Watch Public User Media from multiple accounts

How To
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Hi, I am building a scenario to monitor new posts from 120 pre-defined instagram accounts. The posts are about conference events. Once a post is published by any of those 120 accounts it shall be added to a calendar (a single shared calendar).

Creating this scenario for a single instagram account is straightforward with “Watch Public User Media”. But how can I watch all 120 accounts from a single scenario?

It appears as if in a single scenario I can only add one module “watch public user media” and it can only watch a single user profile. I can’t possible create 120 scenarios to do that.

Would appreciate any help or ideas. I am new to Make, and tried to find some answers online, unsuccessfully so far…

Thanks,
Victoria

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Hello Victoria, welcome to the Make Community.

Unfortunately, it’s not possible – the “Watch Public User Media” module doesn’t work with variables.

Option 1:
Create 120 scenarios.

Option 2:
Use an appropriate external API provider, like OneSimpleApi or a service from RapidApi which offer functionality needed.

Option 3:
Advanced level – use Instagram Graph API and custom requests.

Option 4:
Expert level (IMO) – use the Make API to modify the scenario blueprint.