Connecting PhantomBuster To Your Social Media Accounts

This guide explains how to connect PhantomBuster to your social media accounts, why session cookies are necessary, and how to use the browser extension for a quick and simple setup.

Why PhantomBuster needs access to your social media account

PhantomBuster automates tasks on your behalf, such as collecting data and interacting with profiles on social media platforms. To do this, PhantomBuster requires temporary access to your account, which is granted via session cookies. These cookies allow the automation to run without needing your login credentials.

What are session cookies?

đź’ˇ Session cookies provide PhantomBuster with access to your social media account without sharing your email or password.
⚠️ Session cookies will expire if you log out or disconnect from the platform.

A session cookie is a small piece of data stored on your browser by a website, say LinkedIn, when you log in. It allows PhantomBuster to automate actions on your behalf by temporarily granting access to your account.

Once you log out from the website, the session cookie expires, ending your session.

How to connect PhantomBuster to your social media accounts

đź’ˇ For a step-by-step guide on how to retrieve session cookies using our browser extension, check out How to Find and Use Session Cookies. Manual retrieval instructions are also provided in the guide.

The quickest and easiest way to connect PhantomBuster to your social media account is by using the PhantomBuster browser extension. The extension automatically retrieves and populates your session cookies in the Phantom’s setup.

Install the extension:

Once installed, simply refresh your Phantom’s setup page and click Connect to, to automatically retrieve your session cookies.

 

Related guides

How to Choose The Right Phantom or Flow

How To Set Up Your Phantoms and Flows

How to Find and Use Session Cookies

How to Chain Phantoms and Flows to Create Automated Sequences

 

You can contact Support at any time for additional details on your PhantomBuster workspace.

 

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