Built a workflow that tells you if your reels are working (or not). And it doesn't cost money.
tl;dr - automated benchmarking system for IG Reels using Meta API, n8n, and Airtable. it tracks view counts at fixed intervals to predict "virality" early + you can compare it with your previous reels. if not doing well, delete and retry with different hook.
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If you run an IG page and constantly refresh the view count of your new Reels to see if they are breaking the 300 views wall, this is for you.
I built a workflow that uses the Meta API to fetch view counts at fixed intervals and sync them to Airtable. This lets you compare live performance with your past successful Reels, giving you a clear answer within an hour or two on whether the video is working.
If the trendline points toward a flop, you can pull it down, edit the hook, and try again. The algo is anyway not favouring the current one.
All tools are free - n8n can be self-hosted, airtable has a free plan, Meta APIs are free. You absolutely don't have to pay anyone to set this up.
The setup + full code is shared here: https://prateekm.com/workflow-automate-reel-view-count-meta-api/ (not self-promotion, had to host the code somewhere)
Hope this is helpful! Let me know if you have any Qs.