DV360 OpenRTB Specification

Have the OpenRTB 2.6 Specification available while consulting this page.

Display and Video 360 does not support every field in the OpenRTB specification, and nuances can apply. Sections of this document contain information and recommendations specific to the Display and Video 360 implementation. You should also follow the guidelines presented in the OpenRTB specification unless instructed otherwise.

Some fields are not supported, but are still parsed. These fields must be formatted correctly but won't affect the bidding outcome.

Bid request specification

A bid request is an HTTP Post request with a body of a bid request object. The format of the body is defined in the Content-Type header.

The corresponding response is either an HTTP 204 with no body for a no-bid, or an HTTP 200 with a body of a bid response.

If a bid request is malformed, an HTTP 200 with a body of a bid response with the nbr field populated may be returned.

The response format is controlled by the Accept header.

JSON Format

The default format is used when no accepted MIME type is provided.

JSON requests and responses follow the IAB OpenRTB 2.6 Specification. The following documentation describes extensions and field support.

The header Content-Type: application/json indicates a JSON bid request, Accept: application/json indicates the bid responses should be in JSON format.

Protobuf Format

NOTE: Protobuf support is in beta, please contact DV360 if you are interested.

JSON requests and responses follow the IAB OpenRTB 2.6 Protobuf Specification.

Extensions have limited support, contact DV360 if you are interested.

Send the header Content-Type: application/x-protobuf to indicate a Protobuf bid request, and set Accept: application/x-protobuf to receive Protobuf bid responses.

Bid request object

Field	Type	Details
`id`	String	Required. Unique ID of the bid request. This can be used to identify individual requests for a very limited time after they are served.
`imp`	Imp array	At least 1 `imp` object is required. For audio pods, more than one `imp` object is supported. For other use cases (e.g., multiple independent slots on page) the first `imp` object is used, the rest are discarded.
`site`	Site	Required for website requests. `site` and `app` are mutally exclusive.
`app`	App	Required for app requests. `app` and `site` are mutally exclusive.
`device`	Device	Required.
`user`	User	Required.
`test`	Integer	Not supported.
`at`	Integer	`1`: First price auction where the advertiser is charged their bid amount. `2` (default): Second price auction where the advertiser is charged just above the second highest bidder. `3`: The floor price is in the request, and has nothing to do with competing bids.
`tmax`	Integer	Optional, default is custom per integration.
`wseat`	String array	List of allowed buyer seats. Recommended unless all advertisers are allowed to bid. Unset implies no restrictions.
`bseat`	String array	List of buyer seats whose bids should be blocked. Listed buyers will be blocked from bidding on deals and open-auction.
`allimps`	Integer	Not supported.
`cur`	String array	Optional, but highly recommended. Default is per integration. Currency in the bid request must match one of the currencies registered during integration. It is highly recommended to support single currency per exchange.
`wlang`	String array	Not supported.
`bcat`	String array	Blocked advertiser categories using the IAB content categories. Unset is no blocked categories.
`badv`	String array	Specify the blocked advertiser based on the domain provided by the advertiser. Unset is no blocked advertisers.
`bapp`	String array	Not supported.
`source`	Source	Semi-required for `schain`.
`regs`	Regs	Optional.
`ext`	Bid request extensions	Optional.

Bid request extensions object

Field	Type	Details
`schain`	Supply chain	new integrations should use the field `BidRequest.source.schain` in Source instead.
`purch`	Integer	The Purchased Traffic parameter is the traffic that is redirected from properties other than owned, acquired, or otherwise incentivized activity. This is per the new MRC IVT 2.0 Spec. This will be called Publisher Traffic Source in buyer facing reporting and will have one of the following values : `0` (default): Undefined - Value not sent in bid requests. Unable to capture value; `1`: Purchased - Traffic redirected from properties other than owned (acquired or otherwise incentivized activity). `2`: Organic - Direct URL entry, site search or app download.
`gdemsignals`	String	A SCAR API signal blob from the GMA SDK. Recommended if GMA SDK traffic, forbidden otherwise.
`disable_gma_format`	int	Optional if `gdemsignals` is provided, forbidden otherwise. `0` (default): When `gdemsignals` is populated the bid response adm is a json blob. `1`: An ad tag will also be provided instead of the json blob.

Source object

Field	Type	Details
`fd`	Integer	Entity responsible for the final impression sale decision `0` (Default): Exchange decides. `1`: An upstream source decides.
`tid`	String	Not supported.
`pchain`	String	Not supported.
`schain`	Supply chain	Required in almost all cases. This field is preferred over providing `schain` via Bid request extensions or Source extensions.
`ext`	Source extensions	Optional.

Source extensions object

This extension is highly recommended since it impacts how viewability measurements are reported in DV3 to the customer. If the OMID partner name is NOT on the IAB certification list, we are required by MRC to report the viewability metrics separately from the MRC certified metrics. Learn more.

Field	Type	Details
`omidpn`	String	Identifier of the OM SDK integration. This is the same as the "name" parameter of the OMID Partner object.
`omidpv`	String	Version of the OM SDK integration. This is the same as the "versionString" parameter of the OMID Partner object.
`schain`	Supply chain	new integrations should use the field `schain` in Source instead.

