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

# Track videos

> Follow account videos automatically or add individual videos by URL

CreatorAudit tracks videos in two ways. **Account videos** are discovered automatically from the feeds of the [accounts](/dashboard/accounts) you track. **Individual videos** are posts you add yourself by URL, shortcode, or ID — handy for following a specific post that isn't on a tracked account, or that you want on its own schedule.

## Account videos vs. individual videos

|                       | Account videos                                 | Individual videos                              |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| **How they're added** | Auto-discovered from a tracked account's feed  | Added manually by you                          |
| **What you provide**  | Nothing — they appear as the account refreshes | A platform and a URL, shortcode, or numeric ID |
| **Sidebar page**      | **Account videos**                             | **Individual videos**                          |
| **Best for**          | Everything an account posts                    | A specific post, on its own cadence            |

Both kinds share the same metrics and the same [video detail](#video-detail) page.

## Account videos

Open **Account videos** from the sidebar to see every video discovered across your tracked accounts. The table includes columns for account, platform, thumbnail, caption, views, plays, likes, comments, shares, saves, posted date, duration, and engagement rate.

You can:

* **Search** by caption.
* **Filter** by platform.
* **Sort** sortable columns and pick which columns to show.
* **Paginate** the results.
* Set the metric window with a **7d / 30d / 90d / custom** selector.

Click a row for an inline preview. The account name links straight to that [account's detail page](/dashboard/accounts).

## Individual videos

Open **Individual videos** from the sidebar to manage videos you track manually.

### Add an individual video

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the add-video modal">
    On the **Individual videos** page, click **Add video**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick a platform">Choose Instagram or TikTok.</Step>

  <Step title="Paste the video reference">
    Paste a full URL, a shortcode, or a numeric ID — the format is auto-detected.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Optionally link an account">
    Link the video to a tracked [account](/dashboard/accounts) if it belongs to one.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set a scrape interval">
    Choose how often, in hours, CreatorAudit refreshes the video. Save.
  </Step>
</Steps>

The Individual videos table has the same affordances as Account videos — search, platform filter, sorting, a column picker, pagination, and the **7d / 30d / 90d / custom** window. From each row you can edit, pause, or delete the video. Click a row to open its detail page.

## Video detail

Both kinds of video open the same detail page, which includes:

* A native platform embed or player.
* Metadata — caption, platform, posted date, duration, views, likes, comments, shares, saves (where the platform reports them), and engagement rate.
* A **7d / 30d / 90d** time-series chart.
* Tracking metadata — first tracked, last refresh, scrape interval, and an **is-active** toggle to pause tracking.
* A viral-performance indicator.

<Tip>
  Use the **is-active** toggle to pause a single video without deleting it — its history
  is kept and resumes when you re-enable it.
</Tip>

See [Read analytics](/dashboard/analytics) for what each metric means and how the windows work.