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In response to the many PMs I get asking for help with the new NG API, I have decided it would be nice to have a single place people could go for general help until we have a proper FAQ on the API section itself.

If you have any questions about the API that are not answered below, post a comment and I'll try and get your question included on here.

NG API FAQ Holy acronyms Batman!

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Q: I just want to run ads, what do I need to do?

A: From the main API Page, add your movie. When the settings page loads, scroll to the 'Flash Ads' panel and make sure they are enabled. Leave all the other options disabled or blank and hit 'save changes'. Follow the installation help for your version of flash.

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Q: I have the flash ad in my movie but nothing is happening, what do i do?

A: First, make sure you have the NewgroundsAPI.as file in the same folder as your game or movie. Flash 5 and MX users, you need to have the NG_API_OBJECT (not to be confused with the NG_AD_OBJECT) on a layer that spans your entire movie. View the API help page for your movie to obtain the files you need.

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Q: When I test my movie, the flash ads cover everything up, what's the deal?

A: The ad unit movieclip should only appear on the frame you want the ad to run on. If it covers your whole movie, you probably have it on a layer that spans your full movie. If you are using Flash 5 or Flash MX, chances are you simply confused the NG_AD_OBJECT with the NG_API_OBJECT.

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Q: I want to use version control... how do I hard code the version number into my movie?

A: You need to set your version number on the same keyframe you have the API installation code. Using the appropriate AS version, replace "1.0.3" with the correct version number.

ActionScript 1 users:
_root.NewgroundsAPI_movieVersion = "1.0.3";

Actionscript 2 & 3 users:
NewgroundsAPI.setMovieVersion( "1.0.3" );

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Q: How do the ads work? How much money will I make?

A: The ads run on several platforms... CPM, CPC and CPA. What that means is that different ads pay for different things. Some ads pay based on how many views they get, some by how many click-throughs they get and some by how many customers buy something from the advertiser. Because much of the ad inventory is dependent on user interaction there is no way to say for sure how much money you will make. From your stats pages you can guess as to how much you will make by looking at your eCPM rates.

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Q: What does eCPM mean?

A: eCPM stands for "estimated cost per mille", or in layman's terms, the average amount of money you earn for every 1000 ad impressions.

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Q: Why is my eCPM so low?

A: The amount of money you earn depends directly on 2 things. The quality of your work and the level of distribution. If your work is of low quality, less people will play it and you will not have much success with ad revenue.

If your work is high quality, but you only have it on one or two sites, you limit the amount of exposure your ads get and will also earn less revenue.

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Q: Can I use the ads and/or API if I have a sponsor?

A: We have no problem with that, but you should always check with your sponsor first.

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Q: I want to submit my game to a site that doesn't allow in-game ads, what can I do?

A: When you install the ads in your work, you have the ability to disable them from loading on any site. Lets say you want to submit to www.adfreegames.com but they don't allow in-game ads.

Go to the settings page for your game and scroll down to the 'Flash Ads' Panel, and locate the text bar labeled Add a New Host.

Type "adfreegames.com" in the box and hit the 'add host' button.

Now, if your game is hosted by www.adfreegames.com, the ads will not load. Your ads WILL load on any sites that swipe your swf file from this site!

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Q: Can I change the tank image and the black border on the ad unit?

A: The ad unit was designed so authors could customize how they look. You can change any of the artwork in the ad movieclips, just avoid altering any of the scripting or instance names. If you break the ad unit you may get limited support, so this is not recommended for novice users of Flash.

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Q: Why am I getting a "There is no method with the name 'isInstalled'" error?

A: Your copy of NewgroundsAPI.as is out of date. Re-download the API for your version of flash to replace it with the latest version.

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104 Comments

Apr. 23, 2008 | 3:17 PM TripleDK says:

I thought I was the only one to first notice your staff position now... Well... Your pic needs more "Fish" in it... lol
But yeah, I guess this FAQ is nice, and I might wanna try this thing when I finally complete my stuff...

Just one question: What the **** does API stand for?

Apr. 23, 2008 | 3:22 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

application programming interface.

Apr. 23, 2008 | 7:49 PM PinballWizard976 says:

I need flash for this right? Damn liveswif.... :(

May. 5, 2008 | 10:21 AM PsychoGoldfish responds:

Yes, you do need Flash. However, we have support for every version of flash from 5 up.

