comScore Setup Guide

Set up comScore as a destination in RudderStack.

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This guide will help you set up comScore as a destination in the RudderStack dashboard. It also lists the configuration settings required to correctly send data from the supported sources to comScore.

Connection compatibility

Destination info
  • Status: Generally Available
  • Supported sources: Android, iOS , Web
  • Refer to it as COMSCORE in the Integrations object.

Connection modes
SourceCloud modeDevice modeHybrid mode
Androidnot supportedsupportednot supported
iOSnot supportedsupportednot supported
Webnot supportedsupportednot supported
Supported message types
SourceIdentifyPageTrackScreenGroupAliasRecord
Device mode
Androidsupportednot supportedsupportedsupportednot supportednot supportednot supported
iOSsupportednot supportedsupportedsupportednot supportednot supportednot supported
Webnot supportedsupportednot supportednot supportednot supportednot supportednot supported

Setup

  1. In your RudderStack dashboard, set up a source.
  2. Go to the Overview tab of your source and select Add Destination > Create new destination.
Add new destination in RudderStack dashboard
  1. Select comScore from the list of destinations. Then, click Continue.

Connection settings

SettingDescription
Publisher IDEnter the client ID/C2 value associated with your mobile app.

See FAQ for more information on obtaining this value.

Web SDK settings

SettingDescription
Use device mode to send eventsThis setting is turned on by default as this is a device mode-only integration.
Map RudderStack page properties to comScore parametersUse this setting to map the RudderStack page event properties to specific comScore parameters.

warning
If you do not specify these mappings, RudderStack uses the default mappings instead.

Android/iOS SDK settings

SettingDescription
App NameEnter your source app name. RudderStack includes this parameter in the events to specify the source app for getting the tags and data.
Only auto update when app is in foregroundThis setting is turned on by default and updates your app usage data only when the application runs in the foreground.
Auto update when app is in foreground and backgroundTurn on this setting to update your app usage data when the application is running in the foreground and background.

warning
If turned on, this setting overrides the Only auto update when app is in foreground setting.
Auto update intervalUse this setting to specify the time interval between the updates.

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This setting is applicable only if the auto updates are turned on.
Use device mode to send eventsThis setting is turned on by default as this is a device mode-only integration.

Other settings

SettingDescription
Client-side event filteringThese settings let you specify which events should be blocked or allowed to flow through to comScore.

See Client-side Event Filtering for more information.
Consent management settingsConfigure the consent management settings for the specified source by choosing the Consent management provider from the dropdown and entering the relevant consent category IDs.

See Consent Management in RudderStack for more information on this feature.

FAQ

Where can I find the comScore Publisher ID?

You can find the comScore Publisher ID by logging in to your comScore Direct account.

Mobile
  1. Log in to your comScore Direct account.
  2. Go to the Mobile app tab.
  3. Click Get Tag and copy the C2 value.
comScore Publisher ID
Web
  1. Log in to your comScore Direct account.
  2. Click Get Tag.
comScore Get Tag option
  1. In the Website Tag popup, copy the value corresponding to the C2 field.
comScore Publisher ID

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