Test creative types

AI-generated Key Takeaways

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• The Google Mobile Ads SDK provides an API to specify a creative type for test queries using the ft_ctype parameter.

• This parameter is included in an extras object and passed to the ad request, restricting which ads are available and potentially resulting in no fill.

• The ft_ctype parameter only functions when in Test Mode.

• A table lists valid values for ft_ctype and their corresponding ad formats.

• This feature only affects Google ads and is not respected by third-party ad sources via mediation.

Google Mobile Ads SDK provides an API that lets you specify a creative type for test queries. When the parameter is set, only creatives of the specified type are retrieved and rendered.

Usage

To specify a creative type, include the ft_ctype parameter in an extras object and pass it to the ad request. This may restrict which ads are available and result in no fill.

  val 
  
 extras 
  
 = 
  
 Bundle 
 () 
 extras 
 . 
 putString 
 ( 
 "ft_ctype" 
 , 
  
 "video_app_install" 
 ) 
 val 
  
 request 
  
 = 
  
 AdRequest 
  
 . 
 Builder 
 () 
  
 . 
 addNetworkExtrasBundle 
 ( 
 AdMobAdapter 
 :: 
 class 
 . 
 java 
 , 
  
 extras 
 ) 
  
 . 
 build 
 () 
 

  Bundle 
  
 extras 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 Bundle 
 (); 
 extras 
 . 
 putString 
 ( 
 "ft_ctype" 
 , 
  
 "video_app_install" 
 ); 
 AdRequest 
  
 request 
  
 = 
  
 new 
  
 AdRequest 
  
 . 
 Builder 
 () 
  
 . 
 addNetworkExtrasBundle 
 ( 
 AdMobAdapter 
 . 
 class 
 , 
  
 extras 
 ) 
  
 . 
 build 
 (); 
 

The following table lists the valid values for ft_ctype :

This feature impacts Google ads only. If your ad unit enables mediation , ads returned from third-party ad sources don't respect the ft_ctype parameter. We recommend testing with an ad unit that doesn't have mediation enabled.