Publisher.name

The seller's name as the exchange presents it. It may be aliased at the seller's request, so it is a display label rather than a key.

CurrentstringOptionalSince 2.0

Field facts

Path
app.publisher.name, dooh.publisher.name, site.publisher.name
Object
Publisher
Type
string
Requirement
Optional
Added
OpenRTB 2.0
Spec section
3.2.15

How it is used

Buyers who need the legal name of the seller should read it from sellers.json using Publisher.id.

Example

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

{
  "id": "req-1",
  "app": {
    "publisher": {
      "name": "Example City Media"
    }
  }
}

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
2.0 to 2.2stringNoNo
2.3 to 2.3.1stringNoNo
2.4stringNoNo
2.5 to 2.6-202606stringNoNo

Related fields

Other Publisher fields