Apr. 23, 2008 | 10:34 PM EvilEgg says:

WAit a sec... So I can only make money with games... not just my normal movie?

Apr. 24, 2008 | 10:17 AM PsychoGoldfish responds:

No, movies can certainly make money with this, but it dies take a lot more work and games tend to make more.

From what I have seen, series stuff works pretty well as you often get people watching more than one episode in a sitting, which amps up your overall ad views.

Apr. 26, 2008 | 12:41 AM Matt-Porter says:

Congrats on being staff :)
As for the API, I'm very interested to try this out. My only concern is if CMG or Max games will be interested in having adds in their sponsored games. I know you guys allow it to happen, but I'm unsure of the opinions on the sponsors. Well, I have a game in the act of getting sponsored right now so I'll be sure to ask sponsors what they think and let you know, that way you can have a "real life stories" section for examples on how successful it was with sponsors hehe. Anyway, great job on this and I really respect the work put into it, peace.

Apr. 26, 2008 | 11:04 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

You should check out flashgamelicense.com they can help you get the deals YOU want without settling on status quo

Apr. 26, 2008 | 8:21 AM ShirkDeio says:

How do you see how many referrals you've had (i.e. how many times your game has called NewgroundsAPI.getNewgrounds).

Apr. 29, 2008 | 5:17 AM koit says:

Hello

Can you use this API on existing NG submitted stuff. I have a fairly large back catelogue of animations/games and would like to add it to them.

So :

1) Can it be done on old stuff
2) if yes, is it a case of just re-submitting the flash file with the API code embedded ?

Thanks in advance.

Apr. 30, 2008 | 5:44 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

yes and yes

May. 1, 2008 | 9:06 AM fetusdoctor says:

So do most of the sponsors only want ads in "family-friendly" movies and games? Or is nudity and explicit audio/text still allowed to make money?

May. 5, 2008 | 10:19 AM PsychoGoldfish responds:

Most ads come from an ad agaency who run ads for a wide variety of advertisers. Because many of these advertisers do not want their products associated with adult themes, we do not approve movies with extremely expicit language and sexual content for Flash Ads.

May. 1, 2008 | 6:32 PM Brycearoni says:

How do I check how much money I have made?
How do I get paid, do I have to enter a credit card number or my location?
How do I earn the money; do I have to do anything else besides putting the ad in my animation/game and putting the code

NewgroundsAPI.connectMovie(729);

Please help me; if you could I would like to get a PM from you regarding this. And thanks for the tutorial it's very helpful.

May. 5, 2008 | 10:14 AM PsychoGoldfish responds:

You will see your earnings on the http://www.newgrounds.com/account /flashapi page.

Around 40 days after your first month of earnings you will receive a check (or paypal payment if you are a non US resident).

The game earns money as people view and click on the ads. See my post on distributing your work for help with maximizing this aspect:
http://psychogoldfish.newgrounds.
com/news/post/113031

Updated: May. 5, 2008, 10:15 AM

May. 1, 2008 | 6:57 PM Brycearoni says:

Also what do I do w/ the Actionscript that goes in the same folder as my game/animation? (You know the AS file that I downloaded that comes with the Flash Ad)

Please PM me about this TY SO MUCH <3

May. 5, 2008 | 10:17 AM PsychoGoldfish responds:

The .as file you download is a class file. When you add NewgroundsAPI.connectMovie(XX);, Flash automatically looks for the file names NewgroundsAPI.as in the same folder as your FLA file.

This file contains all the code used to talk to the API gateway and handes the events that make your ads load up.

May. 5, 2008 | 11:04 PM El-Sammo says:

Is there anything special I have to do revolving around scenes in my movie? Do I just make an additional layer in all of my scenes for the ad?

May. 6, 2008 | 12:17 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

if you use scenes, you only need to add it to the scene where the ad will be viewed

May. 6, 2008 | 11:42 PM Brycearoni says:

Thanks for answering my comments up top I have one more question though, where do I put my home information so i can receive my check in the mail? Like is that after I submit it and there will be a webpage that pops up saying "Insert Info"?
Thanks

May. 14, 2008 | 12:53 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

I am actually working on that stuff right now... it should be all good to go before the next payment period. It will automatically prompt you to fill in that information when it's ready.

May. 20, 2008 | 10:14 AM dragonjet says:

I've read somewhere about what content are not allowed in using Flash Ads,
but now I can't find them...

I know that Adult-rated content are prohibited,
but is Mild nudity allowed?
its somewhat in the mature content rather than adult-only

I am planning to run ads on the game I'm making - Chobits Dating Sim

May. 28, 2008 | 2:47 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

if it would fit within a pg-13 rating it's probably okay, but a lot of advertisers are squeamish about nudity of any kind... what with the human body being vile and evil and all ;)

May. 21, 2008 | 12:24 AM dragonjet says:

oh and additional question,
if I am a non-US resident, (I'm in the Philippines)
but I don't have a paypal account,
can I also receive it through check?

Aug. 20, 2008 | 11:27 AM PsychoGoldfish responds:

Yes you can, but you might want to check with your bank and see what kind of check cashing fees there are for US currency. It may actually save you a lot of money to go the paypal route... paypal accounts are free and even without a bank account attached they can issue you checks in your native currency.

May. 22, 2008 | 4:24 PM mattodom says:

Please get back on this!!!!

how old do ya have to be to put this on your flashs i really need to know as my mum wont let me and i have to perswade her

May. 28, 2008 | 2:48 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

This varies from country to country, but basically if you are old enough to legally get a job, you are old enough to use this.

May. 24, 2008 | 1:53 PM Brycearoni says:

Alright, I was wrong I do have another question.

Can I make a Flash that has API if I do a collab?

May. 28, 2008 | 2:49 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

Sure can, we're even working on getting multi-author revenue splits build in to this sucker!

May. 28, 2008 | 2:39 PM IniX says:

I implent the API in a movie, but the only thing that shows is the NG tank. I did ActionScript 2 on Flash CS3 and used the AS2 method in the API. This should be possible, right?

May. 28, 2008 | 2:51 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

Yeah the as2 version will work in CS3 if you are working in AS2 mode. If you haven't activated your movie you should see a placeholder ad with Pico when you test. If you activated your movie and you see nothing, it's possible your movie didn't pass our approval guidelines. It could still be waiting for approval as well.

Jun. 9, 2008 | 9:08 PM Brycearoni says:

Wow the questions just keep on coming from me! (Thanks for you answers before) I'm thinking of making a guitar hero parody, will that be acceptable? (Since Guitar Hero is trademarked and so is the plastic guitar [Gibson]) Thnks rock on

Aug. 20, 2008 | 11:26 AM PsychoGoldfish responds:

Parody is protected under US copyright law so it's all good.

Jun. 23, 2008 | 10:32 PM Brycearoni says:

If I take sound files from flashkit.com (they are not copyrighted, or at least I don't think so) can you use them in your video that contains API if you give them credit at the end.

Jun. 23, 2008 | 10:33 PM Brycearoni says:

same thing for sprites at sprites-resource.com?

Aug. 20, 2008 | 11:25 AM PsychoGoldfish responds:

Yes you can. These sites provide sound and art for you to use in your work and you won't get sued by any record companies or anything for using them.

Jul. 1, 2008 | 7:50 AM MeatwadSprite says:

My movie has 2,171 views and 935 Ad Impressions , but for eCPM and Estimated Earnings it still says -- , -- .

Does it take a certani amount of time to update or do you need more ad impressions to even get those ?

Aug. 20, 2008 | 11:23 AM PsychoGoldfish responds:

at 935 ad impressions you probably havn't made any money yet. To really get your movie making money you need to get more traffic to it and you need to expose it to other audiences.

Newgrounds is a great community for having your work exposed and reviewed, but our users are pretty familiar with all the sites promoted in the flash ads, wich means you won't see the best performance by just submitting here.

Other sites have a wider audience of casual web users who are a lot more likely to click yoru ads and make you money.

Jul. 17, 2008 | 9:08 AM SaltyPeach says:

Its okay to use Ads on movies that have copyrighted music on it, or does your work have to be 100% yours?

Aug. 20, 2008 | 11:21 AM PsychoGoldfish responds:

Our obligations are to the advertisers and to the flash authors of NG. As long as the content of your work doesn't reflect badly on advertisers (by inclusing porn, racism, etc alongside their ads) and you didn't decompile a game or movie that was made by another hard-working author you should be okay.

