AppsFlyer integration

Set up AppsFlyer integration to make your campaigns even more engaging and effective

Overview and use cases

AppsFlyer is a mobile attribution and marketing analytics platform that helps you analyze user acquisition and engagement. It provides comprehensive data on user behavior within the app and allows you to track user acquisition sources. Using the information obtained from AppsFlyer, you can create effective marketing campaigns in Pushwoosh.

Once the integration is configured, AppsFlyer will send the following information to Pushwoosh:

• User’s in-app behavior as Events and their attributes;

• User acquisition sources as the Acquisition Source Tag values.

Using this data, you can build user segments and make precisely targeted and personalized campaigns in Pushwoosh. Below are two examples of leveraging AppsFlyer data to create effective customer journeys in Pushwoosh.

1. Create highly targeted campaigns in Pushwoosh using events tracked by AppsFlyer.

Let’s say you have a news app. You configured AppsFlyer to track the SubscribedToNews event, which fires every time a user subscribes to a news channel. This event has the category attribute indicating the type of news the user subscribes to: politics, business, or sports.

Pushwoosh receives the information about this event with its attribute values. You can create three user segments based on three possible values:

Now you can create campaigns targeted at users who are interested in a particular type of news:

2. Personalize messaging based on user behavior data from AppsFlyer.

In this example, we will use an online shopping app. Let’s say AppsFlyer tracks the AddToWishlist event that fires whenever a user adds an item to their wishlist. This event has the item attribute indicating the name of the item added to the wishlist.

AppsFlyer sends the AddToWishlist event data to Pushwoosh, where you can personalize messages depending on users’ choices. For example, you can create a push preset offering a discount on an item a user has added to their wishlist. Instead of the item name, add a Dynamic Content placeholder with the item attribute:

If a user adds an item to their wishlist, they will receive a push containing information about it. For example, those who select iPhone 14 Pro Max will see this message:

Setting up the integration

The integration process is identical for both Android and iOS platforms.

1. Integrate the Pushwoosh SDK into your app if you haven't already done so. For more detailed instructions, read the guide.

For correct operation, Pushwoosh iOS SDK version 6.5.7 or later and Pushwoosh Android SDK version 6.6.16 or later are required.

2. To ensure that the correct data is sent to AppsFlyer, integrate this code snippet into your code. Make sure that it is executed after both Pushwoosh SDK and AppsFlyer SDK are initialized.

Java

String pwhwid = Pushwoosh.getInstance().getHwid();
String pwuserid = Pushwoosh.getInstance().getUserId();
Map<String, Object> customData = new HashMap<String, Object>();
customData.put("pushwoosh_hwid", pwhwid);
customData.put("pushwoosh_user_id", pwuserid);
AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().setAdditionalData(customData);

Objective-C

NSString *pwhwid = [[Pushwoosh sharedInstance] getHWID];
NSString *pwuserid = [[Pushwoosh sharedInstance] getUserId];
NSDictionary *customData = [[NSDictionary alloc] initWithObjectsAndKeys:pwuserid, @"pushwoosh_user_id", pwhwid, @"pushwoosh_hwid", nil];
[[AppsFlyerLib shared] setAdditionalData:customData];

When using custom Pushwoosh UserID values to identify and target users, make sure to run the code after calling the setUserId() method in the Pushwoosh SDK with the custom value.

Track when the Pushwoosh UserID changes according to the logic in your mobile application and send the updated values to AppsFlyer promptly. This is important for the correct mapping of data sent with users in your Pushwoosh database.

3. Configure Pushwoosh integration in AppsFlyer. For this, in your AppsFlyer account, go to Collaborate > Partner Marketplace. In the Partners list, locate and choose Pushwoosh.

4. Click Set up integration. Then you will be directed to the integration setup page. There, enable the Activate partner toggle.

For iOS apps, the Advanced Privacy Mode is enabled by default which allows controlling the availability of user-level attribution data via the AppsFlyer platform. Though AppsFlyer doesn’t send this type of data to Pushwoosh, keeping the Advanced Privacy toggle activated may interfere with data transmission.

To ensure that Pushwoosh receives all the data, we recommend disabling the Advanced Privacy Mode in App Settings. Doing so will not compromise the privacy of user data. Pushwoosh is dedicated to managing data securely and responsibly, employing industry-standard security protocols to protect confidentiality.

5. In the General settings section, enter your Pushwoosh credentials:

• API Access Token. To get the token, in your Pushwoosh account go to Settings > API Access and copy the code. You can learn more about the API Access Token in this guide.
• Application Code (XXXXX-XXXXX) that you can find below your application name in your Pushwoosh account.

6. In the Default postback section, select All media sources, including organic.

7. In the In-app event settings section, enter your Pushwoosh Application Code and API Access Token.

8. Enable the In-app event postback toggle and configure the events and data to be included in the postbacks sent to Pushwoosh.

Choose one or more AppsFlyer events to send to Pushwoosh from the drop-down menu, and complete the necessary parameters.

Parameter	Description

9. Once the integration is configured, click Save.

Before launching your campaigns, make sure to test the integration. Errors often occur during setup, so a quick test helps prevent wasting resources on campaigns with missing or incorrect data.