Shopify pixel reference, platform by platform

What each pixel ID looks like, where to copy it from, which event names the platform expects, which server-side API pairs with it, and what breaks most often on Shopify.

6 platforms

Meta pixel

What a Meta pixel ID looks like, where to find it in Events Manager, which events it accepts on Shopify, and how the Conversions API pairs with it.

Server-side:
Conversions API
Events:
7

Instagram pixel

Instagram ads run on the Meta pixel, not a pixel of their own. Where the ID comes from, what it tracks on Shopify, and how to fix missing Instagram attribution.

Server-side:
Conversions API
Events:
4

TikTok pixel

Where the TikTok pixel ID lives, how TikTok’s event names differ from Meta’s, and how the TikTok Events API recovers conversions on Shopify.

Server-side:
Events API
Events:
7

Snap Pixel

How the Snap Pixel installs on Shopify, the SCREAMING_SNAKE event names it expects, and where the Snapchat Conversions API fits.

Server-side:
Conversions API
Events:
6

Pinterest tag

Pinterest calls its pixel a tag. Where the ID lives, the lowercase event names it expects on Shopify, and how the Conversions API pairs with it.

Server-side:
Conversions API
Events:
6

Taboola pixel

How the Taboola pixel installs on a Shopify store, the conversion events it accepts, and what native-ad attribution needs that social pixels do not.

Server-side:
Server-to-server conversions
Events:
4

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Every standard event has its own reference page, with the equivalent name on each platform and the reasons it goes missing on Shopify.

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