Send PostHog conversion events to Reddit Ads (Conversions API)

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Requirements

Using this requires either PostHog Cloud with the data pipelines add-on, or a self-hosted PostHog instance running a recent version of the Docker image.

You'll also need access to the relevant Reddit Ads account.

Installation

  1. In PostHog, click the Data pipeline tab in the left sidebar.

  2. Click the Destinations tab.

  3. Search for Reddit Conversions API and select the destination.

  4. Find your Reddit Ads Account id on the Reddit Ads dashboard.

    1. Click the business name in the top-left
    2. Click the copy icon next to the Account ID
  5. Back in PostHog, add the Account ID to the destination configuration.

  6. Create a Reddit Conversion Access Token

  7. Back in PostHog, add the Conversion Access Token to the destination configuration.

  8. Set up your event and property filters to remove unnecessary events. You only want to send events that are conversions. Filter out unrelated events or ones missing required data.

  9. Press Create & enable, test your destination, and then watch your conversions get sent to Snapchat Ads.

Configuration

OptionDescription
Reddit Ads account ID
Type: string
Required: True
The ID of the Reddit Ads account that the conversion event belongs to. Your account ID may or may not contain the t2_ prefix.
Conversion Access Token
Type: string
Required: True
You must obtain a Conversion Access Token.
User parameters
Type: dictionary
Required: False
Map of Reddit user parameters and their values. Check out this page for more details: https://business.reddithelp.com/s/article/manual-conversion-events-with-the-reddit-pixel
Event Type
Type: string
Required: True
Check out this page for possible event types: https://business.reddithelp.com/s/article/manual-conversion-events-with-the-reddit-pixel
Event parameters
Type: dictionary
Required: False
Map of Reddit event attributes and their values. Check out these pages for more details: https://business.reddithelp.com/s/article/manual-conversion-events-with-the-reddit-pixel and https://business.reddithelp.com/s/article/about-event-metadata

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