Reddit Ads Quick Start Guide
Send advertising events to Reddit Ads via Freshpaint.
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Send advertising events to Reddit Ads via Freshpaint.
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Supports calls
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Refer to this destination as reddit-ads in the
If you've configured multiple Account IDs, you can choose a specific one by suffixing the Account ID, such as: reddit-ads::0123456789012345
. You can retrieve this value from the Reddit Ads configuration page for the Account ID of interest.
Connection Modes:
Web
Mobile
Server
This guide enables you to fully enable the Reddit Ads destination for your site. For simplicity the event used for demonstration purposes is the generic Page View
event. For more complex events see. Additionally this guide assumes you have the Freshpaint snippet installed on your site - if you do not, please follow.
If in HIPAA mode enable the required fields
To configure your Reddit Ads destination, you'll first need to locate your Account ID. This may also be known as your Pixel ID and it may start with the prefix "t2_".
Navigate to the Events Manager page using the menu icon on the top left corner.
Copy the Pixel ID value.
Reddit Ads API requires us to use Oauth2.0 to authenticate and be able to post conversion events on your behalf.
Click on the connect with Reddit button
A Reddit page will open asking for permission to allow Freshpaint to post events on your behalf. Click on Allow
.
To enable the Reddit Ads destination you simply need to enable and configure it just as you would for any other destination.
Search for the Reddit Ads
advertising destination.
Enable Reddit Ads.
Paste in your Account ID in the integration settings.
Optional: Customers that use HIPAA mode should then configure the required properties
and enable $rdt_cid.
Select/create the event(s) you want to send to Reddit Ads
.
At the bottom of the event page enable Reddit Ads.
Navigate to your site and visit a page that should trigger your event
Add a query parameter called rdt_cid
to the URL (Example: https://www.example.com/?rdt_cid=TEST
).
Trigger your event.
Select Reddit Ads
and verify your event went through.
This can take up to 90 seconds.
Verify the event is marked as OK
or resolve missing property issues.
Confirm receipt of event in Reddit Ads events manager.
Freshpaint property
Reddit Ads parameter
Type
Requirement
Description
$rdt_cid
click_id
string
Required
A query parameter that connects a page view or conversion event to a specific ad, which Freshpaint captures as $rdt_cid
Clicking Allow
will redirect you to your configured Reddit Ads destination on Freshpaint.
Navigate to Freshpaint .
Navigate to the .
Navigate to the .
See for a complete list of all available properties.