# Create your first quest

> Choose how the quest runs and who pays for it, pick what people do, set it up one section at a time, and publish.

Source: https://dashboard.adquest.batriders.ir/docs/dashboard/quests · Audience: Publishers · Section: Quests

## Before you start

- A platform you have added. Quests show only once it is Live.
- For a Paid quest, credits in Rewards and credits. For a Network boost quest, boost credit earned by one of your platforms.

## 1. Choose how it runs

Choose **Create**, then **Quest**. With no quests yet, **Create your first quest** on the Quests page does the same. Under **Choose how this quest runs**, pick one:

| Choice | Who sees it | Who pays |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Private** | People on one of your own platforms. | Free. A number of Private quests each week, shown on the card. It resets on Monday. |
| **Paid** | People across the AdQuest network. | Your credits. |
| **Network boost** | People across the AdQuest network. | Boost credit one of your platforms has earned. |

For **Private**, pick the platform under **On which platform?** For **Network boost**, pick it under **Whose boost credit?** Then choose **Next**.

> **White Label platforms.** White Label platforms run Private quests only and cannot use network boost.

## 2. Pick a format

The next page, **What should people do?**, groups the formats into **Get seen**, **Ask**, **Drive an action** and **Bring them back**. Open one to see **How it plays** and what **You will set up**, then choose **Use this quest**. Formats marked **Own platform only** work with Private quests. Each format has its own set-up page:

- [Video with end question](https://dashboard.adquest.batriders.ir/docs/dashboard/quests/video): People watch a video, then answer a question about it to earn their reward.
- [Time-link](https://dashboard.adquest.batriders.ir/docs/dashboard/quests/time-link): People look at a banner for a set time, then answer a question to earn their reward.
- [Survey](https://dashboard.adquest.batriders.ir/docs/dashboard/quests/survey): People answer your questions to earn their reward. There is no timer.
- [Quiz](https://dashboard.adquest.batriders.ir/docs/dashboard/quests/quiz): People answer your questions right to earn their reward. Each question has one correct answer.
- [Visit destination](https://dashboard.adquest.batriders.ir/docs/dashboard/quests/visit): People open a link to earn their reward.
- [Verified event](https://dashboard.adquest.batriders.ir/docs/dashboard/quests/event): People earn their reward when something you track happens in your product, such as a signup or a purchase.
- [Profile completion](https://dashboard.adquest.batriders.ir/docs/dashboard/quests/profile): People earn their reward by completing their profile in your app.
- [Referral invite](https://dashboard.adquest.batriders.ir/docs/dashboard/quests/referral): People earn their reward when a friend they invited joins and does what you ask.
- [Streak](https://dashboard.adquest.batriders.ir/docs/dashboard/quests/streak): People earn their reward for doing something on several days in a row. Private quests only.
- [Custom outcome](https://dashboard.adquest.batriders.ir/docs/dashboard/quests/custom): People earn their reward for an outcome you define and prove your own way. Private quests only.
- [Multi-step quest](https://dashboard.adquest.batriders.ir/docs/dashboard/quests/multi-step): People finish several steps and get one reward at the end. Private quests only, where multi-step quests are enabled.

## 3. Set it up and send

1. Work through the sections on the left: **Basics** (name and language), the format’s own section (**Video**, **Banner**, **Questions**, **Steps** or **Rules**), **Reward**, **Schedule** and **Review**. Only fields marked * are needed.
2. Under **Reward**, a Private quest pays **AdQuest tokens**, delivered automatically, or **Your own reward**, which your developer delivers through a webhook.
3. Under **Schedule**, choose 7, 14 or 30 days to start now, or set **Start** and **End** yourself. **Limits** are optional.
4. Watch the preview on the right: it is what people will see. **Save as Draft** at the top keeps your work for later.
5. When the checklist says **Ready to publish**, choose **Publish Quest**. A Paid or Network boost quest then asks how much to set aside: pick an amount and choose **Publish with credits** or **Publish with boost**.

- [Create a quest](https://dashboard.adquest.batriders.ir/quests/create): Open the quest flow in the dashboard.

## What happens next

| You see | It means |
| --- | --- |
| **Quest created** | It is live. Quests that need no review publish straight away. |
| **Quest submitted** | An admin reviews it and sets its reward before it goes live. |
| **Draft saved** | Nothing is published yet. Finish it from the **Draft** tab on the Quests page. |

The tabs on the Quests page, **Needs changes**, **Live**, **Scheduled**, **In review**, **Draft**, **Paused** and **Ended**, show where each quest stands. Anything that waits on you also appears under **Needs you** on Home.

## Change a quest

Open the quest and choose **Edit quest**. You can change Basics, the format’s content, Schedule and the bonus code, then choose **Save changes**. Changes to a live quest reach new people straight away. Reward and audience are fixed once a quest goes live: to change them, duplicate the quest from its **More** menu.

## Live but not showing?

A live quest can still be hidden from someone. Check the schedule, the audience, the budget and limits, and whether that person already finished it. Test with a real person who is eligible.

- [When something does not work](https://dashboard.adquest.batriders.ir/docs/dashboard/troubleshooting): More checks.

## Next steps

- [Funding](https://dashboard.adquest.batriders.ir/docs/dashboard/quests/funding): Credits, network boost and tokens.
- [Home and Results](https://dashboard.adquest.batriders.ir/docs/dashboard/analytics): See how your quests do.