Rules
Rules are an add-on on a following or follower tracker. They decide whether something the bot found gets posted.
Rules are an add-on on a following or follower tracker. They decide whether something the bot found gets posted.
The six rule kinds
Each rule is a fact about the account, a direction — at least or at most — and a number.
The six kinds
| Rule | At least | At most |
|---|---|---|
| Followers | has at least N followers | has at most N followers |
| Following | follows at least N accounts | follows at most N accounts |
| Follower/following ratio | has at least N× more followers than following | has at most N× more followers than following |
| Posts | has at least N posts | has at most N posts |
| Account age | account is at least N days old | account is at most N days old |
| Contract address | has a contract address or chart link | has no contract address or chart link |
Limit
At most 8 rules per automation, and one rule per kind and direction. A minimum above its own maximum is rejected, and a contract-address rule can't both require and forbid one.
Rules the bot can't check will fail
Warning
A rule the bot cannot check fails.
- Account age fails when the account's join date is unknown.
How many rules may fail
By default every rule must pass — none may fail. The line Send if it violates, under the rule list, sets how many rules may fail and the item still sends.
| Dropdown value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| N of the <total> rules | Up to N may fail. |
| all of the rules | Rules never block sending. |
What happens when a rule fails, and how to add one
An item that fails its rules is skipped and never retried. The skip is counted in the automation's status, with which rules it broke. Nothing is posted to the group.
Add a rule to a following or follower tracker
- Open the automation's editor and scroll to Rules.
- Click Add rule.
- Pick the kind and direction from the dropdown, e.g. "Has at least … followers".
- Enter the number (a Contract address rule has none).
- Repeat.
- Set "Send if it violates".
- Save.