Reduce time to send the first bid request
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Overview
The time it takes for the first header bidding request to be made. This is the
interval from page load until the first header bidding request is issued.
Recommendations
This metric is not indicative of a specific issue. It should be used to help
identify areas for improvement and track that improvement over time.
The goal here is to reduce the time it takes for the first header bidding
request to be made. Ensuring that other, more specific audits are passing should
have a major impact on this metric. In particular, the following audits are
likely to affect this time:
This metric identifies "first bid request" as the earliest recorded request to a
supported ad exchange or supply side platform.
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Last updated 2024-06-26 UTC.
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