Segment object

A Segment is one unit of data from a provider, in effect a key and a value, such as membership in an audience or a contextual category. Segments sit in the segment array of a Data object, and the exchange must publish segment IDs, names, and possible values to buyers in advance.

4 fieldsOpenRTB 2.0 to 2.6-202606At user.data.segment, app.content.data.segment, dooh.content.data.segment, site.content.data.segment

How it is used

A segment ID means something only within its provider's namespace, so buyers always read it together with the parent Data.id or Data.name. Most traffic sends IDs alone.

Fields

FieldTypeRequirementSinceStatus
extobjectOptional2.1Current
idstringOptional2.0Current
namestringOptional2.0Current
valuestringOptional2.0Current

Where it sits

Contained in: Data.

All objects

The field reference index lists every OpenRTB 2.x object.