Viant

Use GrowthLoop audiences for Viant DSP segment membership.

Connect this destination to export audience membership onto a Viant DSP segment, for use in Viant campaigns.

This destination writes to your Viant account and is a good fit when you want to:

  • Make GrowthLoop audiences available for Viant DSP campaigns
  • Match contacts on email
  • Have a Viant Segment Name and Segment ID for the export

This maps to GrowthLoop Audiences:

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Prerequisites

Make sure you have:

  • A Viant DSP account. See Viant if you need one.
  • Username and Password partner credentials for GrowthLoop. Ask your Viant representative. These are not your regular Viant login.
  • The Segment Name and Segment ID you will send membership to.

Set up Viant as a destination

  1. In GrowthLoop, click the Destinations tab on the left sidebar.
  2. Click New Destination in the top right corner.
  3. Search for Viant and click Add Viant.
  4. Enter the required information, then click Create.
FieldDescription
Destination NameName this destination in GrowthLoop. Use a name so your team recognizes its purpose, like "Viant DSP".
Sync FrequencySet the default export frequency (for example, daily or weekly). You can override this setting for individual exports.
UsernamePartner username from your Viant representative.
PasswordPartner password from your Viant representative.
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Warning

Use the GrowthLoop partner credentials your Viant representative provides. Do not paste a regular Viant user login.

Viant then appears in your list of connected destinations.

Export to Viant

From within GrowthLoop, export from an audience. See Export an audience if you need more information on these steps.

After building or selecting an audience, click Export, then search for Viant.

Map contact identifiers

Map Email. This field is required. Mapping additional identifiers can improve match rates.

Match fieldNotes
EmailRequired. GrowthLoop hashes it as SHA-256
Physical AddressOptional. Use postal format, such as 1465 N Larrabee St #27a, Chicago, IL 60610, USA. GrowthLoop hashes it as SHA-256
IPOptional. IP address
Mobile IDOptional. Mobile advertising ID
Cookie IDOptional. Cookie identifier
UID2Optional. Unified ID 2.0
RampIDOptional. LiveRamp RampID
ID5Optional. ID5 identifier
Transaction IDOptional. Transaction identifier
Sales AmountOptional. Transaction amount

This destination does not send additional personalization fields.

Configure the export

This is where you set the campaign type and schedule for audience exports.

  • Export Name: Defaults to the audience name. Use this to find the export in GrowthLoop.
  • Campaign type: Choose a one-time or ongoing export.
  • Export Inclusion Criteria: All audience members for a full refresh, or Newly added audience members for additions since the last export.
  • Schedule: Set frequency, start date, end date, and days of the week for ongoing exports.
  • Segment Name: Required. The Viant segment name GrowthLoop writes membership to.
  • Segment ID: Required. The Viant segment ID for that segment.
  • Adelphic / Viant AID: Optional. The Adelphic / Viant advertiser ID for the segment.
  • Segment ID Type: Optional. Userpool for an existing DSP userpool, Taxonomy for an existing DSP taxonomy segment, or Third Party for a third-party DSP taxonomy.

Export behavior

This is what GrowthLoop writes when you export an audience.

BehaviorWhat happens
What GrowthLoop writesMembership on the Viant segment you named. Direction is GrowthLoop → Viant.
When it runsGrowthLoop sends the export as a batch on the next successful run. An export that starts Now runs within about 15 minutes.
SegmentGrowthLoop sends rows to the Segment Name and Segment ID you entered.
Match fieldEmail, hashed as SHA-256. Additional mapped identifiers are included on the row.
AddGrowthLoop inserts hashed identifiers into that segment.
One-time exportsGrowthLoop sends current membership once.
Ongoing exportsOngoing exports add contacts who enter the audience. Viant exports do not support removals.
DeletesGrowthLoop does not delete the Viant segment. Contacts who leave the GrowthLoop audience stay on the segment.

Confirm the export was successful

When the run finishes, confirm you can use the data in Viant.

  • Audience export: Sign in to Viant, open Identity Management, and look up the Segment Name you entered.
Viant Identity Management showing exported segment membership

In GrowthLoop, review counts on the audience Exports tab. See Export an audience for more information.

Congrats on successfully exporting to Viant!

Troubleshooting

These are the issues we see most often. You can always email us at [email protected] for help.

ProblemCauseResolution
You cannot create the destinationUsername or password is blankPaste the GrowthLoop partner credentials from your Viant representative
Rows fail to exportEmail is unmapped or blankMap Email to a populated email column
The export will not saveSegment Name or Segment ID is blankEnter both required segment fields
You cannot find the audienceYou are searching for the GrowthLoop Export NameSearch Identity Management for the Segment Name you entered
Contacts who left the audience are still in ViantViant exports do not support removalsUpdate or suppress those contacts in Viant

What’s Next

Export an audience after you connect a destination

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