Track Follower Changes in Zapier
Detect when any account gains or loses followers — automatically.
Public follower tracking is a polling job: read the same profile on a schedule, compare it with the stored baseline, and notify only when the change matters. KonbiniAPI provides profile tools for TikTok, Instagram, X, and LinkedIn; Zapier handles the schedule and comparison.
Before you start
- 1A KonbiniAPI accountThe free plan includes 100 credits, which is enough to run this a few times.
- 2Zapier connectedOAuth or API key. Zapier lists MCP Client as beta.
- 3A real targetA public account, post, or keyword to run it against — the placeholders below are not live values.
Wire it up.
Each step below is a node or action in Zapier. The KonbiniAPI step is an MCP tool call, and it costs the same credits as the matching REST call.
Good 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.
- 1Schedule triggerPoll as often as needed — daily is usually enough for trend tracking.
- 2MCP Client — profile tool for the selected platformFetch the account's follower count using the matching TikTok, Instagram, X, or LinkedIn profile tool.
- 3Compare with stored valueUse Zapier Storage to retrieve the last logged count and calculate the delta.
- 4Conditional alertIf the follower count changed by more than your threshold, send a Slack message, email, or push notification.
Other Zapier workflows
- Monitor creator growthScheduled profile tracking across all five supported platforms — no manual checking.
- Weekly competitor reportYour team gets a competitor social summary every week without anyone lifting a finger.
- Content digestA scheduled brief on what was published, not just that something was.
- CRM enrichmentTurn a URL on a record into headcount, industry, and what they have been posting.
Run this in Zapier.
One API key works for MCP and the REST API. The free plan includes 100 credits and no credit card.