GPT Reference

This reference uses TypeScript notation to describe types. The following table provides a brief explanation by example.

Type expression
string	The primitive string type.
string[]	An array type, where values may only be strings.
number | string	A union type, where the value may be either a number or a string.
Array<number | string>	An array type, where values are a complex (union) type.
[number, string]	A tuple type, where the value is a two-element array that must contain a number and a string in that order.
Slot	An object type, where the value is an instance of googletag.Slot.
() => void	A function type with no defined arguments and no return value.

To learn more about supported types and type expressions, refer to the TypeScript Handbook .

Type annotations

A colon after a variable, parameter name, property name, or function signature denotes a type annotation. Type annotations describe the types the element to the left of the colon can accept or return. The following table shows examples of type annotations you may see in this reference.

Type annotation
param: string	Indicates that param accepts or returns a string value. This syntax is used for variables, parameters, properties, and return types.
param?: number | string	Indicates that param is optional, but accepts either a number or a string when specified. This syntax is used for parameters and properties.
...params: Array<() => void>	Indicates that params is a rest parameter that accepts functions. Rest parameters accept an unbounded number of values of the specified type.

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googletag

The global namespace the Google Publisher Tag uses for its API.

Namespaces
config	Main configuration interface for page-level settings.
enums	This is the namespace that GPT uses for enum types.
events	This is the namespace that GPT uses for Events.
secureSignals	This is the namespace that GPT uses for managing secure signals.

Interfaces
CommandArray	The command array accepts a sequence of functions and invokes them in order.
CompanionAdsService	Companion Ads service.
PrivacySettingsConfig	Configuration object for privacy settings.
PubAdsService	Publisher Ads service.
ResponseInformation	An object representing a single ad response.
RewardedPayload	An object representing the reward associated with a rewarded ad.
SafeFrameConfig	Configuration object for SafeFrame containers.
Service	Base service class that contains methods common for all services.
SizeMappingBuilder	Builder for size mapping specification objects.
Slot	Slot is an object representing a single ad slot on a page.

Type Aliases
GeneralSize	A valid size configuration for a slot, which can be one or multiple sizes.
MultiSize	A list of single valid sizes.
NamedSize	Named sizes that a slot can have.
SingleSize	A single valid size for a slot.
SingleSizeArray	Array of two numbers representing [width, height].
SizeMapping	A mapping of viewport size to ad sizes.
SizeMappingArray	A list of size mappings.

Variables
apiReady	Flag indicating that the GPT API is loaded and ready to be called.
cmd	Reference to the global command queue for asynchronous execution of GPT-related calls.
pubadsReady	Flag indicating that PubAdsService is enabled, loaded and fully operational.
secureSignalProviders	Reference to the secure signal providers array.

Functions
companionAds	Returns a reference to the CompanionAdsService.
defineOutOfPageSlot	Constructs an out-of-page ad slot with the given ad unit path.
defineSlot	Constructs an ad slot with a given ad unit path and size and associates it with the ID of a div element on the page that will contain the ad.
destroySlots	Destroys the given slots, removing all related objects and references of those slots from GPT.
disablePublisherConsole	Disables the Google Publisher Console.
display	Instructs slot services to render the slot.
enableServices	Enables all GPT services that have been defined for ad slots on the page.
getVersion	Returns the current version of GPT.
openConsole	Opens the Google Publisher Console.
pubads	Returns a reference to the PubAdsService.
setAdIframeTitle	Sets the title for all ad container iframes created by PubAdsService, from this point onwards.
setConfig	Sets general configuration options for the page.
sizeMapping	Creates a new SizeMappingBuilder.

Type Aliases

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GeneralSize

GeneralSize: SingleSize | MultiSize

A valid size configuration for a slot, which can be one or multiple sizes.

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MultiSize

MultiSize: SingleSize[]

A list of single valid sizes.

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NamedSize

NamedSize: "fluid" | ["fluid"]

Named sizes that a slot can have. In most cases size is a fixed-size rectangle but there are some cases when we need other kinds of size specifications. Only the following are valid named sizes:

• fluid: the ad container takes 100% width of parent div and then resizes its height to fit creative content. Similar to how regular block elements on a page behave. Used for native ads (see related article). Note that both fluid and ['fluid'] are acceptable forms to declare a slot size as fluid.

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SingleSize

SingleSize: SingleSizeArray | NamedSize

A single valid size for a slot.

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SingleSizeArray

SingleSizeArray: [number, number]

Array of two numbers representing [width, height].

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SizeMapping

SizeMapping: [SingleSizeArray, GeneralSize]

A mapping of viewport size to ad sizes. Used for responsive ads.

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SizeMappingArray

SizeMappingArray: SizeMapping[]

A list of size mappings.

Variables

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Const apiReady

apiReady: boolean | undefined

Flag indicating that the GPT API is loaded and ready to be called. This property will be simply undefined until the API is ready.

Note that the recommended way of handling async is to use googletag.cmd to queue callbacks for when GPT is ready. These callbacks do not have to check googletag.apiReady as they are guaranteed to execute once the API is set up.

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Const cmd

cmd: ((this: typeof globalThis) => void)[] | CommandArray

Reference to the global command queue for asynchronous execution of GPT-related calls.

The googletag.cmd variable is initialized to an empty JavaScript array by the GPT tag syntax on the page, and cmd.push is the standard Array.push method that adds an element to the end of the array. When the GPT JavaScript is loaded, it looks through the array and executes all the functions in order. The script then replaces cmd with a CommandArray object whose push method is defined to execute the function argument passed to it. This mechanism allows GPT to reduce perceived latency by fetching the JavaScript asynchronously while allowing the browser to continue rendering the page.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.cmd.push(() => {
  googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600]).addService(googletag.pubads());
});

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.cmd.push(function () {
  googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600]).addService(googletag.pubads());
});

TypeScript

googletag.cmd.push(() => {
  googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600])!.addService(googletag.pubads());
});

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Const pubadsReady

pubadsReady: boolean | undefined

Flag indicating that PubAdsService is enabled, loaded and fully operational. This property will be simply undefined until enableServices is called and PubAdsService is loaded and initialized.

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secureSignalProviders

secureSignalProviders: SecureSignalProvider[] | SecureSignalProvidersArray | undefined

Reference to the secure signal providers array.

The secure signal providers array accepts a sequence of signal-generating functions and invokes them in order. It is intended to replace a standard array that is used to enqueue signal-generating functions to be invoked once GPT is loaded.

Example

JavaScript

window.googletag = window.googletag || { cmd: [] };
googletag.secureSignalProviders = googletag.secureSignalProviders || [];
googletag.secureSignalProviders.push({
  id: "collector123",
  collectorFunction: () => {
    return Promise.resolve("signal");
  },
});

JavaScript (legacy)

window.googletag = window.googletag || { cmd: [] };
googletag.secureSignalProviders = googletag.secureSignalProviders || [];
googletag.secureSignalProviders.push({
  id: "collector123",
  collectorFunction: function () {
    return Promise.resolve("signal");
  },
});

TypeScript

window.googletag = window.googletag || { cmd: [] };
googletag.secureSignalProviders = googletag.secureSignalProviders || [];
googletag.secureSignalProviders.push({
  id: "collector123",
  collectorFunction: () => {
    return Promise.resolve("signal");
  },
});

See also

• Share secure signals with bidders

Functions

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companionAds

companionAds(): CompanionAdsService

Returns a reference to the CompanionAdsService.

Returns
CompanionAdsService	The Companion Ads service.

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defineOutOfPageSlot

defineOutOfPageSlot(adUnitPath: string, div?: string | OutOfPageFormat): Slot | null

Constructs an out-of-page ad slot with the given ad unit path.

For custom out-of-page ads, div is the ID of the div element that will contain the ad. See the article on out-of-page creatives for more details.

For GPT managed out-of-page ads, div is a supported OutOfPageFormat.

Example

JavaScript

// Define a custom out-of-page ad slot.
googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot("/1234567/sports", "div-1");

// Define a GPT managed web interstitial ad slot.
googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot("/1234567/sports", googletag.enums.OutOfPageFormat.INTERSTITIAL);

JavaScript (legacy)

// Define a custom out-of-page ad slot.
googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot("/1234567/sports", "div-1");

// Define a GPT managed web interstitial ad slot.
googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot("/1234567/sports", googletag.enums.OutOfPageFormat.INTERSTITIAL);

TypeScript

// Define a custom out-of-page ad slot.
googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot("/1234567/sports", "div-1");

// Define a GPT managed web interstitial ad slot.
googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot("/1234567/sports", googletag.enums.OutOfPageFormat.INTERSTITIAL);

See also

• Display a rewarded ad
• Display a web interstitial ad
• Display an anchor ad
• Display an out-of-page ad

Parameters
adUnitPath: string	Full ad unit path with the network code and ad unit code.
Optional div: string | OutOfPageFormat	ID of the div that will contain this ad unit or OutOfPageFormat.

Returns
Slot | null	The newly created slot, or null if a slot cannot be created.

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defineSlot

defineSlot(adUnitPath: string, size: GeneralSize, div?: string): Slot | null

Constructs an ad slot with a given ad unit path and size and associates it with the ID of a div element on the page that will contain the ad.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [728, 90], "div-1");

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [728, 90], "div-1");

TypeScript

googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [728, 90], "div-1");

See also

• Get Started with Google Publisher Tags

Parameters
adUnitPath: string	Full ad unit path with the network code and unit code.
size: GeneralSize	Width and height of the added slot. This is the size that is used in the ad request if no responsive size mapping is provided or the size of the viewport is smaller than the smallest size provided in the mapping.
Optional div: string	ID of the div that will contain this ad unit.

Returns
Slot | null	The newly created slot, or null if a slot cannot be created.

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destroySlots

destroySlots(slots?: Slot[]): boolean

Destroys the given slots, removing all related objects and references of those slots from GPT. This API does not support passback slots and companion slots.

Calling this API on a slot clears the ad and removes the slot object from the internal state maintained by GPT. Calling any more functions on the slot object will result in undefined behavior. Note the browser may still not free the memory associated with that slot if a reference to it is maintained by the publisher page. Calling this API makes the div associated with that slot available for reuse.

In particular, destroying a slot removes the ad from GPT's long-lived pageview, so future requests will not be influenced by roadblocks or competitive exclusions involving this ad. Failure to call this function before removing a slot's div from the page will result in undefined behavior.

Example

JavaScript

// The calls to construct an ad and display contents.
const slot1 = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [728, 90], "div-1");
googletag.display("div-1");
const slot2 = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/news", [160, 600], "div-2");
googletag.display("div-2");

// This call to destroy only slot1.
googletag.destroySlots([slot1]);

// This call to destroy both slot1 and slot2.
googletag.destroySlots([slot1, slot2]);

// This call to destroy all slots.
googletag.destroySlots();

JavaScript (legacy)

// The calls to construct an ad and display contents.
var slot1 = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [728, 90], "div-1");
googletag.display("div-1");
var slot2 = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/news", [160, 600], "div-2");
googletag.display("div-2");

// This call to destroy only slot1.
googletag.destroySlots([slot1]);

// This call to destroy both slot1 and slot2.
googletag.destroySlots([slot1, slot2]);

// This call to destroy all slots.
googletag.destroySlots();

TypeScript

// The calls to construct an ad and display contents.
const slot1 = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [728, 90], "div-1")!;
googletag.display("div-1");
const slot2 = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/news", [160, 600], "div-2")!;
googletag.display("div-2");

// This call to destroy only slot1.
googletag.destroySlots([slot1]);

// This call to destroy both slot1 and slot2.
googletag.destroySlots([slot1, slot2]);

// This call to destroy all slots.
googletag.destroySlots();

Parameters
Optional slots: Slot[]	The array of slots to destroy. Array is optional; all slots will be destroyed if it is unspecified.

Returns
boolean	true if slots have been destroyed, false otherwise.

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disablePublisherConsole

disablePublisherConsole(): void

Disables the Google Publisher Console.

See also

• Google Publisher Console

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display

display(divOrSlot: string | Element | Slot): void

Instructs slot services to render the slot. Each ad slot should only be displayed once per page. All slots must be defined and have a service associated with them before being displayed. The display call must not happen until the element is present in the DOM. The usual way to achieve that is to place it within a script block within the div element named in the method call.

If single request architecture (SRA) is being used, all unfetched ad slots at the time this method is called will be fetched at once. To force an ad slot not to display, the entire div must be removed.

See also

• Get Started with Google Publisher Tags
• Display a test ad
• Control ad loading and refresh

Parameters
divOrSlot: string | Element | Slot	Either the ID of the div element containing the ad slot or the div element, or the slot object. If a div element is provided, it must have an 'id' attribute which matches the ID passed into defineSlot.

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enableServices

enableServices(): void

Enables all GPT services that have been defined for ad slots on the page.

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getVersion

getVersion(): string

Returns the current version of GPT.

See also

• GPT version history

Returns
string	The currently executing GPT version string.

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openConsole

openConsole(div?: string): void

Opens the Google Publisher Console.

Example

JavaScript

// Calling with div ID.
googletag.openConsole("div-1");

// Calling without div ID.
googletag.openConsole();

JavaScript (legacy)

// Calling with div ID.
googletag.openConsole("div-1");

// Calling without div ID.
googletag.openConsole();

TypeScript

// Calling with div ID.
googletag.openConsole("div-1");

// Calling without div ID.
googletag.openConsole();

See also

• Google Publisher Console

Parameters
Optional div: string	An ad slot div ID. This value is optional. When provided, the Publisher Console will attempt to open with details of the specified ad slot in view.

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pubads

pubads(): PubAdsService

Returns a reference to the PubAdsService.

Returns
PubAdsService	The Publisher Ads service.

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setAdIframeTitle

setAdIframeTitle(title: string): void

Sets the title for all ad container iframes created by PubAdsService, from this point onwards.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.setAdIframeTitle("title");

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.setAdIframeTitle("title");

TypeScript

googletag.setAdIframeTitle("title");

Parameters
title: string	The new title for all ad container iframes.

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setConfig

setConfig(config: PageSettingsConfig): void

Sets general configuration options for the page.

Parameters
config: PageSettingsConfig

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sizeMapping

sizeMapping(): SizeMappingBuilder

Creates a new SizeMappingBuilder.

See also

• Ad sizes: Responsive ads

Returns
SizeMappingBuilder	A new builder.

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googletag.CommandArray

The command array accepts a sequence of functions and invokes them in order. It is intended to replace a standard array that is used to enqueue functions to be invoked once GPT is loaded.

Methods
push	Executes the sequence of functions specified in the arguments in order.

Methods

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push

push(...f: ((this: typeof globalThis) => void)[]): number

Executes the sequence of functions specified in the arguments in order.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.cmd.push(() => {
  googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600]).addService(googletag.pubads());
});

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.cmd.push(function () {
  googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600]).addService(googletag.pubads());
});

TypeScript

googletag.cmd.push(() => {
  googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600])!.addService(googletag.pubads());
});

Parameters
Rest ...f: ((this: typeof globalThis) => void)[]	A JavaScript function to be executed. The runtime binding will always be globalThis. Consider passing an arrow function to retain the this value of the enclosing lexical context.

Returns
number	The number of commands processed so far. This is compatible with Array.push's return value (the current length of the array).

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googletag.CompanionAdsService

Extends Service

Companion Ads service. This service is used by video ads to show companion ads.

Methods
addEventListener	Registers a listener that allows you to set up and call a JavaScript function when a specific GPT event happens on the page. Inherited from Service.addEventListener
getSlots	Get the list of slots associated with this service. Inherited from Service.getSlots
removeEventListener	Removes a previously registered listener. Inherited from Service.removeEventListener
setRefreshUnfilledSlots	Sets whether companion slots that have not been filled will be automatically backfilled.

