Integrate Tapjoy with Mediation

This guide shows you how to use the Google Mobile Ads SDK to load and display ads from Tapjoy using mediation, covering both bidding and waterfall integrations. It covers how to add Tapjoy ads to an ad unit's mediation configuration, and how to integrate the Tapjoy SDK and adapter into an iOS app.

Supported integrations and ad formats

The AdMob mediation adapter for Tapjoy has the following capabilities:

Requirements

• iOS deployment target of 11.0 or higher
• [For bidding]: Tapjoy adapter 12.3.1.0 or higher (latest version recommended)

• Latest Google Mobile Ads SDK

• Complete the mediation Get started guide

Step 1: Set up configurations in Tapjoy UI

Sign up or log in to your Tapjoy dashboard.

Add app

Add your app to the Tapjoy dashboard by going to the apps list on the top right and clicking the Add App button. You are then prompted to enter details about your app.

Fill out the form and click the Create Now button to add your app to the Tapjoy dashboard.

You can skip the integration steps presented by Tapjoy and move on to creating placements to be used with AdMob mediation.

Placement, virtual currency, and content

Placement

Navigate to Monetization > Placements and click the Create Placement button in the top right corner. Even if you have an existing placement, it's best to create a new one for AdMob so it can be tracked and reported on separately.

Enter a Name for your placement, check the Mediation checkbox, and select AdMob from the drop down list. Click Create when done.

The Placement Name entered here is used to set up your AdMob Ad Unit for mediation in the next section. "AdMob Mediation" has been used in this example, but you can call your placement whatever you like.

Virtual currency

Navigate to Monetization > Virtual Currency and click the Create Virtual Currency button in the top right corner.

Fill out the form and click Create now. Use NO_CALLBACK as the Callback URL. This ensures that the Tapjoy SDK avoids an unnecessary call to your server.

The currency value and name are not forwarded by the Tapjoy adapter, so any generic values can be chosen for your currency name and amount.

Content

Navigate to Monetization > Create Content to create content to be shown with the placements.

For additional instructions on creating content, select the tab corresponding to your preferred ad format:

Bidding

Interstitial

Click the Create button for the Programmatic Interstitial Video content. Provide a Name for the content and choose iOS as the Platform. Select the virtual currency created earlier as the Virtual Currency. Select the Interstitial placement created earlier. Click the Save button at the bottom when finished to create your content.

Rewarded

Click the Create button for Programmatic Rewarded Video content. Provide a Name for the content and choose iOS as the Platform. Select the virtual currency created earlier as the Virtual Currency. Select the Rewarded placement created earlier. Click the Save button at the bottom when finished to create your content.

Waterfall

Interstitial

Click the Create button for the Interstitial Video content. Provide a Name for the content and choose iOS as the Platform. Select the virtual currency created earlier as the Virtual Currency. Select the Interstitial placement created earlier. Click the Save button at the bottom when finished to create your content.

Rewarded

Click the Create button for Rewarded Video content. Provide a Name for the content and choose iOS as the Platform. Select the virtual currency created earlier as the Virtual Currency. Select the Rewarded placement created earlier. Click the Save button at the bottom when finished to create your content.

Locate SDK Key

In addition to the Placement Name, you also need the SDK Key for setting up your AdMob ad unit.

Navigate to Settings > App Settings. Your SDK Key can be obtained from your App Info under the Application Platforms tab.

Locate reporting keys

Turn on test mode

Test ads can be enabled on the Tapjoy dashboard under Settings > App Settings > Test Devices. Create a new test device using the device's Advertising ID:

To get your device's advertising ID, add the following code in your app. Make sure to import AdSupport framework into your app before using the code below.

let advertisingId: String = ASIdentifierManager.shared().advertisingIdentifier.uuidString
print("Advertising ID: \(advertisingId)")

NSString *advertisingId = [[[ASIdentifierManager sharedManager] advertisingIdentifier] UUIDString];
NSLog(@"Advertising ID: %@", advertisingId);

Next, modify the content you created earlier.

To modify your content, first navigate to Monetization > Placements and click the User Initiated tab. Next, select the drop down for the content you want to edit, and choose Edit.

Under the content's Basic section, check the Only for Test Devices checkbox. Then click Save at the bottom of the page. That's it! You now have a working mediation integration with Tapjoy.

Step 2: Set up Tapjoy demand in AdMob UI

Configure mediation settings for your ad unit

You need to add Tapjoy to the mediation configuration for your Ad Unit. First, sign in to your AdMob account.

Navigate to the Mediation tab. If you have an existing mediation group you'd like to modify, click the name of that mediation group to edit it, and skip ahead to Add Tapjoy as an ad source. Otherwise, to create a new mediation group, select Create Mediation Group.

Enter your ad format and platform, then click Continue.

Give your mediation group a name, and select locations to target. Next, set the mediation group status to Enabled, then click Add Ad Units.

Ad units selection overlay

Associate this mediation group with your existing AdMob ad unit, then click Done.

