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Search records in Facebook
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Written by Wrk Product
Updated over a year ago

Searches for a people, pages, posts, groups, or events in Facebook.

This Wrk Action divides. For more information on divides please visit our article explaining Divides.

Common use cases

  • Advertisement Versioning

  • Engagement & Communication Management

  • Data Management

Application

  • Facebook

Inputs (what you have)

NAME

DESCRIPTION

TYPE

REQUIRED

EXAMPLE

Keywords

The values entered in the search bar

Text

Yes

Automation

Type of record

The type of record searched

Accepted values:

  • All

  • Posts

  • People

  • Groups

  • Photos

  • etc

Predefined

Choice List

Yes

People

Maximum number of results

Limit on the number of results that should be captured

Integer

Yes

10

Note: the value of inputs can either be a set value in the configuration of the Wrk Action within the Wrkflow, or a variable from the Data Library . These variables in theData Library are the outputs of previous Wrk Actions in the Wrkflow.

Outputs (what you get)

NAME

DESCRIPTION

TYPE

REQUIRED

EXAMPLE

Facebook record name

Item name

Text

Yes

Make automation simple

Facebook record link

URL of the Facebook record

Link

Yes

https://facebook.com/post/1Fy55AvqJ

Outcomes

NAME

DESCRIPTION

Success

This status is selected if the record was successfully retrieved from Facebook, and the provided link can be used to directly access the record.

No result

This status is selected in the event of the following scenarios:

- No records were found using the search criteria

Unsuccessful

This status is selected in the event of the following scenarios:

- Application site is down or not accessible

- No search value or type is provided

Requirements

  • N/A

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