How do I Automatically post a random picture to facebook everyday from a Google drive folder full pictures?

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I have chatsonic triggered to automatically post to facebook everyday. However, I would also like to automatically upload a different picture from a designated Google drive folder to post with the AI generated copy. I’m new to make.com, so please explain the step-by-step instructions as detailed and as simple as possible. Thanks in advance.

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Hi,

I have roughly outlined below the steps you would need to follow.

Step 1) Use the “Search for Files/Folders” Google Drive function in Make to identify and list images within your specified Google Drive folder.

Step 2) Incorporate a “Download a File” module to retrieve each selected image from the folder.

Step 3) Use Make’s Facebook module for posting; configure it to use the downloaded image URL alongside chatsonic-generated copy.

Step 4) Lastly, set up your workflow in Make to execute these steps sequentially every time there is a new post.

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From doing similar things before, I suggest separating the scenarios of logging available images and applying them.

One scenario monitors Google Drive and on updates, creates a data store entry, to denote image used or not.

Then when an image is required, a second scenario shuffles results of the data store where the image hasn’t been used. The selected image is then marked in the data store as used.

This method prevents duplicate image use.

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Welcome to the Make community!

While it is certainly possible, I would suggest completing the Make Academy and learn ths basics before jumping into building such a complicated scenario. If you need specific assistance when you are building a scenario it’s easier to help you then. Otherwise, you can also hire a professional by posting a request in the Hire a Pro category.

Here are some useful links and guides you can use to learn more on how to use the Make platform, apps, and app modules. I found these useful when I was learning Make, and hope they might benefit you too —

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Hope this helps! Let me know if there are any further questions or issues.

— @samliew

P.S.: Did you know, the concepts of about 70% of questions asked on this forum are already covered in the Make Academy. Investing some effort into it will save you lots of time and frustration using Make later!