Rewarded video ads - capping.

[Dmytro Kulykov]

I'm implementing AdMob's Reward Video Ad into my app. While using dedicated test ad unit ID for Android rewarded video the test Reward Video Ad is showing perfectly. But when I am using my own app ID along with created add unit ID I'm getting `Failed to load ad: 3` quite often. Am I right that such error means that no ad was returned due to lack of ad inventory?

Another question is regarding ad capping. It was set to 3 ads per hour for a user, but I managed to watch more than 3 ads (my own add unit ID, not the test one) in about 10 minutes. What can go wrong with the capping? If the user has overcome the limit, how AdMob informs the client about it, as far as I know there is no dedicated error code for it?

[mobileadssdk-a...@google.com]

Hi,

Below are my responses to your questions.

 But when I am using my own app ID along with created add unit ID I'm getting `Failed to load ad: 3`. Am I right that such error means that no ad was returned due to lack of ad inventory?

Yes, you are correct that the Error Code: 3 or No fill error means that there are just no available ads for your Ad request at the moment.

Another question is regarding ad capping. It was set to 3 ads per hour for a user, but I managed to watch more than 3 ads (my own add unit ID, not the test one) in about 10 minutes. What can go wrong with the capping? 

As per this article, please refer to the caveats below.

• A change to frequency capping, such as changing the cap from two to three, can take up to a day to take effect. 
• A slight server delay can occasionally result in the frequency cap that you've set being exceeded.

If the user has overcome the limit, how AdMob informs the client about it, as far as I know there is no dedicated error code for it?

Based on previous experiences when setting Frequency capping, we are getting a Error Code: 3 or No fill error at times, which is logical since the Ad request should still be successful, however, no available ad will be returned because of the limit set.

Regards,

Ivan Bautista 

Mobile Ads SDK Team