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Select a trigger from Instagram for Business

A trigger is an event that starts your Zap and runs the workflow. For example, with Instagram for Business, a trigger could be "New Media Posted in my Account."

A trigger is the event that kicks off your automated workflow.

Setup an action from SMSAPI

An action is what takes place after the automation is triggered. For example, with SMSAPI, the action could be "Create Contact."

An action is the event that your automated workflow performs when triggered.

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Triggers and actions are the main components of every automated workflow.

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Connect Instagram for Business and SMSAPI to integrate crucial parts of your business

With Zapier, you can integrate everything from basic data entry to end-to-end processes. Here are some of the business-critical workflows that people automate with Zapier.

Automate your lead management and improve conversions

With Zapier, you can automate every part of your lead funnel and give yourself the best chance at converting leads. Automate everything from lead capture to outreach to reporting—and close more deals as a result.

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Create more impactful campaigns with automation

Measuring campaign performance across platforms can get chaotic. Plus, digging up the right metrics costs you precious time and effort. With Zapier, you can create a centralized view of your performance, skillfully manage your lists, and ensure your campaigns drive ROI across the business.

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Provide world-class support with a little help from automation

Support reps can't be productive when they have to track down crucial information for every incident or ticket. With Zapier, you can automatically send your reps the context they need to resolve tickets quickly and create a seamless customer experience.

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Automate your way to actionable, up-to-date data

The days of manually exporting and importing data are over. With Zapier, you can send data where it needs to go, in the format you need it—so you can centralize your data and unlock more insights.

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Resolve incidents faster with automation

Your technical support team wants to focus on tech tickets rather than admin work. With Zapier, you can automate everything from ticket creation to routing to inter-team communication—eliminating friction from incident management and increasing speed to resolution.

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Supported triggers and actions

Zapier helps you create workflows that connect your apps to automate repetitive tasks. A trigger is an event that starts a workflow, and an action is an event a Zap performs.

New Media Posted in my Account
Triggers when a photo or video is posted to your selected account.
Trigger
Polling
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- Photo
  Required
- Caption
- Tagged User(s)
- Location
Action
Write
New Inbound SMS
Triggers whenever a new SMS is received on your SMSAPI account.
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Contact Phone Number
  Required
- Delete Contact From All Groups?
  Required
Action
Write
- Sender Name
  Required
- Contact Group
  Required
- Message
  Required
- Normalize Characters
  Required
Action
Write

New Tagged Media
Triggers when your selected account is tagged in a photo or video.
Trigger
Polling
Try It
- Api_docs_info
- Stop on error
  Required
- HTTP Method
  Required
- URL
  Required
- Query string parameters
- Additional request headers
- Body
Action
Write
- Contact Group
  Required
- Contact Phone Number
  Required
- First Name
- Last Name
- Email
- Contact Description
Action
Write
- Sender Name
  Required
- Phone Number
  Required
- Message
  Required
- Normalize Characters
  Required
Action
Write

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About Instagram for Business

Instagram for Business allows you to gain insights on your followers. Instagram keeps rolling out tools to help business owners succeed on the photo-sharing social media platform.

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About SMSAPI

SMSAPI allows you to send text messages automatically. Messages can be fully personalized. You can set a custom sender name up to 11 characters long.

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