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What is the condition to create mobile app install ad with CPA? When I upload Mobile app install ad with CPA bidding, I got this error message:

Your account does not have enough install history to start using cost per action (CPA) bidding for mobile app install ads

Request:

curl -d "name=Mobile app&bid_type=CPA&bid_info={'ACTIONS':1}..."
DontVoteMeDown
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From the documentation:

You will not be able to buy CPA for mobile app installs unless you have already reported back some installs and your account id-app id-mobile store trio has been deemed non-fraudulent. In the meantime, your ad creation call will fail.

https://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/ads-api/cost-per-action-ads/

Paul Bain
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  • Thanks Paul! But how can we check the app has some install or not? From adstats? – Yu Arai Oct 24 '13 at 02:13
  • You can likely take a look at the insights page for the app under developer.facebook.com/apps and there is a report under insights I think. I'm not sure through the API. – Paul Bain Oct 24 '13 at 14:57
  • Ok, understand! Will check it. – Yu Arai Oct 28 '13 at 14:33
  • How can I report back installs? – Jeet Kumar Nov 27 '15 at 17:50
  • using the FB SDK for Android or iOS https://developers.facebook.com/docs/app-events – Paul Bain Nov 30 '15 at 13:50
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    I think the documentation poses more questions than it answers. How does one prove one's app isn't fraudulent? How many is 'some' installs? Do the installs have to be from a paid ad or just any install reported by the API? Why doesn't it tell you the steps to meet these conditions which they haven't publicly defined? – lewis Dec 05 '15 at 18:39