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Account → Trigger Tool

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Summary

Trigger a platform discovery tool for a specified social media account to initiate discovery processes like Facebook pages, Pinterest boards, LinkedIn companies, or Twitter communities.

Inputs

  • Account ID (required) — The UUID of the social media account to target.
  • Tool (required) — The type of platform discovery tool to trigger. Options include Pages (Facebook), Boards (Pinterest), Companies (LinkedIn), and Communities (Twitter).

Output shape

a single JSON object containing the response from the triggered discovery tool endpoint

The output is unwrapped from a 'data' envelope if present. On success, returns the triggered tool's response specific to the social platform. Errors are returned in a 'json.error' field if 'Continue On Fail' is enabled.

Examples

Example 1: Trigger Facebook Pages discovery tool for a specific account

Set 'Account ID' to the account's UUID and 'Tool' to 'Pages (Facebook)'. The operation sends a POST request to /accounts/{accountId}/tools with {tool:'pages'} in the body.

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