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Supported Triggers & Actions

Everything you can automate between Facebook Groups and Elai.

When this happensTriggers

A trigger is an event that starts a workflow.

New Comment Posted in Group

New Comment Posted in Group

Runs when a new comment is posted in a selected Facebook Group.

New Video Created

New Video Created

Triggers when new video is created in Elai Account.

Video Ready

Video Ready

Triggers when any video change it's status to "ready".

Video Error

Video Error

Triggered when any video has a validation or a rendering error

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Do thisActions

Action is the task that follows automatically within your Facebook Groups integrations.

Send A Private Reply

Send A Private Reply

Send a private reply to a post or comment.

Create a Video

Create a Video

create a new video.

Delete a Video

Delete a Video

Deletes a video from Elai account.

Update a Video

Update a Video

Update a Video in the Elai account.

Render a Video

Render a Video

Re-render an existing video or fix previously failed video renders.

Copy/Transform Video

Copy/Transform Video

Duplicate videos or templates, and convert videos into templates or templates into videos.

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Integrations Facebook Groups
Facebook Groups + Elai
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About Facebook Groups

Groups provide a space to communicate about shared interests with certain people. You can create a group for anything — your family reunion, your after-work sports team, your book club — and customize the group's privacy settings depending on who you want to be able to join and see the group.

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Integrations Elai
Elai + Facebook Groups
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About Elai

Elai.io is a leading text-to-video platform that allows anyone to build customized AI videos with a presenter using only text. A few moments is all it takes to generate a video with 69 languages available for translation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I connect Facebook Groups and Elai?

Sign up for a free viaSocket account, then authorize both your Facebook Groups and Elai accounts. From there, pick a trigger in one app and an action in the other. Your first workflow can be live in under five minutes.

Does this integration work in real time?

Yes. viaSocket uses instant triggers where available, so data moves between Facebook Groups and Elai as soon as the event happens. Scheduled polling triggers run at a maximum interval of 15 minutes.

Can I control which data gets sent from Facebook Groups to Elai?

Yes. You can map specific fields, apply filters to skip records that do not match your conditions, and transform values before they reach Elai. No coding required.

Can the integration run in both directions?

Yes. You can set up a workflow where Facebook Groups triggers actions in Elai, and a separate workflow where Elai triggers actions in Facebook Groups. Both run independently and in real time.

What happens if a step in the workflow fails?

viaSocket logs every run so you can see exactly what succeeded and what failed. Failed tasks can be retried from the dashboard without re-configuring the workflow.

Is viaSocket free to use?

Yes, there is a free plan that covers basic workflows between Facebook Groups and Elai. Paid plans unlock higher task limits, faster polling, and advanced features like multi-step workflows and conditional logic.

Do I need to know how to code to set this up?

No. The entire Facebook Groups and Elai integration is built through a visual, point-and-click interface. Code blocks are available if you want them, but they are never required.