This page gives an overview of steps you need to take, either as an ad ops user or as a developer, to start using Prebid Mobile.
Before you begin using Prebid Mobile in your apps, you need to prepare your end-to-end system. The first step is to set up your Prebid Server host. Prebid Mobile works in conjunction with Prebid Server to request and receive bids. Here are the options:
Prebid Server is an open source project. This allows you to host your own implementation of Prebid Server, though it’s not as easy as downloading Prebid.js, because it needs to be hosted. The source code is available under the Prebid organization on GitHub. There’s also a Java version of Prebid Server.
See the Prebid Server docs on GitHub for more information on setting up your own server host.
After you’ve registered with your chosen Prebid Server host, you need to create at least one Prebid Server bidder configuration. Each configuration contains a list of bidders and their parameters. The configuration will be in the form of a JSON structure, similar to this:
[
{
"bidder": "appnexus",
"params": {
"placementId": 13144370
}
}
]
The preceding is an example structure using AppNexus as the bidder. The parameters you need to set differ for each bidder. See Bidder Parameters for a full list of parameters for available Prebid Server bidders.
To begin using Prebid Mobile, download the Prebid Mobile SDK:
After you have the SDK installed, register ad units with the Prebid Mobile framework.
Ad ops users configure the primary ad server with Prebid Mobile line items targeted to key/values.
The following resources are available for further information on working with Prebid Mobile:
iOS
Android
Prebid Mobile provides APIs for app publishers in support of the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework.
For general information on these APIs see Prebid Mobile Guide to European Ad Inventory and Providing Notice, Transparency and Choice.
For specific implementation details, see the “GDPR Consent” section here: