RE: "bidresponse proto could not be parsed" error

[Authorized Buyers API Forum Advisor]

Hello,

I've been looking at your included bid responses, in addition to more recent ones you've been submitting since your initial posting. The structure and field typing generally look fine, though I do see some fields unnecessarily populated with empty values in some cases. There are a lot of variables that can affect how your response is interpreted, so I'll list everything that I've noticed that you may want to investigate:

1. The URL you specify in adm doesn't seem to link to a VAST document. Bidding with an approved video creative may impact the error response.
2. Generally speaking, successful responses consistently return the BidResponse.seatbid.bid.ext.billing_id extension (cid would also work, but is deprecated.) It seems that you don't consistently include this in your response.
3. Generally speaking, successful responses consistently return BidResponse.seatbid.bid.crid. It seems that you don't consistently include this in your response.

I'd recommend adjusting your response based on these points and then checking back to see if your bids are making it to the auction in RTB Breakout.
 

This message is in relation to case "ref:!00D1U01174p.!5004Q02vGpJ6:ref" (ADR-00278966)

Thanks,
 

Mark Saniscalchi Authorized Buyers API Team

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