See also

• Companion ads for video and audio

Methods

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setRefreshUnfilledSlots

setRefreshUnfilledSlots(value: boolean): void

Sets whether companion slots that have not been filled will be automatically backfilled.

This method can be called multiple times during the page's lifetime to turn backfill on and off. Only slots that are also registered with the PubAdsService will be backfilled. Due to policy restrictions, this method is not designed to fill empty companion slots when an Ad Exchange video is served.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.companionAds().setRefreshUnfilledSlots(true);

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.companionAds().setRefreshUnfilledSlots(true);

TypeScript

googletag.companionAds().setRefreshUnfilledSlots(true);

Parameters
value: boolean	true to automatically backfill unfilled slots, false to leave them unchanged.

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googletag.PrivacySettingsConfig

Configuration object for privacy settings.

Properties
childDirectedTreatment?	Indicates whether the page should be treated as child-directed.
limitedAds?	Enables serving to run in limited ads mode to aid in publisher regulatory compliance needs.
nonPersonalizedAds?	Enables serving to run in non-personalized ads mode to aid in publisher regulatory compliance needs.
restrictDataProcessing?	Enables serving to run in restricted processing mode to aid in publisher regulatory compliance needs.
trafficSource?	Indicates whether requests represent purchased or organic traffic.
underAgeOfConsent?	Indicates whether to mark ad requests as coming from users under the age of consent.

See also

• Configure privacy settings

Properties

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Optional childDirectedTreatment

childDirectedTreatment?: null | boolean

Indicates whether the page should be treated as child-directed. Set to null to clear the configuration.

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Optional limitedAds

limitedAds?: boolean

Enables serving to run in limited ads mode to aid in publisher regulatory compliance needs.

You can instruct GPT to request limited ads in two ways:

• Automatically, by using a signal from an IAB TCF v2.0 consent management platform.
• Manually, by setting the value of this field to true.
Manually configuring limited ads is only possible when GPT is loaded from the limited ads URL. Attempting to modify this setting when GPT has been loaded from the standard URL will generate a Publisher Console warning.

Note that it is not necessary to manually enable limited ads when a CMP is in use.

Example

JavaScript

// Manually enable limited ads serving.
// GPT must be loaded from the limited ads URL to configure this setting.
googletag.pubads().setPrivacySettings({
  limitedAds: true,
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// Manually enable limited ads serving.
// GPT must be loaded from the limited ads URL to configure this setting.
googletag.pubads().setPrivacySettings({
  limitedAds: true,
});

TypeScript

// Manually enable limited ads serving.
// GPT must be loaded from the limited ads URL to configure this setting.
googletag.pubads().setPrivacySettings({
  limitedAds: true,
});

See also

• Display a limited ad

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Optional nonPersonalizedAds

nonPersonalizedAds?: boolean

Enables serving to run in non-personalized ads mode to aid in publisher regulatory compliance needs.

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Optional restrictDataProcessing

restrictDataProcessing?: boolean

Enables serving to run in restricted processing mode to aid in publisher regulatory compliance needs.

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Optional trafficSource

trafficSource?: TrafficSource

Indicates whether requests represent purchased or organic traffic. This value populates the Traffic source dimension in Ad Manager reporting. If not set, traffic source defaults to undefined in reporting.

Example

JavaScript

// Indicate requests represent organic traffic.
googletag.pubads().setPrivacySettings({
  trafficSource: googletag.enums.TrafficSource.ORGANIC,
});

// Indicate requests represent purchased traffic.
googletag.pubads().setPrivacySettings({
  trafficSource: googletag.enums.TrafficSource.PURCHASED,
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// Indicate requests represent organic traffic.
googletag.pubads().setPrivacySettings({
  trafficSource: googletag.enums.TrafficSource.ORGANIC,
});

// Indicate requests represent purchased traffic.
googletag.pubads().setPrivacySettings({
  trafficSource: googletag.enums.TrafficSource.PURCHASED,
});

TypeScript

// Indicate requests represent organic traffic.
googletag.pubads().setPrivacySettings({
  trafficSource: googletag.enums.TrafficSource.ORGANIC,
});

// Indicate requests represent purchased traffic.
googletag.pubads().setPrivacySettings({
  trafficSource: googletag.enums.TrafficSource.PURCHASED,
});

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Optional underAgeOfConsent

underAgeOfConsent?: null | boolean

Indicates whether to mark ad requests as coming from users under the age of consent. Set to null to clear the configuration.

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googletag.PubAdsService

Extends Service

Publisher Ads service. This service is used to fetch and show ads from your Google Ad Manager account.

Methods
addEventListener	Registers a listener that allows you to set up and call a JavaScript function when a specific GPT event happens on the page. Inherited from Service.addEventListener
clear	Removes the ads from the given slots and replaces them with blank content.
clearCategoryExclusions	Clears all page-level ad category exclusion labels.
clearTargeting	Clears custom targeting parameters for a specific key or for all keys.
collapseEmptyDivs	Enables collapsing of slot divs so that they don't take up any space on the page when there is no ad content to display.
disableInitialLoad	Disables requests for ads on page load, but allows ads to be requested with a PubAdsService.refresh call.
display	Constructs and displays an ad slot with the given ad unit path and size.
enableLazyLoad	Enables lazy loading in GPT as defined by the config object.
enableSingleRequest	Enables single request mode for fetching multiple ads at the same time.
enableVideoAds	Signals to GPT that video ads will be present on the page.
get	Returns the value for the AdSense attribute associated with the given key.
getAttributeKeys	Returns the attribute keys that have been set on this service.
getSlots	Get the list of slots associated with this service. Inherited from Service.getSlots
getTargeting	Returns a specific custom service-level targeting parameter that has been set.
getTargetingKeys	Returns the list of all custom service-level targeting keys that have been set.
isInitialLoadDisabled	Returns whether or not initial requests for ads was successfully disabled by a previous PubAdsService.disableInitialLoad call.
refresh	Fetches and displays new ads for specific or all slots on the page.
removeEventListener	Removes a previously registered listener. Inherited from Service.removeEventListener
set	Sets values for AdSense attributes that apply to all ad slots under the Publisher Ads service.
setCategoryExclusion	Sets a page-level ad category exclusion for the given label name.
setCentering	Enables and disables horizontal centering of ads.
setForceSafeFrame	Configures whether all ads on the page should be forced to be rendered using a SafeFrame container.
setLocation	Passes location information from websites so you can geo-target line items to specific locations.
setPrivacySettings	Allows configuration of all privacy settings from a single API using a config object.
setPublisherProvidedId	Sets the value for the publisher-provided ID.
setSafeFrameConfig	Sets the page-level preferences for SafeFrame configuration.
setTargeting	Sets custom targeting parameters for a given key that apply to all Publisher Ads service ad slots.
setVideoContent	Sets the video content information to be sent along with the ad requests for targeting and content exclusion purposes.
updateCorrelator	Changes the correlator that is sent with ad requests, effectively starting a new page view.

Methods

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clear

clear(slots?: Slot[]): boolean

Removes the ads from the given slots and replaces them with blank content. The slots will be marked as unfetched.

In particular, clearing a slot removes the ad from GPT's long-lived pageview, so future requests will not be influenced by roadblocks or competitive exclusions involving this ad.

Example

JavaScript

const slot1 = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [728, 90], "div-1");
googletag.display("div-1");
const slot2 = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/news", [160, 600], "div-2");
googletag.display("div-2");

// This call to clear only slot1.
googletag.pubads().clear([slot1]);

// This call to clear both slot1 and slot2.
googletag.pubads().clear([slot1, slot2]);

// This call to clear all slots.
googletag.pubads().clear();

JavaScript (legacy)

var slot1 = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [728, 90], "div-1");
googletag.display("div-1");
var slot2 = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/news", [160, 600], "div-2");
googletag.display("div-2");

// This call to clear only slot1.
googletag.pubads().clear([slot1]);

// This call to clear both slot1 and slot2.
googletag.pubads().clear([slot1, slot2]);

// This call to clear all slots.
googletag.pubads().clear();

TypeScript

const slot1 = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [728, 90], "div-1")!;
googletag.display("div-1");
const slot2 = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/news", [160, 600], "div-2")!;
googletag.display("div-2");

// This call to clear only slot1.
googletag.pubads().clear([slot1]);

// This call to clear both slot1 and slot2.
googletag.pubads().clear([slot1, slot2]);

// This call to clear all slots.
googletag.pubads().clear();

Parameters
Optional slots: Slot[]	The array of slots to clear. Array is optional; all slots will be cleared if it is unspecified.

Returns
boolean	Returns true if slots have been cleared, false otherwise.

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clearCategoryExclusions

clearCategoryExclusions(): PubAdsService

Clears all page-level ad category exclusion labels. This is useful if you want to refresh the slot.

Example

JavaScript

// Set category exclusion to exclude ads with 'AirlineAd' labels.
googletag.pubads().setCategoryExclusion("AirlineAd");

// Make ad requests. No ad with 'AirlineAd' label will be returned.

// Clear category exclusions so all ads can be returned.
googletag.pubads().clearCategoryExclusions();

// Make ad requests. Any ad can be returned.

JavaScript (legacy)

// Set category exclusion to exclude ads with 'AirlineAd' labels.
googletag.pubads().setCategoryExclusion("AirlineAd");

// Make ad requests. No ad with 'AirlineAd' label will be returned.

// Clear category exclusions so all ads can be returned.
googletag.pubads().clearCategoryExclusions();

// Make ad requests. Any ad can be returned.

TypeScript

// Set category exclusion to exclude ads with 'AirlineAd' labels.
googletag.pubads().setCategoryExclusion("AirlineAd");

// Make ad requests. No ad with 'AirlineAd' label will be returned.

// Clear category exclusions so all ads can be returned.
googletag.pubads().clearCategoryExclusions();

// Make ad requests. Any ad can be returned.

See also

• Custom labels to block ads

Returns
PubAdsService	The service object on which the method was called.

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clearTargeting

clearTargeting(key?: string): PubAdsService

Clears custom targeting parameters for a specific key or for all keys.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.pubads().setTargeting("interests", "sports");
googletag.pubads().setTargeting("colors", "blue");
googletag.pubads().setTargeting("fruits", "apple");

googletag.pubads().clearTargeting("interests");
// Targeting 'colors' and 'fruits' are still present, while 'interests'
// was cleared.

googletag.pubads().clearTargeting();
// All targeting has been cleared.

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.pubads().setTargeting("interests", "sports");
googletag.pubads().setTargeting("colors", "blue");
googletag.pubads().setTargeting("fruits", "apple");

googletag.pubads().clearTargeting("interests");
// Targeting 'colors' and 'fruits' are still present, while 'interests'
// was cleared.

googletag.pubads().clearTargeting();
// All targeting has been cleared.

TypeScript

googletag.pubads().setTargeting("interests", "sports");
googletag.pubads().setTargeting("colors", "blue");
googletag.pubads().setTargeting("fruits", "apple");

googletag.pubads().clearTargeting("interests");
// Targeting 'colors' and 'fruits' are still present, while 'interests'
// was cleared.

googletag.pubads().clearTargeting();
// All targeting has been cleared.

See also

• Key-value targeting

Parameters
Optional key: string	Targeting parameter key. The key is optional; all targeting parameters will be cleared if it is unspecified.

Returns
PubAdsService	The service object on which the method was called.

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collapseEmptyDivs

collapseEmptyDivs(collapseBeforeAdFetch?: boolean): boolean

Enables collapsing of slot divs so that they don't take up any space on the page when there is no ad content to display. This mode must be set before the service is enabled.

See also

• Collapse empty ad slots
• Minimize layout shift

Parameters
Optional collapseBeforeAdFetch: boolean	Whether to collapse the slots even before the ads are fetched. This parameter is optional; if not provided, false will be used as the default value.

Returns
boolean	Returns true if div collapse mode was enabled and false if it is impossible to enable collapse mode because the method was called after the service was enabled.

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disableInitialLoad

disableInitialLoad(): void

Disables requests for ads on page load, but allows ads to be requested with a PubAdsService.refresh call. This should be set prior to enabling the service. Async mode must be used; otherwise it will be impossible to request ads using refresh.

See also

• Control ad loading and refresh
• Control SRA batching

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display

display(adUnitPath: string, size: GeneralSize, div?: string | Element, clickUrl?: string): void

Constructs and displays an ad slot with the given ad unit path and size. This method does not work with single request mode.

Note: When this method is called, a snapshot of the slot and page state is created to ensure consistency when sending the ad request and rendering the response. Any changes that are made to the slot or page state after this method is called (including targeting, privacy settings, force SafeFrame, etc.) will only apply to subsequent display() or refresh() requests.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.pubads().display("/1234567/sports", [728, 90], "div-1");

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.pubads().display("/1234567/sports", [728, 90], "div-1");

TypeScript

googletag.pubads().display("/1234567/sports", [728, 90], "div-1");

See also

• Display a test ad
• Control ad loading and refresh

Parameters
adUnitPath: string	The ad unit path of slot to be rendered.
size: GeneralSize	Width and height of the slot.
Optional div: string | Element	Either the ID of the div containing the slot or the div element itself.
Optional clickUrl: string	The click URL to use on this slot.

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enableLazyLoad

enableLazyLoad(config?: {
  fetchMarginPercent?: number;
  mobileScaling?: number;
  renderMarginPercent?: number;
}): void

Enables lazy loading in GPT as defined by the config object. For more detailed examples, see the Lazy loading sample.

Note: Lazy fetching in SRA only works if all slots are outside the fetching margin.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.pubads().enableLazyLoad({
  // Fetch slots within 5 viewports.
  fetchMarginPercent: 500,
  // Render slots within 2 viewports.
  renderMarginPercent: 200,
  // Double the above values on mobile.
  mobileScaling: 2.0,
});

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.pubads().enableLazyLoad({
  // Fetch slots within 5 viewports.
  fetchMarginPercent: 500,
  // Render slots within 2 viewports.
  renderMarginPercent: 200,
  // Double the above values on mobile.
  mobileScaling: 2.0,
});

TypeScript

googletag.pubads().enableLazyLoad({
  // Fetch slots within 5 viewports.
  fetchMarginPercent: 500,
  // Render slots within 2 viewports.
  renderMarginPercent: 200,
  // Double the above values on mobile.
  mobileScaling: 2.0,
});

See also

• Ads best practices: Prioritize "important" ad slots
• Lazy loading

Parameters

Optional config: {   fetchMarginPercent?: number;   mobileScaling?: number;   renderMarginPercent?: number; }

Configuration object allows customization of lazy behavior. Any omitted configurations will use a default set by Google that will be tuned over time. To disable a particular setting, such as a fetching margin, set the value to -1. fetchMarginPercent The minimum distance from the current viewport a slot must be before we fetch the ad as a percentage of viewport size. A value of 0 means "when the slot enters the viewport", 100 means "when the ad is 1 viewport away", and so on. renderMarginPercent The minimum distance from the current viewport a slot must be before we render an ad. This allows for prefetching the ad, but waiting to render and download other subresources. The value works just like fetchMarginPercent as a percentage of viewport. mobileScaling A multiplier applied to margins on mobile devices. This allows varying margins on mobile vs. desktop. For example, a value of 2.0 will multiply all margins by 2 on mobile devices, increasing the minimum distance a slot can be before fetching and rendering.

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enableSingleRequest

enableSingleRequest(): boolean

Enables single request mode for fetching multiple ads at the same time. This requires all Publisher Ads slots to be defined and added to the PubAdsService prior to enabling the service. Single request mode must be set before the service is enabled.

