How do I add ads to my AI app?

Install the Surfacedd SDK (npm install surfacedd), initialize with your app ID, and call the ad endpoint with the user query context. The SDK auto-detects your AI output type and returns the right ad format — sponsored text results for chatbots, banners for image tools, pre-rolls for video AI.

How much can my AI app earn from ads?

Revenue depends on your daily active users and product query volume. Typical ranges: 10K DAU earns $600-$1,500/month, 100K DAU earns $5,000-$15,000/month, and 1M DAU earns $50,000-$150,000/month. Surfacedd pays 60% revenue share — you keep the majority.

What ad formats does the SDK support?

The Surfacedd SDK supports ad formats for every AI output type: sponsored results and post-response cards for text AI, display banners and gallery interstitials for image AI, pre-roll/post-roll and overlay banners for video AI, audio spots for voice AI, and sidebar ads for code/productivity AI.

Can I control which ads appear in my app?

Yes. You have full control over the ad experience. Choose which ad formats to allow, set frequency caps (every response, every 5th, once per session), and block ad categories that do not fit your app. Your app, your rules.

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Ad Formats

Five formats. Every AI output type.

Text cards in chatbots. Banners in image generators. Pre-rolls in video AI. Audio spots in voice assistants. Sidebar suggestions in code tools.

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A few lines of code. Every ad format.

Use our REST API to serve ads. SDKs for JavaScript and Python are coming soon.

Sign up & create an app

Call the REST API

Send the user's query to POST /api/v1/ads with your API key. We return the right sponsored content.

Display the ad

Render the ad in your AI response. Track clicks using the signed tracking URL we provide.

Get paid monthly

Revenue share deposited to your account. Real-time dashboard shows earnings.

REST API Quick Start

// POST /api/v1/ads const res = await fetch('https://surfacedd.com/api/v1/ads', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer your_api_key', 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, body: JSON.stringify({ query: userQuery, format: 'text' }) }) const { ad } = await res.json()

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The Math

How much can you earn?

Real numbers based on current ad market rates.

10K DAU

~3K product queries/day → $270–$1,350/mo

Covers basic inference costs

100K DAU

~30K product queries/day → $2,700–$13,500/mo

Profitable AI business

1M DAU

~300K product queries/day → $27,000–$135,000/mo

Serious revenue engine

Ranges based on $5–$25 CPM · 30% product query rate · 60% developer share. Actual earnings depend on ad format, niche, and user engagement.

Your App, Your Rules

Full control over the experience.

We provide the ads. You decide how they show up.

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Format Control

Choose which ad formats to allow. Text cards only? Banners only? All of them? Your call.

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Category Blocking

Block ad categories that don't fit your app. No gambling in a kids' app. No competitors in your tool.