CL -Bid Modifiers API

Bid Modifiers can be created, edited and viewed using the API. When you have created a Bid Modifier, you can use that list in the Settings > Bid Modifiers section on a Demand Tag.

This feature is available for ClearLine account types.

Creating a Bid Modifier

(Fig. 1A) Modifier Rules

Each object within the modifer_rules array needs to contain the following keys:

Key	Data Type	Required	Examples
source_type	string	True	"values", "list"
multiplier	string	True	"1.05" (5% increment), "0.95" (5% decrement)
modifier_rule_object	string	True	See Fig. 1B, "Modifier Rule Object*" column
Values Key Name, which depends on the value for source_type	varies	True	See Fig. 1B, "Values Key Name*" column

(Fig. 1B) List of Modifier Rule Objects

Modifier Rule Object	Values Key Name	Data Type	Values Key Name	Data Type
	if source_type = "values"		if source_type = "list"
DeviceType	user_agent_devices	string array	N/A	N/A
OperatingSystem	user_agent_operating_systems	string array	N/A	N/A
DealIdList	modifier_rule_values	string array	deal_id_list_ids	integer
PublisherIdList	modifier_rule_values	string array	publisher_id_list_ids	integer
DomainList	modifier_rule_values	string array	domain_list_ids	integer
AppBundleList	modifier_rule_values	string array	app_bundle_list_ids	integer
AppNameList	modifier_rule_values	string array	app_name_list_ids	integer
Country	country_codes	string array	country_list_ids	integer
Dma	dma_codes	string array	dma_list_ids	integer
State	state_codes	string array	state_list_ids	integer
City	city_codes	string array	city_list_ids	integer
PostalCode	postal_codes	string array	postal_code_list_ids	integer

REST API

Method: POST

Endpoint: /api/v0/bid_modifiers

What can be included in the request body:

Key	Data Type	Required	Notes
name	string	True	Modifier title
description	string	False	Add your own description
active	bool	False	Default = true
modifier_rules	object array	True	At least one rule object required in array, see Fig. 1A

Headers

Content-Type application/json
Authorization "yourAuthToken"

Body (example)

{
  "name": "Test Modifier - Values",
  "modifier_rules": [
    {
      "source_type": "values",
      "multiplier": "1.05",
      "modifier_rule_object": "DealIdList",
      "modifier_rule_values": [
        "deal_id_1",
        "deal_id_2"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Response: Status code 200

{
  "id": 1,
  "account_id": 10,
  "name": "Test Modifier - Values",
  "description": null,
  "active": true,
  "created_at": "2023-11-15T17:29:34.969Z",
  "updated_at": "2023-11-15T17:34:31.232Z",
  "modifier_rules": [
    {
      "id": 1651,
      "source_type": "values",
      "multiplier": "1.05",
      "modifier_rule_object": "DealIdList",
      "modifier_rule_values": [
        "deal_id_1",
        "deal_id_2"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Get a Bid Modifier

REST API

Method: GET

Endpoint: /api/v0/bid_modifiers/<id>

Headers:

Content-Type application/json
Authorization "yourAuthToken"

Response: Status code 200

{
  "id": 1,
  "account_id": 10,
  "name": "Test Modifier - Values",
  "description": null,
  "active": true,
  "created_at": "2023-11-15T17:29:34.969Z",
  "updated_at": "2023-11-15T17:34:31.232Z",
  "modifier_rules": [
    {
      "id": 1651,
      "source_type": "values",
      "multiplier": "1.05",
      "modifier_rule_object": "DealIdList",
      "modifier_rule_values": [
        "deal_id_1",
        "deal_id_2"
      ]
    }
  ]
}