Video.podseq

Where this ad pod falls in the content stream, from AdCOM List: Pod Sequence: 1 for the first pod, -1 for the last pod, and 0 for any pod. Defaults to 0. Added in 2.6.

CurrentintegerOptionalSince 2.6-202204

Field facts

Path: imp.video.podseq
Object: Video
Type: integer
Default: 0
Requirement: Optional
Added: OpenRTB 2.6-202204
Spec section: 3.2.7

How it is used

Sellers that know a break is the first or last in a program send it so buyers can price the position. When the position is unknown or varies, leave the default.

Example

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

{
  "id": "req-1",
  "imp": [
    {
      "video": {
        "podseq": 1
      }
    }
  ]
}

Common mistakes

Confusing it with Video.slotinpod. This field is the pod's position in the stream; slotinpod is the ad's position inside the pod.
Sending the break's ordinal number, such as 3 for the third break. Only -1, 0, and 1 are defined, so 3 is openrtb.value.invalid.

Version history

Added in OpenRTB 2.6-202204, and present in the latest snapshot. The table shows how each version's spec text types the field.

Versions	Type in the spec	Required	Deprecated
2.6-202204	Added in the first 2.6 release, published without a structured text archive; the 2.6-202210 republication is the first tagged text.
2.6-202210 to 2.6-202606	integer, default 0	No	No

Versioned rules that name this field

openrtb.2.6.imp.video_audio.pod_bidding OpenRTB 2.6 added pod-bidding controls for video and audio inventory.