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How to identify origin of the ad that's been shown?
How to identify origin of the ad that's been shown?

This article will guide you through the process of advertiser identification for the ad in case you face any issues with it

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Written by Sevak
Updated over a week ago

If you tracked the ad yourself, make sure you:

  • Pre-install browser extensions (Link Redirect Trace / Redirect Path) to track the Link URLs path so that you can see not only the offer link itself but Ad Network/Advertiser ad zone link as well:

  • Make sure to keep the ad page URL opened so the redirect path can be captured.

  • Open Redirect Path tool while being on the ad page link and find your AdSpyglass ad spot id. You will see Ad Network/Advertiser link right after it:

  • Find creative within your AdSpyglass member zone by Ad Network ad zone ID (for instance 144293 as shown above):

    ⚠️ If you are unable to find it, please share the screenshot from the redirect path tool with our Support Team.


    If you received alert from your website visitor or traffic provider:

  • Forward email to our Tech Team at support@adspyglass.com directly with subject Report Malware for faster processing of your request

  • Share the details with our Tech Team via Support Chat in the right below corner within your member zone to be processed by our Tech Specialist directly:

    ⚠️ Please note that we would need Page URL, AdSpyglass ad spot id, Time, Time Zone, IP, Browser, Country, Device, etc. for an accurate investigation from our side. In case of absence of any of the mentioned metrics, the investigation may take more time and accurate result is not guaranteed.


    The easiest way to track Vast ad, would be via DevTools Console:

  • Make sure you know ad spot ID to search for it via DevTools Console. For example, ad spot 108186:

    If Ad Preload enabled, You will see a few Ad Ids within Response and the last one will be the one that was just shown to you:

  • Find creative within your AdSpyglass member zone by Ad Network ad zone ID (for instance 144293 as shown above):

    ⚠️ If you are unable to find it, please share the screenshot from the DevTools Console with our Team via Support Chat or at support@adspyglass.com to get in touch with Tech Specialist directly.

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