How to improve lead targeting and automatically send purchase events to Meta when a customer makes a payment

In this article, you’ll learn how to improve lead targeting and send purchase events to Meta when a customer reaches the payment stage in their Lifecycle.

Tracking customer purchases in real-time is essential for keeping data accurate and improving business insights. By automating this process, businesses can reduce manual tracking efforts and ensure Meta receives up-to-date information whenever a customer completes a payment.

With the Send CAPI for Customers Won Workflow Template, you can seamlessly integrate Lifecycle updates with Meta’s Conversions API to keep records accurate and structured.

Benefits

• Eliminate spam leads by sending clean data to Meta.

• Optimize ad targeting for higher-quality conversions.

• Boost ROI—some businesses see up to 2x better results.

• Automate purchase tracking based on lifecycle stage changes—no manual intervention needed.

• Ensure real-time, reliable data transmission for accurate customer journey tracking.

Workflow Setup

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To use the Send CAPI for Customers Won Workflow Template:

1. Go to Workflows.

2. Click + Add Workflow

3. Navigate to Send CAPI for converted leads.

4. Click Use Template.

Workflow Steps and their functions

1. Trigger: Lifecycle Updated
   The workflow starts when a customer’s Lifecycle Stage updates to indicate a successful payment. This ensures that the purchase event is only sent when the customer officially reaches this stage.

2. Step: Send Conversions API Event
   This step triggers a Purchase event via Meta’s Conversions API to record the transaction.

   1. Select your Meta Business account and portfolio

      • Choose the relevant Meta Business Account and Business Portfolio to send the event.

      • You must select at least one account (WhatsApp, Facebook, or Instagram) for the event to be processed.

   2. Set the event type to “Purchase”

      • Selecting “Purchase” allows you to include the purchase value for more accurate tracking.

   3. Enter the purchase value

      • If the purchase amount is known, enter the actual value.

      • If the value is unknown, you can enter $1 as a placeholder.

   Meta records the purchase event for ad campaign optimization, helping businesses in lead targeting.

Best Practices

Ensure timely event upload

• Meta allows flexible event timestamps, meaning you can send past purchase events as long as the event time is correct.

• However, for WhatsApp, events must be sent within 7 days of the purchase. After that, the CTWA_ID expires, and the event will fail.

What happens If the event fails?

• If the CTWA_ID expires after 7 days, the event fails. This only affects WhatsApp transactions.

• Even if the event fails, Meta will still use the purchase event data to improve its algorithm.

• If the conversation was on Facebook or Instagram, this issue does not apply.