In-app events

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Overview

For an introduction to in-app events for developers, see In-app events.

Before you begin

You must integrate the SDK.

Logging in-app events

The SDK lets you log user actions happening in the context of your app. These are commonly referred to as in-app events.

The logEvent method

The logEvent method lets you log in-app events and send them to AppsFlyer for processing.

To access the logEvent method, import AppsFlyerLib:

import com.appsflyer.AppsFlyerLib;

import com.appsflyer.AppsFlyerLib

To access predefined event constants, import AFInAppEventType and AFInAppEventParameterName:

import com.appsflyer.AFInAppEventType; // Predefined event names
import com.appsflyer.AFInAppEventParameterName; // Predefined parameter names

import com.appsflyer.AFInAppEventType // Predefined event names
import com.appsflyer.AFInAppEventParameterName // Predefined parameter names

logEvent takes 4 arguments:

void logEvent(Context context,
              java.lang.String eventName,
              java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> eventValues,
              AppsFlyerRequestListener listener)
  • The first argument (context) is the Application/Activity Context
  • The second argument (eventName) is the In-app event name
  • The third argument (eventValues) is the event parameters Map
  • The fourth argument (listener) is an optional AppsFlyerRequestListener (useful for Handling event submission success/failure)

Example: Send "add to wishlist" event

For example, to log that a user added an item to their wishlist:

Map<String, Object> eventValues = new HashMap<String, Object>();
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.PRICE, 1234.56);
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CONTENT_ID,"1234567");

AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().logEvent(getApplicationContext(),
                                    AFInAppEventType.ADD_TO_WISHLIST , eventValues);

val eventValues = HashMap<String, Any>() 
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.PRICE, 1234.56)
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CONTENT_ID,"1234567")

AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().logEvent(getApplicationContext() ,
                                    AFInAppEventType.ADD_TO_WISHLIST , eventValues)

In the above logEvent invocation:

Implementing event structure definitions

Based on the example definition provided in Understanding event structure definitions, the event should be implemented as follows:

Map<String, Object> eventValues = new HashMap<String, Object>();
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.PRICE, <ITEM_PRICE>);
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CONTENT_TYPE, <ITEM_TYPE>);
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CONTENT_ID, <ITEM_SKU>);

AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().logEvent(getApplicationContext(),
                                    AFInAppEventType.CONTENT_VIEW, eventValues);

val eventValues = HashMap<String, Any>() 
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.PRICE, <ITEM_PRICE>)
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CONTENT_TYPE, <ITEM_TYPE>)
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CONTENT_ID, <ITEM_SKU>)

AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().logEvent(getApplicationContext(),
                                    AFInAppEventType.CONTENT_VIEW, eventValues)

Handling event submission success and failure

You can provide logEvent with a AppsFlyerRequestListener object when recording in-app events. The handler allows you to define logic for two scenarios:

  • An in-app event is recorded successfully
  • An error occurred when recording the in-app event
AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().logEvent(getApplicationContext(),
                                    AFInAppEventType.PURCHASE,
                                    eventValue,
                                    new AppsFlyerRequestListener() {
                    @Override
                    public void onSuccess() {
                        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Event sent successfully");
                    }
                    @Override
                    public void onError(int i, @NonNull String s) {
                        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Event failed to be sent:\n" +
                                "Error code: " + i + "\n"
                                + "Error description: " + s);
                    }
                });

AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().logEvent(getApplicationContext(),
                                    AFInAppEventType.PURCHASE,
                                    eventValue,
                                    object : AppsFlyerRequestListener {
            override fun onSuccess() {
                Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Event sent successfully")
            }
            override fun onError(errorCode: Int, errorDesc: String) {
                Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Event failed to be sent:\n" +
                        "Error code: " + errorCode + "\n"
                        + "Error description: " + errorDesc)
            }
        })

In the event that an error occurs when recording the in-app event, an error code and string description are provided, as indicated in the table that follows.

Error codeDescription (NSError)
10"Event timeout. Check 'minTimeBetweenSessions' param"
11"Skipping event because 'isStopTracking' enabled"
40Network error: Error description comes from Android
41"No dev key"
50"Status code failure" + actual response code from the server

Recording offline events

The SDK can record events that occur when no internet connection is available. See Offline in-app events for details.

Logging events before calling start

If you initialized the SDK but didn't call start, the SDK will cache in-app events until start is invoked.

If there are multiple events in the cache, they are sent to the server one after another (unbatched, one network request per event).

Logging revenue

You can send revenue with any in-app event. Use the AFInAppEventParameterName.REVENUE event parameter to include revenue in the in-app event. You can populate it with any numeric value, positive or negative.

