Snap Pixel: Power Your Ad Performance

Install the Snap Pixel to track ad performance and user actions on your site, like page visits, cart additions, and purchases. This helps you optimize ads and reduce costs.

WHY THE SNAP PIXEL

How Can the Snap Pixel Help Your Business?

The Snap Pixel helps you track ad results, reach new audiences, and optimize for key actions.

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Measure events that matter

Track important actions on your website or app after someone clicks on your Snapchat Ads like views, add to carts, and purchases.

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Reach the best audience

Create custom and lookalike audiences based on your website activity to help reduce ad costs.

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Optimize based on true results

Understand the success of your campaigns by tracking actions in real time.

STEP 1: INSTALL YOUR PIXEL

Easily Install the Snap Pixel with these Partner Integrations

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Install with Shopify

Install the Snapchat Ads
App on Shopify, which enables pixel installation in just 2 clicks. See our guide for more details.

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Google Tag Manager

Easily install the Snap Pixel with Google Tag Manager. This is the best choice if you’re already using Google Tag Manager. See our guide for more details.

Not using any of these tools?

Use our new Pixel Setup Tool to easily install the Snap Pixel in just 5 minutes.

STEP 2: VERIFY PIXEL INSTALLATION

Ensure Your Pixel is Working Properly with These Snap Tools

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Confirm Installation with Snap Pixel Helper

If you’re using Chrome, you can use the Snap Pixel Helper to check whether your Pixel is firing correctly on your page. Snap’s Pixel Helper will show whether your Pixel is installed and enable you to pass test events.

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Test Event Tool

You can also use the Test Event Tool to test whether your Snap Pixel properly registers the events you want to track. Simply go to Events Manager and click "Test Events" to get started.

STEP 3: CHECK YOUR SIGNAL QUALITY

What’s Your Score?

Your Event Quality Score (EQS) shows how well your pixel setup matches events to Snapchat Accounts.

Good

You Are Signals Ready!

The data your pixel is sending is very effective at matching to a Snapchat Account.

Okay

Your Signal Status Could Be Stronger

The data your pixel is sending is somewhat effective at matching to a Snapchat Account.

Poor

Improve Your Event Quality Score

The data your pixel is sending is not effective at matching to a Snapchat Account.

N/A

Get Signals Ready

There is no data being shared yet for this specific event, or your score is not ready.

Advertisers who improved their EQS from “Poor” to “Good” saw a:

+26%

higher ROAS¹

-49%

lower CPI¹

How to Improve Your Score: To boost your EQS, we’ll provide personalized recommendations in Events Manager whenever we identify improvement opportunities.

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SUCCESS STORIES

See How the Snap Pixel Helps Advertisers Succeed

Snapchat ad for Valyou Furniture

80X Return on Ad Spend

Valyou Furniture used the Snap Pixel to build custom audiences, which helped result in an impressive 80x return on ad spend.²

Snapchat ad for The Ridge.

55% Lower CPA

The Ridge used the Snap Pixel to reach lookalike audiences and achieved a 55% lower CPA.³

Snapchat ad for French Army.

10% Lower CPA

The French Army saw a 10% decrease in Cost Per Action and 20% higher signal volume when they installed the Conversions API in addition to the Snap Pixel.⁴

STEP 4: STRENGTHEN YOUR SIGNAL QUALITY

Enhance Your Pixel Performance with the Conversions API

CAPI sends conversion events directly and can capture events that may not be tracked by Snap Pixel.

We recommend using both Snap Pixel and CAPI together, as they provide a fuller picture of user behavior and enhance your ability to effectively track and optimize your advertising efforts.

Advertisers that use both the Snap Pixel and CAPI have seen:

+22%

increase in attributed purchases

+25%

increase in purchase value

-18%

reduction in Cost per purchase⁵

CAPI Installation Options

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Install with Shopify

If you install the pixel with the Snapchat Ads App for Shopify, CAPI is installed automatically.

Datahash

We offer a no-code install process with Datahash.

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Stape

We offer a no-code install process with Stape.

STEP 5: OPTIMIZE YOUR PIXEL

Utilize the Snap Pixel and CAPI in Your Next Campaign

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Track Conversions

Attach the Snap Pixel to your campaigns so it cantrack key actions (like purchases, sign-ups, or app installs). This data is crucial for measuring campaign performance.

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Optimize for Conversions

When creating ad campaigns, select conversion objectives like sales or leads and optimize performance based on conversions. This tells Snap to optimize ad delivery to users who are more likely to complete the desired actions.

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Create Custom Audiences

Use the data collected by the Snap Pixel to create custom audiences. You can target users who have visited your site, completed specific actions, or engaged with your ads, or you can create lookalike audiences.

Start improving ad results now.

Get improved insights, better ad results, and advertise to people more likely to become customers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Snap Inc. internal data January 11 - April 11, 2023. Based on 1/0 attribution window.

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Data from Snap Ads Manager as of May - December 2021.

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Data from Snapchat Ads Manager 2024.

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Source: Snapchat Ads Manager, Pixel and CAPI events. September 4th - October 1st 2022. Client site-centric data. September 4th - October 1st 2022.

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Snap Inc. internal data August 4 - 9, 2023. Based on 1/0 attribution window.

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Snap Inc. internal data January 11 - April 11, 2023. Based on 1/0 attribution window.

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Data from Snap Ads Manager as of May - December 2021.

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Data from Snapchat Ads Manager 2024.

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Source: Snapchat Ads Manager, Pixel and CAPI events. September 4th - October 1st 2022. Client site-centric data. September 4th - October 1st 2022.

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Snap Inc. internal data August 4 - 9, 2023. Based on 1/0 attribution window.