Question: Video Support for Prebid Server

[curlyblueeagle]

Hello, I am seeing contradictory docs about support for video. According to this page https://docs.prebid.org/formats/video.html only Prebid.js supports video and not Prebid Server. Can someone please confirm that Prebid Server does support video?

[SyntaxNode]

That part of the doc is very outdated. Prebid Server supports video. Are you looking for outstream or instream using SSAIs?

[curlyblueeagle]

Ah gotcha. We are looking to support both instream and outstream. Is that possible in Prebid Server?

[SyntaxNode]

Sure is!

Outstream auctions are run through the /openrtb2/auction. There are some video examples at the endpoint doc:
https://docs.prebid.org/prebid-server/endpoints/openrtb2/pbs-endpoint-auction.html

Instream auctions are done through a specialized endpoint designed for SSAI integration. Take a look at this doc: https://docs.prebid.org/prebid-server/use-cases/pbs-lfv.html

[curlyblueeagle]

Great! Thanks for the links. I see that the doc linked to instream actually discusses long form video. Does that mean that instream is considered the same as long form? I ask since Prebid.js treats the two as separate?

Also, I should have clarified...we are a bidder (33Across) looking to add video support to our adapter. I am guessing as far as the adapter is concerned support for instream vs outstream is not different and it only entails setting the right ORTB?

[bretg]

"Short form" (e.g. pre-roll) instream video is supported by the /openrtb2/auction endpoint as described in the 2nd diagram here -- https://docs.prebid.org/prebid-server/use-cases/pbs-pbjs.html

The "long form" video support is about ad pods.

Thanks for pointing out the old doc -- will get that updated.

[bretg]

Doc updated. Can we close this @curlyblueeagle ?

[curlyblueeagle]

Yes you may close this. Thank you.