Regs object

Field	Type	Details
`coppa`	Integer	`0` (default): COPPA is not applicable to this request. `1`: This request is COPPA applicable.
`ext`	Regs extensions	Optional.

Regs extensions object

Field	Type	Details
`gdpr`	Integer	Indicate whether the bid request is from EEA region. `0` (default): Non-EEA region. `1`: EEA region, See Consented Provider Solution for GDPR for more detail.
`us_privacy`	String	Please follow the technical specification provided by the IAB Tech Lab to implement the `us_privacy` string. When we receive the `us_privacy` string in the bid request and When the IAB string indicates a user has not opted out, Display & Video 360 will place a bid for such requests. We will not propagate the IAB signal further to other vendors. When the IAB string indicates a user has opted out, Google will not place a bid for such requests.

Imp object

Field	Type	Details
`id`	String	A unique identifier for this impression within the context of the bid request (typically, value starts with 1, and increments up to n for n impressions).
`metric`	Object	Not supported.
`banner`	Banner	Required for banner ad opportunities.
`video`	Video	Required for video ad opportunities.
`audio`	Audio	Required for audio ad opportunities.
`native`	Native	Required for native ad opportunities.
`pmp`	Pmp	Private marketplace deals in effect for this impression.
`displaymanager`	String	Name of ad mediation partner, SDK technology, or player responsible for rendering ad (typically video or mobile). Used by some ad servers to customize ad code by partner. Recommended for video and/or apps.
`displaymanagerver`	String	Version of ad mediation partner, SDK technology, or player responsible for rendering ad (typically video or mobile). Used by some ad servers to customize ad code by partner. Recommended for video and/or apps.
`instl`	Integer	`0` (default): not interstitial. `1`: the ad is interstitial or full screen.
`tagid`	String	Identifier for specific ad placement or ad tag that was used to initiate the auction. This can be useful for debugging of any issues, or for optimization by the buyer.
`bidfloor`	Float	Minimum bid for this impression expressed in CPM.
`bidfloorcur`	String	Currency specified using ISO-4217 alpha codes.
`clickbrowser`	Integer	Indicates the type of browser opened upon clicking the creative in an app. `0` (default): embedded `1`: native Note that the Safari View Controller in iOS 9.x devices is considered a native browser for purposes of this field.
`secure`	Integer	If this impression requires a secure HTTPS URL, or an insecure HTTP URL. `0` (default):insecure `1`: secure
`iframebuster`	String array
`exp`	Integer	Bid expiration is set by DV 360 without regard to the value sent by a partner in this field. Impression events received after the impression staleness window (generally 1 hour) are discarded as stale and are not considered billable by DV360.
`rwdd`	Integer	Indicates whether the user receives a reward for viewing the ad. `0` (default): Not rewarded `1`: Rewarded Typically, video ad implementations let users read an additional news article for free, receive an extra life in a game, or get a sponsored ad-free music session. The reward is typically distributed after the video ad is completed.

Imp extension object

Field	Type	Details
`bcrid`	String	List of creative ids that should be blocked.

Field	Type	Details
`format`	Format array	A list of supported formats.
`w`	Integer	`h` and `w` are merged into the `format` field. It is recommended to use `format` instead.
`h`	Integer	`h` and `w` are merged into the `format` field. It is recommended to use `format` instead.
`wmax`	Integer	Not supported.
`hmax`	Integer	Not supported.
`wmin`	Integer	Not supported.
`hmin`	Integer	Not supported.
`btype`	Integer array	A list of blocklisted Banner ad types: `1`: HTML Text ads `2`: HTML banner ads `3`: Javascript ads `4`: IFrame ads
`battr`	Integer array	Support following values: `1`: Audio auto play `2`: Audio user initiated `3`: Expandable automatic `4`: Expandable click initiated `5`: Expandable rollover initiated `6`: Video in banner auto play `7`: Video in banner user initiated `8`: Pop(over/under/on-exit) `9`: Provocative or suggestive `10`: "Annoying", Eg: Shaky, Flashing, Flickering, Extreme Animation, Smileys `11`: Surveys `12`: Text only `13`: User interactive (games) `14`: Windows dialog or alert style `15`: Has audio on/off button `16`: Ad can be skipped `17`: Flash
`pos`	Integer	The position of the ad: `0` (default): Unknown `1`: Above the fold `2`: Not supported: Likely below the fold `3`: Below the fold `4`: Header `5`: Footer `6`: Sidebar `7`: Fullscreen
`mimes`	String array	Not supported. DV360 will use text/html for all banner creatives.
`topframe`	Integer	`0` (default): The banner is delivered in an iframe. `1`: Not supported: The banner is delivered in the top frame.
`expdir`	Integer array	`1`: Left `2`: Right `3`: Up `4`: Down `5`: Expandable Fullscreen
`api`	Integer array	Supported API Frameworks `1`: Left `2`: Right `3`: Up `4`: Down `5`: Expandable Fullscreen
`id`	String	An identifier for the banner object and should be unique in the impression. Recommended when `banner` objects are used with a video object.
`vcm`	Integer	Only relevant for a `banner` used with a video object. `0`: The banner is concurrently visible with the video creative. `1`: The banner is an end card after the video.

