type VastRedirectCreative (v202411)

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• VastRedirectCreative is a type of Creative that serves externally hosted VAST ads as a VAST Wrapper via VAST XML.

• Required fields for VastRedirectCreative include the advertiser ID, creative ID (for updates), name, size, the URL where the 3rd party VAST XML is hosted, the type of VAST ad it redirects to, and the duration of the VAST ad.

• Read-only attributes provide information such as the unique ID assigned by Google, a preview URL, detected policy labels, the last modified date and time, a VAST preview URL, and the SSL compatibility scan result.

• Optional attributes allow for associating companion creatives, defining tracking URLs for conversion events, specifying custom field values, and declaring third-party companies associated with the creative.

Service

CreativeService

Inheritance

Creative

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BaseDynamicAllocationCreative BaseRichMediaStudioCreative ClickTrackingCreative HasDestinationUrlCreative Html5Creative InternalRedirectCreative LegacyDfpCreative ProgrammaticCreative TemplateCreative ThirdPartyCreative UnsupportedCreative VastRedirectCreative

A Creative that points to an externally hosted VAST ad and is served via VAST XML as a VAST Wrapper.

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Namespace

https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202411

Field
Creative (inherited)
advertiserId	xsd:long The ID of the advertiser that owns the creative. This attribute is required.
id	xsd:long Uniquely identifies the Creative. This value is read-only and is assigned by Google when the creative is created. This attribute is required for updates.
name	xsd:string The name of the creative. This attribute is required and has a maximum length of 255 characters.
size	Size The Size of the creative. This attribute is required for creation and then is read-only.
previewUrl	xsd:string The URL of the creative for previewing the media. This attribute is read-only and is assigned by Google when a creative is created.
policyLabels	CreativePolicyViolation[] Set of policy labels detected for this creative. This attribute is read-only. Enumerations MALWARE_IN_CREATIVE Malware was found in the creative. For more information see here. MALWARE_IN_LANDING_PAGE Malware was found in the landing page. For more information see here. LEGALLY_BLOCKED_REDIRECT_URL The redirect url contains legally objectionable content. MISREPRESENTATION_OF_PRODUCT The creative misrepresents the product or service being advertised. For more information see here. SELF_CLICKING_CREATIVE The creative has been determined to be self clicking. GAMING_GOOGLE_NETWORK The creative has been determined as attempting to game the Google network. For more information see here. DYNAMIC_DNS The landing page for the creative uses a dynamic DNS. For more information see here. CIRCUMVENTING_SYSTEMS The creative has been determined as attempting to circumvent Google advertising systems. PHISHING Phishing found in creative or landing page. For more information see here. DOWNLOAD_PROMPT_IN_CREATIVE The creative prompts the user to download a file. For more information see here UNAUTHORIZED_COOKIE_DETECTED The creative sets an unauthorized cookie on a Google domain. For more information see here TEMPORARY_PAUSE_FOR_VENDOR_INVESTIGATION The creative has been temporarily paused while we investigate. ABUSIVE_EXPERIENCE The landing page contains an abusive experience. For more information see here. TRICK_TO_CLICK The creative is designed to mislead or trick the user into interacting with it. For more information see here. USE_OF_NON_ALLOWLISTED_OMID_VERIFICATION_SCRIPT Non-allowlisted OMID verification script. For more information see here. MISUSE_OF_OMID_API OMID sdk injected by creative. < p>For more information see here. UNACCEPTABLE_HTML_AD Unacceptable HTML5 ad. For more information see here. UNKNOWN The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
appliedLabels	AppliedLabel[] The set of labels applied to this creative.
lastModifiedDateTime	DateTime The date and time this creative was last modified.
customFieldValues	BaseCustomFieldValue[] CustomFieldValue DropDownCustomFieldValue The values of the custom fields associated with this creative.
thirdPartyDataDeclaration	ThirdPartyDataDeclaration The third party companies associated with this creative. This is distinct from any associated companies that Google may detect programmatically.
adBadgingEnabled	xsd:boolean Whether the creative has ad badging enabled. Defaults to false for CreativeType.VAST_REDIRECT, CreativeType.THIRD_PARTY, CreativeType.AUDIO_VAST_REDIRECT, CreativeType.PROGRAMMATIC, CreativeType.DFP_MOBILE_CREATIVE, CreativeType.FLASH_OVERLAY, CreativeType.GRAPHICAL_INTERSTITIAL, CreativeType.LEGACY_DFP_CREATIVE, CreativeType.MOBILE_AD_NETWORK_BACKFILL, CreativeType.MOBILE_VIDEO_INTERSTITIAL, CreativeType.SDK_MEDIATION and CreativeType.STANDARD_FLASH creative types. . Defaults to true for all other creative types.
VastRedirectCreative
vastXmlUrl	xsd:string The URL where the 3rd party VAST XML is hosted. This attribute is required.
vastRedirectType	VastRedirectType The type of VAST ad that this redirects to. This attribute is required. Enumerations LINEAR The VAST XML contains only linear ads. NON_LINEAR The VAST XML contains only nonlinear ads. LINEAR_AND_NON_LINEAR The VAST XML contains both linear and nonlinear ads.
duration	xsd:int The duration of the VAST ad in milliseconds. This attribute is required.
companionCreativeIds	xsd:long[] The IDs of the companion creatives that are associated with this creative. This attribute is optional.
trackingUrls	ConversionEvent_TrackingUrl...[] A map from ConversionEvent to a list of URLs that will be pinged when the event happens. This attribute is optional.
vastPreviewUrl	xsd:string An ad tag URL that will return a preview of the VAST XML response specific to this creative. This attribute is read-only.
sslScanResult	SslScanResult The SSL compatibility scan result for this creative. This attribute is read-only and determined by Google. Enumerations UNKNOWN The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version. UNSCANNED SCANNED_SSL SCANNED_NON_SSL
sslManualOverride	SslManualOverride The manual override for the SSL compatibility of this creative. This attribute is optional and defaults to SslManualOverride.NO_OVERRIDE. Enumerations UNKNOWN The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version. NO_OVERRIDE SSL_COMPATIBLE NOT_SSL_COMPATIBLE
isAudio	xsd:boolean Whether the 3rd party VAST XML points to an audio ad. When true, VastRedirectCreative.size will always be 1x1.