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How this automation works

Automatically save every new Buffer post to Airtable for easy tracking and analysis. This Applet runs whenever you add or schedule a post through Buffer, creating a matching record in your chosen Airtable table. Perfect for teams who want to centralize content data or manage their social posting history efficiently.

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Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you add a new post to Buffer or post now via Buffer.
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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will create a new record in a table of your choosing.
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Any new post in Buffer

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Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you add a new post to Buffer or post now via Buffer.

New photo in Buffer

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Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you add a new photo to Buffer or post now via Buffer.

New record created

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time a new record is created in a table. You can optionally configure it to only fire when a record appears in a specific view.

History of records created

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new record is created in a table. You can optionally configure it to only fire when a record appears in a specific view.

Add photo to Buffer

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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will add a photo to Buffer. If your Buffer is full then the post will be skipped.

Add to Buffer

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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will add a post to Buffer. If your Buffer is full then the post will be skipped.

Create a new record

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will create a new record in a table of your choosing.

Add photo to Buffer

Pro plus icon
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will add a photo to Buffer. If your Buffer is full then the post will be skipped.

Add to Buffer

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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will add a post to Buffer. If your Buffer is full then the post will be skipped.

Any new post in Buffer

Pro plus icon
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you add a new post to Buffer or post now via Buffer.

Create a new record

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will create a new record in a table of your choosing.

History of records created

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of every time a new record is created in a table. You can optionally configure it to only fire when a record appears in a specific view.

New photo in Buffer

Pro plus icon
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time you add a new photo to Buffer or post now via Buffer.

New record created

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time a new record is created in a table. You can optionally configure it to only fire when a record appears in a specific view.

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