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has96
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ManyChat - Google Sheet

PLEASE HELP!  I’m working on a Google Sheet integration with ManyChat where I want to collect a user input in ManyChat, compare it with a particular lookup column in the sheet, and return a value from another column in the sheet if the input IS EXACTLY SAME, OR ALMOST CLOSE to any value in the lookup column. The ‘exactly same’ part works smoothly but I also want it to check for the closest results (to cater to typing errors or incomplete inputs) as the input and lookup data is supposed to be a multiple words input. Now for the sake of my life, I can’t figure out a way to check for similar values and return the closest one - I’ve tried the integration via zapier with its filters and formatter, but even though the logic looks correct, it still only works for the ‘exactly same’ input. I even tried it within Google sheets by using accurate formulas to insert the input in a cell and then compare it with the lookup column (all within the sheet) but that still doesn’t work. I’m now thinking t

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Fabio Gaulke
Juliano Podestá
Juliano PodestáUp-and-Comer
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Duplicated Buttons Problem!!!

Hello everyone!I'm going through a very annoying issue. When the user interacts with the flow I created on Manychat, triggering any kind of action, at certain moments in the flow, some buttons appear duplicated.Buttons from the beginning of the flow are showing up along with buttons from the middle or the end of the flow.It's funny because when the user leaves the conversation and comes back, the duplicated buttons disappear.Is anyone else experiencing this problem? I can't take it anymore, I don't know if it's a bug with Instagram or with Manychat itself, because the flow built in Manychat is perfectly correct.Can someone help me?

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Juliano Podestá
krassfood
krassfood
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Automation on reels as collaborator

I would like to know if I can set up the automation to send a DM when someone comments on a reel where I am listed as a collaborator. Thanks

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rodrigo_silvano
aydin.ozturk
aydin.ozturkUp-and-Comer
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Instagram DM Automation Loop Problem

Hello, I want to start an automation for any message written to me via Instagram direct message. But the automation should only be triggered once for each user. How can I create the condition for this trigger? Because we want to enable further communication with our followers on DM, we don’t want the automated answer every time they write something. Only once, first when they contact us. How can I solve the loop problem.

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Gosia
Eliseh
Eliseh
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Facebook's messages blocked because of "no content type"

Hi!My automation was working for about 2 weeks, then it didn’t work anymore.Here are the messages I got : “ This is a weekly overview of Facebook Messages that were blocked because more than 24 hours passed after subscribed contact's last interaction with your bot via Messenger.”And for every message, it’s a “no content type” blocking.Problem is, I can’t fix the “no content type” blocking because I don’t have the automation checker.They also talk about “Facebook tags”. Where can I find them ?Many many thanks !! 

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rodrigo_silvano
joaoooooo
joaooooooUp-and-Comer
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FLUXO NAO INICIA, PARA MENSAGENS INICIADAS DE ANUNCIOS PARA O WHATSAPP

FLUXO NAO INICIA, PARA MENSAGENS INICIADAS DE ANUNCIOS PARA O WHATSAPP API OFICIAL

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felipelc
ChatPro Solutions
ChatPro Solutions
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Whatsapp integration into Manychat

Does anyone know if an Israeli phone number can be untegrated into manychat? Thank you:)

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Gustavo Boregio
Raquel C
Manychat Team Member
Raquel CManychat Community Manager
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Black Friday: How are you using Manychat? 🛍️

Can you believe Black Friday is JUST around the corner?! 🪁Time is flying by, and this is the time to make the most of your engagement and increase your sales using Manychat! We currently have a special campaign to help you prepare for those busy days here: https://holidays.manychat.com/And in the last two weeks, we’ve hosted two events where three Manychat experts shared their tips on how to grow your business with DM automation and increase your sales with coupons. If you didn’t get the chance to join us. You can watch here: Grow your IG account with Miranda & Lexi Tips for your Black Friday with Williams Batista [ in Portuguese 🇧🇷 only] What about you? What campaign are you planning for Black Friday? 

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Raquel C
Manychat Team Member
lian_cerezo
lian_cerezo
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Links sent were not clickable

Hi! So I am running this automation where I am sending mutiple links to an audience. In manychat, the links are clickable but in IG they are not. How can I fix this? Is there something I am missing? Thanks!  

