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  • Instagram #hashtag contest – offers a prize to those who posts post the best picture using the brand’s #hashtag and mentions the @brand

  • Instagram comment contest – offers a prize to those who leave the best comment on either of the selected Instagram posts

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Find the configuration page of the module by clicking on the Instagram logo (blue star) icon in the sidebar or typing 'Instagram contests' into the search bar of the Modules menu. The page will open to the Settings page the ‘Settings’ tab where you can start the setup process of the featurecontests.

Info

In case the page is asking to fill out the API key and secret, please submit a ticket through the Antavo Service Desk to have

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this integration connected to your brand.

Creating Instagram contests

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  • Name
    Set the name of your contest.

  • Description
    Describe the specifics and rules of the contest.

  • Starts at
    Set the start date of the contest.

  • Ends at
    Set the end date of the contest.

  • Hashtag
    Specify here the #hashtag to scrape from Instagram.
    The player needs to fulfill the following to be eligible for the contest:

    • they use this #hashtag to tag the picture they wish to submit to the game

    • they need to mention your brand’s business account in their post’s text using a @ sign

    • their Instagram profile needs to be connected to their loyalty member account

To finalize, click 'Create' and ‘Set active’Click ‘Create’ to finalize the setup.

Instagram comment contest

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  • Name
    Set the name of your contest.

  • Description
    Describe the specifics and rules of the contest.

  • Starts at
    Set the start date of the contest.

  • Ends at
    Set the end date of the contest.

  • Selecting the post
    Here you will be offered a list of posts that are already uploaded to your brand’s Instagram business account. Pick which one you wish to present as the topic of the contest.
    The player needs to fulfill the following to be eligible for the contest:

    • they have to comment under the chosen picture

    • they need to mention your brand’s business account in their post’s text using a @ sign

    • their Instagram profile needs to be connected to their loyalty member account

To finalize, click 'Create' and ‘Set active’.

Click ‘Create’ to finalize the setup.

Activating a contest

After saving for the first time, the status of the Instagram contest is ‘inactive’, which means it appears only in the list of contests on the module configuration page.

You can activate it right away using the ‘Set active’ button on the upper right-hand side of the setup page and confirm the activation in the dialog that subsequently appears.

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Viewing entries

Instagram hashtag contest

Once the player posts the picture Antavo registers these actions and they become available under the ‘Entries’ tab and an instagram_contest_enter event is written.

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Once the player comments under the chosen post, Antavo registers these actions and they become available under the ‘Comments’ tab.

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At the same time, an instagram_contest_enter event with the entry field instagram_comments is written which can be checked under the 'Events' tab of the customer.

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