Ad system
captiv.ai
Most of the 22,730 apps that declare captiv.ai reach it through a reseller: 95% have a RESELLER line, 14% a DIRECT one. 68% of the 3,134 lines checked name an account its sellers.json (36 sellers) does not list.
- Apps declaring it
- 22,730
- Sellers in sellers.json
- 36
- Lines verified
- 5.5%
- Lines with errors
- 2,979
- Avg. supply path score
- 49.5 / 100
3,161 DIRECT · 21,629 RESELLER
0% confidential
174 of 3,153 checked lines
3,153 lines in total
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_idin 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 174
- Seller ID not found 2,130
- DIRECT but intermediary 0
- RESELLER but publisher 849
- 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
2,130 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
849 lines
If the account is yours, declare it DIRECT. If a partner holds it, ask captiv.ai why the account is listed as PUBLISHER.
Apps that declare captiv.ai
| App | Store | Relationship | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Android | 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 | DIRECT + RESELLER | Live | |
| iOS | DIRECT + RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | RESELLER | Live | |
| iOS | RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | DIRECT + RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | RESELLER | Live | |
| Android | DIRECT + RESELLER | Live | |
| iOS | DIRECT + 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?
22,730 apps in Stoqlab's data (delisted apps included) declare captiv.ai: 3,161 with at least one DIRECT line and 21,629 with at least one RESELLER line, across 1,941 app-ads.txt files, as of 14 October 2026 (recounted daily).
Why do captiv.ai lines fail verification?
Of 3,153 lines naming captiv.ai, 2,979 contradict its sellers.json. The most common case is "Seller ID not found", on 2,130 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.