See also

• Ads best practices: Use Single Request Architecture correctly
• Control SRA batching

Returns
boolean	Returns true if single request mode was enabled and false if it is impossible to enable single request mode because the method was called after the service was enabled.

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enableVideoAds

enableVideoAds(): void

Signals to GPT that video ads will be present on the page. This enables competitive exclusion constraints on display and video ads. If the video content is known, call PubAdsService.setVideoContent in order to be able to use content exclusion for display ads.

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get

get(key: string): null | string

Returns the value for the AdSense attribute associated with the given key.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.pubads().set("adsense_background_color", "#FFFFFF");
googletag.pubads().get("adsense_background_color");
// Returns '#FFFFFF'.

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.pubads().set("adsense_background_color", "#FFFFFF");
googletag.pubads().get("adsense_background_color");
// Returns '#FFFFFF'.

TypeScript

googletag.pubads().set("adsense_background_color", "#FFFFFF");
googletag.pubads().get("adsense_background_color");
// Returns '#FFFFFF'.

See also

• AdSense Attributes

Parameters
key: string	Name of the attribute to look for.

Returns
null | string	Current value for the attribute key, or null if the key is not present.

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getAttributeKeys

getAttributeKeys(): string[]

Returns the attribute keys that have been set on this service.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.pubads().set("adsense_background_color", "#FFFFFF");
googletag.pubads().set("adsense_border_color", "#AABBCC");
googletag.pubads().getAttributeKeys();
// Returns ['adsense_background_color', 'adsense_border_color'].

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.pubads().set("adsense_background_color", "#FFFFFF");
googletag.pubads().set("adsense_border_color", "#AABBCC");
googletag.pubads().getAttributeKeys();
// Returns ['adsense_background_color', 'adsense_border_color'].

TypeScript

googletag.pubads().set("adsense_background_color", "#FFFFFF");
googletag.pubads().set("adsense_border_color", "#AABBCC");
googletag.pubads().getAttributeKeys();
// Returns ['adsense_background_color', 'adsense_border_color'].

Returns
string[]	Array of attribute keys set on this service. Ordering is undefined.

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getTargeting

getTargeting(key: string): string[]

Returns a specific custom service-level targeting parameter that has been set.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.pubads().setTargeting("interests", "sports");

googletag.pubads().getTargeting("interests");
// Returns ['sports'].

googletag.pubads().getTargeting("age");
// Returns [] (empty array).

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.pubads().setTargeting("interests", "sports");

googletag.pubads().getTargeting("interests");
// Returns ['sports'].

googletag.pubads().getTargeting("age");
// Returns [] (empty array).

TypeScript

googletag.pubads().setTargeting("interests", "sports");

googletag.pubads().getTargeting("interests");
// Returns ['sports'].

googletag.pubads().getTargeting("age");
// Returns [] (empty array).

Parameters
key: string	The targeting key to look for.

Returns
string[]	The values associated with this key, or an empty array if there is no such key.

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getTargetingKeys

getTargetingKeys(): string[]

Returns the list of all custom service-level targeting keys that have been set.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.pubads().setTargeting("interests", "sports");
googletag.pubads().setTargeting("colors", "blue");

googletag.pubads().getTargetingKeys();
// Returns ['interests', 'colors'].

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.pubads().setTargeting("interests", "sports");
googletag.pubads().setTargeting("colors", "blue");

googletag.pubads().getTargetingKeys();
// Returns ['interests', 'colors'].

TypeScript

googletag.pubads().setTargeting("interests", "sports");
googletag.pubads().setTargeting("colors", "blue");

googletag.pubads().getTargetingKeys();
// Returns ['interests', 'colors'].

Returns
string[]	Array of targeting keys. Ordering is undefined.

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isInitialLoadDisabled

isInitialLoadDisabled(): boolean

Returns whether or not initial requests for ads was successfully disabled by a previous PubAdsService.disableInitialLoad call.

Returns
boolean	Returns true if a previous call to PubAdsService.disableInitialLoad was successful, false otherwise.

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refresh

refresh(slots?: null | Slot[], options?: {
  changeCorrelator: boolean;
}): void

Fetches and displays new ads for specific or all slots on the page. Works only in asynchronous rendering mode.

For proper behavior across all browsers, calling refresh must be preceded by a call to display the ad slot. If the call to display is omitted, refresh may behave unexpectedly. If desired, the PubAdsService.disableInitialLoad method can be used to stop display from fetching an ad.

Refreshing a slot removes the old ad from GPT's long-lived pageview, so future requests will not be influenced by roadblocks or competitive exclusions involving that ad.

Example

JavaScript

const slot1 = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [728, 90], "div-1");
googletag.display("div-1");
const slot2 = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/news", [160, 600], "div-2");
googletag.display("div-2");

// This call to refresh fetches a new ad for slot1 only.
googletag.pubads().refresh([slot1]);

// This call to refresh fetches a new ad for both slot1 and slot2.
googletag.pubads().refresh([slot1, slot2]);

// This call to refresh fetches a new ad for each slot.
googletag.pubads().refresh();

// This call to refresh fetches a new ad for slot1, without changing
// the correlator.
googletag.pubads().refresh([slot1], { changeCorrelator: false });

// This call to refresh fetches a new ad for each slot, without
// changing the correlator.
googletag.pubads().refresh(null, { changeCorrelator: false });

JavaScript (legacy)

var slot1 = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [728, 90], "div-1");
googletag.display("div-1");
var slot2 = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/news", [160, 600], "div-2");
googletag.display("div-2");

// This call to refresh fetches a new ad for slot1 only.
googletag.pubads().refresh([slot1]);

// This call to refresh fetches a new ad for both slot1 and slot2.
googletag.pubads().refresh([slot1, slot2]);

// This call to refresh fetches a new ad for each slot.
googletag.pubads().refresh();

// This call to refresh fetches a new ad for slot1, without changing
// the correlator.
googletag.pubads().refresh([slot1], { changeCorrelator: false });

// This call to refresh fetches a new ad for each slot, without
// changing the correlator.
googletag.pubads().refresh(null, { changeCorrelator: false });

TypeScript

const slot1 = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [728, 90], "div-1")!;
googletag.display("div-1");
const slot2 = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/news", [160, 600], "div-2")!;
googletag.display("div-2");

// This call to refresh fetches a new ad for slot1 only.
googletag.pubads().refresh([slot1]);

// This call to refresh fetches a new ad for both slot1 and slot2.
googletag.pubads().refresh([slot1, slot2]);

// This call to refresh fetches a new ad for each slot.
googletag.pubads().refresh();

// This call to refresh fetches a new ad for slot1, without changing
// the correlator.
googletag.pubads().refresh([slot1], { changeCorrelator: false });

// This call to refresh fetches a new ad for each slot, without
// changing the correlator.
googletag.pubads().refresh(null, { changeCorrelator: false });

See also

• Control ad loading and refresh
• Refresh ad slots

Parameters
Optional slots: null | Slot[]	The slots to refresh. Array is optional; all slots will be refreshed if it is unspecified.
Optional options: {   changeCorrelator: boolean; }	Configuration options associated with this refresh call. changeCorrelator Specifies whether or not a new correlator is to be generated for fetching ads. Our ad servers maintain this correlator value briefly (currently for 30 seconds, but subject to change), such that requests with the same correlator received close together will be considered a single page view. By default a new correlator is generated for every refresh. Note: this option has no effect on GPT's long-lived pageview, which automatically reflects the ads currently on the page and has no expiration time.

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set

set(key: string, value: string): PubAdsService

Sets values for AdSense attributes that apply to all ad slots under the Publisher Ads service.

Calling this more than once for the same key will override previously set values for that key. All values must be set before calling display or refresh.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.pubads().set("adsense_background_color", "#FFFFFF");

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.pubads().set("adsense_background_color", "#FFFFFF");

TypeScript

googletag.pubads().set("adsense_background_color", "#FFFFFF");

See also

• AdSense Attributes

Parameters
key: string	The name of the attribute.
value: string	Attribute value.

Returns
PubAdsService	The service object on which the method was called.

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setCategoryExclusion

setCategoryExclusion(categoryExclusion: string): PubAdsService

Sets a page-level ad category exclusion for the given label name.

Example

JavaScript

// Label = AirlineAd.
googletag.pubads().setCategoryExclusion("AirlineAd");

JavaScript (legacy)

// Label = AirlineAd.
googletag.pubads().setCategoryExclusion("AirlineAd");

TypeScript

// Label = AirlineAd.
googletag.pubads().setCategoryExclusion("AirlineAd");

See also

• Custom labels to block ads

Parameters
categoryExclusion: string	The ad category exclusion label to add.

Returns
PubAdsService	The service object on which the method was called.

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setCentering

setCentering(centerAds: boolean): void

Enables and disables horizontal centering of ads. Centering is disabled by default. In legacy gpt_mobile.js, centering is enabled by default.

This method should be invoked before calling display or refresh because only ads that are requested after calling this method will be centered.

Example

JavaScript

// Make ads centered.
googletag.pubads().setCentering(true);

JavaScript (legacy)

// Make ads centered.
googletag.pubads().setCentering(true);

TypeScript

// Make ads centered.
googletag.pubads().setCentering(true);

Parameters
centerAds: boolean	true to center ads, false to left-align them.

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setForceSafeFrame

setForceSafeFrame(forceSafeFrame: boolean): PubAdsService

Configures whether all ads on the page should be forced to be rendered using a SafeFrame container.

Please keep the following things in mind while using this API:

• This setting will only take effect for subsequent ad requests made for the respective slots.
• The slot level setting, if specified, will always override the page level setting.
• If set to true (at slot-level or page level), the ad will always be rendered using a SafeFrame container independent of the choice made in the Google Ad Manager UI.
• However, if set to false or left unspecified, the ad will be rendered using a SafeFrame container depending on the type of creative and the selection made in the Google Ad Manager UI.
• This API should be used with caution as it could impact the behaviour of creatives that attempt to break out of their iFrames or rely on them being rendered directly in a publishers page.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.pubads().setForceSafeFrame(true);

// The following slot will be opted-out of the page-level force
// SafeFrame instruction.
googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div-1")
  .setForceSafeFrame(false)
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

// The following slot will have SafeFrame forced.
googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/news", [160, 600], "div-2").addService(googletag.pubads());

googletag.display("div-1");
googletag.display("div-2");

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.pubads().setForceSafeFrame(true);

// The following slot will be opted-out of the page-level force
// SafeFrame instruction.
googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div-1")
  .setForceSafeFrame(false)
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

// The following slot will have SafeFrame forced.
googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/news", [160, 600], "div-2").addService(googletag.pubads());

googletag.display("div-1");
googletag.display("div-2");

TypeScript

googletag.pubads().setForceSafeFrame(true);

// The following slot will be opted-out of the page-level force
// SafeFrame instruction.
googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div-1")!
  .setForceSafeFrame(false)
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

// The following slot will have SafeFrame forced.
googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/news", [160, 600], "div-2")!.addService(googletag.pubads());

googletag.display("div-1");
googletag.display("div-2");

See also

• Render creatives using SafeFrame

Parameters
forceSafeFrame: boolean	true to force all ads on the page to be rendered in SafeFrames and false to change the previous setting to false. Setting this to false when unspecified earlier, won't change anything.

Returns
PubAdsService	The service object on which the function was called.

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setLocation

setLocation(address: string): PubAdsService

Passes location information from websites so you can geo-target line items to specific locations.

Example

JavaScript

// Postal code:
googletag.pubads().setLocation("10001,US");

JavaScript (legacy)

// Postal code:
googletag.pubads().setLocation("10001,US");

TypeScript

// Postal code:
googletag.pubads().setLocation("10001,US");

Parameters
address: string	Freeform address.

Returns
PubAdsService	The service object on which the method was called.

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setPrivacySettings

setPrivacySettings(privacySettings: PrivacySettingsConfig): PubAdsService

Allows configuration of all privacy settings from a single API using a config object.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.pubads().setPrivacySettings({
  restrictDataProcessing: true,
});

// Set multiple privacy settings at the same time.
googletag.pubads().setPrivacySettings({
  childDirectedTreatment: true,
  underAgeOfConsent: true,
});

// Clear the configuration for childDirectedTreatment.
googletag.pubads().setPrivacySettings({
  childDirectedTreatment: null,
});

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.pubads().setPrivacySettings({
  restrictDataProcessing: true,
});

// Set multiple privacy settings at the same time.
googletag.pubads().setPrivacySettings({
  childDirectedTreatment: true,
  underAgeOfConsent: true,
});

// Clear the configuration for childDirectedTreatment.
googletag.pubads().setPrivacySettings({
  childDirectedTreatment: null,
});

TypeScript

googletag.pubads().setPrivacySettings({
  restrictDataProcessing: true,
});

// Set multiple privacy settings at the same time.
googletag.pubads().setPrivacySettings({
  childDirectedTreatment: true,
  underAgeOfConsent: true,
});

// Clear the configuration for childDirectedTreatment.
googletag.pubads().setPrivacySettings({
  childDirectedTreatment: null,
});

See also

• Configure privacy settings
• Display a limited ad

Parameters
privacySettings: PrivacySettingsConfig	Object containing privacy settings config.

Returns
PubAdsService	The service object on which the function was called.

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setPublisherProvidedId

setPublisherProvidedId(ppid: string): PubAdsService

Sets the value for the publisher-provided ID.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.pubads().setPublisherProvidedId("12JD92JD8078S8J29SDOAKC0EF230337");

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.pubads().setPublisherProvidedId("12JD92JD8078S8J29SDOAKC0EF230337");

TypeScript

googletag.pubads().setPublisherProvidedId("12JD92JD8078S8J29SDOAKC0EF230337");

See also

• About publisher provided identifiers

Parameters
ppid: string	An alphanumeric ID provided by the publisher. Must be between 32 and 150 characters.

Returns
PubAdsService	The service object on which the method was called.

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setSafeFrameConfig

setSafeFrameConfig(config: SafeFrameConfig): PubAdsService

Sets the page-level preferences for SafeFrame configuration. Any unrecognized keys in the config object will be ignored. The entire config will be ignored if an invalid value is passed for a recognized key.

These page-level preferences will be overridden by slot-level preferences, if specified.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.pubads().setForceSafeFrame(true);

const pageConfig = {
  allowOverlayExpansion: true,
  allowPushExpansion: true,
  sandbox: true,
};

const slotConfig = { allowOverlayExpansion: false };

googletag.pubads().setSafeFrameConfig(pageConfig);

// The following slot will not allow for expansion by overlay.
googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div-1")
  .setSafeFrameConfig(slotConfig)
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

// The following slot will inherit the page level settings, and hence
// would allow for expansion by overlay.
googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/news", [160, 600], "div-2").addService(googletag.pubads());

googletag.display("div-1");
googletag.display("div-2");

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.pubads().setForceSafeFrame(true);

var pageConfig = {
  allowOverlayExpansion: true,
  allowPushExpansion: true,
  sandbox: true,
};

var slotConfig = { allowOverlayExpansion: false };

googletag.pubads().setSafeFrameConfig(pageConfig);

// The following slot will not allow for expansion by overlay.
googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div-1")
  .setSafeFrameConfig(slotConfig)
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

// The following slot will inherit the page level settings, and hence
// would allow for expansion by overlay.
googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/news", [160, 600], "div-2").addService(googletag.pubads());

googletag.display("div-1");
googletag.display("div-2");

TypeScript

googletag.pubads().setForceSafeFrame(true);

const pageConfig = {
  allowOverlayExpansion: true,
  allowPushExpansion: true,
  sandbox: true,
};

const slotConfig = { allowOverlayExpansion: false };

googletag.pubads().setSafeFrameConfig(pageConfig);

// The following slot will not allow for expansion by overlay.
googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div-1")!
  .setSafeFrameConfig(slotConfig)
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

// The following slot will inherit the page level settings, and hence
// would allow for expansion by overlay.
googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/news", [160, 600], "div-2")!.addService(googletag.pubads());

googletag.display("div-1");
googletag.display("div-2");

See also

• Render creatives using SafeFrame

Parameters
config: SafeFrameConfig	The configuration object.

