The problem

Customers that leave the queue are revenue you never see.

Queues that build unseen

A counter backs up during a rush and nobody in the kitchen knows — until customers start leaving.

No wait-time visibility

Managers have no live data on how long customers are waiting at each counter or ordering point.

Slow counter response

Even when a manager sees the queue, there's no system alert — reaction depends on someone noticing.

Lost covers & revenue

Every customer who abandons a queue is a lost sale that never shows up in any report.

Peak-period blind spots

The lunch rush and post-work surge are exactly when queue monitoring is most valuable — and most neglected.

Multi-site unawareness

Head office has no live view of which outlets are overwhelmed and which are fine right now.

What FlowLinks tracks

Live queue intelligence, from your existing cameras.

Queue length monitoring

Counts the number of people in a queue zone in real time and alerts when it exceeds your configured threshold.

Wait-time tracking

Measures how long individual customers have been waiting — alerts when wait time passes your service-level target.

Abandonment detection

Flags when customers leave a queue without being served — a direct signal that wait time has crossed a tipping point.

Counter availability alerts

Notifies managers when additional counters should open based on live queue depth and wait-time data.

Peak-period reports

Hourly and shift-level breakdown of queue depth, wait times, and abandonment — so staffing decisions are data-led.

Multi-outlet dashboard

See queue status across all outlets in one view — and respond to the sites that need it most.

Alerts

Real-Time Queue Alerts

When queue length or wait time crosses a defined threshold, FlowLinks can notify the relevant team so they can respond before service delays impact the customer experience.

How it works

Live in days, not months.

01

Connect your cameras

FlowLinks connects to cameras covering your counters, ordering points, and queue zones — no hardware swap.

02

Set your thresholds

Define maximum queue length, wait-time targets, and who should be alerted — per counter and per outlet.

03

AI monitors in real time

FlowLinks counts people, tracks dwell, and watches for abandonment across every queue zone simultaneously.

04

Alert and act

Managers receive a phone alert when thresholds are crossed — with enough time to open a counter before customers leave.

LIVECAM-F1AI queue monitoring in restaurantQueue: 9 people — wait exceeds 4 min, alert sent

By the numbers

60s
from queue breach to manager alert
24/7
queue monitoring at every counter
0
new cameras required
from $35
per camera / month

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Cross-contamination monitoring

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Clean-table & turnover tracking

Spot uncleared tables and improve cover turnover during busy hours.

Open/close checklist monitoring

Verify opening and closing SOPs with audit-ready camera logs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions.

See queue monitoring live
on your restaurant cameras.

Book a demo and we'll show FlowLinks tracking queue build-up and wait time — on your existing CCTV.

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