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Understand link and follower tracking

On this pageAutomatic HTTPS button trackingConfirmed follows are not total account growthCan I DM every new follower?Export and interpret the chart

Use automation Analytics to review triggers, unique link visitors, destination performance and confirmed follows.

Add an HTTPS link button to an automation response. AP3K tracks supported button and card destinations automatically. In Automations, open the automation’s Analytics page. Link performance groups up to 25 destinations and counts one click per recipient per destination. The main click total counts a person once across the automation.

Destination-level history begins with the tracking update. Repeat taps and known preview bots are excluded. Prepared links are not proof of delivery, and forwarded URLs can be attributed to their original recipient. Plain text URLs are not configured link buttons.

Confirmed follows are not total account growth

AP3K needs a known non-follower baseline and an Instagram-confirmed following status within seven days. Eligible contacts are rechecked in the background with bounded requests. Missing profile permissions or unknown status never count as a follow. Existing followers are excluded.

The follow metric is an observed automation conversion, not all new Instagram followers. Compare Instagram’s own follower totals for net account growth. A follow conversion dash means there is no reliable non-follower denominator yet.

Can I DM every new follower?

AP3K does not currently offer a new-follower-only trigger. Do not promise that a follow automatically sends a DM. That requires a supported Meta event and appropriate app/account access, which is not established for AP3K’s current connection.

A supported alternative is to invite people to DM a keyword such as START, then use a Chat automation to send the requested welcome resource. Clearly explain the invitation in your profile or post. This starts from the person’s message, not a scraped follower list.

Export and interpret the chart

Use Export chart for the seven-day UTC trigger and unique-visitor CSV. Clicks do not prove revenue; add UTM tags and use your website and checkout analytics for sales. Read the practical measurement guide.

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