Bid.ext

Bidder-specific extensions to the bid. The spec defines no members. The IAB DSA transparency extension, for example, puts its response object at bid.ext.dsa to answer the request's regs.ext.dsa.

CurrentobjectOptionalSince 2.0

Field facts

Path
seatbid.bid.ext
Object
Bid
Type
object
Requirement
Optional
Added
OpenRTB 2.0
Spec section
4.2.3

Example

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

{
  "seatbid": [
    {
      "bid": [
        {
          "ext": {}
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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
2.0object asNoNo
2.1 to 2.2objectNoNo
2.3 to 2.6-202606objectNoNo

Other Bid fields

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