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Server-side event APIs

Server-to-server conversion APIs (Meta CAPI, TikTok Events API) deliver attribution even without cookies.

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What we check

Detects server-to-server conversion APIs: Meta CAPI, TikTok Events API, LinkedIn CAPI, Enhanced Conversions.

Why it matters

Server-to-server conversion APIs (Meta CAPI, TikTok Events API) deliver attribution even without cookies.

Common causes

  • Paid campaigns run, but conversion measurement hangs entirely on the browser pixel.
  • CAPI was activated in the ad account but sends without a consistent event_id, conversions count twice or get discarded.
  • Enhanced Conversions are on in the Google Ads account, but the hashed fields never come out of the tag.
  • The site runs no paid campaigns, then the finding is expected and not an error.

How to fix it

If you run paid performance: enable Meta CAPI or Enhanced Conversions alongside the pixel/tag.

  • Q01
    What does a failing Server-side event APIs finding mean?

    Server-to-server conversion APIs (Meta CAPI, TikTok Events API) deliver attribution even without cookies. If you run paid performance: enable Meta CAPI or Enhanced Conversions alongside the pixel/tag.

  • Q02
    How do you fix Server-side event APIs?

    If you run paid performance: enable Meta CAPI or Enhanced Conversions alongside the pixel/tag.