AppsFlyer In-App Events [Android]

About this Guide

This document provides detailed information on the following:

Recommended events and parameters
Deep link implementation
Testing process

Recommended Events per Vertical

The recommendation is to send all events that describe the “user-flow” in the app.

Event Name	Description	Retail	Travel	Classified	Gaming	Streaming Entertainment	Finance	Dating Social	RideHailing
app open/app launch	when user installs the app	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
home page / App open	when user opens the app or arrives on the home page	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
view item list / listing	when a user sees list of items/products/offering	Y	Y	Y		Y			Y
view item	when a user sees one specific item/products/offering	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
add to cart	when a user adds an item/product to the cart	Y	Y
basket	when user is on the basket page	Y	Y
purchase	when user makes a purchase	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y		Y
add to wish list	when a user adds an item/product to the wish list	Y	Y
complete registration / sign up	when a user creates an account	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
login	when a user logs in	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
add payment info	when a user adds payment info	Y	Y				Y		Y
begin checkout	when a user starts the purchase flow	Y	Y				Y
purchase cancelled / refund	when a user cancels a purchase or asks for a refund	Y	Y						Y
generate lead	when a user generates a lead			Y
start trial	when a user starts the trial version of the app				Y	Y	Y	Y
subscribe	when a user subscribes (recurring payment)	Y				Y	Y	Y
select item	when a user has selected content in an app				Y				Y
earn virtual currency	when a user earns virtual currency				Y
level up	when a user passes a level				Y
spend virtual currency	when a user spends virtual currency				Y
tutorial begin	when a user starts the tutorial				Y
tutorial complete	when a user completes the tutorial				Y
unlock achievement	when a user unlocks an achievement				Y
search			Y
video/audio start	when user starts to play media in the app					Y

In-App Events Implementation

viewHome

The viewHome event is automatically tracked once the AppsFlyer SDK initializes. This event is fired for each user session.

viewListing

The viewListing event should be fired on pages displaying product lists such as a category page or a search results page. You can use af_view_list as the event name. You must include the IDs of the first three products displayed on the page. These IDs must be unique and match those used in the catalog feed.

Map<String,Object> listViewEvent = new HashMap<String,Object>();
listViewEvent.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CONTENT_LIST, new String[]{"item123", "item456", "item789"});
listViewEvent.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CURRENCY,"USD");
listViewEvent.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.DATE_A,"2015-10-01"); // Check-in date
listViewEvent.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.DATE_B,"2015-10-05"); // Check-out date
AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().trackEvent(this.getApplication(), "af_view_list", listViewEvent);

viewProduct

The viewProduct event should be fired on all product-details pages. You can use AppsFlyer’s AFInAppEventType.CONTENT_VIEW constant for this event. You must use the ID of the product detailed on the page. The product ID must be unique and must be the same ID used in the catalog feed.

Map<String,Object> contentViewEvent = new HashMap<String,Object>();
contentViewEvent.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CONTENT_ID,"item123");
contentViewEvent.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CURRENCY,"USD");
contentViewEvent.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.DATE_A,"2015-10-01"); // Check-in date
contentViewEvent.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.DATE_B,"2015-10-05"); // Check-out date
AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().trackEvent(this.getApplication(), AFInAppEventType.CONTENT_VIEW, contentViewEvent);

viewBasket

The viewBasket event should be fired on the basket-details pages. You can use the event name af_view_cart. You must include the ID, unit price, and quantity for each product in the basket.

Map<String, Object> viewBasket = new HashMap<String,Object>();
viewBasket.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CONTENT_ID, new String[]{"123a","988b","399c"});
viewBasket.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.QUANTITY, new String[]{"2","1","1"});
viewBasket.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.PRICE, new String[]{"25.20","50.25","10.15"});
viewBasket.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CURRENCY, "USD");
viewBasket.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.DATE_A,"2015-10-01"); // Check-in date
viewBasket.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.DATE_B,"2015-10-05"); // Check-out date
AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().trackEvent(this.getApplication(), AFInAppEventType.INITIATED_CHECKOUT, viewBasket);

trackTransaction

The trackTransaction event should be fired on order-confirmation pages. You can use AppsFlyer’s AFInAppEventType.PURCHASE constant for this event. You must include a unique transaction ID as well as the ID, unit price, and quantity for each purchased product.

Map<String, Object> trackTransaction = new HashMap<String, Object>();
trackTransaction.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CONTENT_TYPE,"category_a");
trackTransaction.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.REVENUE,110);
trackTransaction.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CURRENCY,"USD");
trackTransaction.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CONTENT_ID,new String[]{"123a", "343rd", "39f9w"});
trackTransaction.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.QUANTITY,new String[]{"2","1","1"});
trackTransaction.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.PRICE, new String[]{"25.20","50.25","10.15"});
trackTransaction.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.DATE_A,"2015-10-01"); // Check-in date
trackTransaction.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.DATE_B,"2015-10-05"); // Check-out date
trackTransaction.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.RECEIPT_ID,"insert-transaction-id-here");
AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().trackEvent(this.getApplication(), AFInAppEventType.PURCHASE, trackTransaction);

Hashed Email for Cross-Device Targeting

Clients should send Criteo the hashed email address of the app user when available, to enable cross-device targeting. Steps to generate a hash of an email address:

Convert all characters to lower case
Remove any blank spaces
Convert to UTF-8
Hash using SHA256 algorithm

// You can pass one email...
AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().setUserEmails(AppsFlyerProperties.EmailsCryptType.SHA256, "email@mydomain.com");

// ...or multiple emails
AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().setUserEmails(AppsFlyerProperties.EmailsCryptType.SHA256, "email1@mydomain.com", "email2@mydomain.com");

Dates for Travel

It’s possible to attach check-in and check-out dates to every Criteo event with AFInAppEventParameterName.DATE_A for check-in date and AFInAppEventParameterName.DATE_B for check-out date. The format is "yyyy-mm-dd".

Event.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.DATE_A,"2015-10-01");
Event.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.DATE_B,"2015-10-05");

Testing Process

Once all events have been implemented, you should contact your Criteo representative to begin the testing phase.

Please allow sufficient time (at least a week before) for testing prior to the app submission in order to ensure that the data you are sending is complete.

Criteo requires the following elements:

App build to test the collection of events on Criteo side.
If testing remotely, the IDFA of the test device.
Deep link example (homepage & product detail).

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AppsFlyer In-App Events [Android]

About this Guide

Recommended Events per Vertical

In-App Events Implementation

viewHome

viewListing

viewProduct

viewBasket

trackTransaction

Hashed Email for Cross-Device Targeting

Dates for Travel

Testing Process

​About this Guide

​Recommended Events per Vertical

​In-App Events Implementation

​viewHome

​viewListing

​viewProduct

​viewBasket

​trackTransaction

​Hashed Email for Cross-Device Targeting

​Dates for Travel

​Testing Process

About this Guide

Recommended Events per Vertical

In-App Events Implementation

viewHome

viewListing

viewProduct

viewBasket

trackTransaction

Hashed Email for Cross-Device Targeting

Dates for Travel

Testing Process