Requesting an Ad

adn.request is the most basic way to get an ad on your page. Here's a typical example:

    adn.request({ auId: '000000000000042d', auW: 364, auH: 90 });

This will do the following:

ask the Adnuntius ad server for an ad from the ad unit with id 000000000000042d
set aside a 364×90 pixels space on the web page even before an ad is received from the Adnuntius ad server
put the ad content from the Adnuntius ad server into an HTML element with an ID of adn-000000000000042d

The adn.request Parameter Object

The entries below describe how to tailor the basic adn.request call.

auId

The ad unit tag id. No ad request is made to the Adnuntius ad server without an auId specified.

auW and auH

The ad unit's initial width and height before it receives an ad server response. Used to reserve space in the page.

Can be anything that works as a CSS value. 10, '10px', '10%', '10vh' etc. are all valid. Can be set to 0 or unspecified if not wanting to reserve space for an ad in the page before one is received from the ad server.

protocol

Specifies whether to use http or https in the ad server request. Defaults to the protocol the web page is using.

targetId

Specifies which element ID in the page to insert an ad into. Defaults to adn-{value-of-auId}.

Comes most in handy when multiple requests to the same ad unit are made to the ad server from the same page. If the same target ID is used multiple times on the same page, will cycle through the HTML elements that match the ID until an empty one is found in which to put the ad. However, to ensure the requested ad is put into the expected spot on the page, unique IDs must be used in your page.

targetClass

Specifies the class by which to find an element to insert an ad into.

If more than one HTML element matches the CSS class specified, will cycle through the HTML elements until it finds an empty one in which to put the ad. If no empty HTML element is found, will fill the first HTML element found and put the ad there. If targetClass is not specified, will use adn-{value-of-auId} or the value specified in targetId to find the ID of the element in which to place the ad content.

requestTiming

Specifies when to execute the ad request. Defaults to immediate, which means the ad request will be made immediately. Can also be set to onReady, which means the ad request will be made only after the document is loaded and parsed; or onLoad, which means the ad request will be made only after the document and related files (images, scripts, iFrames, stylesheets) have finished loading.

requestMode

Specifies whether to request an ad immediately or avoid requesting an ad if the target element on the page is not present.

Defaults to requesting an ad immediately as default. When set to hasTarget, the ad request will not be made if the target element cannot be found on the page.

display

Defines what the value of the target element's CSS display property will be once an ad is requested. Defaults to block.

container

Defines what kind of container in which to place the ad content from the ad server.

Defaults to iframe. Other options is div, which displays the ad content directly into the page.

ps

Short for page size, defines the maximum number of ads that the ad server can return to fill the ad unit.

An integer is expected. If unspecified, will use the page size that the ad unit in Adnuntius specifies. If no page size is specified even there, there is no limit to the number of ads that can be returned to fill out the ad unit.

collapsible

Whether to collapse the space an ad unit takes up if no ad is received from the ad server. Defaults to true.

resizeOnPageLoad

Whether to resize the ad unit to the size of the ad unit content once the ad is received from the ad server and has been loaded. Defaults to true.

By default, the ad unit will resize itself to match the size of the ad unit content as soon as an ad is received AND resize itself again to match the size of the ad unit content once all its content has finished loading. This parameter decides whether the ad unit will resize itself only on load of the ad's content, not when the ad content is initially received.

useCookies

Whether or not to use cookies to track unique users, impression caps and CPA. If not using cookies, user IDs and segments would need to be provided manually on each request. Defaults to true.

floorPrice

Specifies the ad unit floor price to be used, overriding the floor price of the Ad Unit within Adnuntius.

Specified as: floorPrice: {amount: 11.12, currency: 'SEK'}. A currency code and an amount must be specified for the floor price to be considered valid.

onResponse

A function that is called once a response from the ad server has been received. Must be a function if it is to be called. Function will be called even if no ads have been returned.

onAllResponses

A function that is called once a response from the ad server has been received across all ad units in the request. Must be a function if it is to be called. Function will be called even if no ads have been returned.

onImpressionResponse

A function that is called once a response from the ad server has been received. Must be a function if it is to be called. Must be a function if it is to be called. Function will only be called if an ad has been returned.

onPageLoad

A function that is called once a response from the ad server has been received and all its content has been loaded into the page/iframe. Must be a function if it is to be called. Function will be called even if no ads have been returned.

onNoMatchedAds

A function that is called if no ads return from the ad server for a particular request. Must be a function if it is to be called. Note: only applies to multi ad requests. See below for more information on multi ad requests.

