Bid Request Overview

Background

The bid request consists of a bid request object, a minimum of one impression object, and a few additional objects providing impression context.

Note

The information present in this topic is specific to InMobi’s implementation. For more information on the oRTB guidelines, see the Real Time Bidding Project (oRTB version 2.5).

GZIP/Compressed Requests

InMobi provides comprehensive support for data compression, effectively reducing the size of transferred data. Compression functionality can be enabled for both bid requests sent by the exchange or publisher, as well as bid responses returned by the bidder. For more information, see OpenRTB API Specification Version.

To indicate the transmission of a gzip-compressed bid request, set the following header:

content-encoding: gzip

To request a compressed response, include the following header in your request:

accept-encoding: gzip

Bid Request Specification

The following tables specify the request parameters supported by InMobi from the IAB OpenRTB API Specification Version 2.5.

OBJECT: Bid Request

Attribute

Scope

Type

Description

id

required

string

Unique ID of the bid request, provided by the exchange.

imp

required

objects array

The array of Imp objects (Section 3.2.4) represents the impressions offered. At least 1 Imp object is required. We support
[1 banner object]

[1 video object] and

[1 banner object, 1 video object]

app

required

object

Details via an App object (Section 3.2.14) about the publisher’s app. This is required as the current version supports in-app monetization only.

device

required

object

Details via a Device object (Section 3.2.18) about the user’s device to which the impression will be delivered.

user

recommended

object

Details via a User object (Section 3.2.20) about the human user of the device; the advertising audience.

tmax

optional

integer

Maximum time in milliseconds the exchange allows for bids to be received including Internet latency to avoid timeout.

bcat optional string array Blocked advertiser categories using the IAB content categories. For more information, see table 5.1 of OpenRTB2.5.
badv optional string array Block list of advertisers by their domains (e.g., “ford.com”).

source

optional

object

Source object (Section 3.2.2) that provides data about the inventory source

regs

optional

object

Regs object (Section 3.2.3) that specifies any industry, legal, or governmental regulations in force for this request.

ext

optional

object

Placeholder for exchange-specific extensions to OpenRTB, (if any)

OBJECT: Source

Parameter

Scope

Type

Description

pchain

Recommended

string

Payment ID chain string containing embedded syntax described in the TAG Payment ID Protocol v1.0.

ext.omidpn

Optional

string

Identifier of the OM SDK integration. This is the same as the "name" parameter of the OMID Partner object.

ext.omidpv

Optional

string

Identifier of the OM SDK integration. This is the same as the "name" parameter of the OMID Partner object.

ext.schain

Optional

object

Represents the links in the supply chain as well as an indicator of whether the supply chain is complete.

OBJECT: Source.ext.schain (Refer IAB specification)

Parameter

Scope

Type

Description

complete

Required

integer

Flag indicating whether the chain contains all nodes involved in the transaction leading back to the owner of the site, app, or another medium of the inventory, where 0 = no, 1 = yes.

nodes

Required

objects array

An array of SupplyChainNode objects in the order of the chain. In a complete supply chain, the first node represents the initial advertising system and seller ID involved in the transaction. In an incomplete supply chain, it represents the first known node. The last node represents the entity sending this bid request.

ver

Required

string

The version of supply chain specification; “1.0”

OBJECT: Source.ext.schain.nodes (Supply chain Nodes)

Parameter

Scope

Type

Description

asi

Required

String

The canonical domain name of the SSP, Exchange, Header Wrapper, etc system that bidders connect to. This should be the same value as used to identify sellers in an ads.txt file if one exists.

sid

Required

string

The identifier is associated with the seller or reseller account within the advertising system.  This should be limited to 64 characters only.

domain

Optional

string

The business domain name of the entity is represented by this node.

hp

Required

integer

Indicates whether this node will be involved in the flow of payment for the inventory. For the current version, it should always be “1

OBJECT: Regs

Parameter

Scope

Type

Description

coppa

Optional

integer

Flag indicating if this request is subject to the COPPA regulations established by the USA FTC, where 0 = no, 1 = yes.

ext

Optional

object

Placeholder for exchange-specific extensions to OpenRTB.

ext.gdpr

optional

integer

Indicates whether the request is subject to GDPR regulations, where 0 = No, 1 = Yes

