Reddit Pixel Tag Setup Guide

The Reddit Pixel tag tracks post-ad interactions and supports conversion measurement and retargeting.

Requirements

• Reddit Ads account
• Reddit Pixel ID

Tag tips

• Use mapping to override the standard configuration values and trigger events.
• Purchase event fires when Order ID is set.
• To make Reddit Pixel event IDs available as server-side attributes, set Generate Event ID to true and use the latest version of the Tealium Collect tag.
• We recommend using the Reddit Conversions connector conversion ID configuration only if you are implementing both the Reddit Pixel tag and the Reddit Conversions connector. Using the conversion ID configuration prevents the same conversion event from being counted twice if it is sent across both sources. If this value is passed improperly, it impacts attribution and campaign performance.
• We recommend using advanced matching for the most accurate conversion tracking and reporting from Reddit. Email addresses and phone numbers can be passed as either plain values or pre-hashed with SHA256. The Reddit library applies SHA256 hashing to plain email addresses before sending.
• Map only parameters you intend to use and confirm support in Reddit documentation.
• Use event-specific parameters for fine-grained control when different events require different metadata.
• The tag enforces the Reddit event-level parameter requirements. Undefined or empty values are removed and parameters not supported by Reddit for a given event are dropped from the payload.

Tag configuration

Go to the tag marketplace to add a new tag. For more information about how to add a tag, see Manage tags.

To add the tag, configure the following settings:

• Pixel ID: Your Reddit Pixel ID.
• Send Page Visit
  • By default, page visit events are automatically recorded for each page on your site.
  • If you do not want to send a page visit event to the Reddit Pixel, set this option to false.
• Send Default Purchase Event: By default, purchase events are tracked on your site. However, if you don’t want to send a purchase event to the Reddit Pixel, set this option to false.
• Generate Event ID: Automatically generate an event ID for every Reddit tracking event.

Conversions API

This feature requires an active Tealium Collect tag.

To support the Reddit Conversions API, set Generate Event ID to true. When Generate Event ID is enabled, this tag generates a unique event ID for each event tracked and sends it as an attribute to Tealium EventStream for use in the Reddit Conversions connector and passes it to the Reddit Pixel in the event_id parameter. This event ID attribute may be mapped in the connector to synchronize the web-based tag with server-side integration.

The tag sends event IDs using generated event attributes using the following naming convention:

reddit_pixel_event_id_{REDDIT_EVENT}_{TAG_UID}

For example, a purchase event from tag #32 would send the following attribute and value:

{
  "reddit_pixel_event_id_Purchase_32": "028b2ade7478..."
}

A page view event from the same tag would send the following attribute and value:

{
  "reddit_pixel_event_id_PageView_32": "084b1cda7461..."
}

Deduplication

To ensure proper event deduplication, the event ID from the Reddit Pixel tag must be included in the payload sent by the Tealium Collect tag. To do this, use the following steps:

• From the Tag Timing drop-down, select Prioritized.
• Set the Bundle Flag toggle to On.
• Use the Load Order Manager screen to fire the Reddit Pixel tag before the Tealium Collect tag. We recommend that you fire the Tealium Collect tag last.

For information on using these event ID attributes, see Reddit Conversions connector: Deduplication for web events.

Validation

To confirm the tag is working as expected, use browser developer tools and the Reddit Pixel Helper browser extension:

• Verify that expected parameters appear for each event.
• Check that no warnings about unsupported or invalid metadata appear.

Load rules

Load the tag on all pages or set conditions for when your tag loads. For more information, see About load rules.

Data mappings

Mapping is the process of sending data from a data layer variable to the corresponding destination variable of the vendor tag. For more information, see About data mappings.

Parameters can be mapped using the categories below. However, if a mapped parameter is not supported by Reddit for a given event, it is dropped from the payload. Use Event-specific parameters to control which parameters are sent per event.

The available categories are:

Standard

E-commerce

Products data

Events

Enter the value of the mapped variable needed to trigger the selected event.

Event-specific parameters

To map events, refer to Create an Event Mapping

Advanced matching

LDU

When the Reddit Pixel is initialized with data processing mode, every conversion event fired from the page automatically includes the following parameters: