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captiv.ai

Most of the 21,674 apps that declare captiv.ai reach it through a reseller: 95% have a RESELLER line, 14% a DIRECT one. 67% of the 2,966 lines checked name an account its sellers.json (36 sellers) does not list.

Apps declaring it
21,674

3,052 DIRECT · 20,649 RESELLER

Sellers in sellers.json
36

0% confidential

Lines verified
5.7%

170 of 2,966 checked lines

Lines with errors
2,796

2,966 lines in total

Avg. supply path score
49.5 / 100

22,419 apps scored

App counts, the sellers.json breakdown and the directory ranking are as of , recomputed daily (the same numbers as the directory). Line counts are recounted every 10 minutes. sellers.json last read 13 October 2026. The supply path score sums up how short and clean the declared paths are, 0 to 100 (how it is computed).

How to add captiv.ai to app-ads.txt

One line per account, in the app-ads.txt at the root of the domain your App Store and Google Play listings name as the developer website.

captiv.ai, YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID, DIRECT
captiv.ai, YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID, RESELLER
  • Field 1: captiv.ai, the domain captiv.ai uses in app-ads.txt.
  • Field 2: your account ID with captiv.ai. It must equal the seller_id in captiv.ai's sellers.json.
  • Field 3: DIRECT if you hold the account, RESELLER if a partner holds it and sells your inventory. DIRECT vs RESELLER
  • Field 4 (optional): a certification authority ID. Most lines naming captiv.ai carry none, or different ones, so we do not suggest one.

sellers.json at a glance

Status
Published
Sellers listed
36
Confidential
0 (0%)
Passthrough
0
Removed, last 30 days
0
Last read
Oct 13, 2026
  • PUBLISHER33
  • INTERMEDIARY3
  • BOTH0

Cross-check of lines naming captiv.ai

  • Verified 170
  • Seller ID not found 1,982
  • DIRECT but intermediary 0
  • RESELLER but publisher 814
  • Seller type BOTH 0
  • Confidential seller 0
  • No sellers.json 0
  • Unchecked 0

Every line naming captiv.ai is looked up in its sellers.json. What each status means

Common errors with captiv.ai lines

  • Seller ID not found 1,982 lines

    Ask captiv.ai for the account ID it lists for you in its sellers.json, correct the line, or remove it if you no longer work with them. Buyers that check sellers.json drop these paths.

  • RESELLER but publisher 814 lines

    If the account is yours, declare it DIRECT. If a partner holds it, ask captiv.ai why the account is listed as PUBLISHER.

Common app-ads.txt errors and how to fix them

Apps that declare captiv.ai

AppStoreRelationshipStatus
Android RESELLER Live
Android RESELLER Live
Android RESELLER Live
Android RESELLER Live
Android RESELLER Live
Android DIRECT + RESELLER Live
Android RESELLER Live
Android RESELLER Live
Android DIRECT + RESELLER Live
Android RESELLER Live
Android RESELLER Live
Android RESELLER Live
Android RESELLER Live
Android RESELLER Live
Android RESELLER Live
Android RESELLER Live
iOS RESELLER Live
Android DIRECT Live
Android RESELLER Live
Android RESELLER Live

Questions about captiv.ai

Does captiv.ai publish a sellers.json?

Yes. Its file at https://captiv.ai/sellers.json listed 36 sellers when we last read it on 13 October 2026: 33 publishers, 3 intermediaries and 0 listed as both; 0% are confidential.

How many apps declare captiv.ai in app-ads.txt?

21,674 apps in Stoqlab's data (delisted apps included) declare captiv.ai: 3,052 with at least one DIRECT line and 20,649 with at least one RESELLER line, across 1,810 app-ads.txt files, as of 13 October 2026 (recounted daily).

Why do captiv.ai lines fail verification?

Of 2,966 lines naming captiv.ai, 2,796 contradict its sellers.json. The most common case is "Seller ID not found", on 1,982 lines. Ask captiv.ai for the account ID it lists for you in its sellers.json, correct the line, or remove it if you no longer work with them. Buyers that check sellers.json drop these paths.

Not sure whether your line should say DIRECT or RESELLER? DIRECT vs RESELLER in app-ads.txt

Sources: the public app-ads.txt files of tracked apps and the sellers.json of captiv.ai. Something wrong? Tell us.