This guide shows you how to use the Google Mobile Ads SDK to load and display ads from Line using mediation, covering waterfall integrations. It covers how to add Line to an ad unit's mediation configuration, and how to integrate the Line SDK and adapter into an iOS app.
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Supported integrations and ad formats
The mediation adapter for Line has the following capabilities:
| Integration | |
|---|---|
| