django-facebook-capi 1.1.1

Reusable Django app to track Meta/Facebook CAPI events server-side.

Django Facebook CAPI Dashboard

A reusable Django package to track Facebook (Meta) Conversions API events server-side, with built-in logging and admin dashboard.

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📦 Installation

pip install django-facebook-capi

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⚙️ Setup

1. Add to INSTALLED_APPS

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    'django_facebook_capi',
]

2. Add Required Settings

In your settings.py, add:

FACEBOOK_PIXEL_ID = 'your_facebook_pixel_id'
FACEBOOK_CAPI_ACCESS_TOKEN = 'your_capi_access_token'

You can generate these from your Meta Events Manager.

3. Migrate Database

python manage.py migrate django_facebook_capi

This will create a model to log all tracked events in the admin.

4. Optional: Enable Django Admin

Ensure django.contrib.admin is enabled and your superuser is created:

python manage.py createsuperuser

Visit /admin/ and look for Facebook Event Logs.

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🚀 Usage

Import utilities into your views

from django_facebook_capi.capi_utils import (
    fb_page_view,
    fb_view_content,
    fb_lead_form,
    fb_add_to_cart,
    fb_initiate_checkout,
    fb_purchase,
    fb_custom_event,
)

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📝 Event Tracking Examples

✅ PageView

track_page_view(request)

👀 ViewContent

track_view_content(
    request,
    content_name="Red T-Shirt",
    content_category="Apparel",
    content_ids=["sku123"]
)

📝 Lead Form Submission

track_lead_form_submission(request)

🛒 Add to Cart

track_add_to_cart(
    request,
    content_ids=["sku123"],
    value=799,
    currency='INR'
)

💳 Initiate Checkout

track_initiate_checkout(
    request,
    content_ids=["sku123", "sku124"],
    value=1598,
    currency='INR'
)

💰 Purchase

track_purchase(
    request,
    content_ids=["sku123", "sku124"],
    value=1598,
    currency='INR',
    transaction_id='txn_001'
)

⚙️ Custom Event

track_custom_event(
    request,
    event_name="StartTrial",
    custom_data={"plan": "Pro", "value": 0}
)

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📊 Logging & Admin Panel

All events sent via this package are logged into your database and can be viewed in the Django Admin dashboard. Each log includes:

• Event name
• Response status code
• Response from Meta
• Source URL
• Timestamp

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🧠 Notes

• You must share your Meta Pixel's Business Settings with your CAPI token if using a system user.
• Make sure _fbc and _fbp cookies are available in requests for optimal matching.
• Email and phone values will be hashed with SHA256 before sending.

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💡 Roadmap

• Retry failed events
• Custom signal support
• Admin filtering by status code
• Retry/resend via admin actions

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🧑‍💻 Contributing

1. Fork the repo
2. Make changes
3. Submit a PR

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📝 License

MIT @ 2025