What ad verification needs
Ad verification checks that ads appear where, when and to whom they should, and that affiliate and landing page links behave. Ad networks and fraudsters both try to detect verification traffic, so checks must look like ordinary users in the right place on the right device. That means residential or mobile IPs with precise targeting. Our ad verification proxies guide covers the background.
Rayobyte lists ad verification as a core use for both its residential and ISP products.
Products for each check
| Check | Product |
|---|---|
| Geo-targeted display ads | Premium Residential by country, state or city |
| Hyperlocal campaigns | Premium Residential by ZIP |
| ISP or carrier-specific campaigns | Premium Residential by ASN |
| Mobile web and app install ads | Mobile proxies, or residential with device OS targeting |
| Repeat checks from a stable identity | Static ISP |
| Affiliate link redirect chains | Premium Residential, rotating per check |
Why device OS and ASN targeting help
Campaigns are often targeted by platform and carrier as well as location. Rayobyte's device OS targeting lets you check an iOS-only campaign from an iOS-like residential connection, and ASN targeting lets you check a campaign aimed at a specific broadband provider's customers. Few providers offer both. See Rayobyte geo-targeting.
A verification workflow
- List placements to check with their intended targeting: location, device, audience.
- Generate proxy strings for each targeting combination in the dashboard.
- Load each placement in a browser with a matching user agent, locale and time zone.
- Capture evidence: screenshots, the ad creative, the final landing URL and the redirect chain.
- Flag mismatches: wrong location, missing ad, unexpected redirect, cloaked landing page.
- Rotate IPs between checks so networks can't learn your verification IPs.
For automation, see Rayobyte with Puppeteer or Playwright. For spot checks, use the Chrome extension. Our Puppeteer proxies guide covers the full setup.
Residential tip: You can test most of this guide for free: Rayobyte offers a no-card trial on Premium Residential, rotating ISP and rotating datacenter proxies. Move to a paid plan once the pilot works. See our complete Rayobyte guide.
Catching cloaking
Some bad actors show a clean page to reviewers and a different page to real users. They detect reviewers by IP type, location and fingerprint. Using residential or mobile IPs from the targeted area, with a realistic browser, is the best way to see what real users see. Compare results from several IPs; if one location gets a different landing page, investigate.
Costs
Ad pages are heavy. A browser load with creatives can be 2 to 5 MB. 5,000 checks a month at 3 MB is about 15 GB, roughly $52 on Premium Residential at the smallest tier. Block video autoplay and unrelated assets to cut that. For high volumes, a monthly mobile plan or larger residential purchase brings the per-GB rate down. See Rayobyte pricing explained.
Limits
Mobile proxies are US-focused unless arranged with sales, and their bandwidth expires after 30 days. Residential sticky sessions last up to 120 minutes, which is plenty for verification.
Proxy tip: For a second opinion on hard targets, run the same test through Geonode residential proxies, which support sticky sessions up to 24 hours and ASN targeting. We compare the two in Geonode for ad verification.
How it compares
Geonode's residential also covers city and ASN targeting and offers mobile proxies in a few countries; Webshare's residential adds ZIP targeting but no mobile. See Rayobyte vs Geonode for ad verification, Rayobyte vs Webshare for ad verification and all three for ad verification.
Not sure this is the right proxy type for the job? The best proxies in 2026 guide compares residential, ISP, datacenter and mobile options, and our cheap proxies guide covers budget picks that still work. To understand the IP type behind this, read our residential proxies guide.
Budget tip: For jobs where a fixed IP list is enough, Webshare is one of the cheapest options: shared datacenter proxies are sold by the IP, and static residential (ISP) proxies cost well under a dollar per IP per month at the time of writing. More in Webshare for ad verification.
Key takeaways
- Ad verification needs residential or mobile IPs in the targeted place and on the targeted device.
- Rayobyte's ZIP, ASN and device OS targeting cover unusually specific campaigns.
- Capture screenshots, creatives and redirect chains, and rotate between checks.
- Block heavy assets you don't need to keep bandwidth costs down.
FAQ
Can Rayobyte proxies check mobile ads?
Yes, with mobile proxies or residential proxies targeted by device OS, plus a mobile user agent.
Which locations can I verify from?
Residential covers 190+ countries with city and ZIP targeting; mobile is US-focused at the time of writing.
Do I need sticky sessions?
Only for multi-step checks like following a funnel. Most single-page checks can rotate.
Editorial note: Proxy providers change their pools, features and prices often, so treat any figures here as typical ranges at the time of writing and confirm current terms with the provider before you buy.