Automated Captivate Weekly Growth Scorecard
Every Monday, WebRun opens Captivate, pulls downloads and unique listeners for the last 7 days from the business intelligence dashboard, logs them as a row in Google Sheets, and drafts a growth recap in Gmail for your team.
How do I track weekly listener growth on Captivate?
WebRun pulls downloads and unique listener growth from Captivate's business intelligence dashboard every Monday, comparing the week against the one before. It logs the numbers as a row in Google Sheets and drafts a growth recap in Gmail naming the top episode, left unsent, so your team sees how the show is trending without pulling the report themselves.
- Listener growth is tracked automatically every week
- The top episode is easy to spot without digging through stats
- Growth recaps are ready to send without writing from scratch
Built for independent podcasters · podcast co-hosts · podcast networks · content creators
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
app.captivate.fmin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Captivate.fm - pull growth stats
captivate.fm
WebRun opens Captivate.fm to pull growth stats. - Open Captivate and pull downloads and unique listeners for the last 7 days
- Compare against the prior week using the business intelligence dashboard
- Note the top-performing episode this week
Done when This week's downloads and listener growth are captured.
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Google Sheets - log weekly downloads
google.com
WebRun opens Google Sheets to log weekly downloads. - Log this week's downloads, unique listeners, and top episode as a row
- Update the running monthly growth trend
- Flag any week with a decline from the prior week
Done when This week's Captivate growth is logged in Google Sheets.
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Gmail - draft the growth recap
gmail.com
WebRun opens Gmail to draft the growth recap. - Draft a growth recap summarizing downloads, listeners, and the top episode
- Address it to your team or co-host
- Leave it unsent for review before sending
Done when A growth recap draft is waiting in Gmail.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Does it publish episodes or change settings?
No. WebRun only reads growth numbers from Captivate's dashboard. Publishing and settings stay exactly as you left them.
Does the recap email send itself?
No. It's left as a Gmail draft for you or your team to review before sending.
How is the top episode picked?
By comparing downloads across this week's episodes, so it's relative to your own show, not an outside benchmark.
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