Quantcast Audiences Connector Setup Guide

Batch limits

This connector uses batched requests to support high-volume data transfers to the vendor. Parallel processing may result in events reaching the vendor out of sequence. Add a sequence value to events if ordering is important. For more information, see Batched actions. Requests are queued until one of the following thresholds is met or the profile is published:

Max number of requests: 10000
Max time since oldest request: 10 minutes
Max size of requests: 2 MB

Configure settings

Go to the Connector Marketplace and add a new connector. For general instructions on how to add a connector, see the About Connectors article.

After adding the connector, configure the following settings:

API Key: (Required) API Key obtained from the Quantcast UI profile settings.
API Secret: (Required) API Secret for the key.
Owner pCode: (Required) The pCode for the owner of the segment. Begins with p-.

Actions

Action Name	AudienceStream	EventStream
Add User to Segment	✓	✓
Remove User from Segment	✓	✓

Enter a name for the action and select the action type.

The following section describes how to set up parameters and options for each action.

Add User to Segment

User

At least one of the following parameters is required: Partner User ID, Quantcast Cookie User ID, or an Email Address parameter (hashed or plain text).

Parameter	Description
Partner User ID	The ID you generate for a user. Use this value if Quantcast hosts the ID map.
Quantcast Cookie User ID	The encrypted cookie ID generated by Quantcast for your user.
Email Address (already SHA256 hashed)	Provide an email address which has been already whitespace trimmed, lowercased and SHA256 hashed.
Email Address (apply SHA256 hash)	Provide a plain text email address and the connector whitespace trims, lowercases, and hashes this value using SHA256 hash.

Hashed email identifiers are supported only for Quantcast audiences in the United States. They are not supported for audiences outside the United States.

Segment

Parameter	Description
Segment Name	(Required) The name of the segment assigned to this user. You can use any combination of letters, numbers, or special characters, with the exception of the pipe character (\|).
Owner pCode	The pCode of the owner of the segment. Begins with `p-`. Use this field if the owner of the segment is different from you.

Remove User from Segment

User

At least one of Partner User ID or Quantcast Cookie User ID is required.

Parameter	Description
Partner User ID	The ID you generate for a user. Use this value if Quantcast hosts the ID map.
Quantcast Cookie User ID	The encrypted cookie ID generated by Quantcast for your user. Use this value if you host the ID map.

Segment

Parameter	Description
Segment ID	(Required) The ID of the segment to remove this user from.
Owner pCode	The pCode of the owner of the segment. Begins with `p-`. Use this field if the owner of the segment is different from you.