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Are the views real, and how do I check?

Where the views come from

Sprizzy promotes your video through Google Ads, which is YouTube’s own advertising platform. Your ad is shown to signed-in YouTube users while they search, browse and watch. There is no other source, and no third party is involved.

Because it runs through Google Ads, the traffic is reported by YouTube itself, so you can check it without taking our word for it.

How to check in YouTube Studio

Open YouTube Studio.
Click Content and open Analytics for the video.
Open the Reach tab.
Click See more under the Traffic source types table.
Set the date range to cover the days your campaign ran, or use “Since published”.
Open the Traffic source tab.

YouTube Studio with Content selected in the left menu and the Analytics icon highlighted under a video in the list — Step 2: Content in the left menu, then the analytics icon under your video.

The Reach tab selected across the top of a video's analytics in YouTube Studio, with impressions and click-through rate below it — Step 3: the Reach tab.

A YouTube Studio impressions chart with a See more link highlighted underneath it — Step 4: See more opens the full report. It sits below the charts on the Reach tab.

The date range selector in the top corner of a YouTube Studio report, set to Since published — Step 5: set the range to cover the days your campaign ran, or use Since published.

The Traffic source tab selected in the expanded traffic report for a video in YouTube Studio — Step 6: the Traffic source tab, once the traffic report is open.

Views from your campaign appear as YouTube advertising.

A YouTube Studio traffic source table with the YouTube advertising row highlighted, above rows for Channel pages and YouTube search — YouTube’s own report, broken down by where each view came from.

If the numbers do not line up yet

YouTube checks views before it counts them publicly, which can take up to 72 hours. See Why are my views and watch time not updating?.

The two systems also count different things. Your Engagement Report counts only the views your campaign paid for. YouTube Studio counts everything. See What counts as a view?.

If you think views are missing

Email support@sprizzy.com with the campaign ID and a screenshot of your YouTube Studio traffic source view. Make sure the video name and the date range are visible in the screenshot.

What to do next

Run the check above for the dates your campaign ran, and compare the YouTube advertising line with the Ad Views in your Engagement Report.