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rodrigo_silvano
airtouch
airtouchUp-and-Comer
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Issues Connecting WhatsApp Flow to Meta Ads

Hi everyone!I’m trying to connect my WhatsApp Flow in ManyChat to my Meta ads. The idea is that whenever someone clicks on the ad, it directly starts a conversation on WhatsApp and triggers the sequence. However, when I select WhatsApp as the ad destination, I receive a notification indicating that it only works with a WhatsApp Business account.I saw a video which explained that we need to use traffic campaigns and add a website.But even when I follow this video and use a link shortener, I get a notice from meta saying that I can´t use a WhatsApp link and should choose WhatsApp as the ad destination.   I have my WhatsApp Business API properly set up and linked to ManyChat, but I’m unable to proceed with the ad configuration.Has anyone encountered this issue? Any tips on how to successfully connect my WhatsApp Business API number for ads in ManyChat?Thank you!

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henriquearsenio
landrady
landradyUp-and-Comer
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Whatsapp HSM Template with local context fields

I created a custom app with a trigger, this app sends local context fields like a url of an order. I would like to send a Whatsapp HSM with this information, but, when I am creating a message template there, I can’t see my app context fields variables, and so, I can’t register the message template with the real variables.

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Fabio Gaulke
Vítor Afonso
Vítor AfonsoUp-and-Comer
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AI response delay

Hello everyone, how's it going? I’m facing some issues with my Manychat flow. I’m using make.com to generate responses with Artificial Intelligence. The responses are being generated normally and are sent to Manychat via make.com's API block “Set a Custom Field”.The problem is the following: the response reaches Manychat in about 5-10 seconds through this CUF, but after arriving, the message is not immediately sent to the user. Actually, the timing is variable. Sometimes, as soon as the CUF is updated, the response is sent right away, but other times it takes over 2 minutes for the response (WHICH HAS ALREADY REACHED MANYCHAT) to actually be sent to the user.I’m using Instagram.(ps: theres no smart delay or anything)

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Juliano Moretti
magdakubis
magdakubisUp-and-Comer
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Auto messages

I have many automations set up with prompt words - people comment on my Insta posts and get a replay with a link. Is there a way to set up a general automation which will be sent after the original automation? So say someone comments, gets a message with a link that automation is done and then another one will start?

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rodrigo_silvano
janinehaerdter
janinehaerdter
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"Next step" after Comment Reply

Hi everyone! I’m trying to set up the following flow, reminding non-clicking users with a follow-up message:  However, if I use “Reply in DM”, I can’t add another “next step” after the reply, as shown in this screenshot.If I set this first step after the trigger up as “Send message” I can’t save the flow since it wants me to set this step as “Reply in DM”. Is there any trick I don’t see? Thanks for your help!

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rodrigo_silvano
Rajneesh
Rajneesh
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How many automated DM with paid ManyChat

Hello everyone.I have a query that i have seen its written “1000 accounts or 500” accounts for DM.For 15 USD plan, if i asked them to comment something to my reel and only 500 people will get DM? Please clarify what do you mean by accounts and only 500 people will get DM after they comment something on my reel?Thank You

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Gustavo Boregio
KarinaSoulworks
KarinaSoulworks
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Mark this message as a "Comment Reply" if you want to send it as a reply to a post or reel comment.

Hi there, New to Manychat and trying to send up automation to collect email and send freebie. Did this successfully via DMs but everyone seemed to be adding keywords to comments instead of DMs so tried to add an additional trigger to the same automation to pick up comments also. However, it will not allow me to enable the additional trigger and I receive the message “Mark this message as a "Comment Reply" if you want to send it as a reply to a post or reel comment.” I have no idea what this means or where I am meant to mark message as comment reply. Please help! Thanks in advance.

