API Reference

Every Linkrunner client endpoint used for SDK-less Android integration.

All endpoints are POST requests to https://api.linkrunner.io with a JSON body and Content-Type: application/json.

Authentication

Send your project token in the body of every request as token. That is the only credential these endpoints need.

json

{ "token": "YOUR_PROJECT_TOKEN" }

Common fields

These fields appear on most requests. Send them on every call once your install is registered.

Field	Type	Description
`token`	string	Required. Your project token.
`platform`	string	Use `"ANDROID"` or `"IOS"`.
`install_instance_id`	string	The UUID you generate once and reuse. See Install instance ID.

Rules

Rate limit: 25 requests per second per token. Over the limit returns 429.
Response envelope: most endpoints return { "msg": string, "status": number, "data": object }. init is the exception (see below).
Call from the device so Linkrunner sees the device IP.

This reference uses Android examples. On iOS, send "platform": "IOS" and a different device_data shape (IDFA, IDFV, and adservices_attribution_token instead of GAID and the install referrer). The init, trigger, capture-event, and capture-payment responses may also include SKAdNetwork values (fine_conversion_value, coarse_conversion_value, lock_postback). See iOS device data.

init

POST /api/client/init

Registers an install or app open and starts attribution. Call once on app start.

Field	Type	Description
`token`	string	Required.
`install_instance_id`	string	The persisted UUID. Send it so events tie to this install.
`device_data`	object	Device signals. See Collecting device data.
`platform`	string	`"ANDROID"`.
`app_version`	string	Your app's version name.
`package_version`	string	A version string for your integration.
`link`	string	Optional. The deeplink the app was opened with, if any.
`debug`	boolean	Optional.

Returns 202. Attribution runs in the background, so the response only acknowledges receipt.

json

{
  "processing_id": "f1e2...c9",
  "status": "accepted",
  "message": "Install event accepted for processing",
  "success": true
}

To read the attribution result, poll attribution-data with the same install_instance_id.

attribution-data

POST /api/client/attribution-data

Returns the attribution result for an install. Safe to poll. The result is cached for 24 hours.

Field	Type	Description
`token`	string	Required.
`install_instance_id`	string	The install to look up.
`device_data`	object	Optional. Include `install_ref` so the Meta referrer can be resolved.
`platform`	string	`"ANDROID"`.

json

{
  "msg": "Attribution data retrieved successfully!",
  "status": 200,
  "data": {
    "deeplink": "https://app.example.com/product/123",
    "campaign_data": {
      "id": "1234",
      "name": "summer_sale",
      "type": "INORGANIC",
      "ad_network": "META",
      "group_name": "prospecting",
      "asset_group_name": "video_ads",
      "asset_name": "reel_01",
      "installed_at": "2026-06-14T10:00:00Z",
      "store_click_at": "2026-06-14T09:55:00Z"
    },
    "attribution_source": "META",
    "gaid": "38400000-8cf0-11bd-b23e-10b96e40000d",
    "idfa": null
  }
}

For an organic install, campaign_data is null and attribution_source is "ORGANIC".

gaid and idfa are the advertising IDs the install was recorded with. If none was stored, they come from the device_data in the request. Each one is null when it is not available, for example on the other platform, when the user has not allowed tracking, or when the IDFA is all zeros.

POST /api/client/trigger

Identifies the user and ties the install to your user ID. Call when the user signs up or logs in.

Field	Type	Description
`token`	string	Required.
`user_data`	object	The user, see below.
`data`	object	Pass-through bag. Include `device_data` inside it.
`install_instance_id`	string	The persisted UUID.
`platform`	string	`"ANDROID"`.
`customer_created_at`	string	Optional. ISO date the user account was created.
`is_first_time_customer`	boolean	Optional.

user_data fields (only id is needed):

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Your user ID.
`name`, `email`, `phone`	string	User details.
`mixpanel_distinct_id`, `amplitude_device_id`, `posthog_distinct_id`, `braze_device_id`	string	Analytics IDs for those integrations.
`ga_app_instance_id`, `ga_session_id`	string	Google Analytics IDs.

json

{
  "token": "YOUR_PROJECT_TOKEN",
  "platform": "ANDROID",
  "install_instance_id": "f1e2...c9",
  "user_data": { "id": "user_123", "email": "user@example.com" },
  "data": { "device_data": { "...": "..." } }
}

json

{ "msg": "Trigger processed successfully", "status": 200, "data": { "deeplink": "", "trigger": true } }

set-user-data

POST /api/client/set-user-data

Sends user details and the IDs your product analytics tools use for this user. You can call it right after your first init call, before the user logs in: user_data.id is optional here. Not a replacement for signup, which still requires id.

Field	Type	Description
`token`	string	Required.
`user_data`	object	Required. Same fields as `signup`, plus `netcore_device_guid` and `moengage_user_id`. `id` is optional.
`install_instance_id`	string	Required. The persisted UUID.
`platform`	string	`"ANDROID"`.