Returns
PubAdsService	The service object on which the method was called.

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setTargeting

setTargeting(key: string, value: string | string[]): PubAdsService

Sets custom targeting parameters for a given key that apply to all Publisher Ads service ad slots. Calling this multiple times for the same key will overwrite old values. These keys are defined in your Google Ad Manager account.

Example

JavaScript

// Example with a single value for a key.
googletag.pubads().setTargeting("interests", "sports");

// Example with multiple values for a key inside in an array.
googletag.pubads().setTargeting("interests", ["sports", "music"]);

JavaScript (legacy)

// Example with a single value for a key.
googletag.pubads().setTargeting("interests", "sports");

// Example with multiple values for a key inside in an array.
googletag.pubads().setTargeting("interests", ["sports", "music"]);

TypeScript

// Example with a single value for a key.
googletag.pubads().setTargeting("interests", "sports");

// Example with multiple values for a key inside in an array.
googletag.pubads().setTargeting("interests", ["sports", "music"]);

See also

• Key-value targeting

Parameters
key: string	Targeting parameter key.
value: string | string[]	Targeting parameter value or array of values.

Returns
PubAdsService	The service object on which the method was called.

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setVideoContent

setVideoContent(videoContentId: string, videoCmsId: string): void

Sets the video content information to be sent along with the ad requests for targeting and content exclusion purposes. Video ads will be automatically enabled when this method is called. For videoContentId and videoCmsId, use the values that are provided to the Google Ad Manager content ingestion service.

See also

• VAST ad tag URL parameters

Parameters
videoContentId: string	The video content ID.
videoCmsId: string	The video CMS ID.

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updateCorrelator

updateCorrelator(): PubAdsService

Changes the correlator that is sent with ad requests, effectively starting a new page view. The correlator is the same for all the ad requests coming from one page view, and unique across page views. Only applies to async mode.

Note: this has no effect on GPT's long-lived pageview, which automatically reflects the ads actually on the page and has no expiration time.

Example

JavaScript

// Assume that the correlator is currently 12345. All ad requests made
// by this page will currently use that value.

// Replace the current correlator with a new correlator.
googletag.pubads().updateCorrelator();

// The correlator will now be a new randomly selected value, different
// from 12345. All subsequent ad requests made by this page will use
// the new value.

JavaScript (legacy)

// Assume that the correlator is currently 12345. All ad requests made
// by this page will currently use that value.

// Replace the current correlator with a new correlator.
googletag.pubads().updateCorrelator();

// The correlator will now be a new randomly selected value, different
// from 12345. All subsequent ad requests made by this page will use
// the new value.

TypeScript

// Assume that the correlator is currently 12345. All ad requests made
// by this page will currently use that value.

// Replace the current correlator with a new correlator.
googletag.pubads().updateCorrelator();

// The correlator will now be a new randomly selected value, different
// from 12345. All subsequent ad requests made by this page will use
// the new value.

Returns
PubAdsService	The service object on which the function was called.

---

googletag.ResponseInformation

An object representing a single ad response.

Properties
advertiserId	The ID of the advertiser.
campaignId	The ID of the campaign.
creativeId	The ID of the creative.
creativeTemplateId	The template ID of the ad.
lineItemId	The ID of the line item.

See also

• Slot.getResponseInformation

Properties

---

advertiserId

advertiserId: null | number

The ID of the advertiser.

---

campaignId

campaignId: null | number

The ID of the campaign.

---

creativeId

creativeId: null | number

The ID of the creative.

---

creativeTemplateId

creativeTemplateId: null | number

The template ID of the ad.

---

lineItemId

lineItemId: null | number

The ID of the line item.

---

googletag.RewardedPayload

An object representing the reward associated with a rewarded ad

Properties
amount	The number of items included in the reward.
type	The type of item included in the reward (for example, "coin").

See also

• Display a rewarded ad

Properties

---

amount

amount: number

The number of items included in the reward.

---

type

type: string

The type of item included in the reward (for example, "coin").

---

googletag.SafeFrameConfig

Configuration object for SafeFrame containers.

Properties
allowOverlayExpansion?	Whether SafeFrame should allow ad content to expand by overlaying page content.
allowPushExpansion?	Whether SafeFrame should allow ad content to expand by pushing page content.
sandbox?	Whether SafeFrame should use the HTML5 sandbox attribute to prevent top level navigation without user interaction.
useUniqueDomain?	Deprecated. Whether SafeFrame should use randomized subdomains for Reservation creatives.

See also

• PubAdsService.setSafeFrameConfig

Properties

---

Optional allowOverlayExpansion

allowOverlayExpansion?: boolean

Whether SafeFrame should allow ad content to expand by overlaying page content.

---

Optional allowPushExpansion

allowPushExpansion?: boolean

Whether SafeFrame should allow ad content to expand by pushing page content.

---

Optional sandbox

sandbox?: boolean

Whether SafeFrame should use the HTML5 sandbox attribute to prevent top level navigation without user interaction. The only valid value is true (cannot be forced to false). Note that the sandbox attribute disables plugins (e.g. Flash).

---

Optional useUniqueDomain

useUniqueDomain?: null | boolean

Whether SafeFrame should use randomized subdomains for Reservation creatives. Pass in null to clear the stored value.

Note: this feature is enabled by default.

Deprecated: It is no longer possible to disable this feature. Setting useUniqueDomain has no effect.

See also

• Render creatives using SafeFrame

---

googletag.Service

Base service class that contains methods common for all services.

Methods
addEventListener	Registers a listener that allows you to set up and call a JavaScript function when a specific GPT event happens on the page.
getSlots	Get the list of slots associated with this service.
removeEventListener	Removes a previously registered listener.

Methods

---

addEventListener

addEventListener<K extends keyof EventTypeMap>(eventType: K, listener: ((arg: EventTypeMap[K]) => void)): Service

Registers a listener that allows you to set up and call a JavaScript function when a specific GPT event happens on the page. The following events are supported:

• events.GameManualInterstitialSlotClosedEvent
• events.GameManualInterstitialSlotReadyEvent
• events.ImpressionViewableEvent
• events.RewardedSlotClosedEvent
• events.RewardedSlotGrantedEvent
• events.RewardedSlotReadyEvent
• events.SlotOnloadEvent
• events.SlotRenderEndedEvent
• events.SlotRequestedEvent
• events.SlotResponseReceived
• events.SlotVisibilityChangedEvent
An object of the appropriate event type is passed to the listener when it is called.

Example

JavaScript

// 1. Adding an event listener for the PubAdsService.
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotOnload", (event) => {
  console.log("Slot has been loaded:");
  console.log(event);
});

// 2. Adding an event listener with slot specific logic.
// Listeners operate at service level, which means that you cannot add
// a listener for an event for a specific slot only. You can, however,
// programmatically filter a listener to respond only to a certain ad
// slot, using this pattern:
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotOnload", (event) => {
  if (event.slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// 1. Adding an event listener for the PubAdsService.
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotOnload", function (event) {
  console.log("Slot has been loaded:");
  console.log(event);
});

// 2. Adding an event listener with slot specific logic.
// Listeners operate at service level, which means that you cannot add
// a listener for an event for a specific slot only. You can, however,
// programmatically filter a listener to respond only to a certain ad
// slot, using this pattern:
var targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotOnload", function (event) {
  if (event.slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

TypeScript

// 1. Adding an event listener for the PubAdsService.
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotOnload", (event) => {
  console.log("Slot has been loaded:");
  console.log(event);
});

// 2. Adding an event listener with slot specific logic.
// Listeners operate at service level, which means that you cannot add
// a listener for an event for a specific slot only. You can, however,
// programmatically filter a listener to respond only to a certain ad
// slot, using this pattern:
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotOnload", (event) => {
  if (event.slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

See also

• Ad event listeners

Parameters
eventType: K	A string representing the type of event generated by GPT. Event types are case sensitive.
listener: ((arg: EventTypeMap[K]) => void)	Function that takes a single event object argument.

Returns
Service	The service object on which the method was called.

---

getSlots

getSlots(): Slot[]

Get the list of slots associated with this service.

Returns
Slot[]	Slots in the order in which they were added to the service.

---

removeEventListener

removeEventListener<K extends keyof EventTypeMap>(eventType: K, listener: ((event: EventTypeMap[K]) => void)): void

Removes a previously registered listener.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.cmd.push(() => {
  // Define a new ad slot.
  googletag.defineSlot("/6355419/Travel", [728, 90], "div-for-slot").addService(googletag.pubads());

  // Define a new function that removes itself via removeEventListener
  // after the impressionViewable event fires.
  const onViewableListener = (event) => {
    googletag.pubads().removeEventListener("impressionViewable", onViewableListener);
    setTimeout(() => {
      googletag.pubads().refresh([event.slot]);
    }, 30000);
  };

  // Add onViewableListener as a listener for impressionViewable events.
  googletag.pubads().addEventListener("impressionViewable", onViewableListener);
  googletag.enableServices();
});

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.cmd.push(function () {
  // Define a new ad slot.
  googletag.defineSlot("/6355419/Travel", [728, 90], "div-for-slot").addService(googletag.pubads());

  // Define a new function that removes itself via removeEventListener
  // after the impressionViewable event fires.
  var onViewableListener = function (event) {
    googletag.pubads().removeEventListener("impressionViewable", onViewableListener);
    setTimeout(function () {
      googletag.pubads().refresh([event.slot]);
    }, 30000);
  };

  // Add onViewableListener as a listener for impressionViewable events.
  googletag.pubads().addEventListener("impressionViewable", onViewableListener);
  googletag.enableServices();
});

TypeScript

googletag.cmd.push(() => {
  // Define a new ad slot.
  googletag
    .defineSlot("/6355419/Travel", [728, 90], "div-for-slot")!
    .addService(googletag.pubads());

  // Define a new function that removes itself via removeEventListener
  // after the impressionViewable event fires.
  const onViewableListener = (event: googletag.events.ImpressionViewableEvent) => {
    googletag.pubads().removeEventListener("impressionViewable", onViewableListener);
    setTimeout(() => {
      googletag.pubads().refresh([event.slot]);
    }, 30000);
  };

  // Add onViewableListener as a listener for impressionViewable events.
  googletag.pubads().addEventListener("impressionViewable", onViewableListener);
  googletag.enableServices();
});

Parameters
eventType: K	A string representing the type of event generated by GPT. Event types are case sensitive.
listener: ((event: EventTypeMap[K]) => void)	Function that takes a single event object argument.

---

googletag.SizeMappingBuilder

Builder for size mapping specification objects. This builder is provided to help easily construct size specifications.

Methods
addSize	Adds a mapping from a single-size array (representing the viewport) to a single- or multi-size array representing the slot.
build	Builds a size map specification from the mappings added to this builder.

See also

• Ad sizes: Responsive ads

Methods

---

addSize

addSize(viewportSize: SingleSizeArray, slotSize: GeneralSize): SizeMappingBuilder

Adds a mapping from a single-size array (representing the viewport) to a single- or multi-size array representing the slot.

Example

JavaScript

// Mapping 1
googletag
  .sizeMapping()
  .addSize([1024, 768], [970, 250])
  .addSize([980, 690], [728, 90])
  .addSize([640, 480], "fluid")
  .addSize([0, 0], [88, 31]) // All viewports < 640x480
  .build();

// Mapping 2
googletag
  .sizeMapping()
  .addSize([1024, 768], [970, 250])
  .addSize([980, 690], [])
  .addSize([640, 480], [120, 60])
  .addSize([0, 0], [])
  .build();

// Mapping 2 will not show any ads for the following viewport sizes:
// [1024, 768] > size >= [980, 690] and
// [640, 480] > size >= [0, 0]

JavaScript (legacy)

// Mapping 1
googletag
  .sizeMapping()
  .addSize([1024, 768], [970, 250])
  .addSize([980, 690], [728, 90])
  .addSize([640, 480], "fluid")
  .addSize([0, 0], [88, 31]) // All viewports < 640x480
  .build();

// Mapping 2
googletag
  .sizeMapping()
  .addSize([1024, 768], [970, 250])
  .addSize([980, 690], [])
  .addSize([640, 480], [120, 60])
  .addSize([0, 0], [])
  .build();

// Mapping 2 will not show any ads for the following viewport sizes:
// [1024, 768] > size >= [980, 690] and
// [640, 480] > size >= [0, 0]

TypeScript

// Mapping 1
googletag
  .sizeMapping()
  .addSize([1024, 768], [970, 250])
  .addSize([980, 690], [728, 90])
  .addSize([640, 480], "fluid")
  .addSize([0, 0], [88, 31]) // All viewports < 640x480
  .build();

// Mapping 2
googletag
  .sizeMapping()
  .addSize([1024, 768], [970, 250])
  .addSize([980, 690], [])
  .addSize([640, 480], [120, 60])
  .addSize([0, 0], [])
  .build();

// Mapping 2 will not show any ads for the following viewport sizes:
// [1024, 768] > size >= [980, 690] and
// [640, 480] > size >= [0, 0]

Parameters
viewportSize: SingleSizeArray	The size of the viewport for this mapping entry.
slotSize: GeneralSize	The sizes of the slot for this mapping entry.

Returns
SizeMappingBuilder	A reference to this builder.

---

build

build(): null | SizeMappingArray

Builds a size map specification from the mappings added to this builder.

If any invalid mappings have been supplied, this method will return null. Otherwise it returns a specification in the correct format to pass to Slot.defineSizeMapping.

Note: the behavior of the builder after calling this method is undefined.

Returns
null | SizeMappingArray	The result built by this builder. Can be null if invalid size mappings were supplied.

---

googletag.Slot

Slot is an object representing a single ad slot on a page.

Methods
addService	Adds a Service to this slot.
clearCategoryExclusions	Clears all slot-level ad category exclusion labels for this slot.
clearTargeting	Clears specific or all custom slot-level targeting parameters for this slot.
defineSizeMapping	Sets an array of mappings from a minimum viewport size to slot size for this slot.
get	Returns the value for the AdSense attribute associated with the given key for this slot.
getAdUnitPath	Returns the full path of the ad unit, with the network code and ad unit path.
getAttributeKeys	Returns the list of attribute keys set on this slot.
getCategoryExclusions	Returns the ad category exclusion labels for this slot.
getResponseInformation	Returns the ad response information.
getSlotElementId	Returns the ID of the slot div provided when the slot was defined.
getTargeting	Returns a specific custom targeting parameter set on this slot.
getTargetingKeys	Returns the list of all custom targeting keys set on this slot.
set	Sets a value for an AdSense attribute on this ad slot.
setCategoryExclusion	Sets a slot-level ad category exclusion label on this slot.
setClickUrl	Sets the click URL to which users will be redirected after clicking on the ad.
setCollapseEmptyDiv	Sets whether the slot div should be hidden when there is no ad in the slot.
setConfig	Sets general configuration options for this slot.
setForceSafeFrame	Configures whether ads in this slot should be forced to be rendered using a SafeFrame container.
setSafeFrameConfig	Sets the slot-level preferences for SafeFrame configuration.
setTargeting	Sets a custom targeting parameter for this slot.
updateTargetingFromMap	Sets custom targeting parameters for this slot, from a key:value map in a JSON object.

