Term · metrics
CPA (Cost per Action)
The total ad spend divided by the number of target actions (signups, purchases, deposits). For affiliate teams running on Telegram, CPA is the key profitability metric — a campaign is sustainable only while CPA stays below the lifetime value of a converted user.
Related terms
- CPM (Cost per Mille)Cost per one thousand impressions. A standard advertising pricing model used by the Telegram Ads Platform and, implicitly, by most
- Ad Spend (estimate)The total amount an advertiser has spent on a campaign. In Telegram Ads Spy, ad spend is estimated from impression count times an
- Affiliate / ArbitrageurA partner who promotes third-party offers on a CPA/CPL basis, earning a share of the conversion revenue. Telegram is a major traff
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Telegram Ads Spy (2026). "CPA (Cost per Action)" in Telegram Ads glossary. https://tgadsspy.com/info/cpa
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