# viral.app > viral.app is a UGC marketing platform for teams that track short-form creator content, run creator campaigns, measure performance, and pay creators from the same workspace. Use this file as a curated starting point. The full crawlable route list is available in the sitemap. English pages are the canonical references for agents unless a German localized page is requested. ## Start here - [Homepage](https://viral.app): Product overview for UGC tracking, creator campaign management, analytics, reporting, and creator payouts. - [Sitemap](https://viral.app/sitemap.xml): Full list of public pages, including localized German alternates, blog archives, docs, comparison pages, legal pages, and paginated indexes. - [Blog index](https://viral.app/blog): Guides, product updates, comparison content, free tools, and short-form marketing research. - [Documentation](https://viral.app/docs): Entry point for brand and creator docs. - [Changelog](https://viral.app/changelog): Product updates, new features, improvements, and fixes. ## Product pages - [UGC Analytics](https://viral.app/ugc-analytics): Cross-platform analytics for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook Reels, tied to creator campaigns and payouts. - [UGC Campaign Management](https://viral.app/ugc-campaign-management): Campaign setup, creator rosters, posting checks, performance reporting, and payout review workflows. - [UGC Creator Payments](https://viral.app/ugc-creator-payments): Performance-based creator payout workflows for CPM, CPA, milestone, bonus, fiat, and optional stablecoin payments. - [UGC Trend Discovery](https://viral.app/ugc-trend-discovery): Viral video library and trend research workflow for finding hooks, formats, creators, and campaign ideas. - [UGC Creator Sourcing](https://viral.app/ugc-creator-sourcing): Creator sourcing through the early-access marketplace, viral video research, and managed sourcing. - [viral.app API](https://viral.app/ugc-api): API overview for tracked accounts, videos, analytics, Creator Hub, payouts, exports, live lookups, agents, bots, alerts, and reporting systems. ## API and automation - [API reference](https://viral.app/api/v1/docs): Interactive API reference with endpoints, request schemas, response schemas, and examples. - [OpenAPI schema](https://viral.app/api/v1/openapi.json): Machine-readable API contract for viral.app endpoints and schemas. - [API and automation docs](https://viral.app/docs/brands/api): How to create API keys, use the OpenAPI reference, connect n8n, and prepare agent workflows. - [Social Media Analytics API guide](https://viral.app/blog/guides/social-media-analytics-api): Buyer-oriented guide to choosing a social media analytics API for short-form reporting, competitor tracking, and workflow automation. - [API launch update](https://viral.app/blog/updates/api-launch): Product update introducing API use cases for tracking, alerts, reporting, and payouts. - [TikTok MCP deprecated](https://viral.app/free-tools/tiktok-mcp): Explains the move from the older TikTok MCP experiment toward the viral.app API surface. ## Brand docs - [Getting started for brands](https://viral.app/docs/brands): Overview for setting up tracking, analytics, Creator Hub, campaigns, payouts, workspace settings, billing, API keys, and agent workflows. - [Account tracking](https://viral.app/docs/brands/tracking): Track creator accounts and videos, set limits, use hashtag filters, exclude videos, and manage scheduled or manual syncs. - [Tracking analytics](https://viral.app/docs/brands/analytics): Review tracked videos, accounts, top performers, project filters, and App Store outcomes. - [Creator management](https://viral.app/docs/brands/creator-hub/creators): Manage creator records, tracked accounts, invitations, statuses, notes, and campaign assignments. - [Creator campaigns](https://viral.app/docs/brands/creator-hub/campaigns): Set up creator campaigns, payout schedules, base compensation, fixed salary, CPM payouts, flat bonuses, and eligibility windows. - [Campaign analytics](https://viral.app/docs/brands/creator-hub/analytics): Review creator