The revenue value should not contain comma separators, currency signs, or text. A revenue event should be similar to 1234.56, for example.

Example: Purchase event with revenue

Map<String, Object> eventValues = new HashMap<String, Object>();
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CONTENT_ID, <ITEM_SKU>);
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CONTENT_TYPE, <ITEM_TYPE>);
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.REVENUE, 200);

AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().logEvent(getApplicationContext(), 
                                    AFInAppEventType.PURCHASE, eventValues);

val eventValues = HashMap<String, Any>() 
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CONTENT_ID, <ITEM_SKU>)
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CONTENT_TYPE, <ITEM_TYPE>)
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.REVENUE, 200)

AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().logEvent(getApplicationContext(), 
                                    AFInAppEventType.PURCHASE, eventValues)

The purchase event above has $200 in revenue, appearing as revenue in the dashboard.

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Note

Do not add currency symbols to the revenue value.

Configuring revenue currency

You can set the currency code for an event's revenue by using the af_currency predefined event parameter:

Map<String, Object> eventValues = new HashMap<String, Object>();
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CURRENCY, "USD");
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.REVENUE, <TRANSACTION_REVENUE>);
AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().logEvent(getApplicationContext(), 
                                    AFInAppEventType.PURCHASE, eventValues);

val eventValues = HashMap<String, Any>() 
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.REVENUE, <TRANSACTION_REVENUE>)
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CURRENCY,"USD")
AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().logEvent(getApplicationContext() , AFInAppEventType.PURCHASE , eventValues)
  • The currency code should be a 3 character ISO 4217 code
  • The default currency is USD

To learn about currency settings, display, and currency conversion, see our guide on revenue currency.

Logging negative revenue

There may be situations where you want to record negative revenue. For example, a user receives a refund or cancels a subscription.

To log negative revenue:

Map<String, Object> eventValues = new HashMap<String, Object>();
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.REVENUE, -1234.56);
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CONTENT_ID,"1234567");
AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().logEvent(getApplicationContext(),
                                    "cancel_purchase",
                                    eventValues);

val eventValues = HashMap<String, Any>() 
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.REVENUE, -1234.56)
eventValues.put(AFInAppEventParameterName.CONTENT_ID,"1234567")
AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().logEvent(getApplicationContext(),
                                    "cancel_purchase",
                                    eventValues)

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Note

Notice the following in the code above:

  • The revenue value is preceded by a minus sign
  • The event name is a custom event name called "cancel_purchase" - it helps you easily identify negative revenue events in the dashboard and raw data reports

Validating purchases

AppsFlyer provides server verification for in-app purchases. The validateAndLogInAppPurchase method takes care of validating and logging the purchase event.

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Note

The legacy function validateAndLogInAppPurchase can be replaced by the newer and fully automatic purchase SDK connector. To learn how to integrate the connector, see in Github Android purchase SDK connector

The validateAndLogInAppPurchase method

validateAndLogInAppPurchase is exposed via AppsFlyerLib.

validateAndLognInAppPurchase takes these arguments:

validateAndLogInAppPurchase(Context context,
                            java.lang.String publicKey,
                            java.lang.String signature,
                            java.lang.String purchaseData,
                            java.lang.String price, java.lang.String currency,
                            java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> additionalParameters)
  • context: Application / Activity context
  • publicKey: License Key obtained from the Google Play Console
  • signature: data.INAPP_DATA_SIGNATURE from onActivityResult
  • purchaseData: data.INAPP_PURCHASE_DATA from onActivityResult
  • price: Purchase price, should be derived from skuDetails.getStringArrayList("DETAILS_LIST")
  • currency: Purchase currency, should be derived from skuDetails.getStringArrayList("DETAILS_LIST")
  • additionalParameters - Additional event parameters to log

If the validation is successful, an af_purchase event is logged with the values provided to validateAndLogInAppPurchase.

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Note

validateAndLogInAppPurchase generates an af_purchase in-app event upon successful validation. Sending this event yourself will cause duplicate event reporting.

