Track Conversions

Abstract

Describes the steps you need to follow to track conversions.

Creative instrumentation

Step 1. Update the tracker or click URLs to include the relevant macros to pass along the ID to the advertiser tracking systems.

Other macros available are documented at https://developer.yahooinc.com/dsp/docs/macros/macros.html.

Examples:

Table 23 Click Tracking Macros

Click Tracker Description

Example URL

Generic example

https://advertiser.clickserver.com?vmcid=${CC}&measurement_partner_required_param_A=${relevant_macro}&measurement_partner_required_param_B=SOME_FIXED_VALUE&……..INSERT OPTIONAL PARAMS…….

Branch IO

https://branchster.app.link/EXAMPLE_BRANCH_APP_ID?$3p=a_vm_network&~click_id=${CC}&~secondary_publisher_id=${pubid}

Step 2. Implement a process or script to collect this ID value and associate it with your conversion data.

Rules setup

To ensure that this ad spend is measured by Yahoo’s attribution system, create a conversion rule for your Yahoo DSP line.

Conversion data postback

Once the conversion data is available, fire it to Yahoo’s API:

For example:

a) curl --tlsv1.2 -w %{http_code} https://aaca.yahooinc.com/?id=id123\&vmcid=simple_click_id\&dp=simple_dp\&gv=10.0
b) curl --tlsv1.2  -w %{http_code} https://aaca.vahooinc.com/ --data "id=id123&vmcid=${INSERCT_VMCID_COLLECTED_FROM_CLICK}&dp=simple_dp&gv=10.0" --header "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

Required and supported parameters

The required and supported parameters are described in the table below:

Table 24 Required and Supported parameters

URL Parameter Name

Description

Required?

Default

Example

vmcid

Value of the pixel context macro collected from the click or the third-party ad server.

yes

N/A

See the integration guide

id

Unique event id provided by the partner identified in dp. This is a technical mechanism used by Yahoo to prevent duplication in reporting.

yes

N/A

Should be unique guids. Used to log the event for tracking.

dp

The entity responsible for passing the data to Yahoo.

yes

N/A

“branch”

et

Business Time of the Event (Epoch UTC milliseconds).

no

The receive time of the event is used if parameter is not present.

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gv

The numerical value of any given conversion. By default, the value is assumed to be USD. This will be reported as a dynamic conversion value in DSP and calculated as ROAS in Native.

no

None

12.25

gc

Event Value Currency

no

None

ec

Event Category

no

None

ea

Event Action

no

None

.yp

pixel id

no

None

Maps to a pixel ID - if not provided then reporting will only be on the line/campaign level.

Other parameters

no

N/A

Not to exceed name length of 32 nor value length of 255.

API Return Codes

Table 25 Return Codes

Code

Message

Reason

200

Submission processed.

Valid Request

400

Error. Unsupported Content-Type.

Invalid Content-Type provided.

400

Error. Unsupported Content-Type for request body.

Request has body but no Content-Type provided.

400

Error. Missing body and no query parameters provided.

Missing query parameters and body.

400

Error. Request body/params formatting error.

Unable to parse request body/params. Failed to decode KVs in request body. Failed to decode KVs in query params.

400

Error. Request does not match specs.

Key longer than maximum 32 characters. Value longer than maximum 255 characters. Missing required field ‘id’. Missing required field ‘vmcid’. Missing required field ‘dp’. NumberFormatException for keys: et or gv.

401

Error. Invalid ‘Authorization’ HTTP Header. Request a new token. (Not enforced in the initial release).

Invalid Authorization token.

500

Internal Server Error

Additional Specs

Table 26 Additional Specs

Scenario

Message/Code

Users either put all of their KVs in the request body or put all of them in the query parameters (not split between them).

If both are provided, the body is processed only.

If KVs are provided as ‘query parameters’, Content-Type must be “application/x-www-form-urlencoded” if specified

Else it will send code 400 (Error. Unsupported Content-Type.)

If KVs are provided in ‘request body’, Content-Type must be “application/x-www-form-urlencoded”

Else it will send code 400 (Error. Unsupported Content-Type for request body.)

Keys and Values must be encoded for both “query parameters” and “request body”.

Else it will send code 400 (Error. Request does not match specs.)