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Live click activity
What happens
Follow an account-wide real-time feed, pause it when you need to inspect an event, and open click details without waiting for a report. Real-time link analytics help teams verify that a campaign is receiving traffic and spot sudden channel or destination changes as clicks arrive. A live stream is operational context, not a statistically complete performance report.
- Account-wide live event stream
- Country, device, referrer, and bot context
- Pause, filter, and inspect individual clicks
What this feature does
Watch meaningful clicks arrive as they happen.
Follow an account-wide real-time feed, pause it when you need to inspect an event, and open click details without waiting for a report. Real-time link analytics help teams verify that a campaign is receiving traffic and spot sudden channel or destination changes as clicks arrive. A live stream is operational context, not a statistically complete performance report.
Use this capability when you need more control than a basic short URL provides.
Implementation and operating details
The workflow stays attached to the short link, so you can manage the destination and its rules without replacing the URL already in circulation.
- Account-wide live event stream
- Country, device, referrer, and bot context
- Pause, filter, and inspect individual clicks
How it works
Open the live feed
The dashboard establishes an authenticated real-time connection for your account.
Watch clicks arrive
New events appear with useful context such as country, device, referrer, and traffic type.
Pause and investigate
Freeze the stream, filter activity, and open an event to inspect its details.
Operational guide
How DrutoLink processes it
The live view streams recent owned-link redirect events with their classification and available request context. Pausing the view stops presentation, not traffic processing.
Understand the signals, processing order, fallback, and checks that matter before you rely on this capability.
Required inputs and signals
- Configuration input
- Open the live activity view for an account or supported link.
- Signals and connected controls
- Click analytics, campaigns, safety filtering, and routing rules
Decision, fallback, and common mistakes
Use the stream for operational observation, not final statistical reporting. Preview bots, blocked requests, retries, and incomplete client signals require separate interpretation.
This capability is available now. Results still depend on visitor signals, destination availability, campaign setup, and the quality of the traffic being measured.
Practical setup checklist
- 01 Open the live feed. The dashboard establishes an authenticated real-time connection for your account.
- 02 Watch clicks arrive. New events appear with useful context such as country, device, referrer, and traffic type.
- 03 Pause and investigate. Freeze the stream, filter activity, and open an event to inspect its details.
Why teams use it
Measurement and reporting
Review click activity and the relevant link, campaign, audience, or variant breakdowns in DrutoLink analytics. Use consistent UTM parameters when results must also be reconciled with destination-side analytics.
What you can evaluate
Validate campaign traffic immediately · Spot bot or blocked activity as it arrives · Inspect a click without waiting for aggregation
How to interpret results
A redirect click confirms that the link served a destination. It does not by itself prove a signup, purchase, or qualified visit. Compare the same date range and traffic definition before making a decision.
Current status and limitations
This capability is available now. Results still depend on visitor signals, destination availability, campaign setup, and the quality of the traffic being measured.
Important boundary
Use the default destination and documented fallback behavior for cases where a rule cannot be evaluated. Test important links from representative devices and networks before broad distribution.
How quickly do clicks appear? The live feed is event-driven and normally updates within moments of a completed redirect.
Best use cases
Practical examples
These are common situations where the capability can reduce manual link changes or make reporting easier to understand.
- 01 Launch-day campaign monitoring
- 02 Testing links before publishing a campaign
- 03 Watching traffic during live events and broadcasts
- 04 Watch traffic during a product announcement, event, broadcast, or limited-time promotion and investigate unexpected sources quickly.
Is this the right fit?
Choose this feature when
You need one controlled short URL, a repeatable operating workflow, and reporting that stays connected to the link. Validate campaign traffic immediately
Use another approach when
Your requirement depends on a capability marked partial or planned, requires identity-level certainty, or needs conversion attribution that must be measured in the destination product.
Build the complete workflow
Combine this feature with the controls that affect how traffic is routed, organized, and measured.
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Frequently asked questions
How quickly do clicks appear?
The live feed is event-driven and normally updates within moments of a completed redirect.
Can I watch one specific link?
The platform supports account-wide and per-link live streams; the dashboard provides the account-wide activity view.
Are bots visible?
Yes. Bot context is retained so automated traffic can be inspected without mixing it into human-performance metrics.
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