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Quick Start

Get your first campaign tracking in under 10 minutes.

What you'll need​

  • A Rinku account (app.rinku.ru)
  • A traffic source (ad network) ready to receive a tracking URL
  • An affiliate offer with postback support

Step 1 — Create a Traffic Source​

Go to Sources → New Source.

  1. Name it (e.g. "Propeller Ads")
  2. Map the input parameters your network sends (zone ID, publisher ID, etc.)
  3. Save

→ Detailed guide: Create a Traffic Source

Step 2 — Create an Offer​

Go to Offers → New Offer.

  1. Enter the offer name and Target URL
  2. Add {click_id} to the Target URL — e.g. https://offer.example.com?cid={click_id}
  3. Enable Payout in postback parameters if your network sends it
  4. Save and copy the Postback URL

→ Detailed guide: Create an Offer

Step 3 — Create a Campaign​

Go to Campaigns → New Campaign.

  1. Set name, pricing model, tags, vertical
  2. Select the traffic source you created
  3. Choose a tracking domain
  4. In Rotation → add the offer you created
  5. Save and copy the Campaign URL

→ Detailed guide: Create a Campaign

Step 4 — Connect everything​

  1. In your ad network: paste the Campaign URL as your tracking link. Set network macros to match your token placeholders (e.g. &zone={zoneid}&pid={publisherid})
  2. In your affiliate network: paste the Postback URL from Rinku. It should fire on every confirmed conversion

Step 5 — Watch the data flow​

Once traffic starts:

  • Go to Analytics and drill down by zone, subid, country, or device
  • Check the Click Log to verify all parameters are being passed correctly
  • Monitor ROI per zone — unprofitable segments will stand out immediately

Tips for faster optimization​

  • Always pass {click_id} through the chain — without it, postbacks can't be attributed
  • Use token_1…token_30 for any additional segmentation (zone, publisher, creative, sub-source)
  • Name your tokens in Account Settings so reports are readable

What's next?​