Site.name

The site's name as the exchange presents it to buyers. The publisher may ask for it to be aliased, so treat it as a display label rather than an identifier.

CurrentstringOptionalSince 2.0

Field facts

Path
site.name
Object
Site
Type
string
Requirement
Optional
Added
OpenRTB 2.0
Spec section
3.2.13

How it is used

Useful in reporting and deal setup. Target and match on Site.domain or Site.id, because names are not unique and can change.

Example

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

{
  "id": "req-1",
  "site": {
    "name": "Example City News"
  }
}

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 Site fields