When getting native ads, adserverTargeting is ignored

[sgagnier-l3g3media]

Type of issue

Bug

Description

When having a native ad, adserverTargeting is ignored

Steps to reproduce

Get a native ad, set key { key: 'hb_native_linkurl', val: function (bidResponse) { return ""; } }, and it will still return original

Expected results

I expected the return of 0

Actual results

original data

Platform details

Any

Other information

Reason why I am doing this is to avoid too long request to GAM. links can be very long, and if you get 3-4 on the same request, it can bust your GAM request causing a trunc=1 param.
I am using postMessage to get the whole bid to the client iframe, I'd like only the minimal required native ad params to be sent to GAM, so setting all hn_native to "" or null to have them removed from the call. When the creative gets displayed, the postMessage will get the whole bid info.

[jsnellbaker]

Hi @sgagnier-l3g3media

Currently this is expected behavior; the adserverTargeting part of the bidderSettings only covers the base keys that are sent with each bid (like hb_adid, hb_bidder, hb_pb).

There are some alternative features that may help you with the keyword limit issues you're experiencing with native bids. I provided some links below if you want to look at them further:

• http://prebid.org/dev-docs/publisher-api-reference.html#setConfig-targetingControls
• http://prebid.org/dev-docs/show-native-ads.html#sending-asset-placeholders

Additionally, there are other open issues that are looking into the amount of keys Prebid is using and exploring more alternatives (outside of the options above). If you want to review the items and join in on the conversations, it would be a help to hear additional feedback.

• Alternate way to render native ads through Prebid. #3366
• Deal specific line items don't work #3899

[sgagnier-l3g3media]

Thanks @jsnellbaker this helps a lot. I will have a look.