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WeChat: Setup guide

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This guide explains how to collect data from WeChat.

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

To set up a new authorization to fetch data from WeChat, follow these steps:

  1. In the Authorization step of the datastream wizard, click Access WeChat using your credentials.

  2. Click Next.

  3. Select the authorization type.

  4. Configure the selected authorization type:

    1. In Token, enter your WeChat access token. To get your WeChat access token, go to the API Access Token page within the WeChat Profile Settings or contact WeChat support.

    1. In Token, enter your WeChat access token. To get your WeChat access token, go to the API Access Token page within the WeChat Profile Settings or contact WeChat support.

    2. In Advertiser account ID, enter the advertiser account ID to which you want to grant access.

  5. Click Authorize.

  6. 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.

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.

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