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Airbridge

Integrate Purchases SDK with Airbridge for precise revenue tracking

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With our Airbridge integration you can:

  • Attribute subscription revenue and lifecycle events to the Airbridge campaigns that drove them.
  • Stream trial conversions, renewals, cancellations, and more directly from RevenueCat without relying on an app in the foreground.
  • Continue measuring long-tail revenue from each campaign as subscriptions renew over time.

Integration at a Glance

Includes RevenueSupports Negative RevenueSends Sandbox EventsIncludes Customer AttributesSends Transfer EventsOptional Event Types
Standard Reserved Attributesnon_subscription_purchase_event expiration_event billing_issue_event product_change_event

1. Install the Airbridge SDK

Set up the latest Airbridge SDK in every platform where you collect purchases before enabling the integration. Refer to the Airbridge developer documentation for the most up-to-date installation instructions.

2. Send device data to RevenueCat

Airbridge matches RevenueCat events to campaign cohorts using device and advertising identifiers. No subscriber attributes are strictly required for events to be sent, but collecting the following Customer Attributes is recommended for accurate attribution:

KeyDescriptionRequired
$airbridgeDeviceIdAirbridge DeviceUUID. The unique Airbridge identifier for the device⚠️ (recommended)
$idfaiOS advertising identifier UUID⚠️ (recommended)
$gpsAdIdGoogle advertising identifier⚠️ (recommended)
$idfviOS vendor identifier UUID⚠️ (recommended)
$ipThe IP address of the device⚠️ (recommended)

These properties can be set manually, like any other Customer Attributes, or through the helper methods collectDeviceIdentifiers() and setAirbridgeDeviceID().

import AdSupport
import Purchases

// ...
Purchases.configure(withAPIKey: "public_sdk_key")
// ...

// Automatically collect the $idfa, $idfv, and $ip values
Purchases.shared.attribution.collectDeviceIdentifiers()

// Retrieve the DeviceUUID from the Airbridge SDK
let deviceUUID = /* Airbridge SDK DeviceUUID */

// Set the Airbridge Device ID
Purchases.shared.attribution.setAirbridgeDeviceID(deviceUUID)

You should make sure to call collectDeviceIdentifiers() after the Purchases SDK is configured, and before the first purchase occurs. It's safe to call this multiple times, as only the new/updated values will be sent to RevenueCat.

❗️Device identifiers with iOS App Tracking Transparency (iOS 14.5+)

If you are requesting the App Tracking permission through ATT to access the IDFA, you can call .collectDeviceIdentifiers() again if the customer accepts the permission to update the $idfa attribute in RevenueCat.

📘Import AdSupport Framework (iOS)

The AdSupport framework is required to access the IDFA parameter on iOS. Don't forget to import this into your project.

Import AdSupport Framework

3. Configure Airbridge in the RevenueCat dashboard

After your SDK is ready and device data is flowing, finish the setup in RevenueCat:

  1. Navigate to your project settings in the RevenueCat dashboard and choose Airbridge from the Integrations menu.
  2. Enter your Airbridge Token. This token authenticates requests from RevenueCat to Airbridge.
  3. Add the Airbridge Subdomain (app name) exactly as it appears in the Airbridge workspace (for example, testapp). Events will be routed to this app.

  1. Provide event names for each lifecycle event RevenueCat will send, or choose Use default event names to populate the recommended mapping:

    RevenueCat lifecycle eventDefault Airbridge event nameRequired
    Initial purchasePurchase
    Trial startedStart Trial
    Trial convertedPurchase
    Trial cancelledCancelled Trial
    RenewalPurchase
    CancellationCancellation
    Non-renewing purchaseNon Subscription PurchaseOptional
    ExpirationExpirationOptional
    Billing issueBilling IssueOptional
    Product changeProduct ChangeOptional

    Customize any names to match the event definitions you have configured inside Airbridge.

  2. Select how RevenueCat should report revenue totals using the Revenue reporting mode menu:

    • Gross reports transaction amounts before app store commission and taxes.
    • Net reports revenue after estimated store commission and/or taxes.
  3. Click Add integration (or Save) to enable the connection.

4. Test the Airbridge integration

Before rolling out the integration, run through an end-to-end test:

  1. Make a sandbox purchase with a new user after confirming the device identifiers from step 2 are present.
  2. Visit the Customer View for the tester and confirm the Airbridge attributes are listed.
  3. Open the test transaction in Customer History and ensure an Airbridge event was delivered successfully. You can also review the Last dispatched events panel in the integration settings for a delivery log.
👍You're all set!

Once configured, you should begin to see RevenueCat lifecycle events appear in Airbridge aligned with the campaigns that sourced those users.