Methods

---

addService

addService(service: Service): Slot

Adds a Service to this slot.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div").addService(googletag.pubads());

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div").addService(googletag.pubads());

TypeScript

googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")!.addService(googletag.pubads());

See also

• Get Started with Google Publisher Tags
• Display a test ad

Parameters
service: Service	The service to be added.

Returns
Slot	The slot object on which the method was called.

---

clearCategoryExclusions

clearCategoryExclusions(): Slot

Clears all slot-level ad category exclusion labels for this slot.

Example

JavaScript

// Set category exclusion to exclude ads with 'AirlineAd' labels.
const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .setCategoryExclusion("AirlineAd")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

// Make an ad request. No ad with 'AirlineAd' label will be returned
// for the slot.

// Clear category exclusions so all ads can be returned.
slot.clearCategoryExclusions();

// Make an ad request. Any ad can be returned for the slot.

JavaScript (legacy)

// Set category exclusion to exclude ads with 'AirlineAd' labels.
var slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .setCategoryExclusion("AirlineAd")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

// Make an ad request. No ad with 'AirlineAd' label will be returned
// for the slot.

// Clear category exclusions so all ads can be returned.
slot.clearCategoryExclusions();

// Make an ad request. Any ad can be returned for the slot.

TypeScript

// Set category exclusion to exclude ads with 'AirlineAd' labels.
const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")!
  .setCategoryExclusion("AirlineAd")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

// Make an ad request. No ad with 'AirlineAd' label will be returned
// for the slot.

// Clear category exclusions so all ads can be returned.
slot.clearCategoryExclusions();

// Make an ad request. Any ad can be returned for the slot.

Returns
Slot	The slot object on which the method was called.

---

clearTargeting

clearTargeting(key?: string): Slot

Clears specific or all custom slot-level targeting parameters for this slot.

Example

JavaScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .setTargeting("allow_expandable", "true")
  .setTargeting("interests", ["sports", "music"])
  .setTargeting("color", "red")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.clearTargeting("color");
// Targeting 'allow_expandable' and 'interests' are still present,
// while 'color' was cleared.

slot.clearTargeting();
// All targeting has been cleared.

JavaScript (legacy)

var slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .setTargeting("allow_expandable", "true")
  .setTargeting("interests", ["sports", "music"])
  .setTargeting("color", "red")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.clearTargeting("color");
// Targeting 'allow_expandable' and 'interests' are still present,
// while 'color' was cleared.

slot.clearTargeting();
// All targeting has been cleared.

TypeScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")!
  .setTargeting("allow_expandable", "true")
  .setTargeting("interests", ["sports", "music"])
  .setTargeting("color", "red")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.clearTargeting("color");
// Targeting 'allow_expandable' and 'interests' are still present,
// while 'color' was cleared.

slot.clearTargeting();
// All targeting has been cleared.

See also

• Key-value targeting

Parameters
Optional key: string	Targeting parameter key. The key is optional; all targeting parameters will be cleared if it is unspecified.

Returns
Slot	The slot object on which the method was called.

---

defineSizeMapping

defineSizeMapping(sizeMapping: SizeMappingArray): Slot

Sets an array of mappings from a minimum viewport size to slot size for this slot.

Example

JavaScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

const mapping = googletag
  .sizeMapping()
  .addSize([100, 100], [88, 31])
  .addSize(
    [320, 400],
    [
      [320, 50],
      [300, 50],
    ],
  )
  .build();

slot.defineSizeMapping(mapping);

JavaScript (legacy)

var slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

var mapping = googletag
  .sizeMapping()
  .addSize([100, 100], [88, 31])
  .addSize(
    [320, 400],
    [
      [320, 50],
      [300, 50],
    ],
  )
  .build();

slot.defineSizeMapping(mapping);

TypeScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")!
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

const mapping = googletag
  .sizeMapping()
  .addSize([100, 100], [88, 31])
  .addSize(
    [320, 400],
    [
      [320, 50],
      [300, 50],
    ],
  )
  .build();

slot.defineSizeMapping(mapping!);

See also

• Ad sizes: Responsive ads

Parameters
sizeMapping: SizeMappingArray	Array of size mappings. You can use SizeMappingBuilder to create it. Each size mapping is an array of two elements: SingleSizeArray and GeneralSize.

Returns
Slot	The slot object on which the method was called.

---

get

get(key: string): null | string

Returns the value for the AdSense attribute associated with the given key for this slot. To see service-level attributes inherited by this slot, use PubAdsService.get.

Example

JavaScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .set("adsense_background_color", "#FFFFFF")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.get("adsense_background_color");
// Returns '#FFFFFF'.

JavaScript (legacy)

var slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .set("adsense_background_color", "#FFFFFF")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.get("adsense_background_color");
// Returns '#FFFFFF'.

TypeScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")!
  .set("adsense_background_color", "#FFFFFF")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.get("adsense_background_color");
// Returns '#FFFFFF'.

See also

• AdSense Attributes

Parameters
key: string	Name of the attribute to look for.

Returns
null | string	Current value for the attribute key, or null if the key is not present.

---

getAdUnitPath

getAdUnitPath(): string

Returns the full path of the ad unit, with the network code and ad unit path.

Example

JavaScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.getAdUnitPath();
// Returns '/1234567/sports'.

JavaScript (legacy)

var slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.getAdUnitPath();
// Returns '/1234567/sports'.

TypeScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")!
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.getAdUnitPath();
// Returns '/1234567/sports'.

Returns
string	Ad unit path.

---

getAttributeKeys

getAttributeKeys(): string[]

Returns the list of attribute keys set on this slot. To see the keys of service-level attributes inherited by this slot, use PubAdsService.getAttributeKeys.

Example

JavaScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .set("adsense_background_color", "#FFFFFF")
  .set("adsense_border_color", "#AABBCC")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.getAttributeKeys();
// Returns ['adsense_background_color', 'adsense_border_color'].

JavaScript (legacy)

var slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .set("adsense_background_color", "#FFFFFF")
  .set("adsense_border_color", "#AABBCC")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.getAttributeKeys();
// Returns ['adsense_background_color', 'adsense_border_color'].

TypeScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")!
  .set("adsense_background_color", "#FFFFFF")
  .set("adsense_border_color", "#AABBCC")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.getAttributeKeys();
// Returns ['adsense_background_color', 'adsense_border_color'].

Returns
string[]	Array of attribute keys. Ordering is undefined.

---

getCategoryExclusions

getCategoryExclusions(): string[]

Returns the ad category exclusion labels for this slot.

Example

JavaScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .setCategoryExclusion("AirlineAd")
  .setCategoryExclusion("TrainAd")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.getCategoryExclusions();
// Returns ['AirlineAd', 'TrainAd'].

JavaScript (legacy)

var slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .setCategoryExclusion("AirlineAd")
  .setCategoryExclusion("TrainAd")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.getCategoryExclusions();
// Returns ['AirlineAd', 'TrainAd'].

TypeScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")!
  .setCategoryExclusion("AirlineAd")
  .setCategoryExclusion("TrainAd")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.getCategoryExclusions();
// Returns ['AirlineAd', 'TrainAd'].

Returns
string[]	The ad category exclusion labels for this slot, or an empty array if none have been set.

---

getResponseInformation

getResponseInformation(): null | ResponseInformation

Returns the ad response information. This is based on the last ad response for the slot. If this is called when the slot has no ad, null will be returned.

Returns
null | ResponseInformation	The latest ad response information, or null if the slot has no ad.

---

getSlotElementId

getSlotElementId(): string

Returns the ID of the slot div provided when the slot was defined.

Example

JavaScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.getSlotElementId();
// Returns 'div'.

JavaScript (legacy)

var slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.getSlotElementId();
// Returns 'div'.

TypeScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")!
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.getSlotElementId();
// Returns 'div'.

Returns
string	Slot div ID.

---

getTargeting

getTargeting(key: string): string[]

Returns a specific custom targeting parameter set on this slot. Service-level targeting parameters are not included.

Example

JavaScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .setTargeting("allow_expandable", "true")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.getTargeting("allow_expandable");
// Returns ['true'].

slot.getTargeting("age");
// Returns [] (empty array).

JavaScript (legacy)

var slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .setTargeting("allow_expandable", "true")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.getTargeting("allow_expandable");
// Returns ['true'].

slot.getTargeting("age");
// Returns [] (empty array).

TypeScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")!
  .setTargeting("allow_expandable", "true")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.getTargeting("allow_expandable");
// Returns ['true'].

slot.getTargeting("age");
// Returns [] (empty array).

Parameters
key: string	The targeting key to look for.

Returns
string[]	The values associated with this key, or an empty array if there is no such key.

---

getTargetingKeys

getTargetingKeys(): string[]

Returns the list of all custom targeting keys set on this slot. Service-level targeting keys are not included.

Example

JavaScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .setTargeting("allow_expandable", "true")
  .setTargeting("interests", ["sports", "music"])
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.getTargetingKeys();
// Returns ['interests', 'allow_expandable'].

JavaScript (legacy)

var slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .setTargeting("allow_expandable", "true")
  .setTargeting("interests", ["sports", "music"])
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.getTargetingKeys();
// Returns ['interests', 'allow_expandable'].

TypeScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")!
  .setTargeting("allow_expandable", "true")
  .setTargeting("interests", ["sports", "music"])
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

slot.getTargetingKeys();
// Returns ['interests', 'allow_expandable'].

Returns
string[]	Array of targeting keys. Ordering is undefined.

---

set

set(key: string, value: string): Slot

Sets a value for an AdSense attribute on this ad slot. This will override any values set at the service level for this key.

Calling this method more than once for the same key will override previously set values for that key. All values must be set before calling display or refresh.

Example

JavaScript

// Setting an attribute on a single ad slot.
googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .set("adsense_background_color", "#FFFFFF")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

JavaScript (legacy)

// Setting an attribute on a single ad slot.
googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .set("adsense_background_color", "#FFFFFF")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

TypeScript

// Setting an attribute on a single ad slot.
googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")!
  .set("adsense_background_color", "#FFFFFF")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

See also

• AdSense Attributes

Parameters
key: string	The name of the attribute.
value: string	Attribute value.

Returns
Slot	The slot object on which the method was called.

---

setCategoryExclusion

setCategoryExclusion(categoryExclusion: string): Slot

Sets a slot-level ad category exclusion label on this slot.

Example

JavaScript

// Label = AirlineAd
googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .setCategoryExclusion("AirlineAd")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

JavaScript (legacy)

// Label = AirlineAd
googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .setCategoryExclusion("AirlineAd")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

TypeScript

// Label = AirlineAd
googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")!
  .setCategoryExclusion("AirlineAd")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

See also

• Custom labels to block ads

Parameters
categoryExclusion: string	The ad category exclusion label to add.

Returns
Slot	The slot object on which the method was called.

---

setClickUrl

setClickUrl(value: string): Slot

Sets the click URL to which users will be redirected after clicking on the ad.

The Google Ad Manager servers still record a click even if the click URL is replaced. Any landing page URL associated with the creative that is served is appended to the provided value. Subsequent calls overwrite the value. This works only for non-SRA requests.

Example

JavaScript

googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .setClickUrl("http://www.example.com?original_click_url=")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .setClickUrl("http://www.example.com?original_click_url=")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

TypeScript

googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")!
  .setClickUrl("http://www.example.com?original_click_url=")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

Parameters
value: string	The click URL to set.

Returns
Slot	The slot object on which the method was called.

---

setCollapseEmptyDiv

setCollapseEmptyDiv(collapse: boolean, collapseBeforeAdFetch?: boolean): Slot

Sets whether the slot div should be hidden when there is no ad in the slot. This overrides the service-level settings.

Example

JavaScript

googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div-1")
  .setCollapseEmptyDiv(true, true)
  .addService(googletag.pubads());
// The above will cause the div for this slot to be collapsed
// when the page is loaded, before ads are requested.

googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div-2")
  .setCollapseEmptyDiv(true)
  .addService(googletag.pubads());
// The above will cause the div for this slot to be collapsed
// only after GPT detects that no ads are available for the slot.

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div-1")
  .setCollapseEmptyDiv(true, true)
  .addService(googletag.pubads());
// The above will cause the div for this slot to be collapsed
// when the page is loaded, before ads are requested.

googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div-2")
  .setCollapseEmptyDiv(true)
  .addService(googletag.pubads());
// The above will cause the div for this slot to be collapsed
// only after GPT detects that no ads are available for the slot.

TypeScript

googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div-1")!
  .setCollapseEmptyDiv(true, true)
  .addService(googletag.pubads());
// The above will cause the div for this slot to be collapsed
// when the page is loaded, before ads are requested.

googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div-2")!
  .setCollapseEmptyDiv(true)
  .addService(googletag.pubads());
// The above will cause the div for this slot to be collapsed
// only after GPT detects that no ads are available for the slot.

See also

• Collapse empty ad slots
• Minimize layout shift

Parameters
collapse: boolean	Whether to collapse the slot if no ad is returned.
Optional collapseBeforeAdFetch: boolean	Whether to collapse the slot even before an ad is fetched. Ignored if collapse is not true.

Returns
Slot	The slot object on which the method was called.

---

setConfig

setConfig(slotConfig: SlotSettingsConfig): void

Sets general configuration options for this slot.

Parameters
slotConfig: SlotSettingsConfig	The configuration object.

---

setForceSafeFrame

setForceSafeFrame(forceSafeFrame: boolean): Slot

Configures whether ads in this slot should be forced to be rendered using a SafeFrame container.

Please keep the following things in mind while using this API:

• This setting will only take effect for subsequent ad requests made for the respective slots.
• The slot level setting, if specified, will always override the page level setting.
• If set to true (at slot-level or page level), the ad will always be rendered using a SafeFrame container independent of the choice made in the Google Ad Manager UI.
• However, if set to false or left unspecified, the ad will be rendered using a SafeFrame container depending on the type of creative and the selection made in the Google Ad Manager UI.
• This API should be used with caution as it could impact the behaviour of creatives that attempt to break out of their iFrames or rely on them being rendered directly in a publishers page.

Example

JavaScript

googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .setForceSafeFrame(true)
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .setForceSafeFrame(true)
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

TypeScript

googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")!
  .setForceSafeFrame(true)
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

See also

• Render creatives using SafeFrame

Parameters
forceSafeFrame: boolean	true to force all ads in this slot to be rendered in SafeFrames and false to opt-out of a page-level setting (if present). Setting this to false when not specified at the page-level won't change anything.

Returns
Slot	The slot object on which the method was called.

---

setSafeFrameConfig

setSafeFrameConfig(config: null | SafeFrameConfig): Slot

Sets the slot-level preferences for SafeFrame configuration. Any unrecognized keys in the config object will be ignored. The entire config will be ignored if an invalid value is passed for a recognized key.

These slot-level preferences, if specified, will override any page-level preferences.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.pubads().setForceSafeFrame(true);

// The following slot will have a sandboxed safeframe that only
// disallows top-level navigation.
googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div-1")
  .setSafeFrameConfig({ sandbox: true })
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

// The following slot will inherit page-level settings.
googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/news", [160, 600], "div-2").addService(googletag.pubads());

googletag.display("div-1");
googletag.display("div-2");

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.pubads().setForceSafeFrame(true);

// The following slot will have a sandboxed safeframe that only
// disallows top-level navigation.
googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div-1")
  .setSafeFrameConfig({ sandbox: true })
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

// The following slot will inherit page-level settings.
googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/news", [160, 600], "div-2").addService(googletag.pubads());

googletag.display("div-1");
googletag.display("div-2");

TypeScript

googletag.pubads().setForceSafeFrame(true);

// The following slot will have a sandboxed safeframe that only
// disallows top-level navigation.
googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div-1")!
  .setSafeFrameConfig({ sandbox: true })
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

// The following slot will inherit page-level settings.
googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/news", [160, 600], "div-2")!.addService(googletag.pubads());

googletag.display("div-1");
googletag.display("div-2");

See also

• Render creatives using SafeFrame

Parameters
config: null | SafeFrameConfig	The configuration object.

