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How do I complete the app-ads.txt process? This answer doesn't explain what to do. In step 3 from this answer, it says Create an app-ads.txt file in Notepad listing out all the lines you received, and save. But which lines am I supposed to add?

I have no idea what to do beyond steps 6, 7, and 8 to complete the app-ads.txt process. In step 6 there is a publisher url and a goole code snippet from step 5. I don't know what to do with either of those.

Process so far:

1- I have 5 iOS apps on the AppStore.

2- In AppStore Connect, all 5 of my apps have the same website and marketing url:

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3- 4 of the apps all contain banner and interstitial ads

4- I have all of the App IDs correctly setup from AdMob and connected to all 4 apps

5- In the AdMob console I pressed SET UP APP-ADS.TXT

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and I copied the code snippet which looks something like

google.com, pub-1234567890, DIRECT, abc123xyz456

6- I created an account at https://www.app-ads-txt.com/ and pasted the above code snippet inside of there. The page now looks like:

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  1. I have my own paid website. I added an app-ads.txt page as in www.flowtinc.com/app-ads.txt. All I did was add the page, I didn't add anything else because I don't know what to do from there

  2. In the AdMob console, I went to the app-ads.txt page and it says we've crawled the following urls ... No app-ads.txt file found

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After following the steps to create your app-ads.txt file, it should look like something this:

google.com, pub-1234567890, DIRECT, abc123xyz456.

You simply paste that 1 line into Sublime or Notepad or any text editor and then save it as app-ads.txt.

If this is your first time doing this and you are only using AdMob it should only be the 1 line above. If you are using other ad sellers, then you will have to create a separate line for them in them in the app-ads.txt file. Here is some more info from Vungle on how to do that

Next you need to upload the app-ads.txt to the root directory of your website. You can follow these 2 videos on how to do that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWapRTV6GAkand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgSbxNO46wQ.

If you are using IONOS and using their Website Builder Service, you will not be able to upload the app-ads.txt file to root directly. Call them and they will have to upload it for you. You will have to email them your app-ads.txt file.

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I think the website you are using can be risky cause they also add their publisher id below the content of the app-ads file. So in order to achieve this, I would recommend using blogger and follow below steps:

  1. Create a blog on https://www.blogger.com/

  2. Click on settings and Then go under the Monetization option, Switch on enable custom ads.txt there.

  3. Then remaining in settings, go to the Error and Redirects option, Click custom redirects, and then add the following in the coming input dialogue:

    From: /app-ads.txt To: /ads.txt Permanent: Yes

    click save that's it.

  4. Now for adding content of your app-ads.txt, go to the Monetization option and click on custom ads.txt, add content here and press save.

  5. Now you can check the access of the app-ads.txt file by using: https://your-blogspot-name.blogspot.com/app-ads.txt

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