[Slack Alert] Facebook High Spend – Kitchn

Get an alert on Slack every time your campaign/account reaches a minimum spend. You won't get a Slack message if none of your campaigns have higher spending.

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High Spend: Slack Notifier [Campaign level]

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High Spend: Slack Notifier [Account level]

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How To

Step 1

Select an Ad Account

Step 2

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

Step 3

Define how often you want the automation to run

Step 4

Select a threshold for the daily spend

In the Filter section, click Edit.

In the Value, enter the highest possible daily spend on a campaign level. if the amount is higher, you will get a Slack Notification.

⚠️

By default, all active campaigns in an account will be checked (to use it at the account level, select the second recipe above). If you want to learn how to build this automation from scratch, follow this tutorial. When you build automations from scratch you gain an understanding of the core parts, that will allow you to modify automation and tailor it to your specific needs.