OBJECT: Imp

Parameter

Scope

Type

Description

id

required

string

A unique identifier for this impression within the context of the bid request (typically, starts with 1 and increments)

banner

required for banner impressions

object

A Banner object (Section 3.2.6); required if this impression is a banner ad opportunity

video

required for video impressions

object

A Video object (Section 3.2.7); required if this impression is a video ad opportunity

displaymanager

optional

string

Name of the ad-server / bidder / exchange / channel.
If you are a 3P bidding platform or exchange, contact the InMobi Customer Success Manager for the exact string. Example: “c_biddername”, “s_partnername”
Publishers who integrate directly with InMobi can ignore this field.

displaymanagerver

optional

string

The version of the ad-server / mediation (if applicable)

instl

optional

integer

1 = the ad is interstitial or full screen, 0 = not interstitial

tagid

required

string

InMobi Placement ID should be passed in this field

bidfloor

optional

float

The minimum bid for this impression is expressed in CPM.

secure

optional

integer

Flag to indicate if the impression requires secure HTTPS URL creative assets and markup, where 0 = non-secure, 1 = secure. If omitted, the secure state is unknown, but non-secure HTTP
 support can be assumed.

exp

optional

integer

Advisory as to the number of seconds that may elapse between the auction and the actual impression.

ext

optional

object

Placeholder for exchange-specific extensions to OpenRTB.

ext.placementid

optional

integer

This is an InMobi-specific extension. This extension can be used as an alternative to ‘imp.tagid’. InMobi expects valid Placement IDs in ‘imp.tagid’ OR ‘imp.ext.placementid’ Either of ‘imp.tagid’ OR ‘imp.ext.placementid’ is required.


BidRequest.imp.ext.skadn

InMobi supports versions up to SKAdNetwork 4.0.

Attribute

Scope

Type

Description

version

optional

string

The version of skadnetwork supported up to "4.0"

versions

optional

Array of strings

An array of strings containing the supported skadnetwork versions up to ["4.0"].

sourceapp

required

string

The ID of publisher app in Apple’s App Store. Should match ‘app.bundle’

skadnetids

required

Array of strings

A subset of SKAdNetworkItem entries in the publisher app’s Info.plist, expressed as lowercase strings, that are relevant to the bid request.
E.g.
"skadnetids": ["cdkw7geqsh.skadnetwork", "qyjfv329m4.skadnetwork"]

skadnetlist optional object Will be supported in the upcoming versions.

productpage

optional

integer

Custom Product Page support. See Apple's Custom Product Page doc for details. E.g:   "productpage": 1

For more information, see SKAdNetwork.

OBJECT: Metric (Not supported)

OBJECT: Banner

Parameter

Scope

Type

Description

w

recommended

integer

Exact width in device independent pixels (DIPS);
Either of (banner.w & banner.h) OR (banner.format.w & banner.format.h is required)

h

recommended

integer

Exact height in device independent pixels (DIPS);
Either of (banner.w & banner.h) OR (banner.format.w & banner.format.h is required)

format

recommended

object array

Array of format objects (Section 3.2.10) representing the banner sizes permitted.
Either of (banner.w & banner.h) OR (banner.format.w & banner.format.h is required)

id

optional

string

Unique identifier for this banner object (optional)

battr

optional

integer array

Blocked creative attributes

pos

optional

integer

Ad position on screen

mimes

optional

string array

Content MIME types supported. Refer OpenRTB2.5

topframe

optional

integer

Indicates if the banner is in the top frame as opposed to an iframe, where 0 = no, 1 = yes.

api

optional

integer array

List of supported API frameworks for this impression. API value [7] is used to indicate OMID-1 is supported. Refer OpenRTB2.5

OBJECT: Video

Parameter

Scope

Type

Description

mimes

Required

string array

Content MIME types supported. Refer OpenRTB2.5

minduration

Recommended

integer

Minimum video ad duration in seconds.

maxduration

Recommended

integer

Maximum video ad duration in seconds.

protocols

Recommended

integer array

An array of supported video protocols. Refer to List 5.8 in the oRTB 2.5 document

w

Required

integer

Width of the video player in device independent pixels (DIPS).

h

Required

integer

Height of the video player in device independent pixels (DIPS).