Example: Validate an in-app purchase

// Purchase object is returned by Google API in onPurchasesUpdated() callback
private void handlePurchase(Purchase purchase) {
    Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Purchase successful!");
    Map<String, String> eventValues = new HashMap<>();
    eventValues.put("some_parameter", "some_value");
    AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().validateAndLogInAppPurchase(getApplicationContext(),
                                                           PUBLIC_KEY,
                                                           purchase.getSignature(),
                                                           purchase.getOriginalJson(),
                                                           "10",
                                                           "USD",
                                                           eventValues);
}

// Purchase object is returned by Google API in onPurchasesUpdated() callback
private fun handlePurchase(Purchase purchase) {
   Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Purchase successful!")
   val eventValues = HashMap<String, String>()
   eventValues.put("some_parameter", "some_value")
   AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().validateAndLogInAppPurchase(this,
                                                          PUBLIC_KEY,
                                                          purchase.getSignature(),
                                                          purchase.getOriginalJson(),
                                                          "10",
                                                          "USD",
                                                          eventValues)
}

Handling purchase validation success/failure

use AppsFlyerInAppPurchaseValidatorListener to subscribe to purchase validation successes/failures and registerValidatorListener to register it in your Application class.

registerValidatorListener is exposed via AppsFlyerLib. To use AppsFlyerInAppPurchaseValidatorListener, import it:

import com.appsflyer.AppsFlyerInAppPurchaseValidatorListener;

import com.appsflyer.AppsFlyerInAppPurchaseValidatorListener

AppsFlyerInAppPurchaseValidatorListener has two callbacks:

registerValidatorListener takes 2 arguments:

  • context: The Application Context
  • validationListener: The AppsFlyerInAppPurchaseValidatorListener object you wish to register
AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().registerValidatorListener(this,new
   AppsFlyerInAppPurchaseValidatorListener() {
     public void onValidateInApp() {
       Log.d(TAG, "Purchase validated successfully");
     }
     public void onValidateInAppFailure(String error) {
       Log.d(TAG, "onValidateInAppFailure called: " + error);
     }
});

AppsFlyerLib.getInstance().registerValidatorListener(this, object : AppsFlyerInAppPurchaseValidatorListener {
    override fun onValidateInApp() {
        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Purchase validated successfully")
    }

    override fun onValidateInAppFailure(error: String) {
        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "onValidateInAppFailure called: $error")
   }
})

Validating an in-app purchase automatically sends an in-app purchase event to AppsFlyer. See the following sample data that is passed in the event_value parameter:

{
   "some_parameter": "some_value", // from additional_event_values
   "af_currency": "USD", // from currency
   "af_content_id" :"test_id", // from purchase
   "af_revenue": "10", // from revenue
   "af_quantity": "1", // from purchase
   "af_validated": true // flag that AF verified the purchase
}

Event constants

Predefined event names

To use the following constants, import com.appsflyer.AFInAppEventType:

import com.appsflyer.AFInAppEventType;

import com.appsflyer.AFInAppEventType

Predefined event name constants follow a AFInAppEventType.EVENT_NAME naming convention. For example, AFInAppEventType.ADD_TO_CART

Event nameAndroid constant name
"af_level_achieved"
AFInAppEventType.LEVEL_ACHIEVED
"af_add_payment_info"
AFInAppEventType.ADD_PAYMENT_INFO
"af_add_to_cart"
AFInAppEventType.ADD_TO_CART
"af_add_to_wishlist"
AFInAppEventType.ADD_TO_WISHLIST
"af_complete_registration"
AFInAppEventType.COMPLETE_REGISTRATION
"af_tutorial_completion"
AFInAppEventType.TUTORIAL_COMPLETION
"af_initiated_checkout"
AFInAppEventType.INITIATED_CHECKOUT
"af_purchase"
AFInAppEventType.PURCHASE
"af_rate"
AFInAppEventType.RATE
"af_search"
"af_spent_credits"
AFInAppEventType.SPENT_CREDITS
"af_achievement_unlocked"
AFInAppEventType.ACHIEVEMENT_UNLOCKED
"af_content_view"
AFInAppEventType.CONTENT_VIEW
"af_list_view"
AFInAppEventType.LIST_VIEW
"af_travel_booking"
AFInAppEventType.TRAVEL_BOOKING
"af_share"
AFInAppEventType.SHARE
"af_invite"
AFInAppEventType.INVITE
"af_login"
AFInAppEventType.LOGIN
"af_re_engage"
AFInAppEventType.RE_ENGAGE
"af_update"
AFInAppEventType.UPDATE
"af_location_coordinates"
AFInAppEventType.LOCATION_COORDINATES
"af_customer_segment"
AFInAppEventType.CUSTOMER_SEGMENT
"af_subscribe"
AFInAppEventType.SUBSCRIBE
"af_start_trial"
AFInAppEventType.START_TRIAL
"af_ad_click"
AFInAppEventType.AD_CLICK
"af_ad_view"
AFInAppEventType.AD_VIEW
"af_opened_from_push_notification"
AFInAppEventType.OPENED_FROM_PUSH_NOTIFICATION

