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Competitor Intel trigger

Competitor post goes viral

A tracked competitor posted something that matches one of your trend rules

Starts a workflow when this happens.

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Variables this trigger adds

Use these in any later step, alongside the usual lead, agency and date variables.

{trigger.handle} Competitor handle. Username of the competitor whose post went viral
{trigger.handle_id} Handle ID. Internal ID of the competitor handle
{trigger.platform} Platform. instagram | tiktok | youtube | facebook | x
{trigger.rule_id} Trend rule ID. Which trend rule was matched
{trigger.rule_name} Trend rule name. Name of the trend rule (e.g., "Blowing up")
{trigger.score} Score. How far above the baseline this post performed (multiplier)
{trigger.post_id} Post ID. Internal ID of the viral post
{trigger.post_url} Post URL. Direct link to the post on the platform
{trigger.caption} Caption. Caption text of the viral post
{trigger.likes} Likes. Likes at the moment the rule fired
{trigger.comments} Comments. Comments at the moment the rule fired
{trigger.views} Views. Views at the moment the rule fired

How to add it

  1. Open Workflows in the app and create or open a workflow.
  2. Click the trigger at the top and pick Competitor post goes viral under Competitor Intel.
  3. Fill in its settings, then save and turn the workflow on.

For the API and MCP

When you build workflows through the Inflowave API or the MCP server, this trigger is competitor_post_viral. See the MCP documentation.

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