Ad Initiation Targeting

This article describes resources that enable you to read and define ad initiation targeting.

Overview

The Yahoo DSP supports AD_INITIATION targeting for lines serving video and native ads.

Endpoint

/traffic/lines/{id}/targeting
  • A GET request enables you to view ad initiations targeted by the specified line.

  • A POST request enables you to target ad initiations with the specified line.

Resources

The targeting resource is the standard Yahoo DSP resource for targeting consumers based on their profiles, behaviors, and ad content.

The targeting resource is defined by the following AD_INITIATION targeting type-specific fields:

Parameter

Parameter Type

Definition

Data Type

Required

id

path

Specifies the line ID.

integer

Y

adInitiations

body

For video ads, specifies how the targeted ad is initiated:

  • AUTOINITIATED - The video starts without any user action.

  • USERINITIATED - The video starts only if the user clicks Play.

  • UNKNOWN

  • ALL

array

Y

types

body

Specifies an array of targeting types to update, enable, or disable.

AD_INITIATION targeting type must be specified to apply the changes.

To learn more, refer to Targeting Types.

array

Y

Note

For a complete list of targeting resource fields, refer to Targeting Object.

Add/Update Ad Initiation Targeting

Specifies video and native ads to target based on how they were initiated.

POST /traffic/lines/{id}targeting/

Parameters

The line ID is specified in the path of the URL. All other parameters are specified in the body of the application/json payload.

Example Request URL

POST https://dspapi.admanagerplus.yahoo.com/traffic/lines/365277/targeting/

Sample Request Body

{
  "adInitiations": [
    "USERINITIATED"
  ],
  "types": [
    {
      "name": "AD_INITIATION",
      "isTargeted": true
    }
  ]
}

Sample Response

{
  "response": {
    "types": [
      {
        "name": "AD_INITIATION",
        "isTargeted": true
      }
  ],
  "adInitiations": [
      "USERINITIATED"
   ],
   "errors": null,
   "timeStamp": "2018-01-12T01:57:40Z"
  }
}

Additional Resources

About Targeting