Returns
Slot	The slot object on which the method was called.

---

setTargeting

setTargeting(key: string, value: string | string[]): Slot

Sets a custom targeting parameter for this slot. Calling this method multiple times for the same key will overwrite old values. Values set here will overwrite targeting parameters set at the service-level. These keys are defined in your Google Ad Manager account.

Example

JavaScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

// Example with a single value for a key.
slot.setTargeting("allow_expandable", "true");

// Example with multiple values for a key inside in an array.
slot.setTargeting("interests", ["sports", "music"]);

JavaScript (legacy)

var slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

// Example with a single value for a key.
slot.setTargeting("allow_expandable", "true");

// Example with multiple values for a key inside in an array.
slot.setTargeting("interests", ["sports", "music"]);

TypeScript

const slot = googletag
  .defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")!
  .addService(googletag.pubads());

// Example with a single value for a key.
slot.setTargeting("allow_expandable", "true");

// Example with multiple values for a key inside in an array.
slot.setTargeting("interests", ["sports", "music"]);

See also

• Key-value targeting

Parameters
key: string	Targeting parameter key.
value: string | string[]	Targeting parameter value or array of values.

Returns
Slot	The slot object on which the method was called.

---

updateTargetingFromMap

updateTargetingFromMap(map: {
  [adUnitPath: string]: string | string[];
}): Slot

Sets custom targeting parameters for this slot, from a key:value map in a JSON object. This is the same as calling Slot.setTargeting for all the key values of the object. These keys are defined in your Google Ad Manager account.

Notes:

• In case of overwriting, only the last value will be kept.
• If the value is an array, any previous value will be overwritten, not merged.
• Values set here will overwrite targeting parameters set at the service-level.

Example

JavaScript

const slot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div");

slot.updateTargetingFromMap({
  color: "red",
  interests: ["sports", "music", "movies"],
});

JavaScript (legacy)

var slot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div");

slot.updateTargetingFromMap({
  color: "red",
  interests: ["sports", "music", "movies"],
});

TypeScript

const slot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/sports", [160, 600], "div")!;

slot.updateTargetingFromMap({
  color: "red",
  interests: ["sports", "music", "movies"],
});

Parameters
map: {   [adUnitPath: string]: string | string[]; }	Targeting parameter key:value map.

Returns
Slot	The slot object on which the method was called.

---

googletag.config

Main configuration interface for page-level settings.

Interfaces
AdExpansionConfig	Settings to control ad expansion.
ComponentAuctionConfig	An object representing a single component auction in a on-device ad auction.
InterstitialConfig	An object which defines the behavior of a single interstitial ad slot.
PageSettingsConfig	Main configuration interface for page-level settings.
PrivacyTreatmentsConfig	Settings to control publisher privacy treatments.
PublisherProvidedSignalsConfig	Publisher provided signals (PPS) configuration object.
SlotSettingsConfig	Main configuration interface for slot-level settings.
TaxonomyData	An object containing the values for a single Taxonomy.

Type Aliases
InterstitialTrigger	Supported interstitial ad triggers.
PrivacyTreatment	Supported publisher privacy treatments.
Taxonomy	Supported taxonomies for publisher provided signals (PPS).

Type Aliases

---

InterstitialTrigger

InterstitialTrigger: "unhideWindow" | "navBar"

Supported interstitial ad triggers.

---

PrivacyTreatment

PrivacyTreatment: "disablePersonalization"

Supported publisher privacy treatments.

---

Taxonomy

Taxonomy: "IAB_AUDIENCE_1_1" | "IAB_CONTENT_2_2"

Supported taxonomies for publisher provided signals (PPS).

See also

• IAB Audience Taxonomy 1.1
• IAB Content Taxonomy 2.2

---

googletag.config.AdExpansionConfig

Settings to control ad expansion.

Properties
enabled?	Whether ad expansion is enabled or disabled.

Example

JavaScript

// Enable ad slot expansion across the entire page.
googletag.setConfig({
  adExpansion: { enabled: true },
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// Enable ad slot expansion across the entire page.
googletag.setConfig({
  adExpansion: { enabled: true },
});

TypeScript

// Enable ad slot expansion across the entire page.
googletag.setConfig({
  adExpansion: { enabled: true },
});

Properties

---

Optional enabled

enabled?: boolean

Whether ad expansion is enabled or disabled.

Setting this value overrides the default configured in Google Ad Manager.

See also

• Expand ads on desktop and tablet
• Expand ads on mobile web (partial screen)

---

googletag.config.ComponentAuctionConfig

An object representing a single component auction in a on-device ad auction.

Properties
auctionConfig	An auction configuration object for this component auction.
configKey	The configuration key associated with this component auction.

See also

• Protected Audience API Seller guide: run ad auctions

Properties

---

auctionConfig

auctionConfig: null | {
  auctionSignals?: unknown;
  decisionLogicUrl: string;
  interestGroupBuyers?: string[];
  perBuyerExperimentGroupIds?: {
    [buyer: string]: number;
  };
  perBuyerGroupLimits?: {
    [buyer: string]: number;
  };
  perBuyerSignals?: {
    [buyer: string]: unknown;
  };
  perBuyerTimeouts?: {
    [buyer: string]: number;
  };
  seller: string;
  sellerExperimentGroupId?: number;
  sellerSignals?: unknown;
  sellerTimeout?: number;
  trustedScoringSignalsUrl?: string;
}

An auction configuration object for this component auction.

If this value is set to null, any existing configuration for the specified configKey will be deleted.

Example

JavaScript

const componentAuctionConfig = {
  // Seller URL should be https and the same as decisionLogicUrl's origin
  seller: "https://testSeller.com",
  decisionLogicUrl: "https://testSeller.com/ssp/decision-logic.js",
  interestGroupBuyers: ["https://example-buyer.com"],
  auctionSignals: { auction_signals: "auction_signals" },
  sellerSignals: { seller_signals: "seller_signals" },
  perBuyerSignals: {
    // listed on interestGroupBuyers
    "https://example-buyer.com": {
      per_buyer_signals: "per_buyer_signals",
    },
  },
};

const auctionSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);

// To add configKey to the component auction:
auctionSlot.setConfig({
  componentAuction: [
    {
      configKey: "https://testSeller.com",
      auctionConfig: componentAuctionConfig,
    },
  ],
});

// To remove configKey from the component auction:
auctionSlot.setConfig({
  componentAuction: [
    {
      configKey: "https://testSeller.com",
      auctionConfig: null,
    },
  ],
});

JavaScript (legacy)

var componentAuctionConfig = {
  // Seller URL should be https and the same as decisionLogicUrl's origin
  seller: "https://testSeller.com",
  decisionLogicUrl: "https://testSeller.com/ssp/decision-logic.js",
  interestGroupBuyers: ["https://example-buyer.com"],
  auctionSignals: { auction_signals: "auction_signals" },
  sellerSignals: { seller_signals: "seller_signals" },
  perBuyerSignals: {
    // listed on interestGroupBuyers
    "https://example-buyer.com": {
      per_buyer_signals: "per_buyer_signals",
    },
  },
};

var auctionSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);

// To add configKey to the component auction:
auctionSlot.setConfig({
  componentAuction: [
    {
      configKey: "https://testSeller.com",
      auctionConfig: componentAuctionConfig,
    },
  ],
});

// To remove configKey from the component auction:
auctionSlot.setConfig({
  componentAuction: [
    {
      configKey: "https://testSeller.com",
      auctionConfig: null,
    },
  ],
});

TypeScript

const componentAuctionConfig = {
  // Seller URL should be https and the same as decisionLogicUrl's origin
  seller: "https://testSeller.com",
  decisionLogicUrl: "https://testSeller.com/ssp/decision-logic.js",
  interestGroupBuyers: ["https://example-buyer.com"],
  auctionSignals: { auction_signals: "auction_signals" },
  sellerSignals: { seller_signals: "seller_signals" },
  perBuyerSignals: {
    // listed on interestGroupBuyers
    "https://example-buyer.com": {
      per_buyer_signals: "per_buyer_signals",
    },
  },
};

const auctionSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600])!;

// To add configKey to the component auction:
auctionSlot.setConfig({
  componentAuction: [
    {
      configKey: "https://testSeller.com",
      auctionConfig: componentAuctionConfig,
    },
  ],
});

// To remove configKey from the component auction:
auctionSlot.setConfig({
  componentAuction: [
    {
      configKey: "https://testSeller.com",
      auctionConfig: null,
    },
  ],
});

See also

• Protected Audience API: Initiating an On-Device Auction

---

configKey

configKey: string

The configuration key associated with this component auction.

This value must be non-empty and should be unique. If two ComponentAuctionConfig objects share the same configKey value, the last to be set will overwrite prior configurations.

---

googletag.config.InterstitialConfig

An object which defines the behavior of a single interstitial ad slot.

Properties
triggers?	The interstitial trigger configuration for this interstitial ad.

Properties

---

Optional triggers

triggers?: Partial<Record<InterstitialTrigger, boolean>>

The interstitial trigger configuration for this interstitial ad.

Setting the value of an interstitial trigger to true will enable it and false will disable it. This will override the default values configured in Google Ad Manager.

Example

JavaScript

// Define a GPT managed web interstitial ad slot.
const interstitialSlot = googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot(
  "/1234567/sports",
  googletag.enums.OutOfPageFormat.INTERSTITIAL,
);

// Enable optional interstitial triggers.
// Change this value to false to disable.
const enableTriggers = true;

interstitialSlot.setConfig({
  interstitial: {
    triggers: {
      navBar: enableTriggers,
      unhideWindow: enableTriggers,
    },
  },
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// Define a GPT managed web interstitial ad slot.
var interstitialSlot = googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot(
  "/1234567/sports",
  googletag.enums.OutOfPageFormat.INTERSTITIAL,
);

// Enable optional interstitial triggers.
// Change this value to false to disable.
var enableTriggers = true;

interstitialSlot.setConfig({
  interstitial: {
    triggers: {
      navBar: enableTriggers,
      unhideWindow: enableTriggers,
    },
  },
});

TypeScript

// Define a GPT managed web interstitial ad slot.
const interstitialSlot = googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot(
  "/1234567/sports",
  googletag.enums.OutOfPageFormat.INTERSTITIAL,
)!;

// Enable optional interstitial triggers.
// Change this value to false to disable.
const enableTriggers = true;

interstitialSlot.setConfig({
  interstitial: {
    triggers: {
      navBar: enableTriggers,
      unhideWindow: enableTriggers,
    },
  },
});

See also

• Display a web interstitial ad

---

googletag.config.PageSettingsConfig

Main configuration interface for page-level settings.

Allows setting multiple features with a single API call.

All properties listed below are examples and do not reflect actual features that utilize setConfig. For the set of features, see fields within the PageSettingsConfig type below.

Examples:

• Only features specified in the googletag.setConfig call are modified.

    // Configure feature alpha.
    googletag.setConfig({
        alpha: {...}
    });
  
    // Configure feature bravo. Feature alpha is unchanged.
    googletag.setConfig({
       bravo: {...}
    });
  

• All settings for a given feature are updated with each call to googletag.setConfig.

    // Configure feature charlie to echo = 1, foxtrot = true.
    googletag.setConfig({
        charlie: {
            echo: 1,
            foxtrot: true,
        }
    });
  
    // Update feature charlie to echo = 2. Since foxtrot was not specified,
    // the value is cleared.
    googletag.setConfig({
        charlie: {
            echo: 2
        }
    });
  

• All settings for a feature can be cleared by passing null.

    // Configure features delta, golf, and hotel.
    googletag.setConfig({
        delta: {...},
        golf: {...},
        hotel: {...},
    });
  
    // Feature delta and hotel are cleared, but feature golf remains set.
    googletag.setConfig({
        delta: null,
        hotel: null,
    });
  

Properties
adExpansion?	Settings to control ad expansion.
adYield?	Deprecated.
pps?	Settings to control publisher provided signals (PPS).
privacyTreatments?	Settings to control publisher privacy treatments.
threadYield?	Setting to control whether GPT should yield the JS thread when rendering creatives.

Properties

---

Optional adExpansion

adExpansion?: null | AdExpansionConfig

Settings to control ad expansion.

---

Optional adYield

adYield?: null | "DISABLED" | "ENABLED_ALL_SLOTS"
Deprecated: Use threadYield instead. This will be removed in the near future.

---

Optional pps

pps?: null | PublisherProvidedSignalsConfig

Settings to control publisher provided signals (PPS).

---

Optional privacyTreatments

privacyTreatments?: null | PrivacyTreatmentsConfig

Settings to control publisher privacy treatments.

---

Optional threadYield

threadYield?: null | "DISABLED" | "ENABLED_ALL_SLOTS"

Setting to control whether GPT should yield the JS thread when rendering creatives.

GPT will yield only for browsers that support the Scheduler.postTask or Scheduler.yield API.

Supported values:

• null (default): GPT will yield the JS thread for slots outside of the viewport.
• ENABLED_ALL_SLOTS: GPT will yield the JS thread for all slots regardless of whether the slot is within the viewport.
• DISABLED: GPT will not yield the JS thread.

Example

JavaScript

// Disable yielding.
googletag.setConfig({ threadYield: "DISABLED" });

// Enable yielding for all slots.
googletag.setConfig({ threadYield: "ENABLED_ALL_SLOTS" });

// Enable yielding only for slots outside of the viewport (default).
googletag.setConfig({ threadYield: null });

JavaScript (legacy)

// Disable yielding.
googletag.setConfig({ threadYield: "DISABLED" });

// Enable yielding for all slots.
googletag.setConfig({ threadYield: "ENABLED_ALL_SLOTS" });

// Enable yielding only for slots outside of the viewport (default).
googletag.setConfig({ threadYield: null });

TypeScript

// Disable yielding.
googletag.setConfig({ threadYield: "DISABLED" });

// Enable yielding for all slots.
googletag.setConfig({ threadYield: "ENABLED_ALL_SLOTS" });

// Enable yielding only for slots outside of the viewport (default).
googletag.setConfig({ threadYield: null });

See also

• Scheduler

---

googletag.config.PrivacyTreatmentsConfig

Settings to control publisher privacy treatments.

Properties
treatments	An array of publisher privacy treatments to enable.

Properties

---

treatments

treatments: "disablePersonalization"[]

An array of publisher privacy treatments to enable.

Example

JavaScript

// Disable personalization across the entire page.
googletag.setConfig({
  privacyTreatments: { treatments: ["disablePersonalization"] },
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// Disable personalization across the entire page.
googletag.setConfig({
  privacyTreatments: { treatments: ["disablePersonalization"] },
});

TypeScript

// Disable personalization across the entire page.
googletag.setConfig({
  privacyTreatments: { treatments: ["disablePersonalization"] },
});

---

googletag.config.PublisherProvidedSignalsConfig

Publisher provided signals (PPS) configuration object.

Properties
taxonomies	An object containing Taxonomy mappings.

