App.pagecat

Content categories for the current page or view inside the app, as taxonomy IDs in the scheme named by App.cattax.

Currentstring arrayOptionalSince 2.0

Field facts

Path
app.pagecat
Object
App
Type
string array
Requirement
Optional
Added
OpenRTB 2.0
Spec section
3.2.14

How it is used

Most useful for apps that hold varied content, such as a news app whose screens move from politics to sports. For single-purpose apps it usually repeats App.cat.

Example

Where the field sits in a payload, with everything else left out:

{
  "id": "req-1",
  "app": {
    "pagecat": [
      "IAB17"
    ]
  }
}

Version history

Added in OpenRTB 2.0, and present in the latest snapshot. The table shows how each version's spec text types the field.

VersionsType in the specRequiredDeprecated
2.0array of stringNoNo
2.1array of tring cur 6.1NoNo
2.2array of stringsNoNo
2.3 to 2.3.1string arrayNoNo
2.4string arrayNoNo
2.5 to 2.6-202606string arrayNoNo

Related fields

Other App fields