1. Add TrafficJunky template to RedTrack. You cannot integrate TrafficJunky with RedTrack without saving the TrafficJunky template first. Traffic channels → New from template → TrafficJunky → Add → Save the template: If you're running a CPM campaign with TrafficJunky, make sure to add the {BidValue} macro as the Click Cost ID in your TJ traffic channel template. This setup allows you to track campaign costs accurately in RT: 2. Integrate RedTrack with your TrafficJunky account. 2.1 Go to TrafficJunky account → My Profile → scroll down to the section Connect with TrafficJunky API → click the Generate New Token button → copy the API key: 2.2 Get back to RedTrack → TrafficJunky template added within step 1.1→ scroll down to the section Traffic Junky API integration → paste the API key copied within step 1.2 → Save changes: The Active button means your integration has been successfully fulfilled: 3. Create a Campaign/Ad Tracking in RedTrack with TrafficJunky as a traffic channel. To create a campaign/ad tracking in RT act depending on your account type: I'm Affiliate I'm Advertiser 3.1. Campaigns → Create new campaign → fill in the info in all the sections and tabs: General: Give it the name, and choose the traffic channel, tracking domain, and cost-tracking method. Funnels: Choose the type of funnel you are using and add the elements from the drop-downs. Use this guide for more detailed info. 3.2. Once the Campaign is saved go to Tracking links and parameters → copy the automatically generated click URL (your tracking link): 3.1. Ad Tracking → New Ad Tracking → fill in the info in all the sections and tabs: General: Give it the name, and choose the traffic channel, and cost-tracking method. Funnels: Choose the type of funnel you are using and add the elements from the drop-downs. Use this guide for more info on ad tracking settings. 3.2. Once the Ad Tracking is saved go to Ad Tracking Parameters (UTMs) → copy Click URL from the Redirect tracking link tab: Refer to these articles for details on the other tracking methods apart from the standard redirect: – Universal script – No-redirect 4. Set up the tracking in TrafficJunky. In your TJ advertiser account click the Campaigns tab → either choose an existing campaign / click New Campaign → fill in the information related to your campaign → paste the Campaign URL you have obtained in step 2 into the Target URL section and proceed with setting up your TJ Campaign: 5. Set up a new tracker in TrafficJunky. You need to set up a new tracker in TJ to pass your conversions correctly. To do that, open Tools → Conversion Tracker → New Tracker → enter the name of your tracker (RedTrack) and set the type of events you want to track → Add Tracker → find your tracker in the list → view in the Invocation Code column → choose Postback URL. Your Postback URL will be generated automatically → copy the a and member_id values from the Invocation code : 6. Set up the Postback URL in RedTrack. Go to the Campaign/Ad Tracking created within step 2 → S2S Postback/Ad network webhook for conversions section → Add → put the correct postback values (“a” and “member_id”) and make sure that your postback contains clickid values that should look like this aclid={ref_id} : Important! Remember to manually update the postback link in campaign/ad tracking settings if you make any changes to the postback with the TrafficJunky traffic channel template. 7. Set up the automation. Use this guide to help set up rules . Use this guide for setting up the auto update cost feature.

TrafficJunky and RedTrack

TrafficJunky is an innovative web advertising and digital marketing company whose mission is to improve the performance of your company and product(s) with each internet marketing ad campaign.

RedTrack has an API integration with TrafficJunky, which gives you the following benefits:
– Pause Campaigns, Creatives.
– Enable the auto-cost update feature.

Integration

Important before you start

Before you proceed with the integration, make sure to have the already added:

Custom tracking domain
Offer source and Offer (if you’re an Affiliate)/ Store and Store tracking URL (if you’re an Advertiser)
Conversion types you’re planning to work with

Integration steps

1. Add TrafficJunky template to RedTrack.

You cannot integrate TrafficJunky with RedTrack without saving the TrafficJunky template first.

Traffic channels → New from template → TrafficJunky → Add → Save the template:

If you’re running a CPM campaign with TrafficJunky, make sure to add the {BidValue} macro as the Click Cost ID in your TJ traffic channel template.
This setup allows you to track campaign costs accurately in RT:

2. Integrate RedTrack with your TrafficJunky account.

2.1 Go to TrafficJunky account → My Profile → scroll down to the section Connect with TrafficJunky API → click the Generate New Token button → copy the API key:

2.2 Get back to RedTrack → TrafficJunky template added within step 1.1→ scroll down to the section Traffic Junky API integration → paste the API key copied within step 1.2 → Save changes:

The Active button means your integration has been successfully fulfilled:

3. Create a Campaign/Ad Tracking in RedTrack with TrafficJunky as a traffic channel.

To create a campaign/ad tracking in RT act depending on your account type:

I’m Affiliate

I’m Advertiser

3.1. Campaigns → Create new campaign → fill in the info in all the sections and tabs:

General: Give it the name, and choose the traffic channel, tracking domain, and cost-tracking method.
Funnels: Choose the type of funnel you are using and add the elements from the drop-downs.

Use this guide for more detailed info.

3.2. Once the Campaign is saved go to Tracking links and parameters → copy the automatically generated click URL (your tracking link):

3.1. Ad Tracking → New Ad Tracking → fill in the info in all the sections and tabs:

General: Give it the name, and choose the traffic channel, and cost-tracking method.
Funnels: Choose the type of funnel you are using and add the elements from the drop-downs.

Use this guide for more info on ad tracking settings.

3.2. Once the Ad Tracking is saved go to Ad Tracking Parameters (UTMs) → copy Click URL from the Redirect tracking link tab:

Refer to these articles for details on the other tracking methods apart from the standard redirect:
– Universal script
– No-redirect

4. Set up the tracking in TrafficJunky.

In your TJ advertiser account click the Campaigns tab → either choose an existing campaign / click New Campaign → fill in the information related to your campaign → paste the Campaign URL you have obtained in step 2 into the Target URL section and proceed with setting up your TJ Campaign:

5. Set up a new tracker in TrafficJunky.

You need to set up a new tracker in TJ to pass your conversions correctly.

To do that, open Tools → Conversion Tracker → New Tracker→ enter the name of your tracker (RedTrack) and set the type of events you want to track → Add Tracker → find your tracker in the list → view in the Invocation Code column → choose Postback URL.

Your Postback URL will be generated automatically → copy the a and member_id values from the Invocation code:

6. Set up the Postback URL in RedTrack.

Go to the Campaign/Ad Tracking created within step 2 → S2S Postback/Ad network webhook for conversions section → Add → put the correct postback values (“a” and “member_id”) and make sure that your postback contains clickid values that should look like this aclid={ref_id}:

Important!

Remember to manually update the postback link in campaign/ad tracking settings if you make any changes to the postback with the TrafficJunky traffic channel template.

7. Set up the automation.

Use this guide to help set up rules.
Use this guide for setting up the auto update cost feature.

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