Collecting data from WeChat

Collecting data from WeChat#

This guide explains how to collect data from WeChat. 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 WeChat, see WeChat.

Limitations#

Collecting data from WeChat comes with the following limitations:

  • You cannot use the WeChat connector to collect data from a Tencent Ads account.

Creating a datastream to collect data from WeChat#

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

Authorization: Allow Adverity to access WeChat#

  1. If you choose Access using your credentials or Access using someone else’s credentials, in Set up or edit Accounts, you or the person granting access must choose one of the following options:

    • Choose Grant access to all items, including those created in the future to give Adverity Accounts to access all existing items and all items created in the future.

    • Choose Select specific items to which you want to grant access to only give Adverity Accounts to access the selected items. Adverity will not automatically have access to items created in the future. You will need to grant Adverity access to any items created in the future.

    Warning

    If you use your credentials to grant Adverity access to WeChat, all the items available to you using your credentials will be visible in the Authorizations page to all Adverity users with permission to edit this authorization.

    If someone else uses their credentials to grant Adverity access to WeChat, the same applies to the items available using their credentials.

    This is important to consider if you do not want all Adverity users with permission to edit the authorization to be able to see the details of the authorization items. For more information about user permissions, see Managing user permissions.

Configuration: Choose the data you want to collect from WeChat#

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

  1. (Optional) Rename your datastream.

  2. In Accounts, select the accounts for which you want to collect data.

  3. In Level, select whether you want to collect data at advertiser, campaign, ad group or ad level.

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

What’s next?#

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