startdelay

Recommended

integer

Indicates the start delay in seconds

linearity

Optional

integer

Indicates if the impression must be linear, nonlinear, etc. If none specified, assume all are allowed

skip

Optional

integer

Indicates if the player will allow the video to be skipped, where 0 = no, 1 = yes.

skipmin

optional

integer

Videos of total duration greater than this number of seconds can be skippable.

battr

optional

integer array

Blocked creative attributes

companionad

optional

objects array

The array of Banner objects

api

optional

integer array

List of supported API frameworks for this impression. For more information, see OpenRTB2.5.
API value [7] indicates that OMID-1 is supported.

companiontype

optional

integer array

Supported VAST companion ad types. Refer OpenRTB2.5

ext

optional

object

 

ext.rewarded

optional

integer

Indicates if the video will be played as Rewarded Video, where 1 = rewarded, 0 = not rewarded

OBJECT: Audio (Not supported in the current version)

OBJECT: Native

OBJECT: Format

Parameter

Scope

Type

Description

w

Recommended

integer

Width in device independent pixels (DIPS).

h

Recommended

integer

Height in device-independent pixels (DIPS).

wratio

Optional

integer

Relative width when expressing size as a ratio.

hratio

Optional

integer

Relative height when expressing size as a ratio.

wmin

Optional

integer

The minimum width in device independent pixels (DIPS)

OBJECT: PMP (Not supported in the current version)

OBJECT: Deal (Not supported in the current version)

OBJECT: Site

Parameter 

Scope 

Type 

Description 

id 

Recommended 

string 

Exchange-specific site ID 

name 

Optional 

string 

Site name (maybe aliased at the publisher’s request) 

domain 

Optional 

string 

The domain of the site (e.g., “mysite.foo.com”). 

cat 

Optional 

string 

An array of IAB content categories of the site 

page 

Optional 

string 

URL of the page where the impression will be shown. 

mobile 

Recommended 

integer 

Indicates if the site has been programmed to optimize layout when viewed on mobile devices, where 0 = no, 1 = yes. 

OBJECT: App

Parameter

Scope

Type

Description

bundle

optional

string

A platform-specific application identifier intended to be unique to the app and independent of the exchange. On Android, this should be a bundle or package name (e.g.,com.foo.mygame).
On iOS, it is typically a numeric ID.

domain

optional

string

The domain of the app (e.g., “mygame.foo.com”).

storeurl

optional

string

App store URL for an installed app; for IQG 2.1 compliance.

cat

optional

string array

An array of IAB content categories of the app. For more information, see List 5.1 of OpenRTB2.5

content

optional

object

Details about the Content (Section 3.2.16) within the app.

OBJECT: Content

Parameter

Scope

Type

Description

id

optional

string

ID uniquely identifying the content.

episode

optional

integer

Episode Number

title

optional

string

Content Title

series

optional

string

Content Series

season

optional

string

Content Season

artist

optional

string

Artist credited with the content.

genre

optional

string

A genre that best describes the content.

album

optional

string

Album to which the content belongs

isrc

optional

string

International Standard Recording Code conforming to ISO3901

producer

optional

string

Details about the content Producer (Section 3.2.17).

url

optional

string

URL of the content, for buy-side contextualization or review.

cat

optional

string array

An array of IAB content categories that describe the content producer. Refer to OpenRTB2.5.

prodq

optional

integer

Production quality

videoquality

optional

integer

Video Quality

context

optional

string

Type of content (game, video, text, etc.)

contentrating

optional

string

Content rating

userrating

optional

string

User rating of the content

qagmediarating

optional

integer

Media rating per IQG guidelines.

keywords

optional

string

Comma-separated list of keywords describing the content.

livestream

optional

integer

0 = not live, 1 = content is live

sourcerelationship

optional

integer

0 = indirect, 1 = direct.

len

optional

integer

Length of content in seconds

language

optional

string

Content language using ISO-639-1-alpha-2.

embeddable

optional

integer

Indicator of whether the content is embeddable (e.g.,an embeddable video player), where 0 = no, 1 = yes.