That said, we STRONGLY encourage people to not use copyrighted songs in their work. Many flash authors have had legal threats from doing so and it can land you in a lot of trouble if your start finding success. The Audio portal has a TON of great music that you can use legally.

Jul. 25, 2008 | 1:09 AM BoshansStudios says:

if someone viewed my movie 5 times, would i get payed for 5 times or is it once per person?

Aug. 20, 2008 | 11:17 AM PsychoGoldfish responds:

The cool thing about our system is there are plenty of ad capmaigns. Because of this, any single user will likely see multiple ads within a single game. This gives you the potential to make more money from single users, but simply refreshing the ad over and over isn't going to cheat the system and make you any money.

Jul. 30, 2008 | 10:06 AM Sonucais says:

"Movie must not be in violation of any international copyright laws."

What does this exactly means. I seen people using characters from VG companies, such as Egoraptor (Animal Crossing is not only a video game, it's also a Anime movie), and used the API without credit anything.

What about music? Are we able to use original songs (we always credit them) and sounds effects or we are forced to find creations by people from the audio portal or other websites?

Finally about video game sprites. Are they able? Tom always have able to submit sprite movies, it's like, we all know the description he did at the Video Games Parodies, so that's my question, can we use them to make a movie, credit everything at the credits section and add the API preloader?

Thanks.

Jul. 31, 2008 | 6:15 AM M00SHEEP says:

Just a question- how does the money get to you?
Id quite like to do this :3

Aug. 20, 2008 | 11:14 AM PsychoGoldfish responds:

Rght now we can either send you a check in the mail, or paypal your earnings.

Aug. 7, 2008 | 8:36 PM NPGames says:

Q: Why is my eCPM so low?

If your work is high quality, but you only have it on one or two sites, you limit the amount of exposure your ads get and will also earn less revenue.

that doesnt make sence, the money you make is based on what you said, but your ecmp should be the same as everyone else exept for where people play your games (countries). unless i read it wrong, this is just bs

Aug. 20, 2008 | 11:10 AM PsychoGoldfish responds:

That would be true if ever ad had a flat cpm rate, but the fact is many of the higher paying ads are performance based. That means users have to click the ads for them to generate money. If you aren't exposing your work to a diverse audience, you probably won't get as many clicks on your ads and therefore your ecpm will be lower for it.

Aug. 12, 2008 | 11:41 PM EntropicOrder says:

So have the profits been better, worse, or competitive with MochiAds? They give 50% profits and eCPM ends up being around 30-40 cents.

Aug. 20, 2008 | 11:12 AM PsychoGoldfish responds:

Because we use a lot of perfomance based ads the eCPMs can really vary from case to case. If your game is popular and appears on enough sites, you can probably expect higher eCPMs that you would get from a CPM based setup. If your work is lacking in quality or you don't put any effort into distributing it, the rates will be lower, but you'd probably get low performance with any ad provider in that case.

Aug. 17, 2008 | 12:54 PM Pictizm says:

How do we get paid then? I can't see any payment details anywhere. :S
I'd like to have it paid to my PayPal or can you only use the money for the NG Store?

Aug. 20, 2008 | 11:14 AM PsychoGoldfish responds:

At the top of the stats page you will see a link to update your address and possibly your tax information. If you want to be paid by paypal, provide a paypal address on that page.

Aug. 18, 2008 | 9:30 PM areagle says:

There are columns for both ad impressions, and move views. Do you get money based on ad impressions, or move views? Thanks.

Aug. 20, 2008 | 11:13 AM PsychoGoldfish responds:

Ad impressions... a player might view your game once, but see an ad in a title screen several times, meaning you probably have more ad impressions than movie views on yoru stats page.

Aug. 20, 2008 | 7:12 PM Kyjast says:

On my Flash API Admin page, is says I don't have a Form W9 on file. And it says if I don't submit one, I won't be paid on earnings exceeding $600. I don't really feel like submitting one because it involves social security, etc... Does this mean I will only be able to make $600 total and that's it, or is it $600 per month, or what?

Sep. 25, 2008 | 2:28 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

$600 total... welcome to having to pay taxes

Aug. 21, 2008 | 5:53 PM Bezman says:

Some of my games are only a fewK but still get a lot of plays. So... how long do I need to show the ad for to get any money?

I mean, if I use the pre-loader one, then it'd be only shown for under a second.

And I guess I'm meant to show it for a minimum amount of time?

And what're the rules on resizing?