Format object

Field	Type	Details
`w`	Integer	Width in device independent pixels (DIPS).
`h`	Integer	Height in device independent pixels (DIPS).
`wratio`	Integer	Not supported.
`hratio`	Integer	Not supported.
`wmin`	Integer	Not supported.

Video object

We strongly recommend specifying video placement in the bid request. A missing placement field is classified as an unknown placement. See the article on position targeting for more detail.

Field	Type	Details
`mimes`	String array	At least one mime type is required. `video/flv` or `video/x-f4v` `video/mp4`, `video/x-mp4`, or `application/mp4` `video/webm` or `video/x-webm` `video/x-ms-wmv` `video/3gpp` `video/ogg` or `application/ogg` `application/javascript` or `application/x-javascript`
`minduration`	Integer	The minimum duration of the video in seconds, default is no minimum.
`maxduration`	Integer	The maximum duration of a video in seconds, default is no maximum.
`protocols`	Integer array	At least one supported protocol is required. `1`: VAST 1.0 `2`: VAST 2.0 `3`: VAST 3.0 `4`: VAST 1.0 Wrapper `5`: VAST 2.0 Wrapper `6`: VAST 3.0 Wrapper `7`: VAST 4.0 `8`: VAST 4.0 Wrapper `9`: DAAST 1.0 `10`: DAAST 1.0 Wrapper
`w`	Integer	Width of the video player in device independent pixels (DIPS).
`h`	Integer	Height of the video player in device independent pixels (DIPS).
`startdelay`	Integer	Start delay in seconds for pre-roll, mid-roll, or post-roll ad placements.
`placement`	Integer	Strongly recommended to specify plcmt (and/or) placement of video in the bid request. Missing both fields will be classified as an unknown placement. `0` (default): Unknown `1`: In stream `2`: In banner `3`: In article `4`: In feed `5`: Floating Note: To be considered In-Stream (Placement or Plcmt Type 1), video placements/impressions must be set to “sound on” and be correctly signaled in Playback Method (Values of 1, 3, 4, and 5 all qualify).
`plcmt`	Integer	Strongly recommended to specify plcmt (and/or) placement of video in the bid request. Missing both fields will be classified as an unknown placement. `0` (default): Unknown `1`: In stream `2`: Accompanying Content `3`: Interstitial `4`: No Content/Standalone Note: To be considered In-Stream (Placement or Plcmt Type 1), video placements/impressions must be set to “sound on” and be correctly signaled in Playback Method (Values of 1, 3, 4, and 5 all qualify). Note: If providing both `plcmt` and `placement`, `plcmt` will have precedence. See the IAB Guide on migrating to plcmt. Note: `plcmt: Accompanying Content (2)` is considered `placement: In Article (3)` `plcmt: No Content/Standalone (4)` is considered `placement: In feed (4)` `placement: In Banner` has no mapping in `plcmt`
`linearity`	Integer	Not supported.
`skip`	Integer	If the video player will allow the ad to be skipped. `0` (default): Not skippable `1`: Skippable
`skipmin`	Integer	Not supported.
`skipafter`	Integer	Not supported.
`sequence`	Integer	If multiple ad impressions are offered in the same bid request, the sequence number will allow for the coordinated delivery of multiple creatives.
`battr`	Integer array	Blocked creative attributes.
`maxextended`	Integer	Maximum extended video ad duration, if extension is allowed. `0` (default): Extension is not allowed `-1`: extension is allowed, and there is no time limit imposed `>0`: the number of seconds of extended play supported beyond the maxduration value.
`minbitrate`	Integer	Minimum bit rate in Kbps.
`maxbitrate`	Integer	Maximum bit rate in Kbps.
`boxingallowed`	Integer	Indicates if letter-boxing of 4:3 content into a 16:9 window is allowed `0`: not allowed `1` (default): Allowed
`playbackmethod`	Integer array	Playback methods that may be in use. If none are specified, any method may be used. `0` (default): Unknown `1`: Auto play, sound on `2`: Auto play, sound off `3`: Click to play `4`: Mouse over `5`: Initiate on entering viewport, sound on `6`: Initiate on entering viewport, sound off Note: All impressions with Default Sound Off (Playback Method of 2, 6, or 0) must signal an out-stream Placement of type 2, 3, 4, or 5 (oRTB 2.5) or Plcmt Subtype of 2, 3, or 4.
`playbackend`	Integer	The event that causes playback to end. `1`: Video completion or user terminated `2`: Leaving viewport or user terminated `3`: On leaving viewport, continues as a floating window until complete or user terminated
`delivery`	Integer array	Supported delivery methods. If none specified, assume all are supported. `1`: Streaming `2`: Progressive
`pos`	Integer	Ad position on screen. `0` (default): Unknown `1`: Above the fold `2`: Not supported: Likely below the fold `3`: Below the fold `4`: Header `5`: Footer `6`: Sidebar `7`: Fullscreen
`companionad`	Banner array	Companion ads, if available.
`api`	Integer array	`0` (default): Unknown `1`: VPAID 1 `2`: VPAID 2 `3`: MRAID 1 `4`: ORMMA `5`: MRAID 2 `6`: MRAID 3 `7`: OMID 1 - required to enable measurement using OMID for Active View. `8`: SIMID 1
`companiontype`	Integer array	Not supported.
`maxseq`	Integer	The maximum number of ads to be returned in a dynamic video pod.
`poddur`	Integer array	The maximum length of a dynamic video pod in seconds.

