VID Identifier
VID is an additional identifier you can use to get detailed information about payout sources. It is a utm-mark in number format from 1 to 999. You can assign a VID to a specific game or website.
VID does not require approval from Yandex and can be assigned by you independently.
If you only need general statistics without details, use the standard CLID identifier.
The difference between VID and CLID statistics
Let's say you have 10 games from Yandex Game Services placed on your platform:
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VID: You can view financial data for each game.
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CLID: You can only see the total payouts from all the games.
If you use one link for multiple websites:
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VID: You can see financial statistics for each website.
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CLID: You can only see the total payouts for all the websites.
How to set a VID
A VID is a number that ranges between 1 and 999.
You can assign a VID value to each specific object (such as a game, website, and so on).
Tip
We recommend you creating a separate file with the list of all VIDs which will be accessible to all the relevant employees.
If you run out of VID range, you can submit an additional platform in your Partner's Cabinet. This way, you can get a new CLID identifier and link a new VID batch to it.
Example
You placed three games from Yandex Game Services on your platform. We provided you with CLID=1234567. With it, you can view statistics for all the 3 games together.
To view statistics for each game individually:
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Assign VID identifiers to each game:
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The first game — 1.
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The second game — 2.
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The third game — 3.
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Add these identifiers to the CLID code separated by a hyphen for each individual game. For example, a link for the first game will look like this:
https://yandex.com/games/dist-app/97967?utm_source=distrib&utm_medium=partner_name&clid=1234567-1
How to view VID statistics
VID data is available in the Yandex Distribution interface in the following tabs: