This guide shows you how to use the Google Mobile Ads SDK to load and display ads from Chartboost using AdMob Mediation, covering waterfall integrations. It covers how to add Chartboost to an ad unit's mediation configuration, and how to integrate the Chartboost SDK and adapter into an Android app.
Supported integrations and ad formats
The mediation adapter for Chartboost has the following capabilities:
Integration | |
---|---|
Bidding | |
Waterfall | |
Formats | |
Banner | |
Interstitial | |
Rewarded | |
Native |
Requirements
- Android API level 21 or higher
Latest Google Mobile Ads SDK
Complete the mediation Get started guide
Step 1: Set up configurations in Chartboost UI
Sign up for a Chartboost account and log in once your account is verified. Then, navigate to the Apps management tab.
Click the Add new app button to create your app.
Fill out the rest of the form and click the Add App button to finalize your app.
After your app is created, you will be directed to its dashboard. Take note of the App ID and App Signature of your app.
AdMob requires the Chartboost User ID and User Signature for setting up your AdMob ad unit ID. You can find these parameters by clicking Chartboost mediation on the Chartboost UI.
Navigate to the Resources > API Explorer tab and take note of your User ID and User Signature located under the Authentication section.
Turn on test mode
You can enable test mode on your app by navigating to the Apps management tab from the Chartboost UI, selecting your app from the list and clicking on Edit app settings.
From your app's settings, you can toggle Test mode on your app.
Once test mode is enabled, you can request ads using the ad unit ID created earlier and receive a Chartboost test ad.
After you are able to receive Chartboost test ads, your app will be placed on Chartboost's Publisher App Review. In order for monetization on Chartboost to work, the publisher app review will need to be approved by Chartboost.
Step 2: Set up Chartboost demand in AdMob UI
Vermittlungseinstellungen für Anzeigenblöcke konfigurieren
Sie müssen der Vermittlungskonfiguration für Ihren Anzeigenblock Chartboost hinzufügen.
Melden Sie sich in Ihrem AdMob-Konto an. Rufen Sie als Nächstes den Tab Vermittlung auf. Wenn Sie eine bestehende Vermittlungsgruppe ändern möchten, klicken Sie zum Bearbeiten auf ihren Namen und fahren Sie mit Chartboost als Anzeigenquelle hinzufügen fort.
Wenn Sie eine neue Vermittlungsgruppe erstellen möchten, wählen Sie Vermittlungsgruppe erstellen aus.
Geben Sie das Anzeigenformat und die Plattform ein. Klicken Sie dann auf Weiter.
Geben Sie einen Namen für die Vermittlungsgruppe ein und wählen Sie Standorte für die Ausrichtung aus. Legen Sie als Nächstes den Status der Vermittlungsgruppe auf Aktiviert fest und klicken Sie dann auf Anzeigenblöcke hinzufügen.
Verknüpfen Sie diese Vermittlungsgruppe mit einem oder mehreren Ihrer vorhandenenAdMob Anzeigenblöcke. Klicken Sie dann auf Fertig.
Die Karte „Anzeigenblöcke“ sollte jetzt mit den ausgewählten Anzeigenblöcken gefüllt sein:
Chartboost als Anzeigenquelle hinzufügen
Wählen Sie im Bereich Anzeigenquellen auf der Karte Abfolge die Option Anzeigenquelle hinzufügen aus. Wählen Sie dann Chartboost aus.
Wählen Sie Chartboost aus und aktivieren Sie den Schalter Optimieren. Geben Sie den User ID and User Signatureein, den Sie im vorherigen Abschnitt erhalten haben, um die Optimierung der Anzeigenquelle fürChartboosteinzurichten. Geben Sie dann einen eCPM-Wert fürChartboost ein und klicken Sie auf Weiter.Wenn Sie bereits eine Zuordnung für Chartboosthaben, können Sie sie auswählen. Klicken Sie andernfalls auf Zuordnung hinzufügen.
Geben Sie als Nächstes den App ID, App Signature and Ad Locationein, den Sie im vorherigen Abschnitt erhalten haben. Klicken Sie dann auf Fertig.
Chartboost-Anzeigenstandorte (Benannte Standorte) sind einfache Namen, die einem Ort in Ihrer App entsprechen, an dem eine Anzeige ausgeliefert werden soll. AdMob sendet Anfragen an den in den Einstellungen angegebenen Standort. Nachdem die Anfragen gesendet wurden, fügt Chartboost den Standort zu Berichtszwecken seiner Plattform hinzu. Nutzer haben auch die Möglichkeit, direkt auf der Chartboost-Plattform neue Zielregionen zu erstellen, bevor sie sie in ihren Spielen aufrufen.
Sie können Ihre Anzeigenpositionen in der Chartboost-Benutzeroberfläche auf der Seite Grundlegende Einstellungen einsehen. Klicken Sie dazu auf Erweiterte Einstellungen. Weitere Informationen finden Sie im Chartboost-Leitfaden zu benannten Standorten.
Klicken Sie abschließend auf Fertig, um Chartboost als Anzeigenquelle hinzuzufügen, und anschließend auf Speichern.
Add Chartboost to GDPR and US state regulations ad partners list
Folgen Sie den Schritten unter DSGVO-Einstellungen und Einstellungen zu Bestimmungen von US-Bundesstaaten um Chartboost in die Liste der Werbepartner gemäß DSGVO und US-Bundesstaaten auf der AdMob Benutzeroberfläche aufzunehmen.
Step 3: Import the Chartboost SDK and adapter
Android Studio integration (recommended)
In your project-level settings.gradle.kts
file, add the following
repositories:
dependencyResolutionManagement {
repositories {
google()
mavenCentral()
maven {
url = uri("https://cboost.jfrog.io/artifactory/chartboost-ads/")
}
}
}
Then, in your app-level build.gradle.kts
file, add the following
implementation dependencies and configurations. Use the latest versions of the
Chartboost SDK and adapter:
dependencies {
implementation("com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:23.3.0")
implementation("com.google.ads.mediation:chartboost:9.7.0.0")
}
Manual integration
Download the
.aar
file of the latest version of the Chartboost SDK from Maven Central, and add it to your project.Navigate to the Chartboost adapter artifacts on Google's Maven Repository. Select the latest version, download the Chartboost adapter's
.aar
file, and add it to your project.
Step 4: Implement privacy settings on Chartboost SDK
EU consent and GDPR
Under the Google EU User Consent Policy, you must ensure that certain disclosures are given to, and consents obtained from, users in the European Economic Area (EEA) regarding the use of device identifiers and personal data. This policy reflects the requirements of the EU ePrivacy Directive and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). When seeking consent, you must identify each ad network in your mediation chain that may collect, receive, or use personal data and provide information about each network's use. Google currently is unable to pass the user's consent choice to such networks automatically.
In SDK version 8.1.0, Chartboost added the addDataUseConsent()
method. The
following sample code sets data use consent to NON_BEHAVIORAL
. If you choose
to call this method, it is recommended that you do so prior to requesting ads
through the Google Mobile Ads SDK.
Java
DataUseConsent dataUseConsent = new GDPR(GDPR.GDPR_CONSENT.NON_BEHAVIORAL);
Chartboost.addDataUseConsent(context, dataUseConsent);
Kotlin
val dataUseConsent = GDPR(GDPR.GDPR_CONSENT.NON_BEHAVIORAL)
Chartboost.addDataUseConsent(context, dataUseConsent)
See Chartboost's GDPR article and their Android Privacy Methods for more details and the values that can be provided in each method.
US states privacy laws
U.S. states privacy laws require giving users the right to opt out of the "sale" of their "personal information" (as the law defines those terms), with the opt-out offered via a prominent "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" link on the "selling" party's homepage. The U.S. states privacy laws compliance guide offers the ability to enable restricted data processing for Google ad serving, but Google is unable to apply this setting to each ad network in your mediation chain. Therefore, you must identify each ad network in your mediation chain that may participate in the sale of personal information and follow guidance from each of those networks to ensure compliance.
In SDK version 8.1.0, Chartboost added the addDataUseConsent()
method. The
following sample code sets data use consent to OPT_IN_SALE
. If you choose to
call this method, it is recommended that you do so prior to requesting ads
through the Google Mobile Ads SDK.
Java
DataUseConsent dataUseConsent = new CCPA(CCPA.CCPA_CONSENT.OPT_IN_SALE);
Chartboost.addDataUseConsent(context, dataUseConsent);
Kotlin
val dataUseConsent = CCPA(CCPA.CCPA_CONSENT.OPT_IN_SALE)
Chartboost.addDataUseConsent(context, dataUseConsent)
See Chartboost's CCPA article and their Android Privacy Methods for more details and the values that can be provided in each method.
Step 5: Add required code
Modify AndroidManifest
Other elements
Add the following attribute to each activity in the AndroidManifest.xml
file that will be showing Chartboost ads and supports different orientations:
android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize"
Lifecycle events
Per Chartboost's recommendation, Add the following code to all of your activity's lifecycle events that will be showing Chartboost ads.
Java
import com.chartboost.sdk.Chartboost;
// ...
@Override
public void onBackPressed() {
// If an interstitial is on screen, close it.
if (Chartboost.onBackPressed()) {
return;
} else {
super.onBackPressed();
}
}
Kotlin
import com.chartboost.sdk.Chartboost
// ...
@Override
fun onBackPressed() {
// If an interstitial is on screen, close it.
if (Chartboost.onBackPressed())
return
else
super.onBackPressed()
}
Step 6: Test your implementation
Testanzeigen aktivieren
Registrieren Sie Ihr Testgerät für AdMob und aktivieren Sie den Testmodus in der Chartboost Benutzeroberfläche.
Testanzeigen überprüfen
Wenn Sie prüfen möchten, ob Sie Testanzeigen vonChartboosterhalten, aktivieren Sie im Anzeigenprüftool mithilfe der Chartboost (Waterfall) Anzeigenquellen den Test für eine einzelne Anzeigenquelle.
Optional steps
Permissions
For optimal performance, Chartboost recommends adding the following optional
permissions to your app's AndroidManifest.xml
file:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />
Error codes
If the adapter fails to receive an ad from Chartboost, you can check the
underlying error from the ad response using
ResponseInfo.getAdapterResponses()
under the following classes:
com.google.ads.mediation.chartboost.ChartboostAdapter
com.google.ads.mediation.chartboost.ChartboostMediationAdapter
Here are the codes and accompanying messages thrown by the Chartboost adapter when an ad fails to load:
Error code | Reason |
---|---|
0-99 | Chartboost SDK returned an error. See Chartboost's documentation for more details. |
101 | The requested ad size does not match a Chartboost supported banner size. |
102 | Chartboost can only load 1 ad per location at a time. |
103 | Chartboost server parameters configured in the AdMob UI are missing/invalid. |
104 | The Chartboost interstitial or rewarded ad is not ready to be shown. |
Chartboost Android Mediation Adapter Changelog
Version 9.7.0.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK version 9.7.0.
- Updated the minimum required Google Mobile Ads SDK version to 23.0.0.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 23.0.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 9.7.0.
Version 9.6.1.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK version 9.6.1.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 22.6.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 9.6.1.
Version 9.6.0.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK version 9.6.0.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 22.5.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 9.6.0.
Version 9.5.0.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK version 9.5.0.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 22.3.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 9.5.0.
Version 9.4.1.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK version 9.4.1.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 22.2.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 9.4.1.
Version 9.4.0.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK version 9.4.0.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 22.1.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 9.4.0.
Version 9.3.1.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK version 9.3.1.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 22.1.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 9.3.1.
Version 9.3.0.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK version 9.3.0.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 22.0.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 9.3.0.
Version 9.2.1.1
- Updated adapter to use new
VersionInfo
class. - Updated the minimum required Google Mobile Ads SDK version to 22.0.0.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 22.0.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 9.2.1.
Version 9.2.1.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 9.2.1.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 21.5.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 9.2.1.
Version 9.2.0.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 9.2.0.
- Updated the minimum required Google Mobile Ads SDK version to 21.5.0.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 21.5.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 9.2.0.
Version 9.1.1.0
- Added the
ChartboostMediationAdapter.setAppParams(String, String)
method as an optional way to hardcode which app ID and app signature to use to initialize the Chartboost SDK. - Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 9.1.1.
- Updated the minimum required Google Mobile Ads SDK version to 21.3.0.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 21.3.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 9.1.1.