onVisible

A function that is called whenever an ad is visible in the user's browser. Must be a function. Can be called multiple times if one ad unit request features multiple ads. A parameter object is passed into the onVisible function with the following properties: adId, auId, creativeId, viewability, widgetId

onViewable

A function that is called whenever an ad is considered viewable (at least 50% of the ad is shown for at least 1 second) in the user's browser. Must be a function. Can be called multiple times if one ad unit request features multiple ads. A parameter object is passed into the onVisible function with the following properties: adId, auId, creativeId, viewability, widgetId

onError

A function that is called whenever an error is returned from the ad server. Must be a function. Function is called with a parameter object showing the error information.

clearTarget

Whether or not to clear the target HTML element of all content before loading the ad into it. Must be a boolean. Default is false.

functionCalls and adn.callChildFunctions()

functionCalls is an array of details that describe the functions to call in the content of the ads that the ad server has returned as soon as the ad content is loaded into the page. The ad returned from the ad server must also register the functions that are available to be called.

adn.callChildFunctions(dataObj) is a separate function call to achieve the same end that is more flexible and can used to call a function in the ad content at any time.

If the following is specified in the ad request:

functionCalls: [{name: 'nameOfFunction', args: {dataObj: 'data', dataObj2: 'more data'}}]

and specified in the ad is the following:

adn.inIframe.registerFunction({name: 'nameOfFunction', func: function(args) { // do something here } });

the function defined in func will be called with {dataObj: 'data', dataObj2: 'more data'} as an argument once the ad is loaded. If functionCalls is specified and no corresponding function to call is found in the ad, the function calls will be ignored.

Alternatively, the publisher's page can use adn.callChildFunction({name: 'functionName', args: {data: 'data'}, auId: 'example-au-id'}) to call functions within the ad content. auId, targetClass or targetId can be specified to determine in which ad content to find the function. If no value is provided for auId, targetClass or targetId, then the function will be called if found in any ad content on the page.

functions

An array of details that describe the functions that ads returned from the ad server can call.

If functions: [{name: 'nameOfFunction', func: function(adRequestData, dataFromAd) { /* do something */ } }] is specified in the ad request and adn.inIframe.callParentFunction('nameOfFunction', {text: 'data to pass to parent'}) is specified in the ad, the function defined in func will be called with the ad request data as the first argument and {text: 'data to pass to parent'} as the second argument.

refresh

Allows for the same ad request to be made multiple times after the returned ad is visible or viewable and with a delay. Can be set simply as refresh: 3, which defaults to making the same ad request 3 seconds after the ad is viewable and doing so only once.

For more fine-grained control, can be set as refresh: {delay: 3, count: 5, event: 'onVisible'}, which means the same ad request will be made 3 seconds after the returned ad is visible, and this process will be repeated five times. delay must be an integer that is 0 or greater; event can only be onVisible otherwise it defaults to onViewable; and count defaults to 1 if it's not an integer greater than 1.

replacements

Allows for text replacements in your ad to be set in the browser code.

Is set as replacements: {adnReplaceName: 'George', adnReplaceAge: '15'}, which will replace any adnReplaceName or adnReplaceAge string inside the ad with the supplied values. Can also be set as replacements: {Name: 'George', Age: '15'} and will also replace any adnReplaceName or adnReplaceAge string inside the ad with the supplied values.

Specifying Targeting Criteria via the Parameter Object

Specifying targeting criteria for the ad request is also done via the parameter object.

usi

The universal session identifier used to identify what user session being dealt with, thereby enabling segment targeting and rate limiting. A string is expected.

siteId

Specifies the site ID to pass onto the segment targeting data source to enable segment targeting. A string is expected. If unspecified, the network ID of the ad unit's network will be used instead.

userId

Is synonymous with usi. A string is expected. If unspecified, adn.js will look for a cookie value for the key cX_P and this will be supplied to the ad server. cX_P is a cookie supplied from Cxense.

sessionId

An ID for distinguishing between sessions. A string is expected. If unspecified, adn.js will look for a cookie value for the key cX_S and this will be supplied to the ad server. cX_S is a cookie supplied from Cxense.

consentString

IAB GDPR consent string. A string is expected. Can be the Adnuntius consent string or another vendor's. Value is passed into creatives also.

A GDPR flag. 0 or 1 is expected, either as a string or integer. Is a flag to signal when GDPR is applicable. Value is passed into creatives also.

ctx

The URL from which the request is being made. If specified, is used by the Adnuntius ad server instead of the referer in the HTTP header field. A string is expected.

kv

Specifies the key-values used for targeting. An example:

kv: [{key1: ['value1', 'value2']}, {fruit: ['apple']}, {car: ['audi', 'toyota', 'holden']}]`

c

Specifies the categories used for targeting. Example: c: ['category1', 'sport/basketball', 'politics']

latitude and longitude

The latitude and longitude used for geospatial targeting. Example: latitude: 123.4567, longitude: 234.4567.

auml

Specifies the ad-unit matching labels used for targeting. Example: auml: ['mathing-label1', 'cola-sites'].