I really want to use these ads, but I'm shit with technical stuff. :-/

Sep. 25, 2008 | 2:31 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

if you use the preloader version, the ad stays on screen until the user hits the play button. That means they have to actually look at the screen to proceed and it's a good bet they will see the ad.

Movies that auto-play when the file is loaded tend to have really bad ad preformance, and movies that force a set amount of time to view the ad tend to get down-voted. Your best bet is having a prelaoder version with a play button when the movie loads.

Resizing is acceptible to a point, maybe going to 80% of the original size, but the smaller it gets, the lower click-through rates you can expect.

Aug. 24, 2008 | 4:00 PM Cyclone103 says:

Wait, so do you submit your game first to NG then install the API, or what? And, how will you be able to retrieve the money you have earned?

Sep. 25, 2008 | 2:32 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

You install the api and test everythng before submitting your work.

Whenever you make over $50, you will be paid via check or paypal. Make sure you have filled out your payment address information.

Aug. 24, 2008 | 5:12 PM tehloli says:

I'm really confused about how to set this up. I submitted a flash with API but no advertisements runs on it, the newgrounds logo just stays up. And the installion guide that came with it only helps a little. What do i do with the NewgroundsAPI.as file that has a bunch of actionscript? Do I put it somehwere, or leave it?

Sep. 25, 2008 | 2:33 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

The API REQUIRES that you copy the NewgroundsAPI.as file into the same folder as your FLA file. When you put the NewgroundsAPI.connectMovie() code in your FLA, that .as file is automatically imported when you publish your movie.

Aug. 24, 2008 | 11:06 PM Jackdabomb says:

I'm using Actionscript 1 I downloaded the file and followed all the instructions but...

1) When I look at it the ad it just says newgrounds on it and when I click on it it links to newgrounds
2) Even though the thing says 9 movie views I haven't gotten a penny. Does somebody have to buy something from newgrounds or something

I'm confused.

Sep. 25, 2008 | 2:37 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

Because the actual ads are built using modern versions of flash, you won't see them load when you test your movie in flash. Test in a browser and you will be able to tell if things are working.

Advertising only works when you have a lot of viewers, typically numbering in the thousands. This is why you see advertising on TV where lots of people see it, but never on some barn in the middle of nowhere.... 9 views is extremely low, don't expect to make any money without putting more effort into getting viewership.

Aug. 26, 2008 | 1:01 AM junipe says:

can i make money of of api with NewGrounds as my only host?

Sep. 25, 2008 | 2:37 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

You can, but as I said above... viewership is key. Only posting your work on NG will limit how many views your ads get.

Aug. 27, 2008 | 7:33 PM Stevoisiak says:

Wait a sec. Could you use this so adds only appear on sites that do not have permision to run the flash video?

Sep. 25, 2008 | 2:38 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

sure. If you wanted approved sites to not get ads, you can just use the ad blocking feature and add the sites you have approved. Then ads wouldn't show for them, but would if anyone stole a copy of the swf from them.

Sep. 5, 2008 | 10:35 PM nalem says:

Hey mine says it's connected and working, but I don't see the ads changing. I just have the NG logo. I did what you wrote to about keeping the API file in the same folder as the fla. Am I doing something wrong?

Sep. 25, 2008 | 2:39 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

Your movie probably hasn't been approved to run ads yet (or at all)

Sep. 7, 2008 | 4:39 PM ZuiGe says:

How often do we get paid? Once a month? Once a $100?

Sep. 25, 2008 | 2:40 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

you get paid approximatly 30 days after the end of any month your unpaid earnings get to be $50 or more. So if you made over $50 by the end of August, you would see a payment at the beginning of October.

Sep. 7, 2008 | 5:09 PM ironmaiden125 says:

I was wondering because im outside the U.S, how do I give paypal details and where do I give details for the cheque?

Sep. 25, 2008 | 2:41 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

You give both on the address form which is linked at the top of the API page

Sep. 21, 2008 | 5:01 AM revengous says:

i personally find ads in games annoying and change to another tab when eva i see one. the most annoying ones that i find are those online games like dragonfable and that mech one.

i think newgrounds should've stayed ad free in games and movies

Sep. 25, 2008 | 2:42 PM PsychoGoldfish responds:

I agree, everyone should spend hours of time working on free games for you to play and not get anything in return. Fucking sell-outs!

