Adobe Launch

Adobe Launch Ad API

The Ad API from Adobe Launch — 3 operation(s) for ad.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 3

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

POST /adStart Signal that an ad started · Ad start #
Ask an LLM
“How do I track when an ad begins playing in a media session?”
“Can I report ad starts to Media Edge separately from the main content?”
Tell an agent
Send an ad start event with {events}.
Record that an ad just started playing.
POST /adComplete Signal that an ad finished · Ad complete #
Ask an LLM
“How do I record that a viewer watched an ad to the end?”
“What event marks an ad as completed?”
Tell an agent
Send an ad complete event with {events}.
Record that the ad played all the way through.
POST /adSkip Signal that an ad was skipped · Ad skip #
Ask an LLM
“Can I track when a viewer skips an ad?”
“Which event tells Media Edge an ad was skipped?”
Tell an agent
Send an ad skip event with {events}.
Record that the viewer skipped the current ad.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-platform/tags/api/overview
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APIReference
https://developer.adobe.com/experience-platform-apis/references/reactor
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GettingStarted
https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-platform/tags/api/getting-started
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Authentication
https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-platform/tags/api/getting-started
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RateLimits
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adobe-launch/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/adobe-launch-rate-limits.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adobe-launch/refs/heads/main/openapi/adobe-launch-ad-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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SDKs
https://www.npmjs.com/package/@adobe/reactor-sdk
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DataModel
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adobe-launch/refs/heads/main/data-model/adobe-launch-data-model.yml
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Webhooks
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adobe-launch/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/adobe-launch-webhooks.yml
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ErrorCatalog
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adobe-launch/refs/heads/main/errors/adobe-launch-problem-types.yml
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Conventions
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adobe-launch/refs/heads/main/conventions/adobe-launch-conventions.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

adobe-launch-ad-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Media Edge Ad API
  description: The OpenAPI specification for Media Edge API
  version: 0.1.0
servers:
- url: https://edge.adobedc.net/ee/va/v1
tags:
- name: Ad
paths:
  /adStart:
    post:
      summary: Ad start
      description: Signals the start of an ad
      tags:
      - Ad
      operationId: adStart
      parameters: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                events:
                  type: array
                  description: ''
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      xdm:
                        type: object
                        description: ''
                        properties:
                          mediaCollection:
                            type: object
                            description: ''
                            properties:
                              playhead:
                                type: integer
                                description: The Playhead represents the current playback position within the media content
                              advertisingDetails:
                                type: object
                                description: ''
                                properties:
                                  advertiser:
                                    type: string
                                    description: The company or brand whose product is featured in the ad
                                  campaignID:
                                    type: string
                                    description: The ID of the ad campaign
                                  creativeID:
                                    type: string
                                    description: The ID of the ad creative.