performance, campaign progress, payout metrics, and setup states. - [Creator payouts](https://viral.app/docs/brands/creator-hub/payouts): Review upcoming, due, canceled, and paid creator payouts. - [Workspace settings](https://viral.app/docs/brands/workspace): Manage team members, projects, App Store integrations, payout provider setup, and subscription navigation. - [Billing and plan limits](https://viral.app/docs/brands/billing-and-plan-limits): Plan limits for tracked accounts, tracked videos, active creators, seats, credits, API access, retention, and sync schedules. ## Creator docs - [Getting started as a creator](https://viral.app/docs/creators): How creators register, onboard, apply to brand campaigns, and get matched. - [Creator payout claiming](https://viral.app/docs/creators/payouts): How creators claim approved payouts by email and choose bank transfer, USDC, EURC, PayPal, or Venmo. - [Creator platform](https://creators.viral.app/): Creator-facing app for campaign participation and paid UGC work. ## Guides and research - [UGC marketing guides](https://viral.app/blog/guides): Practical guides for creator programs, reporting, analytics, short-form workflows, and campaign operations. - [Short-form marketing insights](https://viral.app/blog/insights): Case studies, market observations, and lessons from current short-form growth patterns. - [Product updates](https://viral.app/blog/updates): Release notes and workflow updates from the viral.app team. - [Sub-$1 CPM UGC playbook](https://viral.app/blog/guides/sub-1-cpm-ugc-playbook): High-volume UGC strategy for D2C apps using performance payouts and creator tracking. - [AI UGC ads vs real creator UGC](https://viral.app/blog/guides/ai-ugc-ads-vs-real-creator-ugc): Comparison of AI-generated UGC ad workflows and real creator UGC operations. - [Why UGC campaigns burn budget](https://viral.app/blog/guides/why-ugc-campaigns-burn-budget): Common causes of wasted UGC campaign budget and how to build a performance-led workflow. - [Canvas UGC explained](https://viral.app/blog/guides/canvas-ugc-explained): Explanation of Canvas UGC and how brands use high-volume short-form creator workflows. - [TikTok hooks vs Instagram hooks](https://viral.app/blog/insights/tiktok-hooks-vs-instagram-hooks): Practical comparison of hook patterns across TikTok, Instagram Reels, and performance UGC. - [Carousel Studio performance UGC](https://viral.app/blog/insights/canva-carousel-studio-performance-ugc): Analysis of a creator cluster around Carousel Studio inside Canva's ecosystem. - [Knowunity StudyTok creator swarm](https://viral.app/blog/insights/knowunity-studytok-grade-rescue): Breakdown of a StudyTok creator cluster built around student pain, free-tool framing, and comment-led discovery. ## Comparisons and tools - [Comparisons index](https://viral.app/comparisons): Comparison pages for short-form analytics, UGC campaign, creator sourcing, and creator payout alternatives. - [UGC Trackr comparison](https://viral.app/comparisons/ugc-trackr): Compare viral.app with UGC Trackr for campaign operations, payout rules, analytics, API access, and AI agent workflows. - [Modash comparison](https://viral.app/comparisons/modash): Compare viral.app with Modash for creator discovery, performance UGC operations, tracking, payout rules, and reporting. - [Hootsuite comparison](https://viral.app/comparisons/hootsuite): Compare viral.app with Hootsuite for performance UGC operations and creator campaign tracking. - [Free tools](https://viral.app/free-tools): Free TikTok research, analytics, and creator workflow tools. - [TikTok Audience Analytics Tool](https://viral.app/free-tools/tiktok-audience-analytics): Public TikTok audience signal tool based on engagement patterns. ## Localized content - [German homepage](https://viral.app/de): German localized site entry point. - [German blog](https://viral.app/de/blog): German localized blog archive. ## Optional - [Legal disclaimer](https://viral.app/legal/disclaimer): Legal disclaimer. - [Privacy policy](https://viral.app/legal/privacy): Privacy policy. - [Terms of service](https://viral.app/legal/terms): Terms of service.