Inconsistent Behavior Between GAM and Other Ad Server Ad Tag URL

[Miftah Fathudin]

Hi,

We are currently using Video.js IMA for serving ads. Previously, we directly used a GAM VMAP URL as the adTagUrl. However, due to specific requirements, we have implemented a proxy for the GAM VMAP URL. After implementing this proxy, we noticed a different behavior: neither Video.js IMA nor the Android IMA SDK appends the ppid parameter to the requests made to our proxy. In contrast, when we switch back to making requests directly to the GAM URL, the ppid parameter is appended as expected. And it is not only ppid, we also noticed some parameters get this behavior too. 

Is this behavior expected? Considering that the IMA SDK is designed to work with any VAST-compliant ad server, we believe this inconsistency is not expected. We would have anticipated consistent behavior regardless of whether a proxy is used. Thank you!

Regards,

Miftah

[IMA SDK]

Hi, 

Thank you for contacting the IMA SDK support team.

I see that you have already raised this concern on another thread with the subject “IMA SDK Not Appending PPID Param on Proxied VMAP Request” and we have already responded there for this issue. Please take a look at that thread and continue the discussion on the same for further updates on the issue.

Thanks,
 

IMA SDK Team

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[2025-02-18 21:39:15Z GMT] This message is in relation to case "ref:!00D1U01174p.!5004Q02vGwU6:ref" (ADR-00284860)