Set Up a Facebook Connection (Beta)

Set up the Facebook connection to start the flow of data into Data Cloud.

This feature is a Beta Service. A customer may opt to try a Beta Service in its sole discretion. Any use of the Beta Service is subject to the applicable Beta Services Terms provided at Agreements and Terms. If you have questions or feedback about this Beta Service, contact the Data Cloud Connector team at datacloud-connectors-beta@salesforce.com.

User Permissions Needed
To create a connection:	System Admin profile or Data Cloud Architect permission set

Before you begin:

Enable the Beta connector through the feature manager. See Enable Data Cloud Features.
Verify your admin has enabled firewalls on the system you want Data Cloud to connect to by including these IP addresses to your allowlists.
Set up OAuth based authentication with OpenId.
Create external and named credentials.

In Data Cloud, click Setup, and select Data Cloud Setup.
Under External Integrations, select Other Connectors.
Click New.
On the Source tab, select Facebook and click Next.
Enter a connection name, connection API name, and provide the authentication and connection details.
For Authentication Details, selected a Named Credential from the dropdown.
For Connection Details, enter the values for Page ID and Target.
1. To figure out your Page ID, follow Meta’s instructions on how to Find your Facebook Page ID.
2. The Target filters the results of all streams to records that match this specified target.
To review your configuration, click Test Connection.
Click Save.

After the connector details are accepted, the connection is created and listed under Connectors. You can now create data streams.