Supported extension for video object

Field	Type	Details
`rewarded`	Integer	This field is to signal if the requests are rewarded or not. This should be sent as an integer. `0` (default): not rewarded `1`: rewarded

Audio object

Field	Type	Details
`mimes`	String array	At least one mime type is required. `audio/m4a`, `audio/mp4`, or `audio/x-m4a` `audio/mpeg` or `audio/mp3` `audio/ogg` or `audio/x-ogg`
`minduration`	Integer	Minimum ad duration in seconds.
`maxduration`	Integer	Maximum ad duration in seconds.
`protocols`	Integer array	`3`: VAST 3.0 `6`: VAST 3.0 Wrapper `7`: VAST 4.0 `8`: VAST 4.0 Wrapper
`startdelay`	Integer	The start delay in seconds for pre-roll, mid-roll, or post-roll ad placements. `-2`: Post-roll `-1`: Mid-roll `0`: Pre-roll `>0`: Mid-roll
`sequence`	Integer	Not supported.
`battr`	Integer array	Not supported.
`maxextended`	Integer	Not supported.
`minbitrate`	Integer	The minimum bit rate in Kbps.
`maxbitrate`	Integer	The maximum bit rate in Kbps.
`delivery`	Integer array	Not supported.
`companionad`	Banner object array	Any banner companion creative slots.
`api`	Integer array	List of supported API frameworks for this impression. `7`: Omid V1
`companiontype`	Integer array	Not supported.
`maxseq`	Integer array	Not supported.
`feed`	Integer	Type of audio feed. `1`: Music service `2`: Broadcast `3`: Podcast
`stitched`	Integer	Not supported.
`nvol`	Integer	Not supported.

Native object

See the DV360 native ads specifications for more detail.

Field	Type	Details
`request`	String	The string encoded native json object.
`ver`	String	`1.0`: Not supported `1.1`: Not supported `1.2`
`api`	Integer array	List of supported API frameworks for this impression. `7`: Omid V1
`battr`	Integer array	Not supported.

PMP object

Field	Type	Details
`private_auction`	Integer	`0` (Default): All bids allowed `1`: Deals only
`deals`	Deal object array	The deals to include.

Deal object

Field	Type	Details
`id`	String	PMP object cannot contain more than one deal object per ID.
`bidfloor`	Double	Minimum bid for this impression in CPM. Required if `at=3`.
`bidfloorcur`	String	Currency specified using ISO-4217 alpha codes. Defaults to the bid request currency if unspecified.
`at`	Integer	Default matches `bid_request.at` if unspecified. `1`: First price `2`: Second price `3`: Fixed price
`wseat`	String array	The partner IDs of the partners elligable for the deal. No seats implies no seat restrictions.
`wadomain`	String array	The advertiser domains allowed to bid on this deal. No seats implies no domain restrictions.
`guar`	Integer	This field is to signal if the deal is a guaranteed deal. This should be sent as an integer. An exchange must be allowlisted for DV360 to accept guaranteed deals; reach out to request this. If your exchange currently uses a different mechanism to signal guaranteed deals with DV360, reach out to discuss moving to this preferred extension. `0` (default): Not guaranteed `1`: Guaranteed
`ext`	Deal extensions	Optional.

Supported extension for deal object

Field Type Details

Field	Type	Details
`guaranteed`	Integer	This field is to signal if the deal is a guaranteed deal. This should be sent as an integer. An exchange must be allowlisted for DV360 to accept guaranteed deals; reach out to request this. If your exchange currently uses a different mechanism to signal guaranteed deals with DV360, reach out to discuss moving to this preferred extension. `0` (default): Not guaranteed `1`: Guaranteed It is recommended to use `deal.guar` instead of this field.

guaranteed

Integer

This field is to signal if the deal is a guaranteed deal. This should be sent as an integer.

An exchange must be allowlisted for DV360 to accept guaranteed deals; reach out to request this.

If your exchange currently uses a different mechanism to signal guaranteed deals with DV360, reach out to discuss moving to this preferred extension.

0 (default): Not guaranteed
1: Guaranteed

It is recommended to use deal.guar instead of this field.