Oct. 1, 2008 | 12:53 AM matRugDevelopments says:

Question for ya....

If I just put API/ads into one of my old games on NG from 2005 (which is on a million other websites), what's the best way to have all other sites updated? Just email each one with an attachment and request an update?

Oct. 1, 2008 | 9:05 AM ZuiGe says:

Ha... so if we're only getting paid if the movie earnings are more than USD50 / month? say I'd make USD49.99 in a month and the month changes. Do I lose all of the money? doesnt seem to make a lot of sense to me if that's true..

Oct. 9, 2008 | 3:30 PM Dei-Sama says:

It has to be on preloader screen it can come after ?

Oct. 11, 2008 | 5:08 PM IanShine says:

Is it possible to be paid via Paypal even if you live in the U.S? I'd really like to be able to, since it complicates things less...

Oct. 12, 2008 | 11:45 PM DonkeyKidd says:

Wow thanks for the help! I think it's great the good artists get to have something more than just a job well done for their work.

Oct. 13, 2008 | 11:31 PM Destroky says:

I don't think that the ad impressions are working on mine (since it's still "-"). I just need to know if I have set it up right. Even if I get 1 ad impression (or better yet, even 1 cent) I'll know that it's working and work on another (hopefully better) game.

I did everything in the tutorial and I'm getting movie views, but no ad impressions. The game is MMOLKG if that helps.

Oct. 14, 2008 | 3:51 AM Walnutasaurus says:

I have one animation in witch the API worked. My most reasent submission has had more views and yet nothing is showing up on the movie stats, its all -'s. The ad apperes to work in the animation. Is there is anything i can do to fix this?

Oct. 14, 2008 | 4:07 AM ParagonX9 says:

Will Audio-contributors be able to use those ads in the future, and earn some $?

Oct. 17, 2008 | 4:40 PM Mattster says:

Hey, I have a quick question about finding a sponsor, or whatever.

I got the Flash API installed correctly, the output said Newgrounds API connected.
I have added the Flash loader MC to frame 1 of my movie.

But where can I get an ad that will pay. I have seen several ads, but I remember seeing lots of say.. Mech Quest. Do I need to contact them about it or what?

I'm new to this, so I need a few pointers. . .

Thanks,
Matt

Oct. 19, 2008 | 12:56 PM Iuxson says:

"Ha... so if we're only getting paid if the movie earnings are more than USD50 / month? say I'd make USD49.99 in a month and the month changes. Do I lose all of the money? doesnt seem to make a lot of sense to me if that's true.." I Belive you get the money once its gets over 50$, Correct me if im wrong.

Oct. 21, 2008 | 6:01 PM jin-kazama4875 says:

wait how and who will send the money to me after i do all of this!?

Oct. 22, 2008 | 2:53 AM NhollowWearthO says:

Yes or NO Question. Do i lose the money if its under fifty for that month?

Oct. 27, 2008 | 10:23 AM Godge says:

I've submitted my game here: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view /466760 and I made sure adverts were enabled, and followed the installation instructions, but there are no adverts showing and I'm not getting any money from it, did I do something wrong?

Oct. 30, 2008 | 4:56 PM Mattster says:

Godge, I see an ad load after about 2 seconds. Check again?

Can you check mine? Maybe you can't view it on ur CP or something.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view /435527

Thanks.

Oct. 30, 2008 | 6:09 PM iMate900 says:

I need to remove a movie. It is not activated and I want to remove it.

Nov. 2, 2008 | 7:09 PM de-Mote says:

Hey why isn't the API loading fully anymore? Everytime I try to goto it, it fully loads but it gets completely cut off.

Nov. 10, 2008 | 9:34 PM Tagger54 says:

why does it still say no stats available even though it says there are 28 views?

Nov. 16, 2008 | 9:08 AM Mark-Aged says:

When I got 11 Ad Impressions, it said my Movie Earnings were $0.07. I now have 64 Ad Impressions, but my earnings are still $0.07. Wtf?

Nov. 17, 2008 | 2:50 PM HeadCrabGary says:

how accurate is the eCPM?

Nov. 17, 2008 | 10:17 PM Shi-Gu says:

I know this question is really stupid, but anyway...... I don't know exactly what is this or how it works, above answers questions about the api but doesn't explains exactly what it is.
Could you please send me a link with some information abour this API or could you tell me how does it works?
When I'm at my API thingy I don't have idea of what to do! D:
Thanks....

