Collecting data from Reddit Ads

This guide explains how to collect data from Reddit Ads. To learn how to collect data from a different data source, go back to the Available data sources in Adverity overview.

Introduction

For a list of the fields that you can collect from Reddit Ads, see Reddit Ads.

Prerequisites

Before you start collecting data from Reddit Ads, perform all of the following actions:

• Ensure the account used to connect to Reddit Ads has the correct roles and permissions required to access the data.

• Ensure that you have permission to access the Reddit Ads API. You must be allow listed to access the Reddit Ads API. For more information, contact your Reddit Ads sales representative or see the Reddit Ads API documentation.

Creating a datastream to collect data from Reddit Ads

The basics of creating a datastream to collect data from any data source are explained in our guide to Creating a datastream. This guide contains information about the specific steps to create a datastream to fetch data from Reddit Ads.

Configuration: Choose the data you want to collect from Reddit Ads

To choose what data to collect and customize the Reddit Ads datastream configuration, follow these steps:

1. (Optional) Rename your datastream.

2. In Report type, select the type of data to collect from Reddit Ads.

3. In Accounts, select the accounts for which to collect data. If you do not select any items in a drop-down list, Adverity collects data for all items in the drop-down list.

4. In Breakdown, select how you want the collected data to be broken down. Some fields are available only when a specific breakdown is selected. For more information, see Supported fields for different breakdowns.

5. In Fields, change the list of fields that you want to see in your data extract.

6. In Time zone, select the timezone in which the data will be reported. If you do not select a timezone, the timezone assigned to the selected accounts will be used.

What's next?

• Apply Data Mapping to your collected data to harmonize data collected from different sources in Adverity.

• Transform your data to meet your needs by creating and applying transformations to your datastream.

• Load your data into Explore & Present to visualize your data in Adverity

• Load your data into an external destination of your choice

Advanced Reddit Ads tips

Supported fields for different breakdowns

Some Reddit Ads fields can be fetched only when a specific breakdown is selected.

Due to the API limitations, you can only select up to three breakdowns per datastream.

The following list shows which fields are available for a breakdown:

• AD_ID
  If selected, you can fetch the ad, ad_group, and campaign fields.

• AD_GROUP_ID
  If selected, you can fetch the ad_group and campaign fields.

• CAMPAIGN_ID
  If selected, you can fetch only campaign fields added to the list.

• DATE, COUNTRY, DMA, GALLERY_ITEM_ID, PLACEMENT, REGION, COMMUNITY
  If any of these breakdowns are selected, you can fetch the metrics with the same name.