Competitive Intelligence
Stay ahead by monitoring what competitors and industry leaders publish on Substack. Set up automated tracking for specific publications, get alerts when new posts drop, analyze posting patterns, and benchmark engagement metrics. Compare your newsletter's performance against competitors using the same structured data.
How it works
Identify competitors
Use the Publications API to look up competitor Substack publications and get their baseline metrics.
Set up monitoring
Poll the Posts API on a schedule to detect new content. Compare timestamps against your last check.
Analyze content strategy
Track posting frequency, topic themes (via paywall detection), and engagement patterns over time.
Generate reports
Build weekly/monthly competitive reports showing content volume, engagement trends, and emerging topics.
Endpoints used
Related
Publications API
Get complete metadata for any Substack publication. Returns the name, description, logo URL, hero im...
Posts API
Fetch a paginated feed of posts from any Substack publication. Each post includes title, subtitle, p...
Newsletter Analytics
Track publication growth, posting frequency, engagement trends, and author activity across Substack ...
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