Site object

Field	Type	Details
`id`	String	The ID of the site on the exchange.
`name`	String	Not supported.
`domain`	String	The domain of the site. It is recommended to send a full URL in site.page rather than only populating site.domain.
`cat`	String array	Not supported.
`sectioncat`	String array	Not supported.
`pagecat`	String array	Not supported.
`page`	String	The full URL where the impression is to be shown. It is recommended to send the full URL for targeting purposes.
`ref`	String	The referrer URL that caused navigation to the current page.
`search`	String	Not supported.
`mobile`	Integer	Not supported.
`privacypolicy`	Integer	Not supported.
`publisher`	Publisher object	Details about the publisher of the site.
`content`	Content object	Details about the content within a site.
`keywords`	String (CSV format)	Not supported.
`ext`	Site extensions	Extensions for the site object.

Site extension object

Field	Type	Details
`inventorypartnerdomain`	String	Used for CTV inventory sharing, see the IAB CTV app adds explainer.

App object

Field	Type	Details
`id`	String	Application ID on the exchange.
`name`	String	Applications names, which may be aliased on publishers request. App names for SDK-less requests (mostly connected TVs) can be provided by the publisher directly in the request.
`bundle`	String	Required. For iOS, it is required to be the numeric app store ID. We do not accept the reverse DNS style bundle ID. For CTV app, we recommend passing the store-defined app identifier. Please adhere to the recently published IAB OTT/CTV Store Assigned ID guidelines.
`domain`	String	The domain, for example `mygame.foo.com`
`storeurl`	String	Required for app-ads.txt verification and Connected TV app store validation.
`cat`	String array	Not supported.
`sectioncat`	String array	Not supported.
`pagecat`	String array	Not supported.
`ver`	String	Not supported.
`privacypolicy`	Integer	Not supported.
`paid`	Integer	Not supported.
`publisher`	Publisher object	Information on the app publisher.
`content`	Content object	Information on the app content.
`keywords`	String (csv format)	Not supported.
`ext`	App extensions	Extensions for the app object.

App extension object

Field	Type	Details
`inventorypartnerdomain`	String	Used for CTV inventory sharing, see the IAB CTV app adds explainer.

Content object

We recommend passing these attributes where available.

Field	Type	Details
`id`	String	An ID uniquely identifying the content.
`episode`	Integer	Content episode number (normally for video content).
`title`	String	Recommended for CTV, video and audio requests.
`series`	String	Recommended for CTV, video and audio requests.
`season`	String	A label for the season of the content.
`artist`	String	The artist credited with the content.
`genre`	String	Genre that best describes the content. DV360 recommends providing this signal for CTV, video and audio requests. DV360 supports a few taxonomies of video genre values for this field: Google list of genres (Download) IAB TV/Movie/Sports categories (Download) Nielsen’s Gracenote Video Genre Taxonomy
`album`	String	The album to which the content belongs, typically for audio.
`isrc`	String	International Standard Recording Code conforming to ISO-3901.
`producer`	Producer object	Details about the contents producer.
`url`	String	URL of the content.
`cat`	String array	IAB content categories that describe the content.
`prodq`	Integer	Production quality: `0` (Default): Unknown `1`: Professional `2`: Prosumer `3`: User generated
`videoquality`	Integer	Not supported.
`context`	Integer	Type of content: `1`: Video `2`: Game `3`: Music `4`: Application `5`: Text `6`: Other `7`: Unknown
`contentrating`	String	Recommended for Audio & Video/CTV, as we will start decisioning on this attribute.
`userrating`	String	Number of stars, likes, etc...
`qagmediarating`	Integer	Media rating per [QAG guidelines](http://www.iab.net/ne_guidelines). `1`: All audiences `2`: 12+ `3`: Mature
`keywords`	String (csv format)	Not supported.
`livestream`	Integer	If the content is livestream content. `0`: Not live `1`: Content is live
`sourcerelationship`	Integer	`0`: Indirect `1`: Direct
`len`	Integer	The content length in seconds. Recommended for CTV/video and audio requests.
`language`	String (ISO-639-1-alpha-2)	The language of the content.
`embeddable`	Integer	Indicator of whether or not the content is embeddable (e.g., an embeddable video player) `0`: Not embeddable `1`: Embeddable
`data`	Array of Data objects	Additional data.

Producer object

Field	Type	Details
`id`	String	Not supported.
`name`	String	Not supported.
`cat`	String array	Not supported.
`domain`	String	Highest level domain of the producer.

Data object

Field	Type	Details
`id`	String	An ID of the data provider.
`name`	String	Exchange name for the data provider.
`segment`	Array of Segment objects	The actual data values.

Segment object

Field	Type	Details
`id`	String	An ID of the data segment specific to the data provider.
`name`	String	Name of the data segment.
`value`	String	Value of the data segment.

Publisher object

Field	Type	Details
`id`	String	Required.
`name`	String	Not supported.
`cat`	String array	Not supported.
`domain`	String	Not supported.

