<< Back to Categories

Device Tracker

About Device Tracking in Custom Integrations

This API allows you to request a new device tracker URL for your users so they can embed a JavaScript fraud tracker into their domain.

API Request URL

Warning: You should only call this API server-side for security reasons.

You can use the following URL to request a new device tracker URL:

Request Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example Value / Format
key	Required. Your site's domain or the domain that requested this integration.	google.com
secret	Required. Your user's current secret created during the authentication process.	char(128)
domain	The domain this JavaScript/pixel will be placed on. If this parameter is not passed the domain will default to your key.	varchar(256)

Response Parameters

The result of this API will provide you with both the tracking JavaScript link and the pixel link. You can use both, provided the pixel is wrapped in a NoScript tag.

Note: Only JSON responses are available from this API.

Parameter	Description	Example Value / Format
message	Description of the status of this call. May contain errors if errors exist.	text
success	Boolean result of if the request was successful or not.	boolean
domain	The domain which these URLs can be used on.	varchar(256)
tracker	The unique authentication key for these tracker links. This can also be found in the URLs below.	char(256)
script_url	The URL to the device tracking JavaScript without the script open/closing tags.	string
pixel_url	The URL to the device tracking pixel without the img open/closing tags.	string

EXAMPLE CODE

// URL for this request.
$URL = 'https://www.ipqualityscore.com/webhooks/ExampleIntegration/json/generate_device_tracker';
	
// Configuration items for this request. NOTE: $secret will be user specific not application specific.
$key = 'example.com';
$secret = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE';

// The domain where these tracking links will be used on.
$domain = 'google.com';
	
// Prepare POST fields.
$fields = array(
	'secret' => $secret,
	'key' => $key,
	'domain' => $domain
);
	
// Create CURL.
$curl = curl_init();
	
// Configure CURL
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, $URL);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, true);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, 1);

// Set POST Parameters
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, http_build_query($fields));

// Fetch URL
$result = curl_exec($curl);

// GET response code.
$response_code = curl_getinfo($curl, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);

// Close CURL
curl_close($curl);
	
// Handle result.
if((int) $response_code === 200){
	// JSON Decode
	$output = json_decode($result, true);
	
	// Was the request successful?
	if($output['success'] === true){
		echo '<script src="'.$output["script_url"].'"></script><noscript><img src="'.$output["pixel_url"].'" /></script>';
	} else {
		echo "Unable to generate tracking links.";
	}
} else {
	echo "There appears to be an unforeseen error. Please contact IPQualityScore support if this persists.";
}

Ready to eliminate fraud?

Start fighting fraud now with 5,000 Free Lookups!

We're happy to answer any questions or concerns.

Chat with our fraud detection experts any day of the week.

Call us at: (800) 713-2618

Schedule a Demo Sign Up