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What is app-ads.txt?

app-ads.txt proves app ownership to advertisers and prevents in-app ad fraud.
  • How it works: Advertisers verify ownership by checking app-ads.txt when ad requests generate.
  • Why it’s required: Ads may not serve without proper configuration.
  • Maintenance: Requires periodic updates as ad demand entries change.

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Set Up app-ads.txt

Update the entries when moving to DARO 2.0 SDK. If you already publish this file, add or update the latest entries provided through the DARO dashboard while preserving entries required by your other monetization services.
1

Add developer website to app store listing

  1. Log in to the Play Console.
  2. Select your app.
  3. Grow users > Store presence > Store settings > Store listing contact details.
  4. Scroll to Store listing contact details.
  5. Add your developer website URL in the Website field. Google Play Developer URL
2

Publish app-ads.txt file on developer website

Create file at https://<your-domain>/app-ads.txt in your website root directory.Example: For developer website https://example.com, publish at https://example.com/app-ads.txt.
3

Add DARO content to app-ads.txt file

Copy complete content from DARO app-ads.txt to your file.
Always use latest version: publisher.daro.so/app-ads.txt
Changes propagate in approximately 4 hours. Wait at least 4 hours before testing.