I Stopped Deleting Instagram Spam Comments Manually — Do This Instead

Learn how to automate the deletion of spam comments on Instagram using Pabbly Connect. Follow this detailed tutorial for a seamless integration process. Explore systematic approaches to creating efficient automation solutions that convert technical concepts into practical, implementable instructions.

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1. Setting Up Pabbly Connect for Instagram Spam Comment Deletion

To automate the deletion of spam comments on Instagram, you will need to use Pabbly Connect. Start by accessing Pabbly Connect through your web browser. If you are new to Pabbly, you can sign up for a free account, which gives you access to 100 free tasks each month to explore its features.

Once you have signed into your Pabbly Connect account, create a new workflow. This workflow will consist of two main steps: a trigger and an action. The trigger will be set to Instagram, allowing you to capture new comments made on your posts.

2. Configuring the Instagram Trigger in Pabbly Connect

To set up the trigger in Pabbly Connect, select Instagram as your trigger application. The event you want to choose is ‘New Comment’, which will capture any new comments made on your Instagram posts.

Click on the ‘Connect’ button to establish a connection. You can use an existing connection or create a new one by providing the necessary token and account identifier. Follow the provided instructions to generate these details from your Meta Developer account.

• Select Instagram as the trigger application.
• Choose the event ‘New Comment’.
• Connect your Instagram account using the token and account identifier.

Once connected, click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to ensure that Pabbly Connect is properly capturing comments from your Instagram account.

3. Integrating AI for Spam Detection

After successfully setting up the Instagram trigger in Pabbly Connect, the next step is to integrate an AI tool for spam detection. In this tutorial, we will use OpenAI for this purpose. Add an action step in your workflow and select OpenAI as the action application.

Choose the event ‘Chat GPT’ and click on the ‘Connect’ button. You will need to provide the API token from your OpenAI account to establish this connection. Once connected, you will set up a prompt that instructs the AI to classify comments as spam or not spam.

• Select OpenAI as the action application.
• Set the event to ‘Chat GPT’.
• Enter a prompt that instructs the AI to analyze the comment for spam.

Click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to check if the AI is successfully analyzing the comments.

4. Filtering Out Spam Comments

With the AI integration complete, the next step in Pabbly Connect is to filter out comments identified as spam. Add a new action step and select ‘Filter by Pabbly’. This filter will ensure that only comments classified as spam by the AI will proceed to the next step.

Configure the filter to check if the message content equals ‘spam’. If the condition is met, the workflow will continue to the next action, which is to delete the spam comment from Instagram.

Add a filter step to check if the AI’s response is ‘spam’. Configure the filter to proceed only if the condition is true.

This filtering process ensures that only unwanted spam comments are targeted for deletion, leaving genuine comments intact.

5. Deleting Spam Comments with Pabbly Connect

The final step in your automation workflow is to delete the spam comments from Instagram using Pabbly Connect. Add another action step and select Instagram as the action application. Set the event to ‘Delete Comment’.

To complete the deletion process, you will need to map the comment ID from the previous steps. This ID corresponds to the spam comment that was detected by the AI. Once mapped, click on ‘Save and Send Test Request’ to execute the deletion.

Select Instagram as the action application. Choose the event ‘Delete Comment’. Map the comment ID from the previous step.

After executing this step, the spam comment will be removed from your Instagram post, completing the automation process. You can now enjoy a cleaner Instagram feed without the hassle of manually deleting spam comments.

Conclusion

By leveraging Pabbly Connect, you can easily automate the deletion of spam comments on Instagram, saving you time and effort. This integration streamlines your workflow and enhances your social media management.