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kakao.com

All 37 apps that declare kakao.com hold a DIRECT account with it (7 app-ads.txt files). 67% of the 9 lines checked name an account its sellers.json (3 sellers) does not list.

Apps declaring it
37

37 DIRECT · 0 RESELLER

Sellers in sellers.json
3

0% confidential

Lines verified
33%

3 of 9 checked lines

Lines with errors
6

9 lines in total

Avg. supply path score
56.5 / 100

37 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 10 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 kakao.com 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.

kakao.com, YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID, DIRECT
kakao.com, YOUR_ACCOUNT_ID, RESELLER
  • Field 1: kakao.com, the domain kakao.com uses in app-ads.txt.
  • Field 2: your account ID with kakao.com. It must equal the seller_id in kakao.com'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 kakao.com carry none, or different ones, so we do not suggest one.

sellers.json at a glance

Status
Published
Sellers listed
3
Confidential
0 (0%)
Passthrough
0
Removed, last 30 days
0
Last read
Oct 10, 2026
  • PUBLISHER3
  • INTERMEDIARY0
  • BOTH0

Cross-check of lines naming kakao.com

  • Verified 3
  • Seller ID not found 6
  • DIRECT but intermediary 0
  • RESELLER but publisher 0
  • Seller type BOTH 0
  • Confidential seller 0
  • No sellers.json 0
  • Unchecked 0

Every line naming kakao.com is looked up in its sellers.json. What each status means

Common errors with kakao.com lines

  • Seller ID not found 6 lines

    Ask kakao.com 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.

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

Apps that declare kakao.com

AppStoreRelationshipStatus
Android DIRECT Live
Android DIRECT Live
Android DIRECT Live
Android DIRECT Live
iOS DIRECT Live
Android DIRECT Live
iOS DIRECT Live
iOS DIRECT Live
Android DIRECT Live
iOS DIRECT Live
iOS DIRECT Live
iOS DIRECT Live
iOS DIRECT Live
iOS DIRECT Live
iOS DIRECT Live
iOS DIRECT Live
iOS DIRECT Live
iOS DIRECT Live
iOS DIRECT Live
iOS DIRECT Live

Questions about kakao.com

Does kakao.com publish a sellers.json?

Yes. Its file at https://kakao.com/sellers.json listed 3 sellers when we last read it on 10 October 2026: 3 publishers, 0 intermediaries and 0 listed as both; 0% are confidential.

How many apps declare kakao.com in app-ads.txt?

37 apps in Stoqlab's data (delisted apps included) declare kakao.com: 37 with at least one DIRECT line and 0 with at least one RESELLER line, across 7 app-ads.txt files, as of 11 October 2026 (recounted daily).

Why do kakao.com lines fail verification?

Of 9 lines naming kakao.com, 6 contradict its sellers.json. The most common case is "Seller ID not found", on 6 lines. Ask kakao.com 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 kakao.com. Something wrong? Tell us.