# Monitor X Post Growth and Milestones

**Use case:** 

Track a public X post and flag one-time engagement milestones for views, likes, and retweets. Copy this task, replace the example post and milestone totals, then optionally add your own Slack, Discord, or webhook URL.

## Input

```json
{
  "tweets": [
    "https://x.com/NASA/status/2095890073031966734"
  ],
  "monitorId": "growth-milestones",
  "notificationWebhookUrl": "<YOUR_SECRET>",
  "viewMilestones": [
    "100000",
    "500000",
    "1000000"
  ],
  "likeMilestones": [
    "1000",
    "5000",
    "10000"
  ],
  "retweetMilestones": [
    "500",
    "1000",
    "5000"
  ]
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "message": {
    "label": "What changed or why this item could not be checked",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "alert.triggered": {
    "label": "Alert triggered",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "alert.threshold_reached": {
    "label": "Change threshold reached",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "alert.triggered_metrics": {
    "label": "Metrics that reached a change threshold",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "alert.milestone_reached": {
    "label": "Milestone reached",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "alert.reached_milestones": {
    "label": "Milestones reached in this check",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "post.url": {
    "label": "Post URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "author.profile_image_url": {
    "label": "Profile image",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "author.username": {
    "label": "Username",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "checked_at": {
    "label": "Checked at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "elapsed_seconds": {
    "label": "Seconds since previous check",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "metrics.views.current": {
    "label": "Views",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "metrics.views.change": {
    "label": "Views gained",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "since_baseline.views_change": {
    "label": "Views gained since baseline",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "metrics.likes.current": {
    "label": "Likes",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "metrics.likes.change": {
    "label": "Likes gained",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "since_baseline.likes_change": {
    "label": "Likes gained since baseline",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "metrics.retweets.current": {
    "label": "Retweets",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "metrics.retweets.change": {
    "label": "Retweets gained",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "since_baseline.retweets_change": {
    "label": "Retweets gained since baseline",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "metrics.quotes.current": {
    "label": "Quotes",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "metrics.quotes.change": {
    "label": "Quotes gained",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "metrics.replies.current": {
    "label": "Replies",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "metrics.replies.change": {
    "label": "Replies gained",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "metrics.bookmarks.current": {
    "label": "Bookmarks",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "metrics.bookmarks.change": {
    "label": "Bookmarks gained",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "post.text": {
    "label": "Post text",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The X (Twitter) Post Performance & Growth Monitor Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Monitor X Post Growth and Milestones". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/0HfIcS04LW8PTHT01) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Monitor X Post Growth and Milestones" task

The X (Twitter) Post Performance & Growth Monitor Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like post urls or ids (up to 50), history group (usually leave as default), and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Monitor X Post Growth and Milestones" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as status, what changed or why this item could not be checked, alert triggered, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Monitor X Post Growth and Milestones" task via API](https://apify.com/arjun_code/x-twitter-post-performance-monitor.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [X (Twitter) Post Performance & Growth Monitor](https://apify.com/arjun_code/x-twitter-post-performance-monitor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/arjun_code/x-twitter-post-performance-monitor.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/arjun_code/x-twitter-post-performance-monitor.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).