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How to set up ads tracking with FatAds and Keitaro

Published 22/01/2025 by FatAds team

Were you looking for a comprehensive guide on how to set up S2S postback at Keitaro?

Here’s a step-by-step instruction on how to set up ads tracking at Keitaro by FatAds ad network!

How to setup ads tracking at Keitaro: a detailed guide by FatAds

Here, we listed the main points of postback integration process at Keitaro:

  1. Connecting FatAds as traffic source at Keitaro.
    In this part we will show how to add advertising networks like FatAds at Keitaro tracker for data collection on traffic sources.
  2. Connecting a CPA-network with Keitaro.
    In order to get up-to-date insights on conversions the CPA-networks gather, we will show how to add an affiliate network to Keitaro.
  3. Setting up conversion tracking for the offer at Keitaro.
    By connecting the exact offer to Keitaro it will ensure the accurate data collection and attribution.
  4. Starting an ads tracking campaign at Keitaro.
    We will also show how to unify all the connected sources into a single conversion tracking campaign at Keitaro.

Stage 1

How to connect an advertising network to Keitaro

First of all, add the selected ad network to the Keitaro tracker as a traffic source. Many advertising networks like FatAds are already integrated into Keitaro, so you only need to connect them by a prepared template, by following these steps:

  1. Add a new traffic source at Keitaro.
    Proceed to the ‘Traffic Sources’ tab, then click the ‘Create’ button.
  2. Specify the advertising network’s details and save changes.
    Choose the needed template for the traffic source by just typing the name of the ad network, then you might set a custom naming parameter to the source. After that, click the ‘Save’ button to complete adding a traffic source.

Now we have just added FatAds as a traffic source at Keitaro, what’s next? Then, we need to add an affiliate network!

Stage 2

How to connect a CPA-network to Keitaro

Keitaro tracker is already integrated with many affiliate networks, so we just need to add them by existing templates. In our case, we will use Dr.Cash:

  1. Add a new CPA-network to Keitaro.
    Go to the ‘Affiliate Networks’ tab, then click the ‘Create’ button.
  2. Specify the affiliate network and copy the postback URL.
    Just start typing the CPA-network’s name in the field, then select it. After that, copy and save the ‘Postback URL’, then click the ‘Create’ button.

Now, we’ve connected an affiliate network to Keitaro tracker. After that we need to connect a CPA-offer on the side of the tracker and the affiliate network for precise conversion tracking.

Stage 3

How to set up a CPA-offer conversion tracking at Keitaro

For this part we used the offer we got from Dr.Cash affiliate network, so the process of setting up tracking for offers in your CPA-network might differ. In case any challenges occur at this point, connect the tracker’s support team for assistance.

To connect a CPA-offer to Keitaro:

  1. Choose the offer in the CPA network.
    For example, in Dr.Cash you need to find the ‘Offers’ tab, choose the offer and click ‘Create campaign’.
  2. Specify the offer’s tracking details and insert postback URL.
    Now you need to insert the earlier copied ‘Postback URL’, then click the ‘Create campaign’ button. Here, you can also adjust pre-landing and landing pages for the ad campaigns.
  3. Find the tracking link of the offer and save it.
    At Dr.Cash you can find the tracking link on the ‘Campaigns’ tab — copy and save it.
  4. Add a new offer at Keitaro tracker.
    Proceed to the ‘Offers’ tab at Keitaro and click the ‘Create’ button.
  5. Edit the offer details and insert the tracking link.
    In the ‘Create Offer’ window specify the offer’s name and affiliate network you got it from. Then insert the earlier copied tracking link in the ‘URL’ field, after that complete adding a CPA-offer by clicking the ‘Create’ button.

Now we’ve added all the required sources for ads tracking at Keitaro, then what?

Stage 4

How to create a conversion tracking campaign at Keitaro

In the end it’s required to connect all the sources added in a single ads tracking campaign at Keitaro. To do that:

  1. Add a new tracking campaign at Keitaro.
    Proceed to the ‘Campaigns’ tab at Keitaro tracker, then click the ‘Create’ button.
  2. Create a new ads tracking flow.
    On the new page click the ‘Create Flow’ button.
  3. Add the offer to the tracking flow.
    Here, find the ‘Schema’ tab and click the ‘Add offers’ drop-down menu.
  4. Specify the offers.
    On this page just select the earlier added offer to Keitaro, then click the ‘Add’ button and after that ‘Apply’.
  5. Adjust the ads tracking campaign’s settings and save them.
    Name the tracking campaign, specify the traffic source parameter by choosing FatAds, after that click the ‘Create’ button in top right corner to save changes.
  6. Find the tracking campaign’s URL.
    Proceed to the ‘Tracking’ tab of the campaign, find the ‘Campaign URL’ field, then copy and save it.
  7. Insert the campaign URL at FatAds.
    In the campaign’s editing mode at FatAds paste the previously copied ‘Campaign URL’ in the ‘Destination URL’ field.

Conclusion

With this guide you can easily set up Keitaro for tracking ads performance and optimize data attribution for key metrics in campaigns. FatAds platform is already integrated with many popular tracking solutions, so you can check out our other articles on setting up affiliate marketing trackers!

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