Example

JavaScript

googletag.setConfig({
  pps: {
    taxonomies: {
      IAB_AUDIENCE_1_1: { values: ["6", "626"] },
      // '6' = 'Demographic | Age Range | 18-20'
      // '626' = 'Interest | Sports | Darts'
      IAB_CONTENT_2_2: { values: ["48", "127"] },
      // '48' = 'Books and Literature | Fiction'
      // '127' = 'Careers | Job Search'
    },
  },
});

JavaScript (legacy)

googletag.setConfig({
  pps: {
    taxonomies: {
      IAB_AUDIENCE_1_1: { values: ["6", "626"] },
      // '6' = 'Demographic | Age Range | 18-20'
      // '626' = 'Interest | Sports | Darts'
      IAB_CONTENT_2_2: { values: ["48", "127"] },
      // '48' = 'Books and Literature | Fiction'
      // '127' = 'Careers | Job Search'
    },
  },
});

TypeScript

googletag.setConfig({
  pps: {
    taxonomies: {
      IAB_AUDIENCE_1_1: { values: ["6", "626"] },
      // '6' = 'Demographic | Age Range | 18-20'
      // '626' = 'Interest | Sports | Darts'
      IAB_CONTENT_2_2: { values: ["48", "127"] },
      // '48' = 'Books and Literature | Fiction'
      // '127' = 'Careers | Job Search'
    },
  },
});

See also

• About publisher provided signals (Beta)
• IAB Audience Taxonomy 1.1
• IAB Content Taxonomy 2.2

Properties

---

taxonomies

taxonomies: Partial<Record<Taxonomy, TaxonomyData>>

An object containing Taxonomy mappings.

---

googletag.config.SlotSettingsConfig

Main configuration interface for slot-level settings.

Allows setting multiple features with a single API call for a single slot.

All properties listed below are examples and do not reflect actual features that utilize setConfig. For the set of features, see fields within the SlotSettingsConfig type below.

Examples:

• Only features specified in the Slot.setConfig call are modified.

    const slot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
  
    // Configure feature alpha.
    slot.setConfig({
        alpha: {...}
    });
  
    // Configure feature bravo. Feature alpha is unchanged.
    slot.setConfig({
       bravo: {...}
    });
  

• All settings for a given feature are updated with each call to Slot.setConfig.

    // Configure feature charlie to echo = 1, foxtrot = true.
    slot.setConfig({
        charlie: {
            echo: 1,
            foxtrot: true,
        }
    });
  
    // Update feature charlie to echo = 2. Since foxtrot was not specified,
    // the value is cleared.
    slot.setConfig({
        charlie: {
            echo: 2
        }
    });
  

• All settings for a feature can be cleared by passing null.

    // Configure features delta, golf, and hotel.
    slot.setConfig({
        delta: {...},
        golf: {...},
        hotel: {...},
    });
  
    // Feature delta and hotel are cleared, but feature golf remains set.
    slot.setConfig({
        delta: null,
        hotel: null,
    });
  

Properties
adExpansion?	Settings to control ad expansion.
componentAuction?	An array of component auctions to be included in an on-device ad auction.
interstitial?	Settings that control interstitial ad slot behavior.

Properties

---

Optional adExpansion

adExpansion?: AdExpansionConfig

Settings to control ad expansion.

---

Optional componentAuction

componentAuction?: ComponentAuctionConfig[]

An array of component auctions to be included in an on-device ad auction.

---

Optional interstitial

interstitial?: InterstitialConfig

Settings that control interstitial ad slot behavior.

---

googletag.config.TaxonomyData

An object containing the values for a single Taxonomy.

Properties
values	A list of Taxonomy values.

Properties

---

values

values: string[]

A list of Taxonomy values.

---

googletag.enums

This is the namespace that GPT uses for enum types.

Enumerations
OutOfPageFormat	Out-of-page formats supported by GPT.
TrafficSource	Traffic sources supported by GPT.

Enumerations

---

OutOfPageFormat

OutOfPageFormat

Out-of-page formats supported by GPT.

See also

• defineOutOfPageSlot

Enumeration Members
BOTTOM_ANCHOR	Anchor format where slot sticks to the bottom of the viewport.
GAME_MANUAL_INTERSTITIAL	Game manual interstitial format. Note: Game manual interstitial is a limited-access format.
INTERSTITIAL	Web interstitial creative format.
LEFT_SIDE_RAIL	Left side rail format.
REWARDED	Rewarded format.
RIGHT_SIDE_RAIL	Right side rail format.
TOP_ANCHOR	Anchor format where slot sticks to the top of the viewport.

---

TrafficSource

TrafficSource

Traffic sources supported by GPT.

See also

• PrivacySettingsConfig.trafficSource

Enumeration Members
ORGANIC	Direct URL entry, site search, or app download.
PURCHASED	Traffic redirected from properties other than owned (acquired or otherwise incentivized activity).

---

googletag.events

This is the namespace that GPT uses for Events. Your code can react to these events using Service.addEventListener.

Interfaces
Event	Base Interface for all GPT events.
EventTypeMap	This is a pseudo-type that maps an event name to its corresponding event object type for Service.addEventListener and Service.removeEventListener.
GameManualInterstitialSlotClosedEvent	This event is fired when a game manual interstitial slot has been closed by the user.
GameManualInterstitialSlotReadyEvent	This event is fired when a game manual interstitial slot is ready to be shown to the user.
ImpressionViewableEvent	This event is fired when an impression becomes viewable, according to the Active View criteria.
RewardedSlotClosedEvent	This event is fired when a rewarded ad slot is closed by the user.
RewardedSlotGrantedEvent	This event is fired when a reward is granted for viewing a rewarded ad.
RewardedSlotReadyEvent	This event is fired when a rewarded ad is ready to be displayed.
SlotOnloadEvent	This event is fired when the creative's iframe fires its load event.
SlotRenderEndedEvent	This event is fired when the creative code is injected into a slot.
SlotRequestedEvent	This event is fired when an ad has been requested for a particular slot.
SlotResponseReceived	This event is fired when an ad response has been received for a particular slot.
SlotVisibilityChangedEvent	This event is fired whenever the on-screen percentage of an ad slot's area changes.

---

googletag.events.Event

Base Interface for all GPT events. All GPT events below will have the following fields.

Properties
serviceName	Name of the service that triggered the event.
slot	The slot that triggered the event.

See also

• Ad event listeners

Properties

---

serviceName

serviceName: string

Name of the service that triggered the event.

---

slot

slot: Slot

The slot that triggered the event.

---

googletag.events.EventTypeMap

This is a pseudo-type that maps an event name to its corresponding event object type for Service.addEventListener and Service.removeEventListener. It is documented for reference and type safety purposes only.

Properties
gameManualInterstitialSlotClosed	Alias for events.GameManualInterstitialSlotClosedEvent.
gameManualInterstitialSlotReady	Alias for events.GameManualInterstitialSlotReadyEvent.
impressionViewable	Alias for events.ImpressionViewableEvent.
rewardedSlotClosed	Alias for events.RewardedSlotClosedEvent.
rewardedSlotGranted	Alias for events.RewardedSlotGrantedEvent.
rewardedSlotReady	Alias for events.RewardedSlotReadyEvent.
slotOnload	Alias for events.SlotOnloadEvent.
slotRenderEnded	Alias for events.SlotRenderEndedEvent.
slotRequested	Alias for events.SlotRequestedEvent.
slotResponseReceived	Alias for events.SlotResponseReceived.
slotVisibilityChanged	Alias for events.SlotVisibilityChangedEvent.

Properties

---

gameManualInterstitialSlotClosed

gameManualInterstitialSlotClosed: GameManualInterstitialSlotClosedEvent

Alias for events.GameManualInterstitialSlotClosedEvent.

---

gameManualInterstitialSlotReady

gameManualInterstitialSlotReady: GameManualInterstitialSlotReadyEvent

Alias for events.GameManualInterstitialSlotReadyEvent.

---

impressionViewable

impressionViewable: ImpressionViewableEvent

Alias for events.ImpressionViewableEvent.

---

rewardedSlotClosed

rewardedSlotClosed: RewardedSlotClosedEvent

Alias for events.RewardedSlotClosedEvent.

---

rewardedSlotGranted

rewardedSlotGranted: RewardedSlotGrantedEvent

Alias for events.RewardedSlotGrantedEvent.

---

rewardedSlotReady

rewardedSlotReady: RewardedSlotReadyEvent

Alias for events.RewardedSlotReadyEvent.

---

slotOnload

slotOnload: SlotOnloadEvent

Alias for events.SlotOnloadEvent.

---

slotRenderEnded

slotRenderEnded: SlotRenderEndedEvent

Alias for events.SlotRenderEndedEvent.

---

slotRequested

slotRequested: SlotRequestedEvent

Alias for events.SlotRequestedEvent.

---

slotResponseReceived

slotResponseReceived: SlotResponseReceived

Alias for events.SlotResponseReceived.

---

slotVisibilityChanged

slotVisibilityChanged: SlotVisibilityChangedEvent

Alias for events.SlotVisibilityChangedEvent.

---

googletag.events.GameManualInterstitialSlotClosedEvent

Extends Event

This event is fired when a game manual interstitial slot has been closed by the user.

Note: Game manual interstitial is a limited-access format.

Properties
serviceName	Name of the service that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.serviceName
slot	The slot that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.slot

Example

JavaScript

// This listener is called when a game manual interstial slot is closed.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot(
  "/1234567/example",
  googletag.enums.OutOfPageFormat.GAME_MANUAL_INTERSTITIAL,
);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("gameManualInterstitialSlotClosed", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Game manual interstital slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "is closed.");

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// This listener is called when a game manual interstial slot is closed.
var targetSlot = googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot(
  "/1234567/example",
  googletag.enums.OutOfPageFormat.GAME_MANUAL_INTERSTITIAL,
);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("gameManualInterstitialSlotClosed", function (event) {
  var slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Game manual interstital slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "is closed.");

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

TypeScript

// This listener is called when a game manual interstial slot is closed.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot(
  "/1234567/example",
  googletag.enums.OutOfPageFormat.GAME_MANUAL_INTERSTITIAL,
);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("gameManualInterstitialSlotClosed", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Game manual interstital slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "is closed.");

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

See also

• Ad event listeners
• Display a game manual interstitial ad

---

googletag.events.GameManualInterstitialSlotReadyEvent

Extends Event

This event is fired when a game manual interstitial slot is ready to be shown to the user.

Note: Game manual interstitial is a limited-access format.

Properties
serviceName	Name of the service that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.serviceName
slot	The slot that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.slot

Methods
makeGameManualInterstitialVisible	Displays the game manual interstitial ad to the user.

Example

JavaScript

// This listener is called when a game manual interstitial slot is ready to
// be displayed.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot(
  "/1234567/example",
  googletag.enums.OutOfPageFormat.GAME_MANUAL_INTERSTITIAL,
);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("gameManualInterstitialSlotReady", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Game manual interstital slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "is ready to be displayed.");

  //Replace with custom logic.
  const displayGmiAd = true;
  if (displayGmiAd) {
    event.makeGameManualInterstitialVisible();
  }

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// This listener is called when a game manual interstitial slot is ready to
// be displayed.
var targetSlot = googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot(
  "/1234567/example",
  googletag.enums.OutOfPageFormat.GAME_MANUAL_INTERSTITIAL,
);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("gameManualInterstitialSlotReady", function (event) {
  var slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Game manual interstital slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "is ready to be displayed.");

  //Replace with custom logic.
  var displayGmiAd = true;
  if (displayGmiAd) {
    event.makeGameManualInterstitialVisible();
  }

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

TypeScript

// This listener is called when a game manual interstitial slot is ready to
// be displayed.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineOutOfPageSlot(
  "/1234567/example",
  googletag.enums.OutOfPageFormat.GAME_MANUAL_INTERSTITIAL,
);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("gameManualInterstitialSlotReady", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Game manual interstital slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "is ready to be displayed.");

  //Replace with custom logic.
  const displayGmiAd = true;
  if (displayGmiAd) {
    event.makeGameManualInterstitialVisible();
  }

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

See also

• Ad event listeners
• Display a game manual interstitial ad

Methods

---

makeGameManualInterstitialVisible

makeGameManualInterstitialVisible(): void

Displays the game manual interstitial ad to the user.

---

googletag.events.ImpressionViewableEvent

Extends Event

This event is fired when an impression becomes viewable, according to the Active View criteria.

Properties
serviceName	Name of the service that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.serviceName
slot	The slot that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.slot

Example

JavaScript

// This listener is called when an impression becomes viewable.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("impressionViewable", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Impression for slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "became viewable.");

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// This listener is called when an impression becomes viewable.
var targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("impressionViewable", function (event) {
  var slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Impression for slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "became viewable.");

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

TypeScript

// This listener is called when an impression becomes viewable.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("impressionViewable", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Impression for slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "became viewable.");

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

See also

• Ad event listeners

---

googletag.events.RewardedSlotClosedEvent

Extends Event

This event is fired when a rewarded ad slot is closed by the user. It may fire either before or after a reward has been granted. To determine whether a reward has been granted, use events.RewardedSlotGrantedEvent instead.

Properties
serviceName	Name of the service that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.serviceName
slot	The slot that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.slot

Example

JavaScript

// This listener is called when the user closes a rewarded ad slot.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("rewardedSlotClosed", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Rewarded ad slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "has been closed.");

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// This listener is called when the user closes a rewarded ad slot.
var targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("rewardedSlotClosed", function (event) {
  var slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Rewarded ad slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "has been closed.");

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

TypeScript

// This listener is called when the user closes a rewarded ad slot.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("rewardedSlotClosed", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Rewarded ad slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "has been closed.");

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

See also

• Ad event listeners
• Display a rewarded ad

---

googletag.events.RewardedSlotGrantedEvent

Extends Event

This event is fired when a reward is granted for viewing a rewarded ad. If the ad is closed before the criteria for granting a reward is met, this event will not fire.

Properties
payload	An object containing information about the reward that was granted.
serviceName	Name of the service that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.serviceName
slot	The slot that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.slot

Example

JavaScript

// This listener is called whenever a reward is granted for a
// rewarded ad.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("rewardedSlotGranted", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.group("Reward granted for slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), ".");

  // Log details of the reward.
  console.log("Reward type:", event.payload?.type);
  console.log("Reward amount:", event.payload?.amount);
  console.groupEnd();

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// This listener is called whenever a reward is granted for a
// rewarded ad.
var targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("rewardedSlotGranted", function (event) {
  var _a, _b;
  var slot = event.slot;
  console.group("Reward granted for slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), ".");

  // Log details of the reward.
  console.log("Reward type:", (_a = event.payload) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.type);
  console.log(
    "Reward amount:",
    (_b = event.payload) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.amount,
  );
  console.groupEnd();

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

TypeScript

// This listener is called whenever a reward is granted for a
// rewarded ad.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("rewardedSlotGranted", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.group("Reward granted for slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), ".");

  // Log details of the reward.
  console.log("Reward type:", event.payload?.type);
  console.log("Reward amount:", event.payload?.amount);
  console.groupEnd();

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

See also

• Ad event listeners
• Display a rewarded ad

Properties

---

payload

payload: null | RewardedPayload

An object containing information about the reward that was granted.

---

googletag.events.RewardedSlotReadyEvent

Extends Event

This event is fired when a rewarded ad is ready to be displayed. The publisher is responsible for presenting the user an option to view the ad before displaying it.

Properties
serviceName	Name of the service that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.serviceName
slot	The slot that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.slot

Methods
makeRewardedVisible	Displays the rewarded ad.

