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How sources work

Sources show Superdirector what is working in your niche, so it has viral ideas to remake for you.

  • 3 min
  • Any paid plan

Pick your sources

Start with your own account or website. Then add the accounts and topics you want to learn from.

Superdirector only looks at public posts and pages. It cannot see private accounts or your audience data.

Sources stack by type on the left.

Add a source

Account added
Public posts read
Check what and when
Add to canvas adds the source and starts its first read of public posts. Check now reads it again. Then check what it read, and when.
  1. Right-click empty Canvas space, press A, or choose Create. The menu has three groups: Sources, Actions and Publishing.

  2. Under Sources, pick Account, Trend, Tracked post or Website.

  3. Fill in the form and select Add to canvas. On a paid plan its first check starts right away.

  4. Open the card to see what it found. To check it again, look at the credit estimate and choose Check now.

When the check is done, the card shows what it found and when. If a check can’t finish, the panel says why and how to fix it.

How sources stay fresh

  • On Starter, sources check when you ask. Set Repeat to Off and use Check now.
  • On Growth, sources can check on a schedule. A keyword can be checked as often as every 4 hours.
  • A tracked post checks itself. It is checked hourly while new, then less often, and stops after 60 days.
  • Tracked posts need Growth. Adding any source needs a paid plan.

Supported platforms

  • Accounts and keywords: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X.
  • Hashtags: Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Not X.
  • Tracked posts: full links from all four. Photo and carousel posts work too. Short links do not.

Turn sources into posts

A source only checks for new posts. To make something, connect it to an action, like Create carousel. Or ask in the bar at the bottom of the Canvas. The reply opens in Chat.