The ad unit matching labels specified on the ad request supplement the ad unit matching labels that may be specified on the ad unit itself in the Adnuntius system.

segments

Specifies the segments to use for segment targeting. Example: segments: ['mysegment1', 'car-drivers'].

The segments specified on the ad request supplement whatever segments are associated with the user.

excludedLineItems

Specifies the ids of the line items to exclude from the auction. Must be an array. Example:

{ excludedLineItems: ['myLineItemId', 'myOtherLineItemId'], adUnits: [{auId: 'myId'}] }

excludedCreatives

Specifies the ids of the creatives to exclude from the auction. Must be an array. Example:

{ excludedCreatives: ['myCreativeId', 'myOtherCreativeId'], adUnits: [{auId: 'myId'}] }

Multi adn.request Calls

Multi adn.request calls allow for the Adnuntius ad server to be asked for multiple ad units' worth of ads in one request. This makes deduplication much more effective, meaning for instance, that the same line item or creative doesn't appear on the same web page multiple times in different locations.

Here's a typical example of a multi ad request:

    adn.request({ adUnits: [
        {auId: '0000000000000806', auW: 728, auH: 90},
        {auId: '0000000000000807', auW: 100, auH: 20},
        {auId: '0000000000000808', auW: 40, auH: 40}
    ]});

This will do the following:

ask the Adnuntius ad server for ads to fulfil the three ad units in the adUnits array
set aside space on the web page for each of the ad units even before an ad is received from the Adnuntius ad server
put the ad content from the Adnuntius ad server into the appropriate HTML elements for each of the ad units

requestParams on Multi adn.request Calls

Multi ad requests also allow for two special modes of loading ads onto your page:

Lazy Request: A request for your ad unit will be made only after the user's viewport is within a particular range of the ad unit
Lazy Load: One request will be made for all your ad units, but the ad itself will only be loaded into the page content after the user's viewport is within a particular range of the ad unit

These modes of loading ads can be specified via the requestParams parameter. A typical example is below:

    adn.request({ requestParams: {proximity: 50, load: 'lazy'}, adUnits: [
        {auId: '0000000000000806', auW: 728, auH: 90, requestParams: {proximity: 100, load: 'lazy'}},
        {auId: '0000000000000807', auW: 100, auH: 20, requestParams: {load: 'direct'}},
        {auId: '0000000000000808', auW: 40, auH: 40, requestParams: {load: 'lazyRequest'}},
        {auId: '0000000000000809', auW: 230, auH: 140}
    ]});

Along with the standard behaviour, the request above will do the following:

for 0000000000000806, be part of the initial ad request to the ad server, but only show the ad and start downloading its assets when the ad unit within the web page is within 100 pixels of the viewport both vertically and horizontally
for 0000000000000807, be part of the initial ad request and show the ad within the appropriate ad unit as soon as the ad information comes from the ad server
for 0000000000000808, be part of the initial ad request only if the ad unit within the web page is within 50 pixels of the viewport both vertically and horizontally. If this is not the case, a separate ad request will be sent to the ad server when this becomes so. Then, upon receiving the ad information from the ad server, the ad itself will be displayed immediately.
for 0000000000000809, be part of the initial ad request, but only show the ad and start downloading its assets when the ad unit within the web page is within 50 pixels of the viewport both vertically and horizontally.

The Other Parameters on Multi adn.request Calls

On a multi adn.request call, some of the adn.request parameters need to be specified in the parent object, some in the ad units and some can be specified in either location, with the ad unit value overriding the parent value if it has been specified.

Here's how the split runs:

Parameters specified on parent: method, usi, segments, consentString, gdpr, ctx, longitude, latitude, excludedLineItems, excludedCreatives, onError
Parameters specified on either parent or ad unit: requestParams, siteId, floorPrice, resizeOnPageLoad, requestMode, onImpressionResponse, onPageLoad, onNoMatchedAds, onVisible, onViewable, clearTarget, functionCalls, functions, replacements, kv, c
Parameters specified on the ad unit only: those not listed above

Requesting Ads in Single-Page Applications

Single-page applications with virtual page transitions require special handling.

Between virtual page transitions, adn.clearDivs() or adn.clearOut() should be called.

adn.clearOut() clears out all the ad request information that has been collected and makes that process start anew. adn.clearDivs() does everything that adn.clearOut() does and also clears out any ads that appear on the page.

Previewing an Ad

Preview Ad Requests are used to view a specific creative. Preview requests do not result in any delivery statistics being recorded in Adnuntius, so are suitable for internal uses such as: reviewing how a creative will appear when rendered by the ad server.