Example

JavaScript

// This listener is called when a rewarded ad slot becomes ready to be
// displayed.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("rewardedSlotReady", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Rewarded ad slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "is ready to be displayed.");

  // Replace with custom logic.
  const userHasConsented = true;
  if (userHasConsented) {
    event.makeRewardedVisible();
  }

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// This listener is called when a rewarded ad slot becomes ready to be
// displayed.
var targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("rewardedSlotReady", function (event) {
  var slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Rewarded ad slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "is ready to be displayed.");

  // Replace with custom logic.
  var userHasConsented = true;
  if (userHasConsented) {
    event.makeRewardedVisible();
  }

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

TypeScript

// This listener is called when a rewarded ad slot becomes ready to be
// displayed.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("rewardedSlotReady", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Rewarded ad slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "is ready to be displayed.");

  // Replace with custom logic.
  const userHasConsented = true;
  if (userHasConsented) {
    event.makeRewardedVisible();
  }

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

See also

• Ad event listeners
• Display a rewarded ad

Methods

---

makeRewardedVisible

makeRewardedVisible(): void

Displays the rewarded ad. This method should not be called until the user has consented to view the ad.

---

googletag.events.SlotOnloadEvent

Extends Event

This event is fired when the creative's iframe fires its load event. When rendering rich media ads in sync rendering mode, no iframe is used so no SlotOnloadEvent will be fired.

Properties
serviceName	Name of the service that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.serviceName
slot	The slot that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.slot

Example

JavaScript

// This listener is called when a creative iframe load event fires.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotOnload", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Creative iframe for slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "has loaded.");

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// This listener is called when a creative iframe load event fires.
var targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotOnload", function (event) {
  var slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Creative iframe for slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "has loaded.");

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

TypeScript

// This listener is called when a creative iframe load event fires.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotOnload", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Creative iframe for slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "has loaded.");

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

See also

• Ad event listeners

---

googletag.events.SlotRenderEndedEvent

Extends Event

This event is fired when the creative code is injected into a slot. This event will occur before the creative's resources are fetched, so the creative may not be visible yet. If you need to know when all creative resources for a slot have finished loading, consider the events.SlotOnloadEvent instead.

Properties
advertiserId	Advertiser ID of the rendered ad.
campaignId	Campaign ID of the rendered ad.
companyIds	IDs of the companies that bid on the rendered backfill ad.
creativeId	Creative ID of the rendered reservation ad.
creativeTemplateId	Creative template ID of the rendered reservation ad.
isBackfill	Whether an ad was a backfill ad.
isEmpty	Whether an ad was returned for the slot.
labelIds	Label IDs of the rendered ad.
lineItemId	Line item ID of the rendered reservation ad.
serviceName	Name of the service that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.serviceName
size	Indicates the pixel size of the rendered creative.
slot	The slot that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.slot
slotContentChanged	Whether the slot content was changed with the rendered ad.
sourceAgnosticCreativeId	Creative ID of the rendered reservation or backfill ad.
sourceAgnosticLineItemId	Line item ID of the rendered reservation or backfill ad.
yieldGroupIds	IDs of the yield groups for the rendered backfill ad.

Example

JavaScript

// This listener is called when a slot has finished rendering.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotRenderEnded", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.group("Slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "finished rendering.");

  // Log details of the rendered ad.
  console.log("Advertiser ID:", event.advertiserId);
  console.log("Campaign ID:", event.campaignId);
  console.log("Company IDs:", event.companyIds);
  console.log("Creative ID:", event.creativeId);
  console.log("Creative Template ID:", event.creativeTemplateId);
  console.log("Is backfill?:", event.isBackfill);
  console.log("Is empty?:", event.isEmpty);
  console.log("Label IDs:", event.labelIds);
  console.log("Line Item ID:", event.lineItemId);
  console.log("Size:", event.size);
  console.log("Slot content changed?", event.slotContentChanged);
  console.log("Source Agnostic Creative ID:", event.sourceAgnosticCreativeId);
  console.log("Source Agnostic Line Item ID:", event.sourceAgnosticLineItemId);
  console.log("Yield Group IDs:", event.yieldGroupIds);
  console.groupEnd();

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// This listener is called when a slot has finished rendering.
var targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotRenderEnded", function (event) {
  var slot = event.slot;
  console.group("Slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "finished rendering.");

  // Log details of the rendered ad.
  console.log("Advertiser ID:", event.advertiserId);
  console.log("Campaign ID:", event.campaignId);
  console.log("Company IDs:", event.companyIds);
  console.log("Creative ID:", event.creativeId);
  console.log("Creative Template ID:", event.creativeTemplateId);
  console.log("Is backfill?:", event.isBackfill);
  console.log("Is empty?:", event.isEmpty);
  console.log("Label IDs:", event.labelIds);
  console.log("Line Item ID:", event.lineItemId);
  console.log("Size:", event.size);
  console.log("Slot content changed?", event.slotContentChanged);
  console.log("Source Agnostic Creative ID:", event.sourceAgnosticCreativeId);
  console.log("Source Agnostic Line Item ID:", event.sourceAgnosticLineItemId);
  console.log("Yield Group IDs:", event.yieldGroupIds);
  console.groupEnd();

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

TypeScript

// This listener is called when a slot has finished rendering.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotRenderEnded", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.group("Slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "finished rendering.");

  // Log details of the rendered ad.
  console.log("Advertiser ID:", event.advertiserId);
  console.log("Campaign ID:", event.campaignId);
  console.log("Company IDs:", event.companyIds);
  console.log("Creative ID:", event.creativeId);
  console.log("Creative Template ID:", event.creativeTemplateId);
  console.log("Is backfill?:", event.isBackfill);
  console.log("Is empty?:", event.isEmpty);
  console.log("Label IDs:", event.labelIds);
  console.log("Line Item ID:", event.lineItemId);
  console.log("Size:", event.size);
  console.log("Slot content changed?", event.slotContentChanged);
  console.log("Source Agnostic Creative ID:", event.sourceAgnosticCreativeId);
  console.log("Source Agnostic Line Item ID:", event.sourceAgnosticLineItemId);
  console.log("Yield Group IDs:", event.yieldGroupIds);
  console.groupEnd();

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

See also

• Ad event listeners

Properties

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advertiserId

advertiserId: null | number

Advertiser ID of the rendered ad. Value is null for empty slots, backfill ads, and creatives rendered by services other than PubAdsService.

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campaignId

campaignId: null | number

Campaign ID of the rendered ad. Value is null for empty slots, backfill ads, and creatives rendered by services other than PubAdsService.

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companyIds

companyIds: null | number[]

IDs of the companies that bid on the rendered backfill ad. Value is null for empty slots, reservation ads, and creatives rendered by services other than PubAdsService.

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creativeId

creativeId: null | number

Creative ID of the rendered reservation ad. Value is null for empty slots, backfill ads, and creatives rendered by services other than PubAdsService.

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creativeTemplateId

creativeTemplateId: null | number

Creative template ID of the rendered reservation ad. Value is null for empty slots, backfill ads, and creatives rendered by services other than PubAdsService.

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isBackfill

isBackfill: boolean

Whether an ad was a backfill ad. Value is true if the ad was a backfill ad, false otherwise.

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isEmpty

isEmpty: boolean

Whether an ad was returned for the slot. Value is true if no ad was returned, false otherwise.

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labelIds

labelIds: null | number[]

Label IDs of the rendered ad. Value is null for empty slots, backfill ads, and creatives rendered by services other than PubAdsService.

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lineItemId

lineItemId: null | number

Line item ID of the rendered reservation ad. Value is null for empty slots, backfill ads, and creatives rendered by services other than PubAdsService.

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size

size: null | string | number[]

Indicates the pixel size of the rendered creative. Example: [728, 90]. Value is null for empty ad slots.

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slotContentChanged

slotContentChanged: boolean

Whether the slot content was changed with the rendered ad. Value is true if the content was changed, false otherwise.

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sourceAgnosticCreativeId

sourceAgnosticCreativeId: null | number

Creative ID of the rendered reservation or backfill ad. Value is null if the ad is not a reservation or line item backfill, or the creative is rendered by services other than PubAdsService.

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sourceAgnosticLineItemId

sourceAgnosticLineItemId: null | number

Line item ID of the rendered reservation or backfill ad. Value is null if the ad is not a reservation or line item backfill, or the creative is rendered by services other than PubAdsService.

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yieldGroupIds

yieldGroupIds: null | number[]

IDs of the yield groups for the rendered backfill ad. Value is null for empty slots, reservation ads, and creatives rendered by services other than PubAdsService.

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googletag.events.SlotRequestedEvent

Extends Event

This event is fired when an ad has been requested for a particular slot.

Properties
serviceName	Name of the service that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.serviceName
slot	The slot that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.slot

Example

JavaScript

// This listener is called when the specified service issues an ad
// request for a slot. Each slot will fire this event, even though they
// may be batched together in a single request if single request
// architecture (SRA) is enabled.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotRequested", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "has been requested.");

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// This listener is called when the specified service issues an ad
// request for a slot. Each slot will fire this event, even though they
// may be batched together in a single request if single request
// architecture (SRA) is enabled.
var targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotRequested", function (event) {
  var slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "has been requested.");

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

TypeScript

// This listener is called when the specified service issues an ad
// request for a slot. Each slot will fire this event, even though they
// may be batched together in a single request if single request
// architecture (SRA) is enabled.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotRequested", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "has been requested.");

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

See also

• Ad event listeners

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googletag.events.SlotResponseReceived

Extends Event

This event is fired when an ad response has been received for a particular slot.

Properties
serviceName	Name of the service that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.serviceName
slot	The slot that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.slot

Example

JavaScript

// This listener is called when an ad response has been received
// for a slot.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotResponseReceived", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Ad response for slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "received.");

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// This listener is called when an ad response has been received
// for a slot.
var targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotResponseReceived", function (event) {
  var slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Ad response for slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "received.");

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

TypeScript

// This listener is called when an ad response has been received
// for a slot.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotResponseReceived", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.log("Ad response for slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "received.");

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

See also

• Ad event listeners

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googletag.events.SlotVisibilityChangedEvent

Extends Event

This event is fired whenever the on-screen percentage of an ad slot's area changes. The event is throttled and will not fire more often than once every 200ms.

Properties
inViewPercentage	The percentage of the ad's area that is visible.
serviceName	Name of the service that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.serviceName
slot	The slot that triggered the event. Inherited from Event.slot

Example

JavaScript

// This listener is called whenever the on-screen percentage of an
// ad slot's area changes.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotVisibilityChanged", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.group("Visibility of slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "changed.");

  // Log details of the event.
  console.log("Visible area:", `${event.inViewPercentage}%`);
  console.groupEnd();

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// This listener is called whenever the on-screen percentage of an
// ad slot's area changes.
var targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotVisibilityChanged", function (event) {
  var slot = event.slot;
  console.group("Visibility of slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "changed.");

  // Log details of the event.
  console.log("Visible area:", "".concat(event.inViewPercentage, "%"));
  console.groupEnd();

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

TypeScript

// This listener is called whenever the on-screen percentage of an
// ad slot's area changes.
const targetSlot = googletag.defineSlot("/1234567/example", [160, 600]);
googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotVisibilityChanged", (event) => {
  const slot = event.slot;
  console.group("Visibility of slot", slot.getSlotElementId(), "changed.");

  // Log details of the event.
  console.log("Visible area:", `${event.inViewPercentage}%`);
  console.groupEnd();

  if (slot === targetSlot) {
    // Slot specific logic.
  }
});

See also

• Ad event listeners

Properties

---

inViewPercentage

inViewPercentage: number

The percentage of the ad's area that is visible. Value is a number between 0 and 100.

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googletag.secureSignals

This is the namespace that GPT uses for managing secure signals.

Interfaces
BidderSignalProvider	Returns a secure signal for a specific bidder.
PublisherSignalProvider	Returns a secure signal for a specific publisher.
SecureSignalProvidersArray	An interface for managing secure signals.

Type Aliases
SecureSignalProvider	Interface for returning a secure signal for a specific bidder or provider.

Type Aliases

---

SecureSignalProvider

SecureSignalProvider: BidderSignalProvider | PublisherSignalProvider

Interface for returning a secure signal for a specific bidder or provider. One of id or networkCode must be provided, but not both.

---

googletag.secureSignals.BidderSignalProvider

Returns a secure signal for a specific bidder.

A bidder secure signal provider consists of 2 parts:

1. A collector function, which returns a Promise that resolves to a secure signal.
2. An id which identifies the bidder associated with the signal.

To return a secure signal for a publisher, use secureSignals.PublisherSignalProvider instead.

Properties
collectorFunction	A function which returns a Promise that resolves to a secure signal.
id	A unique identifier for the collector associated with this secure signal, as registered in Google Ad Manager.

Example

JavaScript

// id is provided
googletag.secureSignalProviders.push({
  id: "collector123",
  collectorFunction: () => {
    // ...custom signal generation logic...
    return Promise.resolve("signal");
  },
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// id is provided
googletag.secureSignalProviders.push({
  id: "collector123",
  collectorFunction: function () {
    // ...custom signal generation logic...
    return Promise.resolve("signal");
  },
});

TypeScript

// id is provided
googletag.secureSignalProviders!.push({
  id: "collector123",
  collectorFunction: () => {
    // ...custom signal generation logic...
    return Promise.resolve("signal");
  },
});

See also

• Share secure signals with bidders

Properties

---

collectorFunction

collectorFunction: (() => Promise<string>)

A function which returns a Promise that resolves to a secure signal.

---

id

id: string

A unique identifier for the collector associated with this secure signal, as registered in Google Ad Manager.

---

googletag.secureSignals.PublisherSignalProvider

Returns a secure signal for a specific publisher.

A publisher signal provider consists of 2 parts:

1. A collector function, which returns a Promise that resolves to a secure signal.
2. A networkCode which identifies the publisher associated with the signal.

To return a secure signal for a bidder, use secureSignals.BidderSignalProvider instead.

Properties
collectorFunction	A function which returns a Promise that resolves to a secure signal.
networkCode	The network code (as seen in the ad unit path) for the publisher associated with this secure signal.

Example

JavaScript

// networkCode is provided
googletag.secureSignalProviders.push({
  networkCode: "123456",
  collectorFunction: () => {
    // ...custom signal generation logic...
    return Promise.resolve("signal");
  },
});

JavaScript (legacy)

// networkCode is provided
googletag.secureSignalProviders.push({
  networkCode: "123456",
  collectorFunction: function () {
    // ...custom signal generation logic...
    return Promise.resolve("signal");
  },
});

TypeScript

// networkCode is provided
googletag.secureSignalProviders!.push({
  networkCode: "123456",
  collectorFunction: () => {
    // ...custom signal generation logic...
    return Promise.resolve("signal");
  },
});

See also

• Share secure signals with bidders

Properties

---

collectorFunction

collectorFunction: (() => Promise<string>)

A function which returns a Promise that resolves to a secure signal.

---

networkCode

networkCode: string

The network code (as seen in the ad unit path) for the publisher associated with this secure signal.

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googletag.secureSignals.SecureSignalProvidersArray

An interface for managing secure signals.

Methods
clearAllCache	Clears all signals for all collectors from cache.
push	Adds a new secureSignals.SecureSignalProvider to the signal provider array and begins the signal generation process.

Methods

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clearAllCache

clearAllCache(): void

Clears all signals for all collectors from cache.

Calling this method may reduce the likelihood of signals being included in ad requests for the current and potentially later page views. Due to this, it should only be called when meaningful state changes occur, such as events that indicate a new user (log in, log out, sign up, etc.).

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push

push(provider: SecureSignalProvider): void

Adds a new secureSignals.SecureSignalProvider to the signal provider array and begins the signal generation process.

Parameters
provider: SecureSignalProvider	The secureSignals.SecureSignalProvider object to be added to the array.