You should now see the ad units card populated with the ad units you selected:

Add Tapjoy as an ad source

Add Tapjoy to GDPR and US state regulations ad partners list

Follow the steps in GDPR settings and US state regulations settings to add Tapjoy to the GDPR and US state regulations ad partners list in the AdMob UI.

Step 3: Import the Tapjoy SDK and adapter

Using CocoaPods (recommended)

• Add the following line to your project's Podfile:

  pod 'GoogleMobileAdsMediationTapjoy'
  

• From the command line run:

  pod install --repo-update

Manual integration

• Download the latest version of the Tapjoy SDK, and link Tapjoy.embeddedframework in your project.

• Download the latest version of the Tapjoy adapter from the download link in the Changelog and link TapjoyAdapter.framework in your project.

Step 4: Implement privacy settings on Tapjoy 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 Tapjoy SDK version 12.6.0, Tapjoy added a user consent API to support privacy settings. The following sample code shows how to pass this consent information to the Tapjoy SDK. If you choose to call this method, it is recommended that you do so prior to requesting ads through the Google Mobile Ads SDK.

import Tapjoy
...

let privacyPolicy = TJPrivacyPolicy()
privacyPolicy.setSubjectToGDPR(true)
privacyPolicy.setUserConsent("0")

#import <Tapjoy/Tapjoy.h>
...

TJPrivacyPolicy *privacyPolicy = [Tapjoy getPrivacyPolicy];
[privacyPolicy setSubjectToGDPR: YES];
[privacyPolicy setUserConsent: @"0"];

Visit Tapjoy's User Privacy guide 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 Tapjoy SDK version 12.6.0, Tapjoy added a user consent API to support privacy settings. The following sample code shows how to pass this consent information to the Tapjoy SDK. If you choose to call this method, it is recommended that you do so prior to requesting ads through the Google Mobile Ads SDK.

import Tapjoy
...

let privacyPolicy = TJPrivacyPolicy()
privacyPolicy.setUSPrivacy("1YYY")

#import <Tapjoy/Tapjoy.h>
...

TJPrivacyPolicy *privacyPolicy = [Tapjoy getPrivacyPolicy];
[privacyPolicy setUSPrivacy: @"1YYY"];

Visit Tapjoy's User Privacy guide for more details and the values that can be provided in each method.

Step 5: Add required code

SKAdNetwork integration

Follow Tapjoy's documentation to add the SKAdNetwork identifiers to your project's Info.plist file.

Step 6: Test your implementation

Enable test ads

Make sure you register your test device for AdMob and enable test mode in Tapjoy UI.

Verify test ads

To verify that you are receiving test ads from Tapjoy, enable single ad source testing in ad inspector using the Tapjoy (Bidding) and Tapjoy (Waterfall) ad source(s).

Optional steps

Add Tapjoy to CCPA ad partners list

Follow the steps in CCPA settings to add Tapjoy to the CCPA ad partners list in the AdMob UI.

Network-specific parameters

The Tapjoy adapter supports additional request parameter which can be passed to the adapter using the GADMTapjoyExtras class. This class includes the following property:

debugEnabled

Set this to YES to enable logging in Tapjoy SDK for debug mode.

Here's a code example of how to set this parameter at ad request:

let request = GADRequest()
let extras = GADMTapjoyExtras()
extras.debugEnabled = true
request.register(extras)

GADRequest *request = [GADRequest request];
GADMTapjoyExtras *extras = [[GADMTapjoyExtras alloc] init];
extras.debugEnabled = YES;
[request registerAdNetworkExtras:extras];

Verify your adapter and SDK versions

To log the adapter and SDK versions, use the following code snippet:

Class<GADMediationAdapter> adapterClass = NSClassFromString(@"GADMediationAdapterTapjoy");
if (adapterClass != nil) {
  GADVersionNumber adapterVersion = [adapterClass version];
  GADVersionNumber sdkVersion = [adapterClass adSDKVersion];
  NSLog(@"Adapter version: %ld.%ld.%ld.%ld",
        adapterVersion.majorVersion,
        adapterVersion.minorVersion,
        adapterVersion.patchVersion / 100,
        adapterVersion.patchVersion % 100);
  NSLog(@"SDK version: %ld.%ld.%ld",
        sdkVersion.majorVersion,
        sdkVersion.minorVersion,
        sdkVersion.patchVersion);
}

Logging the adapter version in Swift is not possible since the dynamic runtime feature does not exist in Swift, making it infeasible to dynamically create the class from the class name. If this is needed in Swift, you need to write it first in Objective-C, then import it using a bridging header.

Error codes

If the adapter fails to receive an ad from Tapjoy, you can check the underlying error from the ad response using GADResponseInfo.adNetworkInfoArray under the following classes:

Here are the codes and accompanying messages thrown by the Tapjoy adapter when an ad fails to load:

Tapjoy iOS Mediation Adapter Changelog

Next Version

• Updated adapter to use new Tapjoy SDK APIs.

Version 13.2.1.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 13.2.1.

Built and tested with:

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 10.12.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 13.2.1.

