Google creative status code 206: Ad filtered because it does not match the format of the chosen deal
What Google creative status says
Ad filtered because it does not match the format of the chosen deal
Google returns this number in ${CREATIVE_STATUS_CODE} on the loss notice. It is not an ${AUCTION_LOSS} value. A search for Google creative status code 206 is this status.
What was checked
Google checked the deal id on the bid against the publisher's deal settings.
What to change
Bid a deal the publisher enabled for this exchange and this deal type. An open-auction bid on a deal-only request, or a blocklisted deal id, returns this status.
Related
- All Google creative status codes
- The OpenRTB loss reason table
- Google Authorized Buyers creative status codes
- Google creative status code 204: The creative's instream format is not allowed (i.e. linear vs. non-linear)
- Google creative status code 205: Creative was disapproved
- Google creative status code 207: Ad filtered because publisher does not support the iOS SKAdNetwork API
- Google creative status code 208: Ad filtered because the provided iOS SKAdNetwork version does not match the publisher's version