HilltopAds and RedTrack
Intro
HilltopAds is a monetizing platform for high-quality, unique traffic covering ALL GEO’s, which focuses on deeper targeting than in other networks: carriers, OS, browser, device, and more.
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
Integrations steps
1. Add HilltopAds as a Traffic channel in RedTrack.
Go to your RedTrack account → Traffic channels → New from template → find HilltopAds → Add → Save the template:
2. Integrate HilltopAds with RedTrack.
In the added HilltopAds template go to the HillTopAds API integration section → add the HilltopAds API key → Save changes to the template:
3. Create a campaign/ad tracking in RedTrack with HilltopAds as your traffic channel.
To create a campaign/ad tracking in RT act depending on your account type:
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.
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.
3.2. Once the Ad Tracking is saved go to Ad Tracking Parameters (UTMs) → copy Click URL from the Redirect tracking link tab:
– Universal script
– No-redirect
– Impressions
4. Set up the tracking on the HilltopAds side.
4.1 Go to Manage Campaigns → Add campaign:
4.2 Add your RedTrack campaign/ad tracking Click URL (copied in step 3) to the Final Destination URL field:
5. Set up the Postback URL in RedTrack.
In Campaign/Ad Tracking settings (created in step 3) scroll down to S2S Postback for HilltopAds/ Ad network webhook for conversions → press Add → check if the value(s) for the needed parameter(s) are in place → Save changes:
▸ If you changed the Postback URL in the Traffic channel (added/removed some parameters to it), remember to manually update the link in Campaign/Ad Tracking settings as well, as it won’t be generated correctly automatically.
▸ Some Traffic channels require you to edit the Postback with specific parameters for each Campaign/Ad Tracking (e.g., the goal for Exoclick or ap_key for Go2Mobi). If the field remains blank or something like “REPLACE” is stated, that means you need to define the Postback conditions manually.
6. Set up the automation. Use this guide to help set up automated rules.
