GOHIGHLEVEL ANSWERS & PROMPTS: PLAYBOOK T21 · AD ATTRIBUTION & CAPI
AUTHOR: DANIEL HALLMAN
KEYWORD: CAPI
What Usually Happens
When Meta or Google Ads optimize solely for landing-page form submissions, the ad algorithm floods your funnel with cheap clickers and bots who never answer the phone.
How We Fix It in HighLevel
Let HighLevel automatically capture `fbclid`, `fbc`, `fbp`, and `gclid` on form fill or Lead Ad sync, then trigger server-side Meta CAPI (`Schedule` / `Purchase`) and Google Offline Conversion steps from your pipeline stage workflow when a lead actually books or pays.
3-Step Implementation Checklist
- Connect your Meta Dataset/Pixel and Google Ads account under GoHighLevel Settings -> Integrations.
- Create a workflow triggered on Opportunity Stage Changed (Stage = `Appointment Booked` or `Job Won`).
- Add the native 'Facebook — Conversion API' action (Event Name: `Schedule` or `Purchase` with Opportunity Lead Value) and 'Google AdWords — Add to Offline Conversion' action so ad networks optimize for real revenue.
MODE: AGENT PROMPT
PASTE THIS PROMPT INTO CLAUDE CODE, CURSOR, CHATGPT, OR YOUR GHL ASSISTANT
SAFE READ-FIRST WORKFLOW
Set up server-side Meta CAPI and Google Offline Conversion pipeline attribution in our GoHighLevel sub-account: 1. Verify that our funnel forms and Lead Ad integrations are capturing gclid and fbclid attribution parameters onto contact records. 2. Create a Pipeline Attribution workflow triggered when an Opportunity moves to "Appointment Booked" or "Job Won". 3. Configure the native Facebook Conversion API step (passing email, phone, fbclid, and deal value) and Google Offline Conversion step so ad spend optimizes for qualified buyers instead of raw form fills.
RUN WITH OUR GHL-TOOLS MCP SERVER OR RUST CLI (DANIELHALLMAN.COM/MCP)
SUPPORTS --DRY-RUN PREVIEW
# 1. MCP Tool Call (ghl-crm-mcp)
{
"tool": "workflows_create_from_recipe",
"arguments": {
"location_id": "<YOUR_LOCATION_ID>",
"recipe": "pipeline_capi_offline_conversions",
"trigger_stages": ["Appointment Booked", "Job Won"],
"dry_run": true
}
}
# 2. Or run via ghl-crm Rust CLI
ghl-crm workflows apply-recipe --location-id <YOUR_LOCATION_ID> --recipe capi-offline-sync --dry-run
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