Uniform resource locator discovery and tracking for managing sponsored data

A device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• monitoring a request for a stream of data delivered to a user endpoint device via a content distribution network, wherein the stream of data is accessed via a digital content distribution application running on the user endpoint device;
• discovering a uniform resource locator associated with the stream of data;
• updating a list of sponsored uniform resource locators that are available to be sponsored in accordance with the discovering, wherein the list of sponsored uniform resource locators comprises uniform resource locators that are permitted to be accessed by the digital content distribution application without impacting a data allowance allocated to the user endpoint device;
• and
• publishing the list of sponsored uniform resource locators that are available to be sponsored for viewing by a potential sponsor.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• monitoring a request for a stream of data delivered to a user endpoint device via a content distribution network, wherein the stream of data is accessed via a digital content distribution application running on the user endpoint device;
• discovering a uniform resource locator associated with the stream of data;
• updating a list of sponsored uniform resource locators that are available to be sponsored in accordance with the discovering, wherein the list of sponsored uniform resource locators comprises uniform resource locators that are permitted to be accessed by the digital content distribution application without impacting a data allowance allocated to the user endpoint device;
• and
• publishing the list of sponsored uniform resource locators that are available to be sponsored for viewing by a potential sponsor.