Version 13.1.2.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 13.1.2.

Built and tested with:

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 10.7.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 13.1.2.

Version 13.1.1.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 13.1.1.

Built and tested with:

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 10.7.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 13.1.1.

Version 13.1.0.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 13.1.0.

Built and tested with:

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 10.7.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 13.1.0.

Version 13.0.1.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 13.0.1.
• Removed support of the armv7 architecture.
• Now requires minimum iOS version 11.0.
• Now requires Google Mobile Ads SDK version 10.4.0 or higher.

Built and tested with:

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 10.4.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 13.0.1.

Version 12.11.1.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.11.1.
• Removed support for forwarding callbacks to Google Mobile Ads SDK when Tapjoy ads are clicked.
• Now requires Google Mobile Ads SDK version 10.0.0 or higher.

Built and tested with:

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 10.0.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.11.1.

Version 12.11.0.0

• Updated the adapter to use the didRewardUser API.
• Now requires Google Mobile Ads SDK version 9.8.0 or higher.
• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.11.0.

Built and tested with:

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 9.11.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.11.0.

Version 12.10.0.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.10.0.

Built and tested with:

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 9.4.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.10.0.

Version 12.9.1.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.9.1.

Built and tested with:

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 9.1.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.9.1.

Version 12.9.0.1

• Verified compatibility with Google Mobile Ads SDK version 9.0.0.
• Now requires Google Mobile Ads SDK version 9.0.0 or higher.

Built and tested with:

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 9.0.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.9.0.

Version 12.9.0.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.9.0.
• Now requires minimum iOS version 10.0.

Build and tested with

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 8.13.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.9.0.

Version 12.8.1.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.8.1.

Build and tested with

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 8.5.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.8.1.

Version 12.8.0.1

• Relaxed dependency to Google Mobile Ads SDK version 8.0.0 or higher.

Build and tested with

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 8.4.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.8.0.

Version 12.8.0.0

• Updated the adapter to use the .xcframework format.
• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.8.0.
• Now requires Google Mobile Ads SDK version 8.2.0 or higher.

Build and tested with

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 8.2.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.8.0.

Version 12.7.1.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.7.1.
• Now requires Google Mobile Ads SDK version 7.67.0 or higher.

Build and tested with

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 7.67.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.7.1.

Version 12.7.0.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.7.0.
• Now requires Google Mobile Ads SDK version 7.65.0 or higher.

Build and tested with

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 7.65.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.7.0.

Version 12.6.1.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.6.1.

Build and tested with

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 7.61.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.6.1.

Version 12.6.0.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.6.0.
• Now requires Google Mobile Ads SDK version 7.61.0 or higher.

Build and tested with

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 7.61.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.6.0.

Version 12.4.2.2

• Updated the adapter to be more consistent in forwarding ad event callbacks:
  • Interstitial and rewarded ads now record clicks.
  • Interstitial ads now forward interstitialWillLeaveApplication: when clicked.
  • Rewarded ads now forward willDismissFullScreenView: when dismissed.
• Added standardized adapter error codes and messages.
• Now requires Google Mobile Ads SDK version 7.60.0 or higher.

Build and tested with

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 7.60.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.4.2.

Version 12.4.2.1

• Adapter now fails if the request to Tapjoy returns without any available content.
• Removed support for the i386 architecture.

Build and tested with

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 7.57.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.4.2.

Version 12.4.2.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.4.2.
• Now requires minimum iOS version 9.0.

Build and tested with

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 7.55.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.4.2.

Version 12.4.1.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.4.1.

Build and tested with

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 7.53.1.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.4.1.

Version 12.4.0.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.4.0.

Build and tested with

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 7.53.1.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.4.0.

Version 12.3.4.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.3.4.

Build and tested with

• Google Mobile Ads SDK version 7.52.0.
• Tapjoy SDK version 12.3.4.

Version 12.3.3.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.3.3.

Version 12.3.2.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.3.2.

Version 12.3.1.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.3.1.
• Added bidding capability to the adapter for interstitial and rewarded ads.

Version 12.2.1.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.2.1.
• Updated the adapter to use the new rewarded API.
• Now requires Google Mobile Ads SDK version 7.42.2 or higher.

Version 12.2.0.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.2.0.

Version 12.1.0.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.1.0.

Version 12.0.0.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 12.0.0.
• Added adapterDidCompletePlayingRewardBasedVideoAd: callback to the adapter.

Version 11.12.2.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 11.12.2.

Version 11.12.1.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 11.12.1.

Version 11.12.0.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 11.12.0.

Version 11.11.1.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 11.11.1.

Version 11.11.0.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 11.11.0.

Version 11.10.2.0

• Updated the default reward amount to 1.
• Removed the support for armv7s architecture.
• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 11.10.2.

Version 11.10.1.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 11.10.1.

Version 11.10.0.0

• Verified compatibility with Tapjoy SDK 11.10.0.

Version 11.9.1.0

• Initial release. Supports reward-based video ads and interstitial ads.