Connect a custom network
While justtrack offers many built-in networks for you to use with your application, you may need to connect a custom network we don't yet support. You can connect a custom network with just five steps using our Network Wizard.
Before you begin
Only admins and managers can create and edit networks. So, to complete the steps in this guide, you must first be an admin or a manager for your organization.
Learn more about these roles in User Roles and Permissions.
Open the network wizard
In the Main Menu, click Admin > Networks:
Then, click Connect Network:
This opens the Network Wizard where you'll connect a network to your organization. In this guide, you learn how to connect a custom network.
Connect a custom network
In the Network Wizard, click +:
This opens the Network Details page where you'll input the following attributes:
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The name of the custom network |
| Channel | The default channel to use for campaigns for this network. |
| Spend Currency | The currency for your marketing budget |
| Multi country campaigns | Whether or not the network supports campaigns in multiple countries |
If your network's default channel isn't included in the options, create a new channel.
Fill in the details for your network, and click Next.
Set up your tracking URL
On the Tracking page, you'll configure your tracking URLs:
Here, you configure the parameters for two tracking URLs, one for impressions (views) and one for clicks, using the following fields:
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Parameter Name | The name of the parameter you'll use in justtrack |
| URL Macro | The macro to be used in the query-string. For justtrack parameters, this value isn't important. For network parameters, this is the name your network uses to refer to the corresponding parameter. Check their documentation for this value. |
| Views | This sets the parameter in the impressions URL |
| Clicks | This sets the parameter in the clicks URL |
You can hard code some of these parameter values, but most will be dependent on the network, campaign, and user. For these, you use macros.
The Network Wizard automatically shows some parameters, but if you want to see more, click Select new:
Now, choose the parameter you want to track, customize the macro, and select which URLs will include your parameter. Add as many parameters as you need, then click Next.
Confirm your network connection
In this last step, you'll confirm all the settings you configured for your custom network. When you're ready, click Connect.
Configure your postbacks
When you've connected your network, you'll land on the Network Edit page. Here, you'll configure a postback for each of your organization's goals:
First, choose the ATTRIBUTED or NON-ATTRIBUTED tab, depending on which type of postback you'd like to configure. Then, click Add Postback. This opens a modal for you to configure a postback.
The attributes for attributed postbacks are:
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Status | This determines whether we should send the postback (active) or not (inactive) |
| App | This selects the app for which you want to send this postback. |
| Goal | We send a postback to the network when users trigger this goal |
| Custom Goal Name | This lets you override the {goalName} parameter value. |
| Postback URL | We send the postback to this URL. Each URL can have parameters that are filled when we send the postback. |
The attributes for non-attributed postbacks are:
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Status | This determines whether we should send the postback (active) or not (inactive) |
| App | This selects the app for which you want to send this postback. |
| Goal | We send a postback to the network when users trigger this goal |
| Include attributed users from | This selects the networks for which you want to send this postback for attributed users. |
| Include fraud users from | This selects the networks for which you want to send this postback for fraud users. |
| Custom Goal Name | This lets you override the {goalName} parameter value. |
| Postback URL | We send the postback to this URL. Each URL can have parameters that are filled when we send the postback. |
Add your postback, then click Save. Repeat this step for all your goals.
Conclusion
You're done! You've connected a custom network to your organization. You'll see it in Admin > Networks in the Main Menu.
From here, you can do things like:
- Edit the network.
- Copy your tracking URLs.
- Configure new postbacks.