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# How to use 3rd-party tracking urls (pixel tracking) for podcast ad campaigns?

You can now track the performance of individual ads in your Transistor ad campaigns using third-party tracking pixels!

||| Our 3rd-party tracking is currently in Beta. If you'd like to try it out, reach out to us on email to support@transistor.fm or using our Live Chat. Let us know which shows you'd like this Beta feature to be enabled on.

${youtube}[Tracking Pixels Explanation](6G8JMYwda80)

### How to use 3rd party tracking?

In the **Campaigns** page go to the **Ads** heading and select an individual ad that you'd like to track. In the **Third-party tracking section**, select **Add Tracker**, enter a Name for the tracker and paste in the Tracker URL from your tracking service. 

![Add a Tracker](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/aca7790da3b2f000/screenshot-2025-01-17-at-12122_1e1mz8g.png)

### Supported Trackers

* Claritas
* Google Campaign Manager 360 (previously known as DoubleClick Campaign Manager)
* Magellan AI
* Megaphone
* Podscribe
* Podtrac
* Swap FM

||| Chartable is no longer supported as it has closed down

### Available macros:

`{{episodeID}}`: The globally unique identifier for the episode

`{{seriesID}}`: The globally unique identifier for the podcast

`{{timestamp}}`: The unix timestamp of when the ad was delivered

`{{timestampISO}}`: The [ISO 8601](https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html) timestamp of when the ad was delivered

`{{random}}`: A randomly generated number (the equivalent of "cachebuster" in other platforms)

`{{placement}}`: The placement of the ad, either preroll, midroll, or postroll

### IP Headers

`X-Device-User-Agent`: Always sent. Includes the user agent of the listener's device.

`X-Forwarded-For`/`X-Device-IP`: Will be sent if the “Send IP Headers” checkbox is selected. Contains the listener's IP address.