[Slack Alert] Facebook Ads URL Check

Use this automation to make sure that all landing pages are responsive and accessible for all of your active Facebook ads. You will get a Slack notification for any ads that have non-functioning URLs.

With this automation, get a Slack message for any ads with non-functioning URLs.

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JSON Recipe

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Facebook Ads URL Check
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How To

After creating the automation, make a few selections and then hit “Run Automation”. The check will happen by default every hour.

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Per default, all active ads in an account will be checked. If you want to be more specific in the campaign, ad set, or ad selection you can add filters to the automation following this Builder tutorial.
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Appstore links and internal links within Facebook or Instagram will be ignored.

Step 1

Select an Ad Account

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Step 2

Select a Slack Channel, in which you would like to receive the notifications

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Step 3

Define how often you want the automation to run

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In order to check whether the URLs are healthy, we make a server-side request to each. Note that if your website uses Cloudflare, we may report URLs as unhealthy despite being accessible in your browser. Reach out to your CSM or contact us at support@kitchn.io if that is the case for you.
 
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Last updated on June 28, 2023