Predefined event parameters

To use the following constants, import AFInAppEventParameterName:

import com.appsflyer.AFInAppEventParameterName;

import com.appsflyer.AFInAppEventParameterName

Predefined event parameter constants follow a AFInAppEventParameterName.PARAMETER_NAME naming convention. For example, AFInAppEventParameterName.CURRENCY

Event parameter nameAndroid constant nameType
"af_content"
CONTENT
String[]
"af_achievement_id"
ACHIEVEMENT_ID
String
"af_level"
LEVEL
String
"af_score"
SCORE
String
"af_success"
SUCCESS
String
"af_price"
PRICE
float
"af_content_type"
CONTENT_TYPE
String
"af_content_id"
CONTENT_ID
String[]
"af_content_list"
CONTENT_LIST
String
"af_currency"
CURRENCY
String
"af_quantity"
QUANTITY
int
"af_registration_method"
REGISTRATION_METHOD
String
"af_payment_info_available"
PAYMENT_INFO_AVAILABLE
String
"af_max_rating_value"
MAX_RATING_VALUE
String
"af_rating_value"
RATING_VALUE
String
"af_search_string"
SEARCH_STRING
String
"af_date_a"
DATE_A
String
"af_date_b"
DATE_B
String
"af_destination_a"
DESTINATION_A
String
"af_destination_b"
DESTINATION_B
String
"af_description"
DESCRIPTION
String
"af_class"
CLASS
String
"af_event_start"
EVENT_START
String
"af_event_end"
EVENT_END
String
"af_lat"
LAT
String
"af_long"
LONG
String
"af_customer_user_id"
CUSTOMER_USER_ID
String
"af_validated"
VALIDATED
boolean
"af_revenue"
REVENUE
int
"af_projected_revenue"
PROJECTED_REVENUE
int
"af_receipt_id"
RECEIPT_ID
String
"af_tutorial_id"
TUTORIAL_ID
String
"af_virtual_currency_name"
VIRTUAL_CURRENCY_NAME
String
"af_deep_link"String
"af_old_version"
OLD_VERSION
String
"af_new_version"
NEW_VERSION
String
"af_review_text"
REVIEW_TEXT
String
"af_coupon_code"
COUPON_CODE
String
"af_order_id"
ORDER_ID
String
"af_param_1"
PARAM_1
String
"af_param_2"
PARAM_2
String
"af_param_3"
PARAM_3
String
"af_param_4"
PARAM_4
String
"af_param_5"
PARAM_5
String
"af_param_6"
PARAM_6
String
"af_param_7"
PARAM_7
String
"af_param_8"
PARAM_8
String
"af_param_9"
PARAM_9
String
"af_param_10"
PARAM_10
String
"af_departing_departure_date"
DEPARTING_DEPARTURE_DATE
String
"af_returning_departure_date"
RETURNING_DEPARTURE_DATE
String
"af_destination_list"
DESTINATION_LIST
String[]
"af_city"
CITY
String
"af_region"
REGION
String
"af_country"
COUNTRY
String
"af_departing_arrival_date"
DEPARTING_ARRIVAL_DATE
String
"af_returning_arrival_date"
RETURNING_ARRIVAL_DATE
String
"af_suggested_destinations"
SUGGESTED_DESTINATIONS
String[]
"af_travel_start"
TRAVEL_START
String
"af_travel_end"
TRAVEL_END
String
"af_num_adults"
NUM_ADULTS
String
"af_num_children"
NUM_CHILDREN
String
"af_num_infants"
NUM_INFANTS
String
"af_suggested_hotels"
SUGGESTED_HOTELS
String[]
"af_user_score"
USER_SCORE
String
"af_hotel_score"
HOTEL_SCORE
String
"af_purchase_currency"
PURCHASE_CURRENCY
String
"af_preferred_neighborhoods"
PREFERRED_NEIGHBORHOODS
String[]
"af_preferred_num_stops"
PREFERRED_NUM_STOPS
String
"af_adrev_ad_type"
AD_REVENUE_AD_TYPE
String
"af_adrev_network_name"
AD_REVENUE_NETWORK_NAME
String
"af_adrev_placement_id"
AD_REVENUE_PLACEMENT_ID
String
"af_adrev_ad_size"
AD_REVENUE_AD_SIZE
String
"af_adrev_mediated_network_name"
AD_REVENUE_MEDIATED_NETWORK_NAME
String
"af_preferred_price_range"
PREFERRED_PRICE_RANGE
String, int tuple formatted as (min,max)
"af_preferred_star_ratings"
PREFERRED_STAR_RATINGS
String, int tuple formatted as (min,max)

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