The ads.txt standard is an industry standard that enable publishers to announce what partners they work with to enable ad selling. The purpose of the initiative is to reduce buying of media inventory from middlemen that do not actually represent the publishers they claim. In the BidTheatre DSP, ads.txt status, if any, is displayed in site list views. Six possible states exist:
Ads.txt Status | Description |
Ads.txt not found | Publisher appear not to have implemented ads.txt |
Verified Direct | Ads.txt found and site is verified to represent a direct path to the publisher |
Verified Reseller | Ads.txt found and site is verified to represent a reseller of the publisher |
Not verified | Ads.txt found but site is not verified |
BidTheatre Direct | BidTheatre has a direct connection with the publisher that is not routed via a SSP |
BidTheatre Optimized | This site represents a BidTheatre optimized site that may bundle selected paths to the site. |
With Filters, you may choose to target on any of the above ads.txt statuses. Select one or more allowed statuses. Inventory not matching the selected ads.txt status will be filtered out.