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How to Use Facebook Conversion API?

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The Facebook Conversion API (CAPI) connects your YouCan store directly to Facebook, enabling accurate tracking of customer actions and improving your ad targeting and campaign performance.

What is Facebook Conversion API?

Facebook Conversion API is a server-to-server tracking method that sends customer actions directly from your YouCan store to Facebook. Unlike the pixel-based approach, CAPI provides more reliable data, works even when tracking is blocked, and allows you to optimize Facebook ads more effectively.

Benefits of Using Facebook CAPI

  1. Better Data Accuracy - Server-side tracking is more reliable than client-side
  2. Improved Ad Targeting - More accurate customer behavior data
  3. Faster Optimization - Facebook learns about conversions more quickly
  4. Privacy-Compliant - Works with browser privacy restrictions
  5. Enhanced Reporting - Better insights into customer journeys

Accessing Facebook Conversion API

  1. Navigate to https://seller-area.youcan.shop/admin
  2. Click Apps in the left menu
  3. Select Facebook Conversion API
  4. The integration setup page will appear

Setting Up Facebook Conversion API

Prerequisites

Before setting up CAPI, you need:

  1. Active Facebook Business Account
  2. Facebook Pixel installed on your store (recommended)
  3. Admin access to your Facebook ad account
  4. Your Facebook Business Account ID

Step 1: Connect Your Facebook Business Account

  1. Click Connect Facebook Business Account
  2. You'll be redirected to Facebook login
  3. Log in with your Facebook credentials
  4. Grant YouCan permission to access your account
  5. Select your Business Account from the list
  6. Click Confirm

Step 2: Select Your Ad Account

  1. After connecting, select which Ad Account to use
  2. You can only use one ad account per store
  3. Choose your active advertising account
  4. Click Next

Step 3: Verify Your Pixel (Optional but Recommended)

  1. If you have a Facebook Pixel installed, it will appear
  2. Click Verify Pixel to confirm installation
  3. YouCan will check your store for the pixel code
  4. Once verified, you can use pixel + CAPI together
  5. Click Next

Configuring Events

Standard Events

Facebook Conversion API tracks these standard events:

  1. View Content - Customer views a product page
  2. Triggered automatically
  3. No additional configuration needed
  4. Add to Cart - Customer adds product to cart
  5. Sent when cart is updated
  6. Initiate Checkout - Customer starts checkout process
  7. Sent when checkout page loads
  8. Add Payment Info - Customer enters payment details
  9. Sent when payment form is accessed
  10. Purchase - Customer completes an order
  11. Sent with order total and item details

Enable Event Tracking

  1. Go to Event Configuration
  2. Toggle Enable for each event you want to track:
  3. All standard events are recommended
  4. Disabled events won't be sent to Facebook
  5. Custom Events section allows advanced configurations
  6. Click Save Configuration

Event Parameters

Each event includes useful data:

  1. Purchase Event includes:
  2. Order ID
  3. Order total
  4. Items purchased
  5. Currency
  6. Customer country
  7. Add to Cart includes:
  8. Product ID
  9. Product name
  10. Product category
  11. Product price
  12. Quantity
  13. View Content includes:
  14. Product ID
  15. Product category
  16. Product name
  17. Product value

Testing Your Setup

Test Event Delivery

  1. Click Test Events tab
  2. Make a test purchase on your store:
  3. Add a product to cart
  4. Complete checkout
  5. Check Events Received section
  6. You should see the purchase event listed
  7. Click View Details to see full event data

Pixel Helper Tool

  1. Install Facebook Pixel Helper browser extension
  2. Visit your store
  3. Add items to cart and test checkout
  4. The extension shows events being tracked
  5. Verify all events are firing correctly

Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Event Logs

  1. Navigate to Event Logs
  2. View real-time events being sent to Facebook:
  3. Timestamp of event
  4. Event type
  5. Associated product/order
  6. Success status
  7. Failed Events appear with error messages

Common Issues

Events Not Being Received

  1. Verify your Facebook Business Account connection
  2. Check that events are enabled in Configuration
  3. Confirm your Ad Account is still active
  4. Test with a new order to verify setup

Pixel + CAPI Conflicts

  1. If using both pixel and CAPI, deduplication is automatic
  2. Facebook automatically prevents duplicate counting
  3. You can use both together without concern

API Key Issues

  1. If API key expires, reconnect your Facebook account
  2. Go to Account Connection and click Reconnect
  3. Follow the authorization steps again

Optimization Tips

Using Conversion Data in Ads

Once events are being tracked:

  1. Go to your Facebook Ads Manager
  2. Create a new campaign
  3. Select Conversions as your campaign objective
  4. Choose Purchase as your conversion event
  5. Facebook will optimize for actual purchases

Audience Building

Use conversion data to build audiences:

  1. Create Custom Audiences of people who purchased
  2. Create Lookalike Audiences based on your customers
  3. Use these audiences in future ad campaigns
  4. Retarget abandoners with cart recovery ads

Campaign Performance

  1. Monitor conversion tracking in Ads Manager
  2. Compare ROAS (Return on Ad Spend) across campaigns
  3. Identify which campaigns drive conversions
  4. Scale successful campaigns

Removing or Resetting CAPI

Disconnect Facebook Account

  1. Click Disconnect Account
  2. Confirm disconnection
  3. All event tracking will stop
  4. Your store will no longer send data to Facebook

Reset Configuration

  1. Click Reset Settings
  2. All event configurations will return to defaults
  3. Pixel connection will be cleared
  4. You can set up again from scratch

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