Nov. 24, 2008 | 2:24 PM Afro-wolf says:

I live in England and I cant get a paypal account. Can I get a check? You can deduct the cost of posting from it!

Nov. 29, 2008 | 5:43 PM ZEGMAN says:

I have an ad in my flash game. it works in all, but nothing happens.
is it because no one is clicking it? there isn't even stats for it.
when I export the movie in flash it says in the export notes thing that everything was succeful and that the ad was approved but.. is it because they are doing updates on the thing becuase its the end of the month??

I'm confused!! :S

Dec. 3, 2008 | 5:38 PM Coyote42351 says:

Where do I download this?
Does it work with LiveSwif?

Dec. 8, 2008 | 2:41 PM Insanimation says:

Is there any age limit? You haven't got to be over 18 to take advantage of this, do you?

Dec. 9, 2008 | 4:57 PM PlayAnime says:

where do I download the API?

Dec. 9, 2008 | 7:55 PM 3lmatto says:

So, how long does it usually take for the API to estimate the money earned?
I recently installed the API in one of my flashes and I checked and still no money earned. :<

Dec. 13, 2008 | 10:26 AM iamrunegecko says:

one question what are the pay periods?

Dec. 29, 2008 | 5:16 PM TheDarkDealer says:

Can we get a small list of sites, and what kind of system they use?

Dec. 30, 2008 | 12:15 PM sieyk says:

omg PLEASE tell me where to find the download for the API i cant find it ANYWHERE :'( please help me i think im gonna go crazy

Dec. 31, 2008 | 2:44 AM Partyboy499 says:

What if we aren't using adobe flash and using a different flash making utility (in my case SWISHMAX2) will this still work?

Dec. 31, 2008 | 1:04 PM Pacflip says:

By "make sure you have the NewgroundsAPI.as file in the same folder as your game or movie", what did you mean?
So, if I created my own folder specifically for my flash, and put all of the files in there, including the NewgroundsAIP.as, would would it work? I am alittle confused.
Like, I would just right-click on my desktop page, and select "NEW", then I would put my flash in there, and then the NewgroundsAPI.as?

Jan. 9, 2009 | 6:31 AM Mr-Money says:

Mr. Psyscho. GoldFish sir. I am confused as to why my game Mario Movie Maker 4, with over 70,000 ad impressions (it spread around the web fast), only has an eCPM of $0.26 for about $20 of revenue. Why is the eCPM so damn small??

Jan. 13, 2009 | 1:22 AM KingFail says:

Hey I know this question has been asked but I fully didn't understand your response. I want to put an ad on my movie (In the works) but I'm like flipping out because you know it has a song not made by me. So can I put music as long as they are credited?

Feb. 3, 2009 | 9:10 PM vg-mp says:

how do i recieve the money i make?

paypal or something?

Feb. 6, 2009 | 12:32 PM Pacmanic says:

i dont use flash can i do it on toonboom

Feb. 7, 2009 | 7:50 AM tacobuttfish says:

Is there a way to submit for approval so that when my flash launches to the portal the ad is already there? And also... Am I suppose to redownload the api for my version of flash/actionscript to the folder that my flash is saved in every time or can I just copy paste the api folder into the same folder my flash is in? Because it gives me a random new number to enter into the actions when I go to it... know what I mean?

Feb. 7, 2009 | 4:34 PM Nugit says:

When does the flash ads get approved?

Feb. 8, 2009 | 2:37 PM SDCentertainment says:

looks like a good faq, very helpful
but i have one problem... I Use Toon Boom!
ive been able to submit things only because toon boom can export in .swf
since i use toon boom and not flash does this mean i cant make money of my submissions??
please reply

Feb. 9, 2009 | 7:59 PM SDCentertainment says:

ok so scratch that last comment
is the any other ways to make money of your movies besides api?

Feb. 11, 2009 | 8:10 AM wwm1997 says:

Is there any flash ads adding tutorial video ? i am a retard and i dont noe how to done it.....i just add everything but it wont work TT.TTT thanks for help :3

Feb. 11, 2009 | 4:42 PM AlienDonut says:

How do i delete a move title out of my flash ads ?

Feb. 12, 2009 | 3:26 PM Polioman says:

So, do I have to pay something to NG?

