Bidders - Content category service
Use the read-only Content Category Service to see what content categories are registered in the Xandr system. These IDs are provided in the inventory_audits objects on the bid request.
Content categories are arranged in a two-level hierarchy. There are top-level categories and child categories. The child categories have a parent_category_id pointing to their parent. The top-level categories have a null parent_category_id.
REST API
HTTP Method | Endpoint | Description |
---|---|---|
GET | https://api.adnxs.com/content-category | To view all the content categories in the Xandr system. |
GET | https://api.adnxs.com/content-category/CONTENT_CATEGORY_ID | To view information about a particular content category. |
JSON fields
Field | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
description |
string | The description of the content category. |
id |
int | The ID of the content category. |
is_system |
bool | If true, the content category is defined by Xandr. |
last_modified |
timestamp | The date and time that this content category was last modified. |
name |
string | The name of the content category. |
parent_category |
object | If the category is the child of a parent category, the ID and name of the parent is listed here in the following format: "parent_category": { "id":10, "name": "Games" } |
Example
View all content categories (below output is truncated)
curl -b cookies -c cookies "https://api.adnxs.com/content-category"
{
"response": {
"status": "OK",
"count": 325,
"start_element": null,
"num_elements": null,
"content_categories": [
{
"id": 4,
"name": "Pets & Animals",
"description": null,
"is_system": true,
"last_modified": "2010-10-24 02:43:16",
"parent_category": null
},
{
"id": 5,
"name": "Fun & Trivia",
"description": null,
"is_system": true,
"last_modified": "2010-10-24 02:43:16",
"parent_category": {
"id": 10,
"name": "Arts & Entertainment"
}
},
{
"id": 6,
"name": "Autos & Vehicles",
"description": null,
"is_system": true,
"last_modified": "2010-10-24 02:43:16",
"parent_category": null
},
{
"id": 7,
"name": "Beauty & Personal Care",
"description": null,
"is_system": true,
"last_modified": "2010-03-04 19:14:12",
"parent_category": null
},
[...]
],
"count": 326,
"num_elements": 5,
"start_element": 1,
"status": "OK"
}
}