How to implement Google IMA into videojs?

Question

I am struggling implementing and generating my adTagUrl into my demo example.

var options = {
  id: 'content_video',
  //adTagUrl: 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?sz=640x480&' +
    //  'iu=/124319096/external/ad_rule_samples&ciu_szs=300x250&ad_rule=1&' +
     // 'impl=s&gdfp_req=1&env=vp&output=xml_vmap1&unviewed_position_start=1&' +
     // 'cust_params=sample_ar%3Dpremidpostpod%26deployment%3Dgmf-js&cmsid=496&' +
     // 'vid=short_onecue&correlator='
   adTagUrl: 'https://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?sz=640x480&iu=/265894175/Video&impl=s&gdfp_req=1&env=vp&output=vast&unviewed_position_start=1&url=[referrer_url]&description_url=[description_url]&correlator=[timestamp]'      
};

As you can see the adTagUrls are somewhat different and the one I use does not show any ads while the example adTagUrl works flawlessly.

The error message I receive is:

AdsLoader error: AdError 1009: The VAST response document is empty.

How do I generate one out of my Doubleclick dashboard or how do I configure it to work with videojs?

Thanks so much in advance!

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 03 '17 at 17:24

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The IMA team hosts a VideoJS implementation on GitHub that you can modify and use.

As for the error 1009 (empty VAST), there can be many reasons. Make sure your ad tag actually returns a meaningful VAST response if you open it in a browser. If it doesn't serve only in your implementation, you might need to reset IMA by following this instruction and possibly this as well.

answered Apr 03 '17 at 17:24

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You can also check in VAST Inspector here: https://developers.google.com/interactive-media-ads/docs/sdks/html5/vastinspector – Steven Melendez Apr 18 '17 at 15:31
@StevenMelendez, the VAST Inspector doesn't use VideoJS as the video player. – andzrev Apr 18 '17 at 15:35
Neither does opening VAST tag in native browser. I was responding to your 'Make sure your ad tag returns a meaningful VAST response if you open it in a browser'. That is platform independent. – Steven Melendez Apr 18 '17 at 15:59
Indeed, but it's a good way to rule out any implementation issue by making sure the tag actually returns a VAST response as opposed to an empty document. Sometimes implementations do play a factor causing the ad server to return empty VAST responses. – andzrev Apr 18 '17 at 18:24
Which is also why you should do both. One to check implementation, but vast inspector is a google tool to directly test the actual ad content. You can have a VAST tag that returns valid XML but invalid creatives or companions. It will let you know. I totally agree with you to do a base browser check, but recommend to always remember both. – Steven Melendez Apr 19 '17 at 18:54

How to implement Google IMA into videojs?

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