How to start monetizing your first app
How to set up rewarded video ads
How to set up interstitial ads
How to set up banner/MREC ads
Offerwall special promotion
Move from Unity Mediation to Unity LevelPlay
Networks setup
Import/export settings by CSV
Mediated network adapters
Custom adapter setup
Instance rate
Troubleshooting: API Failed error in SDK Networks Setup
Activity logs
Getting started
What is Unity LevelPlay
What the SDK is used for
Working with an ad network
How to measure success
In-app bidding
Mediated networks
Mediation management
Waterfall tiers and types
Impression level revenue (ILR)
A/B test
Cross promotion
App-Ads.txt
Direct deals
Programmatic partners
Getting started – DSP onboarding
ironSource Exchange OpenRTB 2.5 specs
MRAID specifications and guidelines
SKAdNetwork and iOS 14 click logic
Real time pivot
Performance
User Activity
Cohorts
Report Generator
Segments
ironSource instances
Ad placements
Capping and pacing
Integration testing
Virtual currency
Server-to-server callbacks
Server-to-server handlers
Application User ID
Ad Quality overview
Analysis
Creatives
UX patterns
User journey
Report ads
Notifications and Rules
Ad Quality glossary
Best practices for minimizing ad latency
Bidding KPIs
Cross promotion monetization best practices
In-app bidding best practices
A/B testing best practices
Offerwall best practices
Offerwall special promotion best practices
Placements best practices
Segments best practices
Unity LevelPlay mediation management best practices
Ad Quality best practices
ironSource monetization APIs
Impression Level Revenue SDK API
Impression Level Revenue Server-Side API
Authentication
Reporting API
Application API
Instances API v4
Placements API
Mediation Management API
Ad Quality Raw Data API
Mediation SDK Networks Setup
Unity LevelPlay allows you to tap into the ad inventory of the industry’s leading ad networks. Once you’ve integrated the network adapter in your code, you’ll need to set up the networks on the platform.
Before you start
Make sure that you’ve correctly integrated the ironSource
Rewarded Video
,
Interstitial
or
Banner
ad unit in your application
Set up the
Rewarded Video
,
Interstitial
or
Banner
ad units on the ironSource platform [/alert]
Step 1. Navigate to the SDK Networks Setup page
Log in to your ironSource account and go to
Monetize
➣
Mediation
➣
SDK
Networks
Setup
:
Step 2. Configure the ad network account settings
Click on
Available Networks
and select the ad networks you’d like to configure for Unity LevelPlay.
Enter the required account information for the selected ad network. You must have an active account with this network to serve their ad inventory in your app. This data input is required so that the ad network can recognize Unity LevelPlay and your specific settings for the ad delivery.
Every ad network has slightly different requirements. Read the Unity LevelPlay mediation guides for each ad network to learn how to find the specific data necessary for every ad network.
Configured ad networks will appear in blue.
Step 3. Select the app intended for mediation
On the left-hand side of the Setup page you will see the list of the apps that you added to your ironSource account. Select the relevant app
Step 4. Set up the ad network
If you entered the data correctly in
step 2
, you will see the ad network in the
Setup
section.
Select
Setup
for the ad network
Enter the information for the app and the unique identifier for the ad unit you want to serve
Then click
Save
.
Step 5. Set up additional instances (optional)
You can leverage additional ad delivery instances of
AdColony,
Meta Audience Network
,
Tapjoy
,
UnityAds
,
Vungle
and
AppLovin
. LevelPlay supports multiple network instances for rewarded videos and interstitials.
To set up additional instances for the ironSource network, go to the
Ad Units & Placements page.
Multiple placements in the waterfall for these ad networks help optimize ad revenue. You can choose to position one instance in the Manual section with an exclusive deal with the ad network, while also serving another instance of this ad network in the Auto Optimization section; thus expanding your revenue opportunities from a single network.
Add Network Instances
To set up an additional instance for the above mentioned ad networks, simply go to the ad network in the
Setup
table and click on the
Edit
icon to open the App Settings window:
You’ll see the Default Instance you set up in the earlier step. To add an additional instance for this network click on
+ Add Network Instance
:
To add a network instance:
Enter a unique name for the instance
Set up a unique placement for the instance in the ad network’s dashboard. Make sure to complete all the relevant fields for each instance. The value you enter must be unique for the instance.
To add multiple instances of the ironSource network, you’ll simply be required to enter a unique name for the instance.
Click
Save
.
Step 6. Activate ad delivery
Activate the ad delivery per ad unit for each ad network by setting the toggle to
Active.
If you’re working with multiple instances, you can activate ad delivery by instance.
Apps that are not defined yet will appear grey. Once you’ve defined your app, you will see it clearly in the
Applications
list.
Pause ad delivery for an ad unit
You can temporarily stop showing ads on a specific ad unit (per network) by hovering over the ad unit name and clicking the pause button. This pause will take immediate effect, and all your settings will be saved for when you resume ad delivery.
You can make updates to your ad strategy while an instance is paused by accessing the ad unit’s instance settings via the
SDK Networks
page and
Mediation Management
page. Any updates to the paused ad unit will take effect as soon as you resume ad delivery.
Resume ad delivery of an ad unit by hovering over the paused ad unit and clicking the play button.
Step 7. Verify your integration
Reporting API Verification
To ensure transparency and seamless integration success with Unity LevelPlay mediation partners, we’ve added a Reporting API verification column in the Setup section. Once you’ve entered all the required credentials, and completed steps 1-6 above, you can verify that the selected ad network has been correctly set up in the Reporting API. You’ll receive one of three possible responses: Verified, Failed and No Response.
Done!
You’ve set up your selected ad networks on your ironSource dashboard.
Check out the
best practices
to most effectively manage your waterfall.