OBJECT: Producer

Parameter

Scope

Type

Description

id

optional

string

Content producer or originator ID.

name

optional

string

Content producer or originator name (e.g., “Warner Bros”).

cat

optional

string array

An array of IAB content categories that describe the content
 producer.

domain

optional

string

The highest level domain of the content producer

OBJECT: Device

Parameter

Scope

Type

Description

ua

required

string

Browser user agent string

geo

recommended

object

Location of the device assumed to be the user’s current location defined by a Geo object

lmt

required

integer

Limit Ad Tracking” signal commercially endorsed (e.g., iOS, Android), where 0 = tracking is unrestricted, 1 = tracking must be limited per commercial guidelines.

dnt

recommended

integer

Standard “Do Not Track” flag as it is set in the header by the browser, where 0 = tracking is unrestricted, 1 = do not track (applicable for mobile web/site traffic).

ip

required

string

IPv4 address is closest to the device.

ipv6

required

string

IP address closest to the device as IPv6.

devicetype

optional

integer

The general type of device.

make

optional

string

Device make

model

optional

string

Device model

os

optional

string

Operating System

osv

optional

string

Operating System version

hwv

optional

string

Hardware version of the device

pxratio

optional

float

The ratio of physical pixels to device-independent pixels

connectiontype

optional

integer

Network connection type.

ifa

required

string

ID sanctioned for advertiser use in the clear (unhashed).
IDFA for iOS, GPID for Android, RIDA for Roku, DPID for Samsung, and so on, and so on.

ext

optional

object

Placeholder for extensions specific to the device object

ext.ifv

optional

string

For iOS devices, we recommend passing unhashed device IDFV (Identifier for Vendors) as device.ext.idv. This may be utilized by advertisers for the frequency capping, and so on.

ext.atts

optional

integer

(iOS Only) An integer passed to represent the app's app tracking authorization status, where
0 = not determined
1 = restricted
2 = denied
3 = authorized

OBJECT: Geo

Parameter

Scope

Type

Description

lat

optional

float

Latitude from -90.0 to +90.0, where negative is south.

lon

optional

float

Longitude from -180.0 to +180.0, where negative is west

type

optional

integer

Source of location data; recommended when passing
 lat/lon. Refer to List 5.20 of OpenRTB2.5

country

optional

string

Country code using ISO-3166-1-alpha-3.

city

optional

string

City using United Nations Code for Trade & Transport

zip

optional

string

Zip or postal code.

OBJECT: User

Parameter

Scope

Type

Description

id

recommended

string

Exchange-specific ID for the user.

buyeruid

recommended

string

Buyer-specific ID for the user as mapped by an exchange for the buyer. At least one of id or buyeruid is strongly recommended. [Site Specific] Can be used to pass the ID, as received via our user synch pixel.

Yob

Optional

integer

Year of birth as a 4-digit integer

gender

Optional

string

Gender, where “M” = male, “F” = female, “O” = known to be other (i.e., omitted is unknown).

keywords

Optional

string

Comma-separated list of keywords, interests, or intent.

Geo

Optional

object

Location of the user’s home base defined by a Geo object

ext

Optional

object

Placeholder for extensions specific to User Object

ext.eids

Optional

object

Extended (third-party) identifiers for this user. Refer to Object: Extended Identifiers (3.2.21).

ext.consent

Optional

string

Use this extension to pass on the GDPR consent string, wherever GDPR regulations are applicable. 

The string should be passed into user.ext.consent. 

InMobi supports Boolean consent [0,1], TCF v1.1, TCF v2.0, TCF 2.1, & TCF v2.2.

OBJECT: Extended Identifier (User.ext.eids)

Parameter 

Scope 

Type 

Description 

source 

recommended 

string 

Cookie or platform-native identifier. 

uids 

 recommended 

object array 

Array of extended ID UID objects from the given source. Refer to Object: Extended Identifier UIDs (3.2.22) 

OBJECT: Extended Identifier UIDs (User.ext.eids.uids)

Parameter 

Scope 

Type 

Description 

i

recommended 

string 

Cookie or platform-native identifier. 

atype 

 recommended 

integer 

Type of user agent the match is from. It is highly recommended to set this, as many DSPs separate app-native IDs from browser-based IDs and require a type value for ID resolution.  

OBJECT: Data (Not supported in the current version)

OBJECT: Segment (Not supported in the current version)

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Last Updated on: 21 Feb, 2024