                                  creativeURL:
                                    type: string
                                    description: The URL of the ad creative
                                  length:
                                    type: integer
                                    description: The length of video ad in seconds
                                  placementID:
                                    type: string
                                    description: The placement ID of the ad
                                  friendlyName:
                                    type: string
                                    description: The human readable name of the ad
                                  playerName:
                                    type: string
                                    description: The name of the player responsible for rendering the ad
                                  siteID:
                                    type: string
                                    description: The ID of the ad site
                                  podPosition:
                                    type: integer
                                    description: The index of the ad inside the parent ad break start. For example, the first ad has index 0 and the second ad has index 1
                                required:
                                - name
                                - length
                                - playerName
                                - podPosition
                              sessionID:
                                type: string
                                description: The Media Session ID uniquely identifies an instance of a content stream during an individual playback session
                              customMetadata:
                                type: array
                                description: Custom data set by the client in the form of key->value pairs
                                items:
                                  type: object
                                  properties:
                                    name:
                                      type: string
                                      description: The name of the custom property preceded by _{tenantName}
                                    value:
                                      type: string
                                      description: The value of the custom property
                              qoeDataDetails:
                                type: object
                                description: QoE (Quality of Experience) Data Details capture performance-related metrics and user experience data
                                properties:
                                  bitrate:
                                    type: integer
                                    format: int32
                                    description: The bitrate value (in kbps)
                                  droppedFrames:
                                    type: integer
                                    format: int32
                                    description: The total count of frames dropped during playback
                                  framesPerSecond:
                                    type: integer
                                    format: int32
                                    description: The current stream frame-rate (in frames per second)
                                  timeToStart:
                                    type: integer
                                    format: int32
                                    description: Duration (in seconds) between video load and start
                            required:
                            - advertisingDetails
                            - playhead
                            - sessionID
                          eventType:
                            type: string
                            default: media.adStart
                            description: The media event type
                          timestamp:
                            type: string
                            format: date-time
                            description: The time when a media event occurred
                        required:
                        - mediaCollection
                        - timestamp
                        - eventType
                    required:
                    - xdm
            examples:
              '0':
                value:
                  events:
                  - xdm:
                      eventType: media.adStart
                      mediaCollection:
                        advertisingDetails:
                          friendlyName: Ad 1
                          name: /uri-reference/001
                          length: 10
                          advertiser: Adobe Marketing
                          campaignID: Adobe Analytics
                          creativeID: creativeID
                          creativeURL: https://creativeurl.com
                          placementID: placementID
                          siteID: siteID
                          podPosition: 11
                          playerName: HTML5 player
                        customMetadata:
                        - name: _{tenantName}.myCustomValue3
                          value: c3
                        - name: _{tenantName}.myCustomValue2
                          value: c2
                        - name: _{tenantName}.myCustomValue1
                          value: c1
                        sessionID: 5c32e1a6ef6b58be5136ba8db2f79f1d251d3121a898bc8fb60123b8fdb9aa1c
                        playhead: 15
                      timestamp: '2022-03-04T13:38:26+00:00'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: No content
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                description: ''
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                    description: Link containing a more detailed description of the error
                  status:
                    type: integer
                    default: 400
                    description: The status code
                  title:
                    type: string
                    description: The category of the error
                  detail:
                    type: string
                    description: The error details
                  report:
                    type: object
                    description: ''
                    properties:
                      requestId:
                        type: string
                        description: Id that uniquely identifies a request
                      details:
                        type: array
                        description: ''
                        items:
                          type: object
                          description: ''
                          properties:
                            name:
                              type: string
                              description: The path to the invalid property
                            reason:
                              type: string
                              description: The reason why the property is invalid
              examples:
                '0':
                  value:
                    type: https://ns.adobe.com/aep/errors/va-edge-0400-400
                    status: 400
                    title: Bad Request
                    detail: Invalid request. Please check your input and try again.
                    report:
                      details:
                      - name: $.events[0].xdm.mediaCollection.advertisingDetails.name
                        reason: Missing required field
                      - name: $.events[0].xdm.mediaCollection.advertisingDetails.length
                        reason: Missing required field
                      - name: $.events[0].xdm.mediaCollection.advertisingDetails.podPosition
                        reason: Missing required field
                      - name: $.events[0].xdm.mediaCollection.sessionID
                        reason: 'Unexpected error. Hint: InvalidApiSidLength=63'
                      requestId: e3d87437-5054-4bc2-8953-be4be8d0b900
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                description: ''
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                    description: Link containing a more detailed description of the error
                  status:
                    type: integer
                    default: 404
                    description: The status code
                  title:
                    type: string
                    description: The category of the error
                  detail:
                    type: string
                    description: The error details
                  report:
                    type: object
                    description: ''
                    properties:
                      requestId:
                        type: string
                        description: Id that uniquely identifies a request
                      details:
                        type: string
                        description: The error details
              examples:
                '0':
                  value:
                    type: https://ns.adobe.com/aep/errors/va-edge-0404-404
                    status: 404
                    title: Not Found
                    detail: The requested resource could not be found but may be available again in the future.
