Glossary

Bid Request

The information sent to a buyer describing an available advertising opportunity.

Media BuyingPractitionerSource: IAB Tech Lab OpenRTB specification

Definition

The information sent to a buyer describing an available advertising opportunity.

Why it matters

The bid request is the actual data packet everything in programmatic runs on.

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