SKAdNetwork (SKAN) is an Apple framework
that allows you to attribute an app install
to a specific ad campaign without IDFA
while maintaining user privacy.
Since iOS 14.5, when users disallow IDFA tracking,
SKAdNetwork remains the only way to get
information about the traffic source.
MyTracker supports SKAdNetwork:
automatic conversion registration for SKAdNetwork
accepting SKAN postbacks from Apple
accepting SKAN postbacks from ad networks and collecting aggregate data from Self-Reporting Networks (SRN)
SKAN data granularity at the level of partners,
ad campaigns, and conversion value
uploading raw data via API
How it works
The user clicks on the ad, installs, and runs the app for the first time.
The MyTracker SDK built into the app calls SKAdNetwork to register the conversion.
SKAdNetwork registers the conversion and tracks the conversion value
over the next 24 hours.
Then, before sending the winning postback,
it triggers an additional random timer (0 to 24 hours),
SKAdNetwork sends the postback to the attributed ad network
and a copy directly to MyTracker
(or to the app developer, who forwards the postback to MyTracker).
MyTracker enhances Apple data with information from ad networks
and provides detailed stats on SKAdNetwork conversions.
CONVERSION VALUE
Along with the install postback, Apple offers to transmit conversion values.
This is a number between 0 and 63 that can be tracked for each conversion.
The value provides additional information about the user's behavior
and allows you to evaluate the ad campaign results.
The ad network or the app determines the meaning of the numbers 0-63.
For example, it can be the amount of payment or level-up in the game.
MyTracker can receive SKAN postbacks from ad networks and directly from Apple.
We recommend supporting all postbacks
to get the complete picture of the SKAdNetwork data.
The direct Apple postbacks only contain raw SKAdNetwork information,
whereas ad network postbacks contain additional data on campaigns.
To support the SKAN postback reception:
Verify your application in MyTracker. For details, refer to the Application verification section.
Check that the MyTracker SDK version 2.1.2 or higher is built into your app.
Make sure that MyTracker accepts data from your ad network:
if this is an SRN,
your MyTracker account must be connected
to an account in the network's system
Configure your app to receive SKAN postbacks from Apple.
You can use the MyTracker domain as an endpoint URL
or your own domain and send data to MyTracker by proxying.
For details, refer to the
SKAN postbacks from Apple section.
You can analyze obtained SKAdNetwork data using special metrics
in the Report builder and Export API. For details, refer to the SKAN reports section.
Exporting SKAN postbacks via API
MyTracker provides the ability to upload raw postbacks received from ad networks and Apple.
This is information about the ad campaign, conversion value, etc.
For details,
see the Selectors section,
partnerSKANpostbacks and appleSKANpostbacks events.
