Overview

To easily test your campaign setup, we recommend you first add a test device to your Branch account. Doing so tells Branch servers that resulting conversions from said device are for testing purposes only; i.e. these conversions won't be considered normal traffic and therefore not be treated as such.

As Branch only allows one install event per unique device to ever be measured and stored, if you don't first add a test device, you'll only be able to test the install conversion event once ever.

Attention

Branch's new experience is rolling out in phases, so your interface may differ. This article covers the Testing & Monitoring page in the new experience. To learn more, see New Branch Overview.

Supported device IDs

To identify your device as a test device within Branch, you need to provide one of the following device IDs:

• Android: Google Advertising ID (GAID)
• iOS: Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA)

Use Branch's Device ID Finder App

If you don't know how to access your device's IDs, you can use Branch's Device ID Finder app to easily see your device's ID.

• Get the Android App
• Get the iOS App

Note

• You can add up to 50 test devices per app in Branch.
• Any user can add a device for testing; however, you must have Edit access to remove a test device.
• The test device is specific to the app you add it under. If you use it to test other apps, Branch will treat it like live traffic and it will be attributed and used for downstream analytics.
• These test devices will work in both the live and test environment. You only need to add it once.

To ensure you can use your device to test:

1. Under Configuration, select Testing & Monitoring > Test Devices.

2. Select Add device.

3. In the Add test device modal, provide the following:

   • Device name: Choose a name to help you recognize this device.
   • Platform: Select the platform for your test device.
   • Device ID: Enter a Device ID in IDFA format for iOS or GAID format for Android.

4. Select Add device.

Refresh your test device

If you need to test the install event more than once, you need to refresh your test device after each install attempt. Not doing so results in the next install attempt being marked as reinstall.

To refresh your test device:

1. On the Test Devices tab, find the test device you want to refresh and select the three-dot icon.
2. Select Refresh device.

Delete a test device

To remove a test device from your account:

1. On the Test Devices tab, find the test device you want to delete and select the three-dot icon.
2. Select Delete device.