Rule reference

openrtb.value.invalid

errorRequest or response

What it means

The value has the right type but is outside what the specification documents for the field: an enum value that does not exist (plcmt: 9), a value from a neighboring list, or a stale value removed in the version you validated against. Exchange-specific ranges (500+) are recognized where the spec reserves them.

Why it matters

Consumers either drop the field, guess a default, or discard the request. Enum drift is a classic version-skew symptom: the integer meant something in the list you built against, but not in the list the receiver reads.

How to fix it

Send a value from the documented list for the version you target. The enum reference maps every list per version, including where 2.6 handed lists over to AdCOM.

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.

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