Version 8.4.3.1
- Updated the minimum required Google Mobile Ads SDK version to 21.0.0.
- Updated the minimum required Android API level to 19.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 21.0.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 8.4.3.
Version 8.4.3.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 8.4.3.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 20.6.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 8.4.3.
Version 8.4.2.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 8.4.2.
- Updated
compileSdkVersion
andtargetSdkVersion
to API 31. - Updated the minimum required Google Mobile Ads SDK version to 20.6.0.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 20.6.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 8.4.2.
Version 8.4.1.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 8.4.1.
- Updated the minimum required Google Mobile Ads SDK version to 20.6.0.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 20.6.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 8.4.1.
Version 8.3.1.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 8.3.1.
- Updated the adapter to use new
AdError
API.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 20.5.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 8.3.1.
Version 8.3.0.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 8.3.0.
- Updated the minimum required Google Mobile Ads SDK version to 20.5.0.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 20.5.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 8.3.0.
Version 8.2.1.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 8.2.1.
- Updated the minimum required Google Mobile Ads SDK version to 20.1.0.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 20.1.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 8.2.1.
Version 8.2.0.1
- Updated the minimum required Google Mobile Ads SDK version to 20.0.0.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 20.0.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 8.2.0.
Version 8.2.0.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 8.2.0.
- Updated the minimum required Google Mobile Ads SDK version to 19.5.0.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 19.5.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 8.2.0.
Version 8.1.0.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 8.1.0.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 19.2.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 8.1.0.
Version 8.0.3.2
- Added descriptive error codes and reasons for adapter load/show failures.
- Updated the minimum required Google Mobile Ads SDK version to 19.2.0.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 19.2.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 8.0.3.
Version 8.0.3.1
- Added support for Chartboost banner ads.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 19.1.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 8.0.3.
Version 8.0.3.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 8.0.3.
- Updated the minimum required Google Mobile Ads SDK version to 19.1.0.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 19.1.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 8.0.3.
Version 8.0.2.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 8.0.2.
- Updated the minimum required Google Mobile Ads SDK version to 19.0.1.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 19.0.1.
- Chartboost SDK version 8.0.2.
Version 8.0.1.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 8.0.1.
- Requires Chartboost SDK 8.0.1 or higher.
- Activity context is no longer required to load ads.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 18.3.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 8.0.1.
Version 7.5.0.1
- Fixed a bug where Chartboost adapter failed to invoke ad events.
- Updated the minimum required Google Mobile Ads SDK version to 18.3.0.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 18.3.0.
- Chartboost SDK version 7.5.0.
Version 7.5.0.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 7.5.0.
- Migrated the adapter to use AndroidX dependencies.
- Updated the minimum required Google Mobile Ads SDK version to 18.1.1.
Version 7.3.1.1
- Updated adapter to support new open-beta Rewarded API.
- Updated the minimum required Google Mobile Ads SDK version to 17.2.0.
Version 7.3.1.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 7.3.1.
Version 7.3.0.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 7.3.0.
Version 7.2.1.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 7.2.1.
Version 7.2.0.1
- Updated the adapter to invoke the
onRewardedVideoComplete()
ad event.
Version 7.2.0.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 7.2.0.
Version 7.1.0.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 7.1.0.
Version 7.0.1.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 7.0.1.
- Added support for new Chartboost error codes.
- Updated the Adapter project for Android Studio 3.0
Version 7.0.0.0
- Updated the adapter to make it compatible with Chartboost SDK 7.0.0.
Version 6.6.3.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 6.6.3.
Version 6.6.2.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 6.6.2.
Version 6.6.1.0
- Verified compatibility with Chartboost SDK 6.6.1.
Version 6.6.0.0
- Changed the version naming system to [Chartboost SDK version].[adapter patch version].
- The adapters can now be added as a compile dependency by adding the following
to the build.gradle file's dependencies tag:
compile 'com.google.ads.mediation:chartboost:6.6.0.0'
- Moved to distributing the adapter as an aar instead of a jar file (see README for additional instructions).
Version 1.1.0
- Removed Chartboost Ad Location from Chartboost extras. Ad Location is now specified in the AdMob console when configuring Chartboost for mediation.
Version 1.0.0
- Initial release. Supports reward-based video ads and interstitial ads.