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ClickFlare is a cloud-based tracking platform built for performance marketers and media buyers. It provides click-level tracking, attribution, and reporting across ad networks and affiliate offers. ClickFlare is popular with affiliates who need granular data without managing their own server infrastructure.

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Where to Find Your API Key

Log in to your ClickFlare dashboard → click your profile avatar in the top-right corner → My Profile → open the API Keys tab → copy the API Key shown.

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Connecting to TheOptimizer

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Open Integrations

From the left-hand menu, go to Integrations. Scroll to the Tracking Platforms section, find the ClickFlare card and click Connect →.
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Enter Your API Credentials

Fill in the connection form:
  • Integration name — a label for this connection (e.g. “ClickFlare – Brand A”).
  • API Key — paste the key you copied from ClickFlare.
  • Currency — the currency your tracker reports revenue in. Must match your tracker’s settings.
  • Conversion registration time — choose Visit time (conversion counted when user lands) or Postback time (counted when conversion fires). Match this to your tracker’s setup.
ClickFlare connection form in TheOptimizer
The Currency and Conversion Registration Time settings must match what you have configured in ClickFlare. Mismatched settings will cause data discrepancies.
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Configure for Your Ad Networks

After saving the credentials, TheOptimizer prompts you to configure the tracker for each connected ad network. This step tells the platform how to match ClickFlare data to your campaigns.Click Configure → next to each ad network and select the tracking template that matches how you set up ClickFlare for that network.The example below shows Facebook, but the same process applies to every ad network you use.Understanding tracking templatesA tracking template is a set of macros that maps your tracker’s URL parameters to ad network identifiers (Campaign ID, Ad Set ID, Ad ID, Placement). The dropdown shows all templates available from your ClickFlare account. Select the one you use for that ad network.
Required macros: a template must include mappings for Campaign ID, Ad Set ID, Ad ID, and Placement. If any are missing, TheOptimizer will flag the issue — fix the template in ClickFlare before proceeding.
Once a template is selected, the connection status for that ad network updates to Connected.
Ad networks where you have not selected a tracking template will not receive any data from ClickFlare. Configure every network you actively use.
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Add Tracking Parameters to Your Campaigns

TheOptimizer generates a tracking parameters code at the end of setup. Add this URL parameter string to your campaigns on each ad network. This is what allows ClickFlare to receive the correct campaign and ad identifiers and report them back.Without this step, ClickFlare will receive visits but won’t be able to match them to specific campaigns — no conversion or revenue data will appear in TheOptimizer.

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One Tracker Type Per Campaign

Only one instance of a tracker type should track any individual campaign at a time. Running two ClickFlare integrations against the same campaign causes attribution conflicts. Running different tracker types side by side on the same campaign is fine — for example, ClickFlare for affiliate attribution alongside Google Analytics for on-site behaviour.