AdUnit Object

The AdUnit object is an abstract object that cannot be instantiated. Use the BannerAdUnit or InterstitialAdUnit object to create and configure the desired type of ad unit within your app.

Object

AdUnit

AdUnit properties and methods are inherited by BannerAdUnit and InterstitialAdUnit.

Parameters

  • configId: String containing the Prebid Server configuration ID.
  • adType: BANNER or INTERSITIAL. This value will be set by the object based on which type of ad unit object you create.

Properties

  • configId: Prebid Server configuration ID.
  • adType: BANNER or INTERSITIAL.
  • periodMillis: Integer defining the refresh time in milliseconds. Default = 0, meaning no auto refresh.
  • keywords: ArrayList containing keys and values.

Methods

fetchDemand

Trigger a call to Prebid Server to retrieve demand for this Prebid Mobile ad unit.

Parameters

  • adObj: bid request object
  • onCompleteListener: listener object

setAutoRefreshPeriodMillis

If set on a given Prebid Mobile ad unit, the fetchDemand function will be called every periodMillis until stopAutoRefresh is called. Each call to fetchDemand will invoke the onComplete function. This refresh only pertains to Prebid Mobile and not to any ad server refresh processes. It is suggested that the adServers refresh be turned off.

Parameters

  • periodMillis: Integer defining the refresh time in milliseconds.

startAutoRefresh

Starts the auto-refresh behavior for a given Prebid Mobile ad unit.

stopAutoRefresh

Halts the auto-refresh behavior for a given Prebid Mobile ad unit. If no auto-refresh behavior has been set, stopAutoRefresh will be ignored.

Parameters

none

addContextKeywords

Ad Unit context keywords object is a free form list of comma separated keywords about the app as defined in app.keyword in OpenRTB 2.5.

Parameters keyword : a keyword of type string.

void addContextKeyword(String keyword)

addContextKeywords

Parameters keyword : a keyword of type string.

void addContextKeywords(Set<String> keywords)

removeContextKeywords

Parameters keyword: a keyword of type string.

void removeContextKeyword(String keyword)

clearContextKeywords

Parameters none

void clearContextKeywords()

First Party Data

First Party Data (FPD) is free form data supplied by the publisher to provide additional targeting of the user or inventory context, used primarily for striking PMP (Private MarketPlace) deals with Advertisers. Data supplied in the data parameters are typically not sent to DSPs whereas information sent in non-data objects (i.e. setYearOfBirth, setGender, etc.) will be. Access to FPD can be limited to a supplied set of Prebid bidders via an access control list.

Data is broken up into two different data types:

  • User
    • Global in scope only
  • Inventory (context)
    • Global scope
    • Ad Unit grain

The below first party inventory context will apply to the specic ad unit the data object is applied to. For global user or inventory context level first party data, refer to first party data section of the Targeting page.

addContextData

Parameters key: string containing the key for the specific data object value: String containing the value for the supplied key

void addContextData(String key, String value)

updateContextData

Parameters key: string containing the key for the specific data object value: String containing the value for the supplied key

void updateContextData(String key, Set<String> value)

removeContextData

Parameters key: string containing the key

void removeContextData(String key)

clearContextData

Parameters none

void clearContextData()

setUserKeyword

Set a single key-value pair.

Parameters

  • key: String containing the key.
  • value: String containing the value.

setUserKeywords

Define multiple values for a single key.

Parameters

  • key: String containing the key.
  • values: String array containing the list of values for the key.

removeUserKeyword

Remove a key and all its associated values from a given Prebid Mobile ad unit.

Parameters

  • key: String containing the key you want to remove.

removeUserKeywords

Clear all key-value combinations from the Prebid Mobile ad unit.

Parameters

none

Example

InterstitialAdUnit interstitialAdUnit = new InterstitialAdUnit("PREBID_SERVER_CONFIGURATION_ID");
interstitialAdUnit.setUserKeyword("my_key", "my_value"); //will be deprecated in future releases
interstitialAdUnit.addContextKeyword("adunitContextKeywordValue1");
interstitialAdUnit.addContextKeyword("adunitContextKeywordValue2");
interstitialAdUnit.addContextData("adunitContextDataKey1", "adunitContextDataValue1");
interstitialAdUnit.fetchDemand(publisherAdRequest, new onCompleteListener() {
    @Override
    public void onComplete(ResultCode resultCode) {
        dfpInterstitial.loadAd(publisherAdRequest);
    }
});