Twitter Ads Connector
Intro
Twitter Ads is an advertising service that lets businesses reach potential customers by getting mehttps://developer.twitter.com/en/docs).
ssages in front of people not yet following the business. You can use Domo's Twitter Ads connector to retrieve data about statistics for accounts, campaigns, funding instruments, line items, and tweets. For more information about the Twitter API, see their documentation (The Twitter Ads connector is a "Cloud App" connector, meaning it retrieves data stored in the cloud. In the Data Center, you can access the connector page for this and other Cloud App connectors by clicking Cloud App in the toolbar at the top of the window.
This topic discusses the fields and menus that are specific to the Twitter Ads connector user interface. For general information about adding DataSets, setting update schedules, and editing DataSet information, see Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.
Primary Use Cases |
This connector lets you discover impressions, who is interacting with your Twitter ads, and the kind of reach you're getting. |
Primary Metrics |
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Primary Company Roles |
All marketing roles |
Average Implementation Time |
10 minutes or less |
Ease of Use (on a 1-to-10 scale with 1 being easiest) |
2 |
Best Practices
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Create DataSets that use Replace instead of Append, and only pull the last 3-7 days at a time.
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Use a recursive DataFlow to deduplicate and append data. For more information, see Creating a Recursive/Snapshot Magic ETL DataFlow.
Prerequisites
To connect to your Twitter Ads account and create a Twitter Ads DataSet, you must have the following:
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The Twitter account to use to log into your Twitter Ads account.
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The password you use to log into your Twitter account.
Connecting to your Twitter Ads account
This section enumerates the options in the Credentials and Details panes in the Twitter Ads connector page. The components of the other panes in this page, Scheduling and Name & Describe Your DataSet, are universal across most connector types and are discussed in greater length in Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.
Credentials Pane
The Domo Twitter Ads connector uses OAuth to connect to Twitter Ads. Click Connect (or select Add Account if you have existing Twitter Ads accounts in Domo) to open the Twitter Ads OAuth screen where you can enter the credentials associated with your Twitter account. After you have entered valid Twitter credentials, you can use the same account in Domo any time you create a Twitter Ads DataSet.
You can manage connector accounts in the Accounts tab in the Data Center. For more information about this tab, see Creating and Managing User Groups.
Details Pane
This pane includes a primary menu, Report, and other menus that appear depending on the report you select.
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Report |
Select the Twitter Ads report. The following reports are available:
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Account |
Select the Twitter Ads account to query data from. |
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Duration |
Select whether to pull data for a single date or a date range. |
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Report Date | Select whether to pull data for a specific date or a given number of days back (offset). | ||||||||||||
Specific Date | Select the date you want to pull data for. | ||||||||||||
Days Back | Enter the number of days back you want to pull data for. | ||||||||||||
Start Date | Specify whether the first date in your date range is a specific date or a given number of days back (offset). | ||||||||||||
Specific Start Date | Select the start date for your date range. | ||||||||||||
End Date | Specify whether the last date in your date range is a specific date or a given number of days back (offset). | ||||||||||||
Specific End Date | Select the end date for your date range. | ||||||||||||
Days Back to Start From | Enter the number of days back (offset) for the start date in your date range. For example, if you entered 10 for Days Back to Start From and 5 for Days Back to End At, each time the report ran it would pull data for the last 10 days up until the last 5 days. | ||||||||||||
Days Back to End At | Enter the number of days back (offset) for the end date in your date range. For example, if you entered 10 for Days Back to Start From and 5 for Days Back to End At, each time the report ran it would pull data for the last 10 days up until the last 5 days. | ||||||||||||
Granularity |
Select the required granularity. For example, if the granularity is Hour, data is presented by hour between the Start Date and the End Date. |
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Segmentation Type |
Select the required segmentation type. |
Other Panes
For information about the remaining sections of the connector interface, including how to configure scheduling, retry, and update options, see Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.
1. In the Data Center, locate and select the DataSet you want to update.
2. Click on the Details tab and select the new reports.
3. Save your changes.
To update cards powered by Twitter Ads DataSets,
1. In the Data Center, locate and select the DataSet powering the cards.
2. Click on the Cards tab to view the cards.
3. Confirm the cards are still functioning as expected.
If you have any concerns or need assistance, please contact Domo support.
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting usually starts with making sure you don't have an issue with the credentials. If those are clear, next check that your request isn't timing out. If you select all Tweets and run for all time, you can expect to experience long run times. Adjust the number of Tweets you are pulling or the time frame if you are experiencing these issues.