ExportComments Zapier Integration

Zapier integration for ExportComments.com - automate your comment export workflows with 6000+ apps.

Features

Triggers

This integration provides the following triggers:

• Export Started - Triggered when a new export job is created and queued
• Export Completed - Triggered when an export job completes successfully with download link
• Export Failed - Triggered when an export job fails with error details
• Export Requeued - Triggered when an export job is requeued for retry

Actions

• Create Export - Creates a new export job for social media content using API v3

Supported Platforms

• Instagram
• YouTube
• Twitter/X
• Facebook
• TikTok
• Vimeo
• And more...

Setup

1. Get your API key from ExportComments API page
2. Connect your ExportComments account in Zapier using the API key
3. Choose your trigger/action and connect to any of 6000+ apps

Usage Examples

Trigger Workflows

• Export Completed → Save files to Google Drive
• Export Failed → Send notification to Slack
• Export Started → Log to spreadsheet for tracking

Action Workflows

• Schedule → Create Export → Wait for completion webhook
• Form Submission → Create Export with submitted URL
• CRM Update → Trigger export for social media analysis

Authentication

Uses API key authentication with X-AUTH-TOKEN header. You can find your API key at https://app.exportcomments.com/user/api

API Reference

Create Export Action

Creates a new export job using ExportComments API v3.

Endpoint: POST /api/v3/job

Input Fields:

• url (required) - Source URL to export from
• limit (optional) - Maximum number of items to export
• followers (optional) - Include followers data (boolean)
• likes (optional) - Include likes data (boolean)
• minTimestamp (optional) - Unix timestamp for filtering
• options (optional) - Additional options as JSON string

Output:

• id - Job numeric identifier
• guid - Unique job identifier
• status - Job status (queued, processing, completed, failed)
• url - Original source URL
• json_url - JSON export file URL
• download_link - Direct download link

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Zapier CLI (npm install -g zapier-platform-cli)

Commands

• npm test - Run tests
• npm run zapier-push - Push to Zapier
• npm run zapier-test - Run Zapier tests and validation
• npm run zapier-dev - View logs

Project Structure

├── authentication.js      # API key authentication
├── creates/
│   └── createExport.js    # Create export action
├── triggers/
│   ├── exportCreated.js   # Export started webhook
│   ├── exportCompleted.js # Export completed webhook
│   ├── exportFailed.js    # Export failed webhook
│   └── exportRequeued.js  # Export requeued webhook
├── test/
│   ├── creates.test.js    # Action tests
│   └── example.test.js    # Integration tests
├── index.js              # Main app definition
└── package.json          # Dependencies and scripts

Testing

# Run all tests
npm test

# Run Zapier validation and tests
npm run zapier-test

# Test specific file
npx jest test/creates.test.js

Deployment

# Login to Zapier
zapier login

# Validate integration
zapier validate

# Push to Zapier (development)
zapier push

# Promote to production
zapier promote 1.0.0

Environment Variables

# For testing with real API
export ZAPIER_TEST_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Authentication Failed

• Verify your API key at https://app.exportcomments.com/user/api
• Ensure the key is properly entered in Zapier connection

Export Creation Fails

• Check if the URL is valid and publicly accessible
• Verify the platform supports the requested export type
• Review rate limits on your ExportComments plan

Webhook Not Triggering

• Check webhook endpoint is accessible from ExportComments servers
• Verify webhook subscription was created successfully
• Review webhook logs in Zapier

Testing with Zapier CLI

# Test authentication
zapier test --debug

# Test create action locally
zapier invoke creates.createExport --inputData='{"url":"https://instagram.com/test"}'

# Test webhook subscription
zapier invoke triggers.exportCompleted.operation.performSubscribe

Logs and Debugging

# View real-time logs
npm run zapier-dev

# View specific logs
zapier logs --type=http --detailed --limit=50

# Test with verbose output
npm test -- --verbose

Version History

• 1.0.2 - Added Create Export action with API v3 support
• 1.0.1 - Initial triggers (Created, Completed, Failed, Requeued)
• 1.0.0 - Initial release with webhook triggers

Support

For issues or questions:

• ExportComments API: https://exportcomments.com/contact
• Zapier Platform: https://platform.zapier.com/
• GitHub Issues: Create an issue

License

ISC - See package.json for details