Device.hwv

The hardware version of the device, as a string, used to tell apart generations that share a model name. Added in OpenRTB 2.3.

CurrentstringOptionalSince 2.3

Field facts

Path
device.hwv
Object
Device
Type
string
Requirement
Optional
Added
OpenRTB 2.3
Spec section
3.2.18

How it is used

Formats vary by seller: some send a marketing generation such as "13 Pro" and others an internal identifier. Publish which form you use.

Example

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

{
  "id": "req-1",
  "device": {
    "hwv": "13 Pro"
  }
}

Version history

Added in OpenRTB 2.3, and present in the latest snapshot. The table shows how each version's spec text types the field.

VersionsType in the specRequiredDeprecated
2.3 to 2.3.1stringNoNo
2.4stringNoNo
2.5 to 2.6-202606stringNoNo

Related fields

Other Device fields