Device object

Field	Type	Details
`ua`	String	Required.
`sua`	UserAgent object	Structured user agent information.
`geo`	Geo object	The location of the device.
`dnt`	Integer	The Do Not Track flag as set in the header of the browser. `0`: Tracking is unrestricted `1`: Do not track
`lmt`	Integer	The Limit Ad Tracking signal commercially endorsed. `0`: Tracking is unrestricted `1`: Tracking must be limited per commercial guidelines
`ip`	String	Required if IPv4. If IP address is truncated, it must be declared in the `device.ext.truncated_ip`.
`ipv6`	String	Required if IPv6. If IP address is truncated, it must be declared in the `device.ext.truncated_ip`.
`devicetype`	Integer	Highly recommended for all inventory types. Used to enhance device type recognition.
`make`	String
`model`	String
`os`	String	The operating system of the device. `ios`: In an App request, this identifies IOS traffic. `android`: Identifies an android device if `ua` or `sua` do not identify the device. `[anything else]`: Used in diagnostics to isolate issues. This field is case insensitive.
`osv`	String	Not supported.
`hwv`	String	The hardware version of the device.
`h`	Integer	Physical height of the screen in pixels.
`w`	Integer	Physical width of the screen in pixels.
`ppi`	Integer	Not supported.
`pxratio`	Double	The ratio of physical pixels to device independent pixels.
`js`	Integer	Not supported.
`geofetch`	Integer	Not supported.
`flashver`	String	Not supported.
`language`	String (ISO-639-1-alpha-2)	The device language.
`carrier`	String	Not supported.
`mccmnc`	String	Not supported.
`connectiontype`	Integer	Network connection type
`ifa`	String	ID sanctioned for the advertiser to use in the clear.
`didsha1`	String	Not supported.
`didmd5`	String	Not supported.
`dpidsha1`	String	Not supported.
`dpidmd5`	String	Not supported.
`macsha1`	String	Not supported.
`macmd5`	String	Not supported.
`ext`	Device extensions	Extensions for the device object.

Supported extension for device object

If ip is changed or truncated, we strongly recommend sending the following extensions to prevent traffic being declared as invalid traffic.

Field	Type	Details
`truncated_ip`	Integer	Indicate whether the IP address in the `device.ip` field of the bid request is truncated. `0`: Not truncated `1`: Truncated Default is not truncated, and required if the IP address is truncated. If not declared the bid request might be classified as invalid traffic.
`ifa_type`	String	Indicate the origin of the device.ifa field, whether it was provided from the device itself or generated by publisher or SSP in the supply chain. `aaid`: Android TV `rida`: Roku `afai`: Amazon Fire `idfa`: Apple tvOS `msai`: Xbox/Microsoft `dpid`: Generic device platform ID `ppid`: Publisher provided ID `sspid`: SSP provided ID `sessionid`: Short-lived session ID (fcapping only)
`attestation_token`	String (base64 encoding)	A device-based attestation token for exchanges that support that level of device validation.
`atts`	Integer	(iOS Only) An integer passed to represent the app's app tracking authorization status. `0`: Not determined `1`: Restricted `2`: Denied `3`: Authorized
`cdep`	String	Chrome third party cookies deprecation label. See Chrome-facilitated testing and the IAB Community Specification

UserAgent object

Field	Type	Details
`browsers`	Array of BrandVersion objects	Each BrandVersion object identifies a browser or similar software component.
`platform`	BrandVersion object	Identifies the platform.
`mobile`	Integer	`0` (default): The agent prefers the "desktop" or "full" content. `1`: The agent prefers "mobile" content.
`architecture`	String	Device architecture, for example, "x86" or "arm".
`bitness`	String	Device's bitness, for example, "64" for 64-bit architecture.
`model`	String	Device model.
`source`	Integer	The source of data used to create this object, see List: User-Agent Source. Recommended when passing UserAgent object.

BrandVersion object

Field	Type	Details
`brand`	String	Brand identifier, for example, "Chrome" or "Windows". Required.
`version`	String array	A sequence of version components, in descending hierarchical order (major, minor, micro, and so on).

Geo object

Field	Type	Details
`lat`	Double	Not supported.
`lon`	Double	Not supported.
`type`	Integer	Not supported.
`accuracy`	Integer	Not supported.
`lastfix`	Integer	Not supported.
`ipservice`	Integer	Not supported.
`country`	String	Not supported.
`region`	String	Not supported.
`regionfips104`	String	Not supported.
`metro`	String	Not supported.
`city`	String	Not supported.
`zip`	String	Not supported.
`utcoffset`	Integer	Not supported.

User object

Field	Type	Details
`id`	String	Supported if Google hosts the ID match table.
`buyeruid`	String	Supported if the SSP host the ID match table.
`yob`	Integer	Recommended for demographics targeting.
`gender`	String	Recommended for demographics targeting.
`keywords`	String (CSV)	Not supported.
`customdata`	String	Not supported.
`geo`	Geo object	Not supported.
`data`	Array of Data objects	Not supported.
`eids`	Array of Extended ID objects	Extended ID instances provided by the exchange.
`ext`	User extensions	Extensions for the user object.

Supported extensions for user object

Field	Type	Details
`consent`	String (web-safe base64)	IAB consent string. Contains metadata about what information the user has consented to being collected, and which vendors are allowed to use that information. The value is a web-safe base64 encoded binary string using a custom binary format.
`us_privacy`	String	If the user has seen compliance for CCPA or similar laws.
`consented_providers_settings`.`consented_providers`	Outer object (consented_providers_settings) wrapping an inner Integer array (consented_providers).	Pass the vendors with consent for GDPR request. See Consented Provider Solution for GDPR for more detail.
`eids`	Array of Extended ID objects	Extended ID instances provided by the exchange.

