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type VideoMetadata (v202505)

AI-generated Key Takeaways

VideoMetadata provides metadata for a video asset.
Key attributes for VideoMetadata include scalable type, duration, bit rate, size, mime type, and delivery type.
The scalable type determines if the creative can be scaled and how its aspect ratio should be handled.
The duration and size of the video asset are required attributes.
The delivery type indicates whether the video is served via progressive download or streaming.

Service

CreativeService

Dependencies

VideoRedirectAsset

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VideoMetadata

Metadata for a video asset.

Namespace: https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202505

Field
`scalableType`	`ScalableType` The scalable type of the asset. This attribute is required. Enumerations `UNKNOWN` The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version. `NOT_SCALABLE` The creative should not be scaled. `RATIO_SCALABLE` The creative can be scaled and its aspect-ratio must be maintained. `STRETCH_SCALABLE` The creative can be scaled and its aspect-ratio can be distorted.
`duration`	`xsd:int` The duration of the asset in milliseconds. This attribute is required.
`bitRate`	`xsd:int` The bit rate of the asset in kbps. If the asset can play at a range of bit rates (such as an Http Live Streaming video), then set the bit rate to zero and populate the minimum and maximum bit rate instead.
`minimumBitRate`	`xsd:int` The minimum bitrate of the video in kbps. Only set this if the asset can play at a range of bit rates.
`maximumBitRate`	`xsd:int` The maximum bitrate of the video in kbps. Only set this if the asset can play at a range of bit rates.
`size`	`Size` The size (width and height) of the asset. This attribute is required.
`mimeType`	`MimeType` The mime type of the asset. This attribute is required. Enumerations `UNKNOWN` The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version. `ASP` application/x-asp `AUDIO_AIFF` audio/aiff `AUDIO_BASIC` audio/basic `AUDIO_FLAC` audio/flac `AUDIO_MID` audio/mid `AUDIO_MP3` audio/mpeg `AUDIO_MP4` audio/mp4 `AUDIO_MPEG_URL` audio/x-mpegurl `AUDIO_MS_WMA` audio/x-ms-wma `AUDIO_OGG` audio/ogg `AUDIO_REAL_AUDIO_PLUGIN` audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin `AUDIO_WAV` audio/x-wav `BINARY` application/binary `DASH` application/dash+xml `DIRECTOR` application/x-director `FLASH` application/x-shockwave-flash `GRAPHIC_CONVERTER` application/graphicconverter `JAVASCRIPT` application/x-javascript `JSON` application/json `IMAGE_BITMAP` image/x-win-bitmap `IMAGE_BMP` image/bmp `IMAGE_GIF` image/gif `IMAGE_JPEG` image/jpeg `IMAGE_PHOTOSHOP` image/photoshop `IMAGE_PNG` image/png `IMAGE_TIFF` image/tiff `IMAGE_WBMP` image/vnd.wap.wbmp `M3U8` application/x-mpegURL `MAC_BIN_HEX_40` application/mac-binhex40 `MS_EXCEL` application/vnd.ms-excel `MS_POWERPOINT` application/ms-powerpoint `MS_WORD` application/msword `OCTET_STREAM` application/octet-stream `PDF` application/pdf `POSTSCRIPT` application/postscript `RN_REAL_MEDIA` application/vnd.rn-realmedia `RFC_822` message/rfc822 `RTF` application/rtf `TEXT_CALENDAR` text/calendar `TEXT_CSS` text/css `TEXT_CSV` text/csv `TEXT_HTML` text/html `TEXT_JAVA` text/java `TEXT_PLAIN` text/plain `VIDEO_3GPP` video/3gpp `VIDEO_3GPP2` video/3gpp2 `VIDEO_AVI` video/avi `VIDEO_FLV` video/x-flv `VIDEO_MP4` video/mp4 `VIDEO_MP4V_ES` video/mp4v-es `VIDEO_MPEG` video/mpeg `VIDEO_MS_ASF` video/x-ms-asf `VIDEO_MS_WM` video/x-ms-wm `VIDEO_MS_WMV` video/x-ms-wmv `VIDEO_MS_WVX` video/x-ms-wvx `VIDEO_OGG` video/ogg `VIDEO_QUICKTIME` video/x-quicktime `VIDEO_WEBM` video/webm `XAML` application/xaml+xml `XHTML` application/xhtml+xml `XML` application/xml `ZIP` application/zip
`deliveryType`	`VideoDeliveryType` The delivery type of the asset. This attribute is required. Enumerations `UNKNOWN` The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version. `PROGRESSIVE` Video will be served through a progressive download. `STREAMING` Video will be served via a streaming protocol like HLS or DASH.
`codecs`	`xsd:string[]` The codecs of the asset. This attribute is optional and defaults to an empty list.

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Last updated 2025-08-06 UTC.