Track Follower Changes in Zapier
Detect when any account gains or loses followers — automatically.
TikTok and Instagram don't have webhooks for public account changes. The only way to track follower movement reliably is to poll on a schedule. KonbiniAPI provides the live data; Zapier handles the scheduling, comparison, and alerting.
Perfect for
- Alert when a competitor gains or loses followers unexpectedly
- Track follower growth for influencers you're considering for a campaign
- Monitor a brand account for unusual activity or sudden spikes
- Log weekly follower counts to build a long-term growth chart
Workflow steps
Poll a creator or brand account on a schedule, compare the current follower count to the stored baseline, and trigger a notification when it changes meaningfully.
- 1
Schedule trigger
Poll as often as needed — daily is usually enough for trend tracking.
- 2
MCP Client — tiktok.get_user / instagram.get_user
Fetch the current follower count for the account from KonbiniAPI.
- 3
Compare with stored value
Use Zapier Storage to retrieve the last logged count and calculate the delta.
- 4
Conditional alert
If the follower count changed by more than your threshold, send a Slack message, email, or push notification.