Vast with multiple ads - identify which ads were called

[Nave]

Hi

We are checking using IMA SDK for Android/iOS for playing inline ads

We have a vast tag with multiple ads, each is a wrapper to another vast url that may return a vast or not

Assuming IMA is calling the ads one after the other till it finds an ad that returns a valid vast with MP4 media, is there a way to tell what ads were called in the process?

For example:

<Vast...>

  <Ad>...</Ad>

  <Ad>...</Ad>

  <Ad>...</Ad>

  <Ad>...</Ad>

</Vast>

We would like to know when each call to an ad in the vast was called and if it returned a valid vast with media and not just the overall process

[IMA SDK]

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out to us. You can easily know what ad was called in the process by retrieving the current ad class. It's an object that holds data corresponding to the master Ad. Once the current ad class is retrieved, you can call the methods listed here, for example, you can retrieve the current ad id by calling the getAdId() api method. Please note that the ad class can be retrieved by calling the .getAd() method on the event object during the STARTED event.

Regards,
Arnaud Casame
IMA SDK Team

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[Nave]

So, if I have the following:

The first vast cal return the following response:

<Vast...>

  <Ad id=1>...</Ad>

  <Ad id=2>...</Ad>

  <Ad id=3>...</Ad>

  <Ad id=4>...</Ad>

</Vast>

I do not know what ads are returned

Now IMA call the wrapper in ad id=1, lets assume no vast is returned

Now IMA call the wrapper in ad id=2

And so on

How do I know that ad id=1 is called?

The Ad object is returned only for ads that return vast in the Loaded event

[IMA SDK]

Hi,

You'll be able to see that the ad with id = 1 failed in your reports but you won't be able to retrieve the ad info dynamically. You'll have an ad error event notifying you that the ad request returned an Empty VAST but you won't be able to retrieve the ad id that failed.