Extended ID object

Field	Type	Details
`source`	String	The provider of the identifier
`uids`	Array of Extended ID UID objects	The actual identifiers

Extended ID UID object

Field	Type	Details
`id`	String	The identifier itself.
`atype`	Integer	The type of user agent associated with this ID.

Supply chain object

Field Type Details

complete Integer 0 (default): The supply chain is incomplete.
1: The supply chain is complete back to the publisher.

ver String Required.
The value is formatted "major.minor", for instance, version 1.0 is the string "1.0".

Field	Type	Details
`complete`	Integer	`0` (default): The supply chain is incomplete. `1`: The supply chain is complete back to the publisher.
`ver`	String	Required. The value is formatted "major.minor", for instance, version 1.0 is the string "1.0".
`nodes`	Supply chain node array	Required. In a complete supply chain, the first node represents the initial advertising system and seller ID involved in the transaction, i.e., the owner of the site, app, or other medium. In an incomplete supply chain, it represents the first known node. The last node represents the entity sending this bid request.

nodes

Supply chain node array

Required.

In a complete supply chain, the first node represents the initial advertising system and seller ID involved in the transaction, i.e., the owner of the site, app, or other medium.

In an incomplete supply chain, it represents the first known node. The last node represents the entity sending this bid request.

Supply chain node object

Field	Type	Details
`asi`	String	The canonical domain name of the SSP, Exchange, Header Wrapper, etc. system that bidders connect to. This may be the operational domain of the system, if that is different than the parent corporate domain, to facilitate WHOIS and reverse IP lookups to establish clear ownership of the delegate system. This should be the same value as used to identify sellers in an ads.txt file if one exists.
`sid`	String	The identifier associated with the seller or reseller account within the advertising system. This must contain the same value used in transactions (i.e. OpenRTB bid requests) in the field specified by the SSP/exchange. Typically, in OpenRTB, this is publisher.id. For OpenDirect it is typically the publisher's organization ID. Should be limited to 64 characters in length.
`rid`	String	The OpenRTB RequestId of the request as issued by this seller.
`name`	String	The name of the company (the legal entity) that is paid for inventory transacted under the given seller_id. This value is optional and should NOT be included if it exists in the advertising system's sellers.json file.
`domain`	String	The business domain name of the entity represented by this node. This value is optional and should NOT be included if it exists in the advertising system’s sellers.json file.
`hp`	Integer	Indicates whether this node will be involved in the flow of payment for the inventory. `1`: The advertising system in the asi field pays the seller in the sid field, who is responsible for paying the previous node in the chain. `0`: This node is not involved in the flow of payment for the inventory. For version 1.0 of SupplyChain, this property should always be 1. It is explicitly required to be included as it is expected that future versions of the specification will introduce non-payment handling nodes. Implementers should ensure that they support this field and propagate it onwards when constructing SupplyChain objects in bid requests sent to a downstream advertising system.

Bid response specification

BidResponse object

Attribute	Implementation details	Always passed
id	If a parse error occurs, this may be '0' instead of the bid request ID.	Yes
seatbid
bidid
cur	If a parse error occurs, this is not passed. For valid bid request traffic cur is always provided.	Yes
customdata
nbr	This is included only if an issue was found with the bid request, and will always be `2`, Invalid Request, per the OpenRTB specification. Requests that include NBR will look similar to this: { "id": "0", "nbr": 2, "ext": { "err": "Bid request body was empty.", "errHelp": "https://.../ortb-spec" } }
ext	If there is a problem with the bid request ext may contain information to help diagnose the error, where supported.

Supported extensions for BidResponse object

Attribute	Implementation details
err	A human readable description of the error with the bid request. Response cases include: Bid request body was empty. Bid request was not in a currency allowlisted for the particular exchange. Bid request did not contain an accepted mime type.
errHelp	A link to this page.

Attribute

Implementation details

err

A human readable description of the error with the bid request. Response cases include:

Bid request body was empty.
Bid request was not in a currency allowlisted for the particular exchange.
Bid request did not contain an accepted mime type.

errHelp

A link to this page.

Seatbid object

Attribute	Supported	Implementation details	Always passed
bid			yes
seat			yes
group

Bid object

Attribute	Supported	Implementation details	Always passed
id			yes
impid			yes
price			yes
nurl
burl
lurl
adm
adid
adomain
bundle
iurl
cid			yes
crid			yes
tactic
cat
attr
api
protocol
qagmediarating
language
dealid
w
h
wratio
hratio
exp

Supported extensions for bid object

Attribute	Implementation details
`apis`	DV360 will send `seatbid.bid.apis` if both OMID and MRAID are supported. DV360 will set both OMID_1 and MRAID as an integer array.

Ad serve options

In section 4.3 of the OpenRTB specification, there are two different serving options:

Markup served on the win notice
Markup served in the bid

DV360 supports both options.

