Many operations in the Real-time Bidding API are performed in the context of a
specificbidderorbuyer, so most API resources
are directly under one of these two resources.
Bidders place bids for ad inventory on behalf of one or more buyers. In
Real-time Bidding, Bidders are represented by thebiddersresource. You can use thebiddersresource and its sub-resources to manage a
Real-time Bidding integration, or act on one or more resources for associated
buyers.
Buyers place ads and are billed for ad placements. In Real-time bidding,
buyers are represented by thebuyersresource.
As a bidder, you can also act as a buyer if you bid on your own behalf. This is
represented in the API bybiddersandbuyersresources with the same
resource ID.
The bidders and buyers resources are read-only. If you need to modify values
for either resource, choose one of the following:
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