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    Track via the API — Facebook
    export INFLUTICS_API_KEY=sk_live_...
    1. 1

      Get your API key

      Sign in to your Influtics dashboard, navigate to Settings → API keys, and create a new key.

      export INFLUTICS_API_KEY=sk_live_...
      bash
    2. 2

      Track a Facebook video, post, or reel

      POST the Facebook URL to the /videos endpoint. The Influtics API handles facebook.com/watch/?v={id}, {user}/videos/{id}, {user}/posts/{id}, and facebook.com/reel/{id} URLs.

      curl -X POST https://api.influtics.com/v1/videos \
        -H "Authorization: Bearer $INFLUTICS_API_KEY" \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -d '{"url": "https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1234567890"}'
      bash
    3. 3

      Fetch analytics

      GET the video analytics endpoint to retrieve views, reactions, comments, and shares.

      curl https://api.influtics.com/v1/videos/{video_id}/stats \
        -H "Authorization: Bearer $INFLUTICS_API_KEY"
      bash

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