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We run interaction ads on Meta for several clients out of Denmark, and our biggest bottleneck is tracking.

  • May 20, 2026
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Majestic10

We run interaction ads on Meta for several clients out of Denmark, and our biggest bottleneck is tracking.

We need a setup that can document:

  • Number of conversations actually started
  • Which ad drove each conversation
  • CPL at the destination level

EU/GDPR restrictions mean Meta's own reporting isn't usable for us, and we've spoken to most of the tracking providers on the market without finding one that delivers this cleanly.

On top of that, a meaningful share of the conversations we do see come from people who clicked the ad by accident and started a chat without any real intent. So even the raw conversation count is inflated, and we need a way to separate genuine leads from noise before we can trust any CPL number.

Most of the solutions we've looked at require heavy custom integrations. We're open to integration work, but want to understand what's actually realistic before committing to a build.

If you've run a similar setup at scale and cracked tracking beyond Meta's native numbers, I'd love to compare notes. Paid consulting is fine.

Who's the right person to talk to?

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    Gustavo Boregio
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    • Gustavo Boregio
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    • May 20, 2026

    Hey ​@Majestic10 we’ve built custom solutions that allow us to have metrics for our clients such as…

     

    And…

     

    All connected to Manychat and pulling metrics in real time.

    The UI building is an ongoing process and we’re adding more features as we speak, but so far we have a very robust reporting + database system with close to 2 million records already.

     

    For the initial part of the funnel (Meta Ads) you still have to rely on Meta.

    But once the person is inside Manychat and the client’s CRM we can take control and track anything we’d like.

    So the first part is still fuzzy (Meta’s info), but once the conversation starts we have full control and metrics, individualized per user if we want to. 

    But for example, for CPL, the only part we need from Meta is how much was spent! All the rest we can collect and control.

    Feel free to send me a message and we can discuss further ;)

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    SumGeniusAI
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    • SumGeniusAI
    • Smooth talker
    • May 20, 2026

    The part most setups miss: you can attribute at the entry point, not just track everything after the conversation starts. When someone clicks a click-to-Messenger ad, Meta sends a referral object with the ad_id (always present) plus an optional ref string if you configured one. It arrives one of three ways depending on the ad:  nested in the first message, in the Get Started postback if the ad has a welcome screen, or as a standalone referral event when an existing thread is reopened. Read it off the webhook and every ad-driven conversation is tagged with the exact ad that started it.

    That covers two of your three asks:

    - Which ad drove each conversation: the ad_id maps it directly. Add a ref per ad if you want campaign-level grouping without extra API lookups.

    - CPL at destination level: you already have conversation and lead counts, so the only thing you still need from Meta is spend. Spend divided by qualified leads from that ad gives clean CPL per ad.

    For the accidental-click noise, don't filter at tracking time. Put one low-effort qualifying question at the start and only count leads who answer. Accidental clickers don't reply, so they self-filter out of your genuine-lead count.

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