How to Set Up X/Twitter Integration on Mautic

Integrating X/Twitter with Mautic can enhance your marketing automation by leveraging social media data. Follow these steps to set up the integration, ensuring you are using the older V1.1 X API. Note that you can only create one standalone app per free X/Twitter account.

Step 1: Initiate Twitter Plugin Integration in Mautic

• First, log in to your Mautic account.
• Navigate to the plugins section and initiate the Twitter integration.

Step 2: Create a Standalone App on X/Twitter

1. Log in to Your X/Twitter Account:

   • Visit X/Twitter Developer Portal.

2. Create a New App:

   • Find the "Standalone Apps" section.
   • Click the "Create App" button at the bottom of the page.

   

3. Name Your App:

   • Enter a name for your app and click "Next".

Step 3: Set Up User Authentication

1. Navigate to User Authentication Settings:

   • On the next page, locate the "User authentication settings" section.
   • Click "Set up".

   

2. Configure Authentication Settings:

   • Select "Read" and "Request email from users".
   • Provide URLs for your privacy policy and terms of service.
   • Fill out the Callback URI using the URL provided in the Twitter plugin integration modal in Mautic.
   • Complete the remaining URL fields as needed.

   

Step 4: Retrieve Client ID and Client Secret

1. Access Keys and Tokens:

   • After setting up authentication, you will be redirected to the settings page.
   • Click on the "Keys and tokens" tab.

   

2. Obtain Client Credentials:

   • Locate the Client ID and Client Secret.
   • Click "Regenerate" to access the Client Secret.

   

Step 5: Complete the Integration in Mautic

1. Authorize the App:
   • Copy the Client ID and Client Secret into the Twitter plugin modal in Mautic.
   • Click "Authorize App".
   • An X/Twitter dialogue should pop up requesting permission to authorize. Confirm authorization.

Step 6: Configure Contact Mapping

• Ensure you configure the contact mapping on the X/Twitter plugin as per your custom strategy.
• You may want to use custom fields depending on your use case.

By following these steps, you should have successfully integrated X/Twitter with Mautic, enabling more robust social media interaction within your marketing automation workflows.