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TikTok Ads Usage Examples

Practical recipes for setting up TikTok Ads reports.

Recipe 1: Campaign Performance Summary

Goal: get the key metrics for all active campaigns over a week.

Parameters:

  • data_level: AUCTION_CAMPAIGN
  • Period: LAST_7_DAYS
  • Metrics: impressions, clicks, spend, ctr, cpc, conversions, cost_per_conversion

What to analyze:

  • Campaigns with the highest spend and their performance
  • CTR comparison across campaigns
  • CPA (cost per acquisition) by campaign

Recipe 2: Video Content Analysis

Goal: assess the performance of video creatives.

Parameters:

  • data_level: AUCTION_AD
  • Filter: creative_type = VIDEO
  • Metrics: video_views, video_views_p25, video_views_p50, video_views_p100, average_video_play, ctr, conversions

Analysis:

  • Ads with a low completion rate (video_views_p100 / video_views) — content issue
  • High CTR with low completion — an eye-catching headline but weak content

Recipe 3: Conversion Performance by Ad Group

Goal: find the best- and worst-performing ad groups by conversions.

Parameters:

  • data_level: AUCTION_ADGROUP
  • Metrics: spend, conversions, conversion_rate, cost_per_conversion, roas
  • Sort: roas DESC

Analysis:

  • Ad groups with ROAS > 100%: scale up
  • Ad groups with ROAS < 50%: optimize or pause
  • Ad groups with a high cost per conversion: review targeting

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