Automatically Update X (Twitter) with Data from Database/CRM Services
This is a flow that automatically updates X (Twitter) starting from a database app like Airtable.
It's useful when you want to share record updates directly on X (Twitter)!
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"Utilizing social media is important, but it's really hard to keep it up..." "Why does it take so much effort to post the same content every time?" Many people might be feeling these challenges.
Especially in platforms like X (Twitter), creating a routine for regular updates is essential.
In fact, there's a way to fully automate your posts to X (Twitter) by using tools you use daily as triggers.
In this article, we will introduce an automated posting flow to prevent forgetting to post or doing double work, and clearly explain the specific setup steps that anyone can easily start without any coding.
Yoom offers templates to automate workflows using X (Twitter)! If you want to try it right away, click the banner below to get started!
There are several ways to automatically update data on X (Twitter). Here are some methods we've picked out for you to check out!
Simply click "Try it out" on the automation example you're interested in and register an account to experience automatic updates on X (Twitter) right away. Registration takes just 30 seconds, so feel free to give it a try!
This flow starts with chat apps like Discord to automatically update X (Twitter).
It's convenient because when you post a notification on Discord, the same content can be automatically shared on X (Twitter) as well!
This is a flow that automatically updates X (Twitter) starting from a database app like Airtable.
It's useful when you want to share record updates directly on X (Twitter)!
This is a flow that automatically posts to X (Twitter) starting from a scheduling app like Google Calendar.
It's convenient because you can simply register in your familiar scheduling app and send notifications or plans at a set date and time!
Now, let's create a flow to automatically update data on X (Twitter)!
We will proceed with the setup using Yoom, a no-code platform!
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This time, we will create a flow bot that automatically posts to X (Twitter) when a message is posted on Discord!
The creation process is broadly divided into the following steps.
First, log in to your Yoom account.
If you are new to Yoom, please check out Getting Started with Yoom.
1. Click on My Apps and then click on Add.
2. You can search by app name in the input field.
Let's register X (Twitter) as My App!
Enter X (Twitter) in the input field, and the X (Twitter) icon will appear. Click on the X (Twitter) icon.
1. A sign in screen like the one below will appear.
Sign in with the account you want to connect.
This time, we will sign in with an email address.
2. An authentication screen like the one below will appear.
After checking the content, click "Allow the app to access".
Search for Discord in the same way and click on the icon.
1. The following screen will appear.
Please enter your account name and access token.
For detailed setup instructions, please refer to this article!
For precautions when setting up Discord using a template, please refer to this article.
Once My App registration is successful, the following screen will appear.
Check if the icons for X (Twitter) and Discord are displayed on the My Apps screen.
Click "Try it" from the link below.
If the following display appears, the template copy was successful.
The copied template will be stored in My Projects.
First, click the icon at the top for "When a message is sent in the channel".
Set up the account information to integrate with Discord.
Select the trigger "When a message is sent in a channel". Once the setup is complete, click "Next".
Once the setup is complete, try making a test post on Discord.
As an example, we are sending a message like the one below.
After sending the message, return to the flow and click "Test".
If the test is successful, the information obtained from X (Twitter) will be displayed as retrieved value as shown below.
If you are interested in the details of the retrieved value, please check the link below.
About the retrieved value
Once the test is successful, be sure to click "Save"!
Finally, click the icon for "Post a Post".
Set up the account information to integrate with X (Twitter).
Select the action "Post a Post".
Once the setup is complete, click "Next".
Set up each item.
The post text is a required field, so be sure to set it.
When creating a message, click the input field to display the retrieved values from Discord as shown below, and use them when editing!
Once the setup is complete, test to ensure it works properly.
After clicking Test, check the X (formerly Twitter) screen to see if the message has been posted correctly.
If there are no issues, save and complete!
Thank you for your hard work! All settings are now complete.
Once the setup is complete, the following screen will be displayed.
Click "Turn on Trigger" to activate the flow bot.
This was the method for automatically posting to X (Twitter) when a message is posted on Discord!
Additionally, you can automate regular announcements of event information, create explanatory texts for trending information, and automatically post when a video is released!
Save time by automating these tasks.
Handling regular posts and internal notifications on social media manually has its limits—
The solution to this problem is the flow we introduced: "Automatically post on X (Twitter) when a message is posted on Discord."
It's easy to set up without any coding, making it possible for busy business people to implement it in a short time.
If you carefully follow the process from trigger setup to test posting, anyone can master it quickly.
Let's start with the efficiency improvements you can make right now and significantly reduce the effort of managing social media.