Introduction to User Acquisition Transfers

Learn how you can transfer Unity Ads revenue funds to your advertising budget with User Acquisition transfers.

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Publishers who want to use their ad revenue payouts to fund their ad campaigns with Unity Ads User Acquisition can move ad revenue funds with User Acquisition transfers. User Acquisition transfers differ from regular earnings payouts. Transfers might take up to 24 hours to complete. After funds transfer from the publisher account on the Monetization dashboard to the advertiser account on the User Acquisition dashboard, you can't transfer them back to your publisher account. To access User Acquisition transfers, you need to be an Owner in your organization. For more information about organization User types, refer to Roles and permissions in the Unity Cloud documentation. For step-by-step instructions on how to assign user types and roles in your organization, refer to Manage members, groups, and roles.

Types of transfers

Unity supports two types of User Acquisition Transfers: One-time and Monthly Automatic. Refer to the following table to understand how these transfers differ:

Transfer type	Description	Notes
One-time	Publishers create a single transfer of funds.	One-time transfers must be at least $100.
Monthly Automatic	Publishers set up recurring transfers that happen on a monthly basis.	You can have one recurring transfer enabled at a time.

When you set up Monthly Automatic transfers, you can review the next scheduled transfer in the Unity Monetization Dashboard > Setup > Finance > Payout History tab. The transfer status displays Processing until the transfer completes. Additionally, a reminder banner displays on the Finance page 24 hours before the transfer date.

Fund availability

Your earned ad revenue isn't available for transfer immediately. Earnings become available for transfer no later than the tenth day of the month following the month you earned them. Refer to the following examples of when funds are available for transfer:

Earnings month	Funds available for transfer
January	No later than February 10
February	No later than March 10

Transfer amounts

The minimum amount you can transfer from your Unity Ads revenue payout is $100. If your payout balance is less than $100, User Acquisition transfers are unavailable in the Monetization dashboard. When you make a single, One-time transfer, you choose a specific dollar amount to transfer. When you set up recurring Monthly Automatic transfers, you assign a percentage of your monthly ad revenue payout. This percentage can be any value between 1% and 100%.

User Acquisition balance

All revenue transfers from your publisher account are directly applied to your User Acquisition organization account balance. This means that your User Acquisition Transfer will apply to any unpaid invoices on your advertising account before depositing in your Organization budget. You can view your completed transfers in the Finance page of the User Acquisition dashboard. Completed transfers display the Success status and the completion date.

Transfer receipts

When you authorize a User Acquisition Transfer, Unity creates a receipt of the transaction. You receive an email with the receipt automatically when the transfer completes successfully. You can also access this transfer receipt on the Monetization dashboard > Setup > Finance > User Acquisition Transfers tab. Select the download icon next to the transfer amount to download a PDF of the transfer receipt.

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Introduction to User Acquisition Transfers

Types of transfers

Transfer type

Description

Notes

Fund availability

Earnings month

Funds available for transfer

Transfer amounts

User Acquisition balance

Transfer receipts