Overview

In partnership with specific ad networks, Branch supports ingesting cost data through Branch Ad Links with specific parameters. Support for cost ingestion will give you a much more holistic view of your ad performance when looking at reports in the Branch Dashboard. This will save time so you don't have to view individual ad network accounts to understand ROI on ad spend.

Prerequisites

In order to enable Cost Data, you need to have completed the following:

Created a Branch Dashboard.
Enabled Ads for your Branch account.
- Contact your Branch account manager or visit https://branch.io/pricing
Implemented the Branch SDK into your mobile app (iOS | Android)
- Track events

Enabling Cost via Links

For supported Non-SANs, cost data can be ingested through the use of Branch Ad Links in your campaigns for partners that support the following link parameters:

Parameter	Description	Required?
`~cost`	Cost amount	Yes
`~cost_currency`	Currency of the cost Set to USD if not supplied by ad network	No
`~cost_model`	Supported cost models for reporting: - `CPC` = Cost/Clicks - `CPM` = Cost/(Impressions/1000) - `CPI` = Cost/Installs	Yes

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