> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.peakmetrics.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Tracking Tweet Engagement

> Track live engagement for individual Tweets and watch how views, reposts, favorites, and replies evolve over time.

## What is Tweet Engagement Tracking?

By default, [Social Engagement Metrics](/help/enrichments-and-integrations/social-engagement-metrics)
are captured once at ingestion. Tweet engagement tracking lets you opt in to **live, ongoing
collection** of engagement metrics for a specific Tweet, so you can see how interactions
accumulate after the post is published.

This enrichment is only available for **Twitter / X** mentions.

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## How to Track a Tweet

1. Open a workspace and locate the Twitter mention you want to track. Only Tweets published in the **past week** can be tracked.
2. On the mention card, click the **Track Engagement** button.
3. Once tracking is enabled, the button updates to **Tracking Engagement**.

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## Update Schedule

After you enable tracking, PeakMetrics begins refreshing engagement data on a **backoff
schedule** — frequent updates while the Tweet is fresh, tapering off as it ages. Tracking
runs through the **first week** after the Tweet's published date.

<Tip>
  Tracking is scoped to a Tweet's first week of life — that's the window where the bulk of
  engagement activity happens, and where the over-time data is most actionable.
</Tip>

When you open the mention flyout for a tracked Tweet, you'll see:

* The **latest engagement metrics**
* **How long ago** the data was last refreshed
* **When to expect** the next refresh
* A **time series chart** of engagement since tracking began

Untracked Tweets show their latest engagement metrics with a relative timestamp for when
that snapshot was captured, but no historical series.

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## Metrics We Track

For each refresh, we record a timestamped snapshot of the following metrics:

| Metric        | Description                                             |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Views**     | Total impressions on the Tweet                          |
| **Reposts**   | Number of times the Tweet has been reposted (retweeted) |
| **Favorites** | Likes on the Tweet                                      |
| **Replies**   | Replies to the Tweet                                    |
| **Quotes**    | Quote-Tweets referencing the Tweet                      |

### Retweet mentions

If the tracked mention is a Retweet (Mention Type: **Reposts**), the flyout only displays
**Retweets over time**.