How to Track Outreach Performance in PhantomBuster Workflows

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This guide explains how to track the performance of your outreach campaigns using the Dashboard, Leads tab, and Report tab. These reporting features are only available in Workflows.

Why only Workflows include reporting

  • Single-action Phantoms: Perform one task at a time (for example, sending connection requests or extracting leads). 
    → They provide result files but no built-in performance tracking.
  • Workflows: Manage full outreach campaigns with multiple actions (sending invites, messages, and follow-ups). 
    → They include both a Dashboard and a console page, giving you access to outreach performance insights.

For detailed insights like tracking acceptance rates, replies, and follow-up effectiveness, use a Workflow such as LinkedIn Outreach.

How to access the Dashboard

The Dashboard opens automatically whenever you click on a Workflow from your PhantomBuster Dashboard
→ This is where you'll find reporting features such as the Leads and Report tabs, as well as real-time progress updates.

Opening a Workflow dashboard from the PhantomBuster main dashboard

If you're using single-action Phantoms, you won't see a Dashboard, you'll have access to result files.

What you can see on the Dashboard

The Dashboard helps you monitor your campaign's progress and results in real time. 
→ It brings together different tabs and metrics that show you what's happening now and how your outreach performs over time.

Workflow dashboard showing Leads tab and Report tab for outreach tracking

Next Phantom in sequence

At the top of the Dashboard, a banner shows which Phantom in your campaign will launch next and when.

  • Example: "Next: LinkedIn Auto Connect in 20m."
Dashboard banner showing next scheduled Phantom in the outreach sequence

Leads tab

The Leads tab lists every profile included in your campaign, with details such as:

  • Displays: Name, Headline, Company, Job Title, and Industry.
  • Status column to track each lead's progress:

    • In queue - The lead is scheduled for a future action but hasn't been processed yet.
      The Workflow will act on this profile in an upcoming run (for example, send a connection request or a follow-up message).
    • Invited - A connection request has been successfully sent to this lead.
    • Accepted - The lead accepted your connection request.
    • Follow-up sent - A follow-up message has been sent after the connection was accepted.
    • Replied - The lead replied to your message.
    • Could not invite - The Workflow was unable to send a connection request.

    If your campaign contains too many profiles to display, only part of the list is shown. You can always download the full dataset as a CSV file.

Leads tab displaying profile statuses like Invited, Accepted, and Replied

Report tab

The Report tab provides a detailed overview of your outreach performance.

Performance progress includes:

  • Time saved: Estimated time saved compared to manual work.
  • Profiles collected: Number of leads in the campaign.
  • Invites sent: Number of connection requests sent.
  • Requests accepted: Number and percentage of accepted requests.
  • Performance progress graph: Invites sent vs. requests accepted over time.
Report tab showing performance metrics and progress graph for outreach campaign

Message sequence performance (when available):

  • Some Workflows, such as LinkedIn Outreach, include a Message sequence graph.
  • It shows accepted requests, replies, and answer rates, helping you measure how effective your follow-up messaging is.
  • Workflows that don't involve multi-step messaging won't display this section.
Report tab message sequence performance graph with acceptance and reply rates

Example: LinkedIn Outreach

The LinkedIn Outreach is a Workflow that includes all these reporting features. 
It lets you:

  • Send connection requests.
  • Add optional personalized messages with the request.
  • Schedule optional follow-up messages after acceptance.

All progress is tracked in the Dashboard, Leads tab, and Report tab, so you can measure the effectiveness of your outreach sequence.

Downloading your outreach data

If the Leads tab only shows part of your list, click Download CSV to export the complete dataset.
You can then review and analyze your data externally.

You can also right-click the Download CSV button and copy its link to open your data directly in Google Sheets. This can be useful if you want to quickly explore or filter the data without saving the file locally.

