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Question

Unable to add @username to my tweets on my Zap in Twitter.

  • 14 August 2023
  • 3 replies
  • 19 views
jason99

I've built a zap that when someone follows my twitter account @hiring, it sends a prompt to open ai to write a haiku taking into account their handle and about information.  

then it will auto tweet the haiku to the person who followed. I have it working but I want the tweet to the person to start with @(username) the issue is when it tweets, it is leaving out the @ symbol.  I have no idea what to do.  here is the instructions I've given for he final step 

 

@Follower Screen Name: swagbotAI a haiku written just for you: 2. Response: Hiring swagbotA…ines so bright. #hiringhaiku Thanks for the follow!

 

I want it to look like this when it is tweeted:

 

@test123 - a haiku written just for you:

 

Hiring the best minds,

SwagbotAI is their guide,

Expertise is key. #hiringhaiku

 

Thanks for the follow!

3 replies

Troy Tessalone
Userlevel 7
Badge +14

Hi @jason99 

Good question.

Help: https://zapier.com/apps/twitter/help

 

@mentions don't work in Tweets

A Zap that auto-responds to search mentions is a violation of Twitter's policies for automation.

Twitter’s policy doesn’t allow replies or mentions in response to search mentions. If your Zap has a Search Mention trigger and an action that sends a Tweet to that user’s @username, the Tweet will be posted. but the @ will be removed.

Twitter’s policies for automation don't allow @replies in response to search mentions.  

⚡ Troy Tessalone - AutomationAce.com | Premier Certified Zapier Expert | #1 Zapier Community Contributor
jason99

is there a way around this?

 

thank you for your reply.

Troy Tessalone
Userlevel 7
Badge +14

@jason99

Not that I’m aware of.

⚡ Troy Tessalone - AutomationAce.com | Premier Certified Zapier Expert | #1 Zapier Community Contributor

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