Step-by-step guide to connecting your Outbrain account and syncing campaign data seamlessly.
Authorize Connection to Outbrain
To connect your Outbrain account, you'll need to provide your credentials:
Navigate to Data Integration -> Connectors
- Click on "Connect A new platform"
- Select Outbrain
- Enter the following required credentials:
- Username: Your Outbrain account username
- Password: Your Outbrain account password
How authorize Outbrain
- To use the Outbrain API you need to make the application at this link https://developer.outbrain.com/home-page/amplify-api/.
- Once Outbrain has granted access (it may take a few days) you can proceed by entering your Username and Password.
Upon successful connection of your Outbrain account, you will be presented with a dashboard displaying your connected account data. This dashboard will also feature buttons for managing your connection:
- Test Connection: This button initiates a test to verify the connectivity between the platform and your Outbrain account.
- Delete Connection: This button severs the link between the platform and your Outbrain account, removing the account and its data from the dashboard.
Extracted Data
These are the extracted data fields from Outbrain:
|
Data Field |
Extracted Data Source |
Explanation |
|
date |
date |
The date when the advertising data was recorded |
|
campaign_name |
campaignid |
The ID or name of the advertising campaign |
|
spend |
metrics_spend |
The amount spent on advertising |
|
clicks |
metrics_clicks |
The number of clicks received on ads |
|
impressions |
metrics_impressions |
The number of times ads were displayed |
|
conversions |
metrics_totalconversions |
The total number of conversions attributed to the ads |
|
revenue |
metrics_totalsumvalue |
The total revenue generated from the ads |
Date Range and Data Freshness
- Date Range: 3 years
- Data Freshness: Data is updated daily
- Data Granularity: Data is provided at a daily level
Data Validation
The validation is done over the spend metric.