Where to find errors and logs

If you need to check detailed execution logs or error messages, you can switch from the Dashboard to the console page. 
There are two ways to access it, depending on your settings:

Option 1 – Using the address bar

  1. Go to your PhantomBuster Dashboard and click the Workflow you want to review.
  2. In your browser's address bar, replace the word dashboard with console, then press Enter
    → This opens the Workflow's console page.
  3. Go to the Activity tab.
  4. Hover over the relevant run and click View log to see detailed output.
Workflow console page showing Activity tab and View log option for error details

Option 2 – Using Developer mode (adds a permanent console button)

  1. Go to your User menu › My space › My personal settings.
  2. Check the box Enable developer mode.
    Enabling Developer Mode in PhantomBuster personal settings
  3. Go to your PhantomBuster Dashboard and click the Workflow to open its Dashboard.
  4. In the top-right corner, click the three dots menu.

    With Developer mode enabled, you'll also see extra options:

    • Agent object – view the Workflow's underlying JSON data.
    • API – generate ready-to-use API call snippets.
  5. Select Switch to console.
Switching from Workflow dashboard to console view using the three-dot menu

The console shows run logs and error details, which are useful for troubleshooting issues that don't appear on the Dashboard.

→ For step-by-step guidance, see How to Troubleshoot Errors in Workflows.

How Workflow interfaces differ

The interface layout varies depending on the Workflow you're using.
Some Workflows include a full Dashboard with Leads and Report tabs, while others show a simplified layout or open directly in the console view.

Workflows with a full Dashboard (Leads + Report tabs)

These include performance tracking directly in the Dashboard.

  • LinkedIn Outreach
  • LinkedIn Search to Lead Outreach
  • LinkedIn Post Commenter and Liker Scraper
  • LinkedIn Company Page Inviter
  • LinkedIn Search to Lead Connection
  • Sales Navigator Search to Lead Outreach
  • HubSpot Contact LinkedIn Outreach
Report tab showing performance metrics and progress graph for outreach campaign

Workflows with an alternate Dashboard layout

These open with a different Dashboard tab configuration but still display results visually.

  • Google Maps Search to Contact Data → single Dashboard tab
    Google Maps Search to Contact Data Workflow with single Dashboard tab layout
  • Instagram Hashtag Search to Post Engagement → Report + Posts tabs
    Instagram Hashtag Search Workflow dashboard with Report and Posts tabs
  • LinkedIn New Connection Welcome Message → Report + Connections tabs
    LinkedIn New Connection Welcome Message Workflow with Report and Connections tabs

Workflows without a Dashboard (console view only)

These open directly in the console view, showing only Results and Activity tabs.
You can access logs and worker agents immediately, there's no need to switch views.

  • Sales Navigator Search to Emails
  • LinkedIn Search to lemlist Campaign
  • LinkedIn Search to Profile Data
  • LinkedIn Search to Emails
  • LinkedIn Post Commenters to Emails
  • LinkedIn Group Members to Emails
  • LinkedIn Connections to Emails
Workflow console view showing Results and Activity tabs without a Dashboard

Frequently asked questions

Can I track outreach performance with a regular Phantom?

No. Performance tracking (Dashboard, Leads tab, Report tab) is only available in Workflows. Single-action Phantoms provide result files but no built-in campaign tracking.

Where do I see how many connection requests were accepted?

Open your Workflow's Dashboard and go to the Report tab. It shows invites sent, requests accepted (with percentage), and a performance progress graph over time.

What do the lead statuses mean?

In the Leads tab, each profile shows a status: "In queue" (scheduled), "Invited" (request sent), "Accepted" (connected), "Follow-up sent," "Replied," or "Could not invite" (request failed).

How do I access error logs for a Workflow?

Switch from the Dashboard to the Console page by replacing "dashboard" with "console" in the browser address bar, or enable Developer mode in your personal settings to add a permanent Switch to console button.

Why doesn't my Workflow have a Leads or Report tab?

Not all Workflows have the same interface. Some show a simplified Dashboard layout, and others open directly in console view with only Results and Activity tabs. The article lists which Workflows have which layout.

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