Create Short Videos Automatically & Share on Social Media with Pabbly Connect

Learn how to automate video creation and sharing on social media using Pabbly Connect. Step-by-step guide to integrate various platforms effortlessly. Discover how to seamlessly connect your essential tools through accessible instructions that make powerful automation available to professionals at every skill level.

Watch Step By Step Video Tutorial Below

1. Setting Up Pabbly Connect for Video Automation

To create short videos automatically and share them on social media, you first need to set up Pabbly Connect. Start by visiting the Pabbly Connect landing page, where you can sign up for a free account. This process will allow you to access automation tasks for video creation.

Once you’ve signed up, log into your Pabbly Connect dashboard. From here, click on the ‘Create Workflow’ button. You will need to name your workflow, for example, ‘Create and Share Short Videos on Social Media Automatically’. After naming, click on the ‘Create’ button to proceed.

2. Configuring Google Sheets as Trigger in Pabbly Connect

In this step, you will configure Google Sheets as the trigger application in your Pabbly Connect workflow. Search for Google Sheets in the trigger section and select the event labeled ‘New or Updated Spreadsheet Row’. This will activate the workflow whenever a new row is added.

• Open your Google Sheets in an incognito window to avoid account issues.
• Install the Pabbly Connect Webhooks add-on from Google Workspace Marketplace.
• Refresh the spreadsheet to see the new options available under the Extensions menu.

After refreshing, navigate to Extensions > Pabbly Connect Webhooks and select ‘Initial Setup’. Here, paste the webhook URL you received from Pabbly Connect and set the trigger column to the column where you will enter video details. This setup ensures that whenever you enter data in the specified column, the workflow will trigger automatically.

3. Creating Videos Using Creator Mat and Pabbly Connect

Next, you will use Creator Mat to create the video based on the data entered in Google Sheets. In your Pabbly Connect workflow, add an action step and search for Creator Mat. Choose the action event ‘Create Single Render’. This action will generate the video using the specified template.

To connect to Creator Mat, you will need the API key from your Creator Mat project settings. Once connected, specify the template name you wish to use for video creation. The template allows you to customize the text and images used in the video.

• Input key-value pairs for the text and images you wish to change in the video.
• Ensure the modifications match the key IDs in your Creator Mat template.

After setting up the modifications, save and send a test request. This will generate a new video based on the changes you made, demonstrating how Pabbly Connect automates this process seamlessly.

4. Sharing Created Videos on Social Media Platforms

After successfully creating the video, the next step is to share it on social media using Pabbly Connect. Add another action step and select the social media platform you want to share the video on, such as Facebook. Choose the action event ‘Create Page Video’.

Connect your Facebook account and select the page where you want to post the video. You will need to map the video URL generated from the previous step into the respective field in this action. Additionally, you can add a description using the caption from your Google Sheets.

Select the appropriate Facebook page from the dropdown list. Map the video URL and caption to ensure they appear correctly in the post.

Once everything is set up, click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to post the video on your selected social media page. This demonstrates how Pabbly Connect allows you to automate the sharing of created videos effectively.

5. Finalizing the Automation Workflow with Pabbly Connect

To ensure that the video is properly rendered before sharing, it’s advisable to add a delay in your Pabbly Connect workflow. This can be done by inserting a delay action between the video creation and sharing steps. Set the delay to a few minutes to allow for rendering time.

After the delay, you can add another action step to update the Google Sheets with the video URL. Select Google Sheets again and choose the action event ‘Update Cell Value’. This will allow you to save the video URL back into the spreadsheet for future reference.

Map the row index to ensure the URL is placed in the correct cell. Confirm all connections and mappings before finalizing.

Once you have set up the delay and the update action, your automation workflow is complete. This means you can now simply enter details into Google Sheets, and Pabbly Connect will handle the rest, from video creation to sharing on social media.

Conclusion

By following this tutorial, you have successfully learned how to use Pabbly Connect to automate the process of creating and sharing short videos on various social media platforms. This integration not only saves time but also enhances your content strategy by simplifying video production.

Utilizing Pabbly Connect for video automation allows you to focus on content quality while the technical aspects are handled seamlessly. Start creating and sharing videos automatically today!