Send Influencer Instagram Handles to Gatsby from Custom Forms

3 min setup
No coding required
Runs automatically

Easily gather Instagram handles and insights from influential customers by integrating Form by MESA with Gatsby. This workflow template enables you to create custom forms on your Shopify store that capture Instagram handles and send the data directly to Gatsby. Leverage this information to strengthen your influencer marketing and build authentic connections with top customers.

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How it works

2 steps to capture influencer Instagram handles for customer insights

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Form

App connector: Form • Time to complete: 0 minutes (Auto-configured)
Why this matters: This creates the entry point where potential influencers submit their information, triggering the entire workflow and collecting the data Gatsby needs to analyze their Instagram influence.

This step automatically generates a customizable web form that collects first name, last name, email address, and Instagram handle from visitors. The form includes built-in validation to ensure required fields are completed and email addresses are properly formatted. You can embed this form on your website, share the direct link, or include it in email campaigns to gather influencer contact information. Once someone submits the form, their data immediately flows to the next step for processing.

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Create Contact

App connector: Gatsby • Time to complete: 2 minutes
Why this matters: This step sends the submitted form data directly into Gatsby, where it can analyze the Instagram handle and provide insights about the person's influence and engagement metrics.

This action automatically creates a new contact record in Gatsby using the information from the form submission. The step maps the form fields to Gatsby's contact format - first name goes to "fname", last name to "lname", email stays as "email", and the Instagram handle gets stored in the "handle" field. You'll need to configure your Gatsby webhook URL in the settings to establish the connection between MESA and your Gatsby account. Once configured, every form submission creates a new contact that Gatsby can immediately begin analyzing for Instagram insights.

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Make it your own!

Customize this workflow even further:

Add email notifications
Send yourself or your team an immediate email alert whenever a new influencer signs up, including their Instagram handle for quick review.
Chain CRM actions
Connect additional steps to also add the contact to your email marketing platform, assign them to a sales rep, or trigger a welcome email sequence.
Store data in tables
Save the influencer submissions in MESA's built-in database for your own tracking and reporting, separate from what goes to Gatsby.
Add conditional logic
Set up smart routing based on follower count thresholds - send micro-influencers to one Gatsby list and macro-influencers to another for different outreach strategies.

Common questions

What happens if someone submits an invalid Instagram handle?

Can I customize the form fields to collect additional information?

Will this work if I already have contacts in Gatsby with the same email addresses?

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