You can always preview any running ads, but it is also possible to make preview requests before a Line Item has gone live. To enable preview, you simply need to move the Line Item into the Reserved state.

Requesting a Preview of a Specific Creative

adn.preview({
    networkId: 'myNetworkId',
    creatives: [{
        creativeId: 'myCreativeId',
        targetId: 'targetDivId',
        creativeWidth: 500, creativeHeight: 500
    }],
});

You can use a preview request to render custom data, without even requiring an Adnuntius Creative, using a specific layout.

Requesting a Preview of Creative Data in a Specific Layout

adn.preview({
    networkId: 'myNetworkId',
    creatives: [{
        creativeData: {
            creativeWidth: 100, creativeHeight: 100,
            constraintsToText: {message: 'My Message'}, layoutId: "my_text_layout"
        },
        targetId: 'targetDivId'
    }],
});

Getting the Ad Information in JSON Format: adn.requestData

If you need the ad data in JSON format, you can do so using adn.requestData like so:

Requesting Ads in JSON format for a Single Ad Unit

var listeners = {
    onSuccess: function(data) {
        // do something with the data
    },
    onError: function(data) {
        // do something with the error
    },
    onResponse: function(data) {
        // do something with all json responses
    }
};
adn.requestData({
   auId: '000000000000041d', kv: [{'myKey': ['myValue1', 'myValue2']} ]
   onSuccess: listeners.onSuccess,
   onError: listeners.onError,
   onResponse: listeners.onResponse
});

Requesting Ads in JSON format for Multiple Ad Units

var listeners = {
    onSuccess: function(data) {
        // do something with the data
    },
    onError: function(data) {
        // do something with the error
    },
    onResponse: function(data) {
        // do something with all json responses
    }
};
adn.requestData({
   adUnits: [{auId: '000000000000041d', kv: [{'myKey': ['myValue1', 'myValue2']}] }, {auId: '000000000000041c'}],
   onSuccess: listeners.onSuccess,
   onError: listeners.onError,
   onResponse: listeners.onResponse
});

</div>

This request works just like all the others except that the response from the ad server will be formatted as JSON and passed as a parameter into the listener functions.

For successful ad server responses, the data passed into the listener functions will be in this form:

    {
        responseJSON: {justAnExampleKey: 'justAnExampleValue'},
        responseCode: 200,
        responseText: '{"justAnExampleKey": "justAnExampleValue"}'
    }

For failed ad server responses, the data passed into the listener functions will be in this form:

    {
        errorText: 'Likely error in service',
        responseCode: 501,
        responseText: '{"bad": "allBad"}'
    }

Requesting with segments

In order to specify the source of the segment we have two ways of doing this, either user userSegmentsor segments in your ad request.

userSegments

window.adn = window.adn || {};
adn.calls = adn.calls || [];
adn.calls.push(function () {
    adn.request({
        userSegments: {
            ADNUNTIUS: ['xyz', '123'],
        },
        adUnits: [
            { auId: '00000000000aaaaa', auW: 800, auH: 300 }
        ]
    });
});

segments

window.adn = window.adn || {};
adn.calls = adn.calls || [];
adn.calls.push(function () {
    adn.request({
        segments: ['adnuntius.xyz', 'adnuntius.123'],
        adUnits: [
            { auId: '00000000000aaaaa', auW: 800, auH: 300 }
        ]
    });
});

The allowed sources can be found here and they are case sensitive. If you use userSegments they need to be all caps, if you use segments they need to be lower case.

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The adn.request Parameter Object

auId

auW and auH

protocol

targetId

targetClass

requestTiming

requestMode

display

container

ps

collapsible

resizeOnPageLoad

useCookies

floorPrice

onResponse

onAllResponses

onImpressionResponse

onPageLoad

onNoMatchedAds

onVisible

onViewable

onError

clearTarget

functionCalls and adn.callChildFunctions()

functions

refresh

replacements

Specifying Targeting Criteria via the Parameter Object

usi

siteId

userId

sessionId

consentString

gdpr

ctx

kv

c

latitude and longitude

auml

segments

excludedLineItems

excludedCreatives

Multi adn.request Calls

requestParams on Multi adn.request Calls

The Other Parameters on Multi adn.request Calls

Requesting Ads in Single-Page Applications

Previewing an Ad

Requesting a Preview of a Specific Creative

Requesting a Preview of Creative Data in a Specific Layout

Getting the Ad Information in JSON Format: adn.requestData

Requesting Ads in JSON format for a Single Ad Unit

Requesting Ads in JSON format for Multiple Ad Units

Requesting with segments

userSegments

segments