Input, Full Contact Data) to the Request Body, the Preview shows "Invalid JSON - Variables are not defined". I've tried using the blue variable buttons (not typing them manually), but they still appear as undefined.Current Request Body setup:json{ "user_id": "[Contact Id]", "message": "[Full Contact Data]", "text": "[Last Text Input]"}Issue 2: Cannot select test contact In the "Contact for testing" field, I type "monschke495" (which definitely exists in my Contacts - see attached screenshot), but it shows "No Items Found". The contact is subscr

I'm testing WhatsApp automation. The automation is triggered by the user, but it doesn't respond. I tested it with a pre-made template, and it doesn't work either. The log shows that the automation was triggered, but no WhatsApp messages were received.HiThe "Automate Appointment Scheduling" automation was triggered.

Hi everyone,I’m hoping someone here has experienced this before. My Instagram Business account is connected to ManyChat and I can see new contacts appear in my Audience list when they send me a DM — but no automation replies are sent at all.Here’s everything I’ve tried so far: Tested on a new ManyChat account with a simple “send hi” flow — same result. Confirmed Instagram account is Business (not Creator/Personal). Tried with multiple external IG accounts to trigger the flow. Flow is published, trigger is a keyword, and the first step is a simple message. Checked in Live Chat — incoming DMs appear, but automation doesn’t start. Followed ManyChat support’s Instagram Automation Troubleshooting steps: Refreshed Facebook/Instagram permissions.

Hey! I am setting up a new follower DM automation and I am asking a each new follower a question. They then click on a button to answer the question and then are supposed to be sent a reel. But I can only figure out how to send the reel where it opens a browser inside the Instagram app. It doesn’t just take them straight to the reel. See screenshots for context. Is there a better way to do this?  I am just adding the URL of the reel to the bottom action. But this opens it in Instagram as if you’re opening an external link. Any tips?  

I am experiencing an issue with the integration between ManyChat and Instagram. Whenever my customers respond to automatic messages sent through ManyChat, their responses go to the "General" inbox on Instagram instead of the "Primary" inbox. This is causing me to miss important interactions since I don't see these messages right away.I have tried adjusting settings in both ManyChat and Instagram, but I haven't been able to find a solution. I would appreciate any help on how to make sure that the automated messages from ManyChat are directed to the "Primary" inbox instead of "General." Please help me 😭

Hi, I am a pro account holder with you, and I need assistance with running an email campaign in ManyChat to inform my clients about my Black Friday discounts. Currently, I can only access Instagram features, which is preventing me from sending the campaign. I feel forced to rely on low-quality, free servers for this, and it's not ideal. Additionally, I have set up a feature to collect my customer's email addresses through Instagram chat and have gathered about 4,000 contacts (subscriptions) in ManyChat. Unfortunately, Many Chat software only displays phone numbers or Facebook IDs, which do not meet my needs, as I require the email addresses. I urgently need your help with the following: 1. Enable my Pro account to send an email campaign to all of my 4,000 contacts (and more in the future). 2. Retrieve the email addresses I collected through ManyChat automations as soon as possible.  Thank you!

Hi, I have been having issues with Manychat ever since I opened my account and have never used it. I tried to set up the auto dm for new followers but I keep getting a refresh permissions pop up. I have been through all the steps to  refresh these and keep getting the message to say they have been refreshed successfully but when i try to set up the automation, the pop up comes back. I have chatted with the support bot twice and submitted a ticket that hasn’t been actioned yet. I seem to have mixed API according to the bot and have worked through all these steps. My personal fb is connected, my business fb is connected as well as my IG account.  Does anyone have any advice or suggestions because it is driving me nuts.   This is the pop up I keep getting.  Thanks   

HI all, thank you for the quick response.I need your help with the following.All flows begin with triggers is what I noticed.So If flow 1 has triggers but flow 2 doesn’t.Will flow 2 still start when Flow 1 initiates it (with the Start automation feature) ?

Hello! I'm trying to set up a reminder for our upcoming automation where people can sign up for our ticket drop by sending their email in the DMs. One hour before we release the tickets, we’d like to send them a reminder through DM – but this would exceed the 24-hour time limit rule.I’ve tried talking to the AI bot for help, and I get the impression there might be an exception to this rule. However, whenever I ask for step-by-step guidance, it just sends me in circles.Anyone who know the answer to this?Thank you.– Sofie

Hi everyone,I’ve built an Instagram DM chatbot using ManyChat + n8n, and I’m facing an inconsistent delivery issue.The flow works sometimes, but for other messages, ManyChat does not send the response back to Instagram, and I can’t identify any pattern. The behaviour is completely random: No specific keywords trigger failure No pattern in message length or content No errors in ManyChat logs No errors in n8n logs n8n generates the response successfully every single time Only ManyChat fails to send it back intermittently It’s not intentional automation filtering, simply a random fail/pass pattern with the same flow.I’ll attach the details and logs for reference.Setup:Using N8N with Groq LLM to power an Instagram DM chatbot via ManyChat Workflow: Instagram DM

 Hello when i try to to connect my whatsapp i receive this message “Something went wrong. Please try again or contact support.” 

Is there a way to watch the past ManyChat webinars, or are they only available live?

I am making a multi flow chatbot, how do i make it so a flow can be triggered by another flow? for example:If Flow 1 ends with: start Flow 2 automation In flow 2, which first step should i put so its triggered when a action is Flow 2 automation?

Just wasted an hour setting this up, not working and zero support.  Any ideas on what I can do to make the automation work?  I’ve refreshed, its showing live and its not doing what its supposed to do.

Hi,I'm having trouble creating a WhatsApp message template for verification. The issue I'm facing is that when selecting the category, I only see "Marketing Lite," "Marketing," and "Utility," but no "Authentication".My message is a one-time passcode, has been rejected by all categories offered by ManyChat. Therefore, it clearly fits into the Authentication category according to the documentation from Meta.BTW, I was able to create the template on the Meta Business platform, but it does not appear in ManyChat Templates folder.- Am I the only user in ManyChat that need this?- Has anyone found a workaround for this limitation?- Does this mean I will need a separate platforms and get new number just for sending OTP messages?Thanks.

Hi,Please see image of the Basic builder. In flow builder  there is a button that says go back to basic builder.  How in basic do you go to flow builder? There is no button.Also, instead of a link in my bio on Instagram, I want to tell people to DM me a key word and send them a link or start a chat where I send them a link. Is the correct template “Respond to all of your DMs”? THANKS!!

Mark this message as a "Comment Reply" if you want to send it as a reply to a post or reel comment. What is the problem I can’t seem to fix the problem.

Hello ManyChat Support,I hope you’re doing well. I’m facing an issue with my accounts.I started with a free trial on XYZ EMAIL , then I upgraded my subscription on my Pro account YFT EMAIL The problem is: both accounts are currently connected to the same Facebook Account Which is have my Meta Suite Access , and I want my Pro account (kareem7mf@gmail.com) to be the ONLY account connected to that Facebook page.Could you please help me with:I Already Discounted My Free Account From All The Pages ANd Even Tried to Deactivated it and remove the access from facebook itself and i logout both account and restart the browser and still get the same erorr i just need to deactive my free account from my facebook page so i can use it at PRO account PLEASE HELP ME Thank you in advance — really appreciate your support.