Why did my relationships jump in The Swarm?
The The Swarm help pages give 3 common reasons. The first to rule out: When a teammate imports connections for a connector again, the new import adds to what is already there, so the total can rise.
What causes it?
When a teammate imports connections for a connector again, the new import adds to what is already there, so the total can rise.
In the The Swarm help:
Importing again adds to what's already there.
Import connections for a connector, read 2026-11-12.Connections from a CSV uploaded from your own account are all added to you, so your own count can jump after an upload.
In the The Swarm help:
If you upload a CSV from your own account, every connection is added to you.
Import connections for a connector, read 2026-11-12.Connected Google accounts refresh on a regular schedule, so new contacts and meetings can arrive together in a step.
In the The Swarm help:
Once connected, The Swarm refreshes your contacts and meetings every week, so new people show up without you doing anything.
Connect Google Contacts & Calendar, read 2026-11-12.
How do I check it myself?
Look under each connector to see whose list grew, since imported connections appear there once processing is done.
In the The Swarm help:
They appear under the connector and in People once processing is done.
Import connections for a connector, read 2026-11-12.Check who ran each recent import, since connections are added to the person who imports them.
In the The Swarm help:
Connections are added to whoever imports them.
Import your LinkedIn connections, read 2026-11-12.
How does The Swarm work with Feder?
- Connect The Swarm to Feder and it joins your Interest apps.
- When you connect The Swarm, Feder checks the connection straight away and shows Connected only when that check passes. If a reading cannot be taken later, Feder shows it as not read, never as zero.
Some numbers are too quiet to judge daily, such as a form filled in a few times a week. Until there is enough of your own history to judge a change, Feder says it is still learning and scores nothing, rather than guessing.
See whether you can trust the numbers in The Swarm, one of your Interest apps. Feder only reads. It never changes anything in The Swarm.
What else goes wrong with these numbers?
- Why did connection strength change in The Swarm?The Swarm
- Why does a connector show zero connections in The Swarm?The Swarm
- Why did Google Analytics stop collecting data?Google Analytics
- Why aren't my key events showing in Google Analytics?Google Analytics
- Why does Google Analytics show (not set)?Google Analytics
See every question.
Where do these answers come from?
Every cause and check on this page comes from the The Swarm help pages, quoted above with the date we read them. Last reviewed 2026-11-12. We read them again by 2027-11-12. If one changes, this page changes or comes down.