PBS cache configuration requires bids or vastxml.

What it means

PBS cache configuration requires bids or vastxml. This check applies to the selected vendor contract and integration direction.

Why it matters

The declared profile checks the published partner contract alongside canonical OpenRTB. It does not verify runtime approval or account configuration.

How to fix it

Supply the missing information through the documented field or permitted alternative for this direction.

Example that trips it

{
  "id": "req-depth",
  "imp": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "banner": {
        "w": 300,
        "h": 250
      },
      "ext": {
        "prebid": {
          "bidder": {
            "testbidder": {
              "placement": "example"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "ext": {
    "prebid": {
      "cache": {}
    }
  }
}

Profile prebid-server, OpenRTB 2.6-202606. The fixture asserts openrtb.profile.prebid.cache_type_required at ext.prebid.cache.

Check your payload

Paste a bid request or response into the tester to see whether this code fires against it, or gate on the id in CI with the CLI: the id is stable, wording is not.

• Primary protocol documentation
• Replayable source fixture

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