Make Integration Overview – Vista Social

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Vista Social integrates with Make, allowing you to connect Vista Social with other apps and automate actions such as scheduling posts, updating scheduled content, creating ideas, and adding notes to your social calendar.

This integration is available on the Advanced, Scale, and Enterprise plans. You do not need to purchase the API add-on to use Make.

Why use the Make integration?

Make allows you to build automated workflows between Vista Social and other applications.

For example, you can create a workflow that automatically schedules a post in Vista Social when a new row is added to Google Sheets.

The integration is designed for personal automation workflows and is not intended for high-volume enterprise automations.

Getting Started with Make

1. Sign up for Make

First off, hop over to the Make website and sign up.

2. Add Vista Social to Make

Now, add Vista Social to your app lineup with this special invitation link.

3. Your Integration API Key

As you set up your Make Scenario (that's automation speak for your workflow), you'll need your Vista Social Integration API key.

In Vista Social:

Go to Settings.
Open Account Settings.
Select Integrations.
Copy your Integration API key.

Return to Make and enter your Vista Social Integration API key when creating the Vista Social connection.

4. Create your automation plan

Once the connection is established, create a Make scenario based on the workflow you want to automate.

Depending on the action, you can use data from another application as an input for Vista Social.

What can you automate?

The Make integration currently supports actions including:

Schedule a new post
Update a scheduled post
Delete a scheduled post
Assign a post for review
Create a new idea
Create a new note in the social calendar
Create profile groups

Scheduling posts with Make

When creating a scheduled post, the following fields are available.

Field	Accepted values:	Required?
Post Schedule Date	Date / Time in the YYYY-MM-DD HH: mm format	Required.
Caption	Alphanumeric characters and special characters for your social caption	Required when posting to networks that require a caption. Optional for those that don't.
Media	URL to media file (image, video, document, GIF). Must be a publicly accessible link.	Required when posting to networks that require media attachments. Optional for those that don't.
Instagram publish as	Dropdown: REELS, STORY, FEED	Required when posting to Instagram
Facebook publish as	Dropdown: REELS, STORY, VIDEO, IMAGE	Required when posting to Facebook
Snapchat publish as	Dropdown: STORY, SAVED_STORY, SPOTLIGHT	Required when posting to Snapchat
Pinterest board name	Text field: Name of the board	Required when posting to Pinterest
Pinterest section name	Text field: Name of the section	Optional
Extra Comment	Include up to 5 comments that will be published along side the post.	Optional
Instagram invite collaborators	Text field - up to 3 Instagram @handles separated by a "," comma	Optional
Workflow	Choose 1 approval workflow you want to assign the post for review to	Optional

Note

Media URLs must be publicly accessible for Make to retrieve the media file.

Rate limits

The Make integration is intended for personal automation and is not designed for high-volume enterprise automation. Rate limits

The current limits are:

60 requests per minute
3,600 requests per hour
You can monitor remaining requests using the x-vs-rate-limit-remaining header.
If the limit is exceeded more than 10 times within an hour, the Make API key will be deactivated.

If you need a high-volume automation solution, contact Vista Social Support.

Key things to check

Before troubleshooting a Make integration, verify:

You are on an Advanced, Scale, or Enterprise plan.
You have added Vista Social to your Make account.
You are using the correct Integration API key.
The API key was copied from Settings → Account Settings → Integrations.
Your media URLs are publicly accessible when scheduling posts with media.
Required platform-specific fields are populated.
Your automation is not exceeding the Make rate limits.

Expected behavior

Once the Vista Social connection is successfully configured in Make, you can use Vista Social actions within your Make scenarios.

The available actions depend on the integration features supported by Vista Social. When scheduling content, platform-specific fields may become required depending on the social network and content type selected.

What's next?

We're always cooking up more ways to enhance your experience. Coming your way soon:

Notifications: for scheduled tasks, new users, and profile updates
Custom reports delivered right where you need them

Got ideas? We're all ears! Share your thoughts through our feature request form.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Which Vista Social plans include the Make integration?
A: The Make integration is available on the Advanced, Scale, and Enterprise plans.

Q: Do I need the API add-on to use Make?
A: No. Make does not require the API add-on. The integration is included with the supported plans.

Q: Can I specify a YouTube title using Make?
A: No. The Title field is currently not available in the Make integration.

Q: Can I use Make for high-volume enterprise automations?
A: The Make integration is intended for personal automation and is not designed for high-volume enterprise automations. Contact Vista Social Support if you need a high-volume solution.

Q: What happens if I exceed the rate limit?
A: The integration allows up to 60 requests per minute. If the limit is exceeded more than 10 times within an hour, the Make API key will be deactivated.

Q: Where can I find my Integration API key?
A: Go to Settings → Account Settings → Integrations in Vista Social and copy your Integration API key.

Need further help?

If you have any questions or need additional help, feel free to contact our awesome support team. We are here to assist you! 💙

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