Bid.cid

The bidder's campaign ID. It names the set of creatives that Bid.iurl represents and helps exchanges with ad quality review.

CurrentstringOptionalSince 2.0

Field facts

Path
seatbid.bid.cid
Object
Bid
Type
string
Requirement
Optional
Added
OpenRTB 2.0
Spec section
4.2.3

How it is used

Exchanges can use it to block a whole campaign after a publisher complaint. Keep it stable for the life of the campaign.

Example

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

{
  "seatbid": [
    {
      "bid": [
        {
          "cid": "cmp-2026-114"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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
2.0string witNoNo
2.1 to 2.2stringNoNo
2.3 to 2.4stringNoNo
2.5stringNoNo
2.6-202210 to 2.6-202606stringNoNo

Related fields

Other Bid fields

For a walkthrough of the whole object, read Bid response anatomy.