Geo-Targeting
Caution
To geo-target accurately with the Decision API, make sure to include the
ip
field in the Decision request; otherwise, if left blank, the server's IP address will be used.
Overview
Geo-targeting enables you to target users based on their current location.
At the flight level, you can target or exclude by Country, Region, or Metro/DMA Code (the latter for the United States only).
You can also use Reserved Keys and Zerkel Queries for more advanced location targeting.
Kevel uses MaxMind to pull location data and targets by IP.
Information
We also recommend reading Ad.Product's Geolocation Targeting Guide.
Enabling via the UI
To target a Flight to a geographical area:
- Click Geo Targeting from the Targeting menu on the left.
- Decide to Include or Exclude
- Select Country
- Optional: Region and Metro/DMA Code (US only)
- Click Add
- Do again for additional inclusions/exclusions
- Click Save This Flight at bottom
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Enabling Geo-Targeting with API
To add geo-targeting at the time of campaign creation, include the geo-targeting parameters when Creating a Flight or in the flight object when Creating a Campaign.
You'll want to add the follow properties wrapped in a geotargeting
object within the flights object.
Name | Description |
---|---|
CountryCode (string) | The 2-3 character string that denotes the country you want to target. |
Region (string) | The 2-3 character string that denotes the region (or state) that you want to target. |
MetroCode (integer) | The 3 digit number that denotes the metropolitan area you want to target. |
isExclude (boolean) | Set to 'false' or null if you want to target; true if you want to exclude. |
Example:
flight={
"CampaignId":1234,
"PriorityId":1325,
"Name":"Test",
"StartDateISO":"2017-05-01T00:00:00.00.0000000",
"GoalType": 1,
"GeoTargeting":[{
"CountryCode":"US",
"Region":"NC",
"MetroCode":560,
"IsExclude":false
}]
]
Updating Geo-Targeting with API
Additionally, you may ping Kevel's Geo-Targeting endpoints to get, create, update, or delete a flight(s) geo-targeting.
Create Geo-Targeting
Update Geo-Targeting
Get Geo-Targeting
Delete Geo-Targeting
For creating with a geo-targeting endpoint, you will need the required FlightID
field; the other fields are optional. Here is an example request:
geotargeting={
"FlightId": 12345,
"CountryCode":"US",
"Region":"NC",
"MetroCode":560,
"IsExclude":true
}
In the Response, you will receive the LocationID
, which can then be used to update or delete the geo-targeting in the future.
Seeing Available Locations for Targeting
All available places to target are in the 'Geo Targeting' drop downs.
You may also pull the list automatically by pinging Kevel's list of geo-targeting endpoints. This will return a ~400 KB JSON object.
List Countries
List Regions in Country
List Metro Codes in Region
Geo-Targeting Behavior
Because regions can overlap, geo-targeting uses a set of rules to prevent conflicts. If you attempt to add geo-targeting with conflicting regions, Kevel will return an error message.
The following settings will not be saved:
- You cannot exclude a country but include its regions (e.g. North Carolina but not United States).
- You cannot exclude a country but include its metros (e.g. San Francisco but not United States).
- You cannot exclude a region but include its metros (e.g. Greensboro/Winston-Salem but not North Carolina).
- You cannot include and exclude the same country/region/metro.
- You cannot include a multi-region metro (like New York City) but exclude all its regions (New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut).
- You cannot include a region and exclude all its metros.
Advanced Geo-Targeting with Reserved Keys
Reserved Keys, a subset of Custom Targeting, offer more flexibility when setting up geo-targeting.
Note
With reserved keys, you do NOT need to add geo-targeting at the flight level. You DO have to add a Zerkel Query to the Custom Targeting section of UI or to
CustomTargeting
parameter of the Decision API Request. You must also passip
in the request.
Reserved Key options for location targeting are below.
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With Reserved Keys, you receive more options to choose from - including latitude and longitude - as well as having the ability to use more operators. For instance, if you want to target by a specific postal code (zip code), you would write the following Zerkel Query:
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Updated 5 months ago