When user_data carries a tool's ID (mixpanel_distinct_id, amplitude_device_id, posthog_distinct_id, moengage_user_id, braze_device_id, ga_app_instance_id with ga_session_id, or netcore_device_guid) and that integration is configured in Linkrunner, Linkrunner sends this install's attribution to that tool for this user, the same attribution it sends after signup. This applies to installs attributed to a campaign. If the install is not attributed yet, Linkrunner sends it once attribution completes.

json

{
  "token": "YOUR_PROJECT_TOKEN",
  "platform": "ANDROID",
  "install_instance_id": "f1e2...c9",
  "user_data": { "mixpanel_distinct_id": "mp_distinct_123" }
}

json

{ "msg": "User data updated successfully!", "status": 200, "data": null }

capture-event

POST /api/client/capture-event

Tracks a custom event. Events are stored for all users, including organic ones. Identify the user with user_id or install_instance_id.

Field	Type	Description
`token`	string	Required.
`event_name`	string	Required.
`event_data`	object	Optional. Custom attributes. Add `amount` as a number to share revenue with ad networks.
`install_instance_id`	string	The persisted UUID.
`user_id`	string	Optional.
`platform`	string	`"ANDROID"`.

json

{ "msg": "Event capture request received!", "status": 200, "data": { "message": "Event capture request received!" } }

capture-payment

POST /api/client/capture-payment

Tracks revenue. Like events, the user must be attributed via signup.

Field	Type	Description
`token`	string	Required.
`amount`	number	Payment amount. Must be zero or greater.
`user_id`	string	The paying user.
`payment_id`	string	Required. Used to deduplicate. Sending the same `payment_id` twice is ignored.
`type`	string	Optional. Defaults to `DEFAULT`.
`status`	string	Optional. Defaults to `PAYMENT_COMPLETED`.
`event_data`	object	Optional. Ecommerce attributes.
`install_instance_id`	string	The persisted UUID.
`platform`	string	`"ANDROID"`.

type values: FIRST_PAYMENT, SECOND_PAYMENT, ONE_TIME, RECURRING, WALLET_TOPUP, FUNDS_WITHDRAWAL, SUBSCRIPTION_CREATED, SUBSCRIPTION_RENEWED, SUBSCRIPTION_CANCELLED, SUBSCRIPTION_REFUNDED, SUBSCRIPTION_BILLING_ISSUE, DEFAULT.

status values: PAYMENT_INITIATED, PAYMENT_COMPLETED, PAYMENT_FAILED, PAYMENT_CANCELLED.

json

{ "msg": "Payment capture request received!", "status": 201, "data": { "message": "Payment capture request received!" } }

remove-captured-payment

POST /api/client/remove-captured-payment

Removes a captured payment, for a refund. Provide payment_id or user_id.

Field	Type	Description
`token`	string	Required.
`payment_id`	string	The payment to remove.
`user_id`	string	Remove payments for this user.
`install_instance_id`	string	The persisted UUID.
`platform`	string	`"ANDROID"`.

update-push-token

POST /api/client/update-push-token

Stores the device push token, used for uninstall tracking.

Field	Type	Description
`token`	string	Required.
`push_token`	string	The FCM token.
`install_instance_id`	string	The persisted UUID.
`platform`	string	`"ANDROID"`.

integrations

POST /api/client/integrations

Sends third-party IDs, such as a CleverTap ID.

Field	Type	Description
`token`	string	Required.
`integration_info`	object	For example `{ "clevertap_id": "..." }`.
`install_instance_id`	string	The persisted UUID.
`platform`	string	`"ANDROID"`.

handle-deeplink

POST /api/client/handle-deeplink

Reports a deeplink open for remarketing and reattribution. Call when your app opens from a deeplink.

Field	Type	Description
`token`	string	Required.
`deeplink_url`	string	The deeplink the app opened with.
`device_data`	object	Device signals.
`meta_install_referrer`	object	Optional. The Meta referrer object if available.
`install_instance_id`	string	The persisted UUID.
`platform`	string	`"ANDROID"`.

json

{ "msg": "Deeplink processed", "status": 200, "data": { "deeplink": "https://app.example.com/x", "is_linkrunner": true, "processing": false } }

Errors

Code	Meaning
`400`	Missing required field or invalid token.
`401`	Invalid token (on `attribution-data`).
`429`	Rate limit exceeded (25 req/s per token).
`500`	Server error. Retry with backoff.

Need help? Contact support@linkrunner.io

API Reference ​

Authentication ​

Common fields ​

Rules ​

init ​

attribution-data ​

trigger (signup) ​

set-user-data ​

capture-event ​

capture-payment ​

remove-captured-payment ​

update-push-token ​

integrations ​

handle-deeplink ​

Errors ​

API Reference

Authentication

Common fields

Rules

init

attribution-data

trigger (signup)

set-user-data

capture-event

capture-payment

remove-captured-payment

update-push-token

integrations

handle-deeplink

Errors