Scheduled contests and giveaway management

Purpose

1.1. Engage the anime club community with time-bound contests and giveaways, fostering participation and brand loyalty.
1.2. Automate contest publishing, entry collection, winner selection, notification broadcasts, and post-event analytics.
1.3. Centralize contest management across multiple channels (social, email, community forums).
1.4. Reduce manual intervention, ensure fairness, and maintain regulatory compliance.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Scheduled calendar event reached (e.g., new anime release date, special club event).
2.2. Manual admin command or contest setup completion.
2.3. Receipt of a certain keyword or entry volume from users.
2.4. API webhook from content management system (e.g., new episode published).

Platform Variants

3.1. Twitter/X
• API: POST statuses/update — schedule contest tweet and monitor replies for entries.

3.2. Discord
• Method: POST /channels/{channel.id}/messages — schedule contest posts; GET reactions for entry counting.

3.3. Facebook Pages
• API: POST /{page-id}/feed — auto-create contest post; GET /{post-id}/comments for entry monitoring.

3.4. Instagram
• Graph API: POST /user-id/media — schedule a contest image/video post; GET /{media-id}/comments for entries.

3.5. YouTube
• Data API: videos.insert — publish contest video; commentThreads.list for contest entries.

3.6. Mailchimp
• Endpoint: POST /campaigns — auto-send contest announcement; GET /lists/{list_id}/members for track entries via email replies.

3.7. Google Calendar
• API: Events: insert — set contest schedule; use Events: list for reminder triggers.

3.8. Slack
• Methods: chat.scheduleMessage, reactions.list — auto-schedule contest announcement; monitor emoji reactions as entries.

3.9. Telegram
• Bot API: sendMessage — broadcast contest; getUpdates for user entry tracking (commands or replies).

3.10. Reddit
• API: POST /api/submit — post contest on subreddit; GET /r/{subreddit}/comments for entries.

3.11. LinkedIn
• API: POST /ugcPosts — publish contest; GET reactions/comments for entry counts.

3.12. Google Forms
• Forms API: forms.responses.list — collect contest responses; schedule Shares via forms.create.

3.13. SurveyMonkey
• Endpoint: POST /v3/surveys — create/schedule giveaway form; GET /v3/surveys/{id}/responses for collecting entries.

3.14. WordPress
• REST API: POST /wp/v2/posts — schedule contest blog; comments endpoint for entry tracking.

3.15. Typeform
• API: Create form for contest; use /responses endpoint for tracking and validation.

3.16. Constant Contact
• Endpoint: POST /v2/emailmarketing/campaigns — auto-email contest notification; track entries via clicks.

3.17. Zapier
• Trigger: Schedule by Zapier — orchestrate multi-channel contest posting and data aggregation.

3.18. Google Sheets
• Sheets API: append data — log contestant entries; script triggers for winner selection.

3.19. Airtable
• API: Create records in contest table; setup automations for entry validation and random winner draw.

3.20. Dropbox
• API: /files/upload — archive contest submissions (images, docs), trigger winner selection logic on new file event.

3.21. Eventbrite
• API: POST /events — create giveaway event; monitor registrations for contest participations.

3.22. Mailjet
• API: POST /send — batch contest invitation; GET /eventcallback for click/engagement as entries.

3.23. Microsoft Teams
• Graph API: POST /teams/{id}/channels/{id}/messages — schedule contest post; GET messages/reactions for entries.

3.24. Trello
• API: POST /cards — create new card for each contest; monitor card comments for participant engagement.

Benefits

4.1. Ensures contests are launched and managed consistently across all platforms with minimal effort.
4.2. Increases participation by removing friction in entry and notification steps.
4.3. Provides real-time analytics and history for regulatory/audit requirements.
4.4. Reduces errors, bias, and manual handling, increasing fairness and credibility.
4.5. Saves administrative time for anime club organizers, enabling focus on creative engagement.