Push traffic source
Track RichAds with UTMCAP
RichAds is a push traffic source. Below are the macros UTMCAP fills in for it, the tracking URL it builds, and what happens to cost and conversions.
Your tracking URL
This is the URL UTMCAP builds for a RichAds campaign. Yours has your own tracking domain and campaign in place of the example — copy it from the campaign, not from here.
https://track.example.com/spring-sale?sub1=[CLICK_ID]&sub2=[CAMPAIGN_ID]&sub3=[CAMPAIGN_NAME]&sub4=[CREATIVE_ID]&sub5=[SITE_ID]&sub6=[PUBLISHER_ID]&sub7=[SUB_LIST_ID]&sub8=[BID_PRICE]&sub9=[COUNTRY_CODE]&sub10=[OS]&cost=[BID_PRICE]What each macro records
RichAds replaces each macro with the real value when the ad is clicked, and UTMCAP stores it in the matching field — so reports can be grouped by campaign, placement or device.
| Field | What it records | RichAds macro |
|---|---|---|
| sub1 | Click ID | [CLICK_ID] |
| sub2 | Campaign ID | [CAMPAIGN_ID] |
| sub3 | Campaign Name | [CAMPAIGN_NAME] |
| sub4 | Creative ID | [CREATIVE_ID] |
| sub5 | Site ID | [SITE_ID] |
| sub6 | Publisher ID | [PUBLISHER_ID] |
| sub7 | Subscriber List ID | [SUB_LIST_ID] |
| sub8 | Bid Price | [BID_PRICE] |
| sub9 | Country | [COUNTRY_CODE] |
| sub10 | OS | [OS] |
Worth knowing
Square brackets, all caps. On RichPops the subscriber list becomes [ZONE_ID] and the bid becomes [CPV_PRICE].
Macros from RichAds’s own documentation.
How conversions get back to RichAds
Postback URL comes from the Tracking tab of your RichAds account, keyed on [CLICK_ID].
In UTMCAP, {external_id} is RichAds’s own click ID and {payout} is what the conversion paid — they are filled in when each conversion is sent.
Set it up in three steps
- 1. Add RichAds as a traffic source in UTMCAP and choose its template — the macros above are filled in for you.
- 2. Create a campaign with that source, and copy its tracking URL.
- 3. Paste it into RichAds as the ad’s click or destination URL.
Every field of the traffic source form is explained in the traffic sources guide.
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