Feb. 14, 2009 | 6:51 PM seankay says:

I've downloaded the API, i've added it to my game but... when i test the movie, the Output window doesen't show:
"[NEWGROUNDSAPI] Connecting...."
But the ad works perfectly and i can see the advertissment.

Do i leave it like that and submit it or i do somethings

Greetings,

Seankay

Feb. 15, 2009 | 8:08 AM HyperGumba says:

I just want to ask a question:
Can I earn money in Europe with Flash adds? Or do I have to stay in a special region?

Feb. 21, 2009 | 12:52 PM reanimator54 says:

Alright so i already had inserted the flash ads into my flash game , then after that i added a flash movie into my Newgrounds API ,so will i start making money by now?

Feb. 23, 2009 | 9:16 PM reanimator54 says:

how to i delete a movie in my newground API??

Feb. 24, 2009 | 11:02 PM NhollowWearthO says:

on my api page all my movies are gone, and when i try to ad them in again it says they are added already. Is this just a fluke?

Feb. 25, 2009 | 5:44 PM polles says:

why is my eCPM 0.00???

Feb. 28, 2009 | 3:41 AM SuperMario19 says:

Is it still updating It still says the same things under the Ad Impressions eCPM Movie Earnings Your Earnings

Mar. 8, 2009 | 4:15 PM m103904 says:

when i test my movie in flash it sez new version is available is that ok

Mar. 9, 2009 | 10:36 AM Darkar says:

The "URBAN RIVALS" ad is making the flash to zoom in.

Seriously.

Mar. 9, 2009 | 10:28 PM ACFan120onNewgrounds says:

Ok, so I believe I have this on my flash, good, and ready to go. All I see though is the logo and the preloader. Does it need to get approved, and if so, how long does it take, and How will I be notified if it gets approved or not?

Mar. 16, 2009 | 4:22 PM Teenplayer84 says:

How do I remove a animation that was denied for the Ads?
And is it "okay" to just submit that failed animation to the portal?

Mar. 16, 2009 | 5:20 PM Dark-moo says:

my stat's page says this
Movie Title: Ink Revolution
Ad Impressions:{movie_impressions}
eCPM: {movie_ecpm}
Movie Earnings: {movie_earnings}
Your Earnings : {user_share}

Mar. 16, 2009 | 8:37 PM Dark-moo says:

Sorry :p 1 more question, If I update my game does it need to be approved for adds again?

Mar. 28, 2009 | 1:42 PM TheSongSalad says:

nice, this is a great help. and i noticed you live in colorado like me! rock on.

Apr. 3, 2009 | 3:52 PM just2pale says:

Hey what happen to the nice bar graph showing your earnings?

Apr. 9, 2009 | 11:01 AM GOTHCLAWZ says:

Understood.

Apr. 17, 2009 | 5:30 PM TomJerry says:

Why am i not earning when i get views and i have the flash ads?

Apr. 25, 2009 | 10:24 PM BookOfMudora says:

i have Flash MX Pro 2004 and when i go to FILE there is no "Open as library..." option....
how can i put the library in my Flash?

Apr. 25, 2009 | 10:40 PM TyyobrO says:

In the new Rev Share, do you need some kind of ad or ng loader to make money?

May. 12, 2009 | 9:04 PM TooLegit2Quit says:

This will sound really noobish, but how do I go about putting the API.as file into the same folder as my game? Do I just create a new folder on my desktop and put them both inside it, or what? because that's the only thing that I can think of and it doesn't work.

May. 13, 2009 | 5:35 PM TooLegit2Quit says:

My last comment was really stupid because I figures it out right ofter I left the comment. But this time I'm trying to use the as3 ads and not the as2... I've got the correct code put in frame one of my game and I've got the as3 ad and preloader on screen for frame 1 and then I put a blank keyframe on frame 2 so it would go away when you push play. The only problem is that whenever I try and test it, it opens the AS file for as2 and not for as3. I don't know what to do, please help!

May. 19, 2009 | 12:57 AM zachtejeda2 says:

i added to flash ads but nothing happens when i play it?

Jun. 28, 2009 | 5:47 AM Kurai-Samurai says:

Ive got an animation with ads which i submitted yesterday and when i go to the newgrounds API page to find out my add impressions, eCMP, movie earnings and my earnings it has - - under each heading. can you help?