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Uncode
afmnaieem
afmnaieem
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Help Needed: Meta Account Restriction After Connecting ManyChat

Hi everyone,I recently connected ManyChat to my Facebook Messenger for my business page, but before even sending any messages, my account was restricted by Meta due to suspected automation issues. They cited automation violations, but I hadn’t run any chat sequences yet.Has anyone faced a similar issue, or can you provide advice on how to resolve this and stay compliant with Meta’s guidelines? Any insights would be greatly appreciated!Thanks in advance!

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Fabio Gaulke
Levy
LevyUp-and-Comer
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Follow up problem. Bot keeps triggering at every stage.

Hey everyone, I’ve set up up a many chat flow and as you can see in point 1 I have a condition block then a follow up message. But what’s happening is when the customer goes down the funnel to point 2 and 3 it still keeps triggering the follow up even if they message / interact with me.  I’ve tried a smart delay, refreshing permissions and tried the “last interaction” “last seen” and “messaging window segment” conditions with no luck.  Has anyone solved this problem before. any help will be really appreciated :)  Thanks, Carrie x  

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Fabio Gaulke
Nelson Andrade M
Nelson Andrade M
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Esta cuenta ya no puede usar WhatsApp Business

número de teléfono que se suspendió recientemente debido a una supuesta violación de los términos de uso de la aplicación me gustaría señalar que uso WhatsApp exclusivamente para fines comerciales y por lo tanto no tengo motivos para violar los términos de la aplicación solicito por favor que se realice una revisión de mi cuenta de mi historial de uso de WhatsApp para que verifiquen que no hubo violación a los términos de uso de la aplicación.Gracias De antemano por su atención a este asunto por favor no dude en ponerse en contacto conmigo para obtenermas aclaraciones si es necesario.Somos un restaurante y quiero automatizar las respuestas a mis clientes por WhatsAppPor eso decidí usa ManyChat Terminando de asociar las cuentas me aparece este mensaje que me generó muchísimo susto [Imagen 1] estuve averiguando y me indicaron que este era uno de los posibles pasos a seguir. Ya los intenté todos y aún no encuentro solución.  

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Nelson Andrade M
AmirrezaRahimi
AmirrezaRahimi
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Urgent: Accounts Inaccessible

Some of the accounts I had have become inaccessible. Has this happened to anyone else? Can you please guide me on what might be causing this?

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Gustavo Boregio
aqueladapromo
aqueladapromo
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entrei clm o facebook, mas quero desconectar pra entrar com o gmail. como faço?

Entrei pela primeira vez com o meu Facebook, mas quero continuar com o meu Gmail. Como posso fazer isso? Porque ele me impede de entrar de outra maneira 

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rodrigo_silvano
GSengh
GSenghUp-and-Comer
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Manychat Causing My Website Link to Not Function Correctly

New Manychat Pro user here. I’m trying to set up an IG DM automation that sends the user to my website, using the  “Add Button - Open Website” option. The problem is that Manychat is using a redirect from my.manychat.com and then to my website, which causes my website to malfunction.Going to my website directly by typing the URL into the address bar does not cause any problems.If you test it out yourself, you’ll see it go to my.manychat.com first before it goes to your link.Is it possible to skip the redirect and go straight to my link instead?

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Fabio Gaulke
klarki
klarkiUp-and-Comer
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Possibility of replying only at some point

How can I allow a client to write only from a specific point in time? I would like to force them to select a few tiles at the beginning and allow them to write freely only from a specific moment. Today there are tiles flying, but the client can still write as much as he wants, ignoring them.

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klarki
Harmanpreet Singh
Harmanpreet Singh
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Sending GIF Files to Whatsapp

As GIF is a type of image itself, we can send GIF using the Whatsapp Cloud API for Image. As if I use image tag and pass the gif url to it, I am not able to recieve it.Can anyone help me with this issue, how can I be able to send gif files using url through manychat flows.

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Harmanpreet Singh
bryankoci
bryankociUp-and-Comer
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Best practices for keywords?

Looking for recommendations for best practices for 2 things:How do you like to select your keywords? How do you make them easy enough to comment, while unique enough not to accidentally happen? How do you share the keyword (specifically in IG)If I say “Comment below with KEYWORD” I think IG will flag that and I won’t get as much traction. What are more unique ways to say that? 

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Gustavo Boregio
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