What Entry Methods Are Available?

Gleam Competitions supports 90+ entry methods across email, social, video, gaming, and custom actions. Most are verified automatically, but a handful (flagged below) require manual winner verification before announcing your winner, due to API limitations on those platforms.

Actions requiring manual verification

All X (Twitter) actions can't be auto-verified since Twitter's API changed after the rebrand to X. Gleam can confirm the entrant opened the relevant page, but not that the follow, tweet, or retweet actually happened. The same limitation applies to TikTok follows, Instagram follows and comments, and Threads follows if you use them via a Custom Action. Cross-check the winner's social handle on the platform before announcing them, and pair these with auto-verifiable actions like Subscribe Action or Visit Action as primary qualifying entries.

Actions no longer available

Instagram deprecated their photo/media access API on 4 December 2024. "Select an Instagram Photo or Video" no longer works — use the Upload Action (Business plan and above) to collect user-generated content instead.

Full entry methods list

The following entry methods are available for Competitions:

• App Download
• Bandcamp
• Comment on a Blog Post
• Write a Blog Post
• Subscribe to RSS Feed
• Bonus
• Coupon
• Custom
• Discord Entry
• Join a Discord Server
• Comment On A Disqus Article
• Attend an Eventbrite Event
• Attend an Eventbrite Venue
• Check-in to a Facebook Place
• Facebook Entry
• Select a Facebook Photo or Video
• Visit a Facebook Page
• View a Facebook Post
• Follow on Goodreads
• Import #hashtags
• Import Images From Facebook Comments
• Import Images From Facebook Posts
• Import Instagram #hashtags
• Import Tumblr #hashtags
• Import Twitter #hashtags
• Import YouTube #hashtags
• Import YouTube Comments
• Visit an Indiegogo Campaign
• Enter With Instagram
• Select an Instagram Photo or Video (no longer available — see deprecation note above)
• View an Instagram Photo
• Visit a Profile on Instagram
• Visit a Kickstarter Campaign
• Follow a Company on LinkedIn
• Share an Update on LinkedIn
• Loyalty Bonus
• Patreon Entry
• Patreon Visit
• Enter With Pinterest
• Select a Board
• Select a Pin
• Visit a Pinterest Profile
• Subscribe to a Podcast
• Follow on Product Hunt
• Vote on Product Hunt
• Promote a Campaign
• Question
• Choose Image
• Single Choice Question
• Multiple Choice Question
• Enter With Reddit
• Visit a Subreddit
• Enter a Secret Code
• Follow on Snapchat
• Follow on Spotify
• Pre-Save on Spotify
• Save on Spotify
• Listen on Spotify
• Enter With Steam
• Play a Steam Game
• Join a Steam Group
• Follow a User on SoundCloud
• Like a Song on SoundCloud
• Listen to a Song on SoundCloud
• Repost a Song on SoundCloud
• Submit a Song from SoundCloud
• Submit Media
• Submit URL
• Subscribe on Messenger
• Subscribe to an Email List
• Follow on Tumblr
• Like on Tumblr
• Reblog on Tumblr
• Reblog Campaign on Tumblr
• Enter With Twitch
• Follow a Channel on Twitch
• Bonus for Twitch Subscribers
• Twitter Entry (manual verification required)
• Tweet With Hashtag (manual verification required)
• Retweet (manual verification required)
• Follow a User on Twitter (manual verification required)
• Select a Photo or Video from Twitter (manual verification required)
• Tweet on Twitter (manual verification required)
• View a Tweet (manual verification required)
• Complete a Typeform Survey
• Upload a File
• Watch a Vimeo Video
• Visit a Page
• Viral Share
• Watch a Wistia Video
• YouTube Entry
• Visit Your YouTube Channel
• Submit a YouTube Video