For Banner ad, DV360 always returns markup in the adm field. Markup served on win notice is optional.
For Video/Audio ad using VAST protocol, DV360 supports returning VAST XML in the adm field or in the response of win notice based on requirements from exchange partners.

Refer to the OpenRTB specification to know the pros and cons of these two options.

Best practices

It is highly recommended to use the Partner ID of Display and Video 360 as the seat ID. The use of exchange-specific seat ID is not recommended.

Ensure your publishers have ads.txt files, or applications with app-ads.txt files associated, and they list you in the file as an authorized seller or reseller. Learn more.

Also ensure consistent information is passed in bid requests. For example, the app.bundle must be consistent with the mobile device information and app.storeurl.

Connected TV

Adhere to the IAB OTT IFA guidelines in passing device.ifa and device.lmt. You should also implement device.ext.ifa_type to be compliant with the guidelines. All of our CTV frequency capping and audience targeting capabilities will require the presence of an IFA.

Also adhere to the recently published IAB OTT/CTV Store Assigned ID guidelines—this defines how app.bundle should be passed for CTV apps—largely using the app store defined ID.

Active View measurement

Active View is a Google technology used to measure if an impression was viewable and for how long. Active View uses OMID for both display and video ads. To enable measurement using OMID, exchanges must add the following fields in OpenRTB requests so that DV360 knows the client's support of OMID.

Required: Add an API Framework (Video.api=7 for OMSDK) to bid requests. This is mandatory for Active View to enable measurement using OMID.
Recommended: Adding omidpn and omidpv to Source.Ext is highly recommended because it will impact how viewability measurements are reported in DV360 to the customer. If the OMID partner name is not on the IAB certification list, we are required by MRC to report the viewability metrics separately from the MRC certified metrics. Learn more.

FAQ

Does DV360 Support exchange custom extensions?

Yes, in addition to the extensions listed in this specification, Display and Video 360 may also support custom extensions on a case-by-case basis. It is recommended to specify and test the custom extension during the integration period.

Does DV360 support rewarded video?

Yes, send us the rewarded video extension.

A lot of my inventory is showing up as demographics unknown, how do I improve demographic coverage?

Populate user.yob and user.gender in bid requests to DV360 to increase coverage.

Does DV360 have endpoints for each region?

No, we use a single endpoint globally and we automatically route requests to the nearest data center, so there's no region-specific endpoint we can provide.

What are the requirements for server-to-server (s2s) requests?

Reach out to request addition to our allowlist. The client User Agent has to be forwarded, and ensure that cookies are disabled/ignored in the response to an s2s VAST fetch.

Does DV360 support OMID?

We are able to measure viewability using OMID as long as it is declared as OMID-enabled at bid request time. Details about this are summarized on pages 24-25.

Which version of Native do you support? Do you have any Native requirements?

We only support Native Ver1.2. Native specification.

Does DV360 support bid requests sent as GZIP?

DV360 can receive gzip compressed bid requests, and will respond with gzip compressed responses if Accept-Encoding header indicates it's supported.

Does DV360 support DBURL?

Not at the moment.

Does DV360 support win loss notification?

Not at the moment. If you think it would be useful for us to support it please reach out with more details.

Does DV360 require App.name for targeting?

No, DV360 using App.name for reference but it is not required for targeting, App.bundle is used for targeting.

Can DV360 support multiple ad sizes sent in a single bid request?

Yes, we will consider all eligible creative sizes in banner.format.

Does DV360 support multiple formats in the same bid request?

We have limited support for multi-format bid requests, but are working on improving. We support display & video formats for interstitials, but do not currently support display & native. If you are sending multi-format bid requests, please reach out to request a test.

Does DV360 support mixed impression types in the same request?

Currently we only support video/banner interstitials. We are working on native/banner & video/banner. If there are other combinations please reach out to our team.

Can multiple seats each send multiple bids on one or more of such impression opportunities in the same request?

Yes.

Does DV360 have a solution or particular need regarding capping or displaying the same advertiser for multiple such impression opportunities in the same request?

DV360 places enforcement that one advertiser can only bid up to one imp opportunities for each request. We expect SSPs to group imp objects meaningfully; e.g., all on the same page, all in the same app, etc.

Does DV360 support multiple impressions in the same bid request?

DV360 currently supports multiple impression audio objects. However, we will need to test/enable each exchange that would like to use this feature. See bid request specification for more information. We are working on expanding this to other formats:

{
id: "2bbdc94f-7289-4fe2-9a5f-e2a530e06b38",
seatbid {
bid {
  id: "0",
  impid: "234232",
  price: 41.373926619828261,
  adid: "123",
  adm: "...",
  adomain: "xxx.com",
  cid: "0",
  crid: "123",
  dealid: "sample-deal-id-1",
  language: "xx",
},
bid {
  id: "1",
  impid: "234255",
  price: 2.34192037470726,
  adid: "234",
  adm: "...",
  adomain: "xyz.com",
  cid: "0",
  crid: "234",
  dealid: "sample-deal-id-2",
  language: "xx",
},
seat: "123456"
},
cur: "EUR"
}

Contact us

If you have any questions or issues, reach out to our exchange support team.