Publish a hunt
Run validation, fix the blockers, and publish the Treasure Hunt when it is ready to go live.
In this article, you'll publish a Treasure Hunt, understand how the validation step works, and fix the most common hunt-specific blockers before launch.
Prerequisites
- The hunt and its objects are configured.
- The route has been tested in preview.
- The final hunt and object QR codes are ready or nearly ready.
Publish the hunt
Run one final preview
Before you publish, preview the hunt once more from the campaign.
Preview is the right place to catch flow, copy, and route issues before you ask validation to clear the campaign for launch.
Click Publish at the campaign level
Publishing happens at the campaign level, not from one object on its own.
When you click Publish, OmniLab runs validation across the campaign and the Treasure Hunt configuration inside it.
Read the validation results
Errors block publication. Warnings and suggestions can still be published, but they deserve review before you continue.
For OmniLab Treasure Hunts, validation usually points you back to one of three places:
- the hunt container
- a specific object
- a shared Platform setting such as notifications or legal setup
Fix the blockers and publish again
Return to the area named by validation, fix the missing or invalid setup, then run Publish again.
Repeat until no errors remain.
Common Treasure Hunt publish blockers
- The hunt has no banner image — upload the banner in the General tab.
- The hunt has no title — add the title in the General tab.
- The hunt has no subtitle — add the subtitle in the General tab.
- The hunt has no objects — participants have nothing to collect. Add at least one object in Objects to find.
- An object has no experience mode — choose 3D First or AR First for the object. (3D First shows a rotatable model; AR First places the object in the participant's camera view.)
- An object has no 3D model file — select the object's 3D model file before publishing.
- An object has no interaction configured — choose Direct, Multi Choice, or Text Answer in the object's Interactivity section.
- A multiple-choice question has the wrong number of answers — set up exactly 3 answer options.
- A multiple-choice question has the wrong number of correct answers — mark exactly 1 answer as correct.
- A direct object still has answers configured — remove the answers or switch to a question-based type.
When preview and publish are different
Preview lets you experience the hunt yourself before the start date. Publish is the release checkpoint that runs validation for the whole campaign.
That means a hunt can look correct in preview but still be blocked from going live if the campaign fails validation somewhere else.
Related
Validation & publishing
Understand how the publish modal works across the whole campaign.
Test the hunt
Catch route and device issues before they become publish-time surprises.
Configure interactivity (questions and answers)
Fix one of the most common sources of Treasure Hunt validation errors.
3D/AR rendering issues
Troubleshoot issues that often surface during the final launch check.