Q: I just launched a campaign — how do I confirm tracking works in the first 5 minutes?

Q: I just launched a campaign — how do I confirm tracking works in the first 5 minutes?
A: Don't wait for tomorrow's report. Live-validate:
— Click your own campaign link (with full UTMs) on a fresh device or incognito.
— Reports → Realtime → scroll to 'Users by First user source / medium' card and confirm your utm_source / utm_medium appear.
— Trigger the key action; watch the event in Realtime's 'Event count by Event name'.
— Cross-check parameters in DebugView if anything looks off.
TL;DR: Click your UTM link in incognito, watch source/medium and your key event populate in Realtime — instant proof before spend ramps.
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