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# AppLovin Event API Quick Start Guide

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The AppLovin Event API destination is currently in Early Access. Please contact <support@freshpaint.io> for more information about this integration.
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## Destination Info

* Supports [Track](https://documentation.freshpaint.io/developer/freshpaint-sdk-reference#track) calls
* Supports [HIPAA mode](https://documentation.freshpaint.io/hipaa-mode)
* Refer to this destination as **AppLovin** in the [Integrations object](https://documentation.freshpaint.io/reference/developer/freshpaint-sdk-reference#using-the-integrations-object)
* Connection Modes:

<table><thead><tr><th width="200.33333333333331" align="right"></th><th data-type="checkbox">Client-side</th><th data-type="checkbox">Server-side</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="right">Web</td><td>false</td><td>true</td></tr><tr><td align="right">Mobile</td><td>false</td><td>true</td></tr><tr><td align="right">Server</td><td>false</td><td>true</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Getting Started

This guide enables you to fully enable the AppLovin Event API destination for your site. For simplicity the event used for demonstration purposes is the generic `Page View` event. For more complex events see[ our additional documentation](/readme/setting-up-your-events.md). Additionally this guide assumes you have the Freshpaint snippet installed on your site, if you do not please follow[ this guide](/readme/guides/quickstart/installing-freshpaint.md).

1. Find/create your **AppLovin** **Events Key** for AppLovin
2. Enable the Freshpaint AppLovin destination
   * If in HIPAA mode enable the required fields
3. Confirm and validate events

### Find your AppLovin Events Key for AppLovin

1. Log into your [AppLovin Ads Manager](https://ads.applovin.com/auth/signin?redirectTo=%2F).
2. Select **Events** in the left-hand menu.
3. Copy the ID at the top of the page.

<figure><img src="/files/7iHoXuSEdxobQiZWixI7" alt="AppLovin UI showing where to find AppLovin Event Key"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### Enable the Freshpaint AppLovin destination

1. Navigate to the [Freshpaint Integrations page](https://app.freshpaint.io/destinations/catalog).
2. Search for the **AppLovin** integration.
3. Select **Configure** to paste your **AppLovin** **Event Key** from the above step.
4. Customers that use HIPAA mode should then configure the required, recommended, and recommended view-through properties. You can find all properties that the Freshpaint AppLovin integration supports here: [AppLovin Event API Reference](/integrations/destinations/direct-response-ads/applovin-event-api-early-access/applovin-event-api-reference.md).
5. Enable AppLovin.

Once you've followed the steps above you can start sending events to the AppLovin Event API.

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## Confirm and validate events

### Confirm and Validate Events in Freshpaint

1. Navigate to your site and visit a page that should trigger your event
2. Trigger your event (Our demonstration event is a `page_view`).
3. Navigate to the [Event Verification tool](https://app.freshpaint.io/event-verification).
4. Select **AppLovin** and verify your event went through.
   * This can take up to 90 seconds.
5. Verify the event is marked as `OK` or resolve missing property issues.

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### Confirm and Validate Events in AppLovin

When first setting up your AppLovin account, you will be required to send 1 of each required event before you can view the Event Manager.

You can view the list of required parameters for each of these events types[ in their documentation](https://support.axon.ai/en/growth/promoting-your-websites/axon-pixel-integration/events-and-objects).

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Afterwards, to check whether AppLovin is receiving events:

1. Log into your [AppLovin Ads Manager](https://ads.applovin.com/auth/signin?redirectTo=%2F).
2. Select **Events** in the left-hand menu.
3. You should see events coming through under the large graph under **Event details** on this page.
   1. Successfully sent events will increment the Count and the "Last seen" time. It's usually within a few seconds. They mention at the top of the page it can be up to 2 hours.
4. See that your event has a status of :green\_circle: <mark style="color:$success;">**All Working**</mark>. Click to spot check events.

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