Updated on
Jun 10, 2026
Ascend (formerly Pepperjam) is an affiliate marketing platform that helps advertisers and publishers run and grow partnership and affiliate programs.
Follow our setup guide to connect Ascend to Improvado.
Step 1. Click the Make a new Connection on the Connections page.
Categories on the Data sources page group all available platforms. Use a search to find the required one.
Step 2. Click on the Ascend tile.
Step 3. Authorize your account by filling in the fields below:
Note: To find your API Key and API Version: log in to your Ascend dashboard, click Resources in the left navigation menu and select API Keys (or go directly to ascend.pepperjam.com/merchant/api).
Step 4. After the connection is completed, the Ascend connection will appear in your Connected sources list.
Step 5. When the connection status is Active, and the account status column shows a number of accounts, you can move on to data extraction.
Step 6. To extract data from the connected sources, check the instruction on how to set up data extraction.
The schema information shows all report types you can use to extract data from Ascend.
You can find information about the latest API changes in the official Ascend Advertiser API documentation.
Improvado team is always happy to help with any other questions you might have! Send us an email.
Contact your Customer Success Manager or raise a request in Improvado Service Desk.