                    report:
                      details: Error processing request. If the session is longer than 24h, please start a new one. Returning Not Found
                      requestId: e3d87437-5054-4bc2-8953-be4be8d0b900
  /adComplete:
    post:
      summary: Ad complete
      description: Signals the end of an ad
      tags:
      - Ad
      parameters: []
      operationId: adComplete
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                events:
                  type: array
                  description: ''
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      xdm:
                        type: object
                        description: ''
                        properties:
                          mediaCollection:
                            type: object
                            description: ''
                            properties:
                              playhead:
                                type: integer
                                description: The Playhead represents the current playback position within the media content
                              sessionID:
                                type: string
                                description: The Media Session ID uniquely identifies an instance of a content stream during an individual playback session
                              qoeDataDetails:
                                type: object
                                description: QoE (Quality of Experience) Data Details capture performance-related metrics and user experience data
                                properties:
                                  bitrate:
                                    type: integer
                                    format: int32
                                    description: The bitrate value (in kbps)
                                  droppedFrames:
                                    type: integer
                                    format: int32
                                    description: The total count of frames dropped during playback
                                  framesPerSecond:
                                    type: integer
                                    format: int32
                                    description: The current stream frame-rate (in frames per second)
                                  timeToStart:
                                    type: integer
                                    format: int32
                                    description: Duration (in seconds) between video load and start
                            required:
                            - playhead
                            - sessionID
                          eventType:
                            type: string
                            default: media.adComplete
                            description: The media event type
                          timestamp:
                            type: string
                            format: date-time
                            description: The time when a media event occurred
                        required:
                        - mediaCollection
                        - timestamp
                        - eventType
                    required:
                    - xdm
            examples:
              '0':
                value:
                  events:
                  - xdm:
                      eventType: media.adComplete
                      mediaCollection:
                        sessionID: 5c32e1a6ef6b58be5136ba8db2f79f1d251d3121a898bc8fb60123b8fdb9aa1c
                        playhead: 25
                      timestamp: '2022-03-04T13:39:00+00:00'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: No content
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                description: ''
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                    description: Link containing a more detailed description of the error
                  status:
                    type: integer
                    default: 400
                    description: The status code
                  title:
                    type: string
                    description: The category of the error
                  detail:
                    type: string
                    description: The error details
                  report:
                    type: object
                    description: ''
                    properties:
                      requestId:
                        type: string
                        description: Id that uniquely identifies a request
                      details:
                        type: array
                        description: ''
                        items:
                          type: object
                          description: ''
                          properties:
                            name:
                              type: string
                              description: The path to the invalid property
                            reason:
                              type: string
                              description: The reason why the property is invalid
              examples:
                '0':
                  value:
                    type: https://ns.adobe.com/aep/errors/va-edge-0400-400
                    status: 400
                    title: Bad Request
                    detail: Invalid request. Please check your input and try again.
                    report:
                      details:
                      - name: $.events[0].xdm.mediaCollection
                        reason: Missing required field
                      requestId: e3d87437-5054-4bc2-8953-be4be8d0b900
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                description: ''
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                    description: Link containing a more detailed description of the error
                  status:
                    type: integer
                    default: 404
                    description: The status code
                  title:
                    type: string
                    description: The category of the error
                  detail:
                    type: string
                    description: The error details
                  report:
                    type: object
                    description: ''
                    properties:
                      requestId:
                        type: string
                        description: Id that uniquely identifies a request
                      details:
                        type: string
                        description: The error details
              examples:
                '0':
                  value:
                    type: https://ns.adobe.com/aep/errors/va-edge-0404-404
                    status: 404
                    title: Not Found
                    detail: The requested resource could not be found but may be available again in the future.
                    report:
                      details: Error processing request. If the session is longer than 24h, please start a new one. Returning Not Found
                      requestId: e3d87437-5054-4bc2-8953-be4be8d0b900
  /adSkip:
    post:
      summary: Ad skip
      description: Signals that an ad was skipped
      tags:
      - Ad
      operationId: adSkip
      parameters: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                events:
                  type: array
                  description: ''
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      xdm:
                        type: object
                        description: ''
                        properties:
                          mediaCollection:
                            type: object
                            description: ''
                            properties:
                              playhead:
                                type: integer
                                description: The Playhead represents the current playback position within the media content
                              sessionID:
                                type: string
                                description: The Media Session ID uniquely identifies an instance of a content stream during an individual playback session
                              qoeDataDetails:
                                type: object
                                description: QoE (Quality of Experience) Data Details capture performance-related metrics and user experience data
                                properties:
                                  bitrate:
                                    type: integer
                                    format: int32
                                    description: The bitrate value (in kbps)
                                  droppedFrames:
                                    type: integer
                                    format: int32
                                    description: The total count of frames dropped during playback
                                  framesPerSecond:
                                    type: integer
                                    format: int32
                                    description: The current stream frame-rate (in frames per second)
                                  timeToStart:
                                    type: integer
                                    format: int32
                                    description: Duration (in seconds) between video load and start
                            required:
                            - playhead
                            - sessionID
                          eventType:
                            type: string
                            default: media.adBreakSkip
                            description: The media event type
                          timestamp:
                            type: string
                            format: date-time
                            description: The time when a media event occurred
                        required:
                        - mediaCollection
                        - timestamp
                        - eventType
                    required:
                    - xdm
            examples:
              '0':
                value:
                  events:
                  - xdm:
                      eventType: media.adSkip
                      mediaCollection:
                        sessionID: 5c32e1a6ef6b58be5136ba8db2f79f1d251d3121a898bc8fb60123b8fdb9aa1c
                        playhead: 25
                      timestamp: '2022-03-04T13:39:00+00:00'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: No content
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                description: ''
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                    description: Link containing a more detailed description of the error
                  status:
                    type: integer
                    default: 400
                    description: The status code
                  title:
                    type: string
                    description: The category of the error
                  detail:
                    type: string
                    description: The error details
                  report:
                    type: object
                    description: ''
                    properties:
                      requestId:
                        type: string
                        description: Id that uniquely identifies a request
                      details:
                        type: array
                        description: ''
                        items:
                          type: object
                          description: ''
                          properties:
                            name:
                              type: string
                              description: The path to the invalid property
                            reason:
                              type: string
                              description: The reason why the property is invalid
              examples:
                '0':
                  value:
                    type: https://ns.adobe.com/aep/errors/va-edge-0400-400
                    status: 400
                    title: Bad Request
                    detail: Invalid request. Please check your input and try again.
                    report:
                      details:
                      - name: $.events[0].xdm.mediaCollection.playhead
                        reason: Missing required field
                      requestId: e3d87437-5054-4bc2-8953-be4be8d0b900
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                description: ''
                properties:
                  type:
                    type: string
                    description: Link containing a more detailed description of the error
                  status:
                    type: integer
                    default: 404
                    description: The status code
                  title:
                    type: string
                    description: The category of the error
                  detail:
                    type: string
                    description: The error details
                  report:
                    type: object
                    description: ''
                    properties:
                      requestId:
                        type: string
                        description: Id that uniquely identifies a request
                      details:
                        type: string
                        description: The error details
              examples:
                '0':
                  value:
                    type: https://ns.adobe.com/aep/errors/va-edge-0404-404
                    status: 404
                    title: Not Found
                    detail: The requested resource could not be found but may be available again in the future.
                    report:
                      details: Error processing request. If the session is longer than 24h, please start a new one. Returning Not Found
                      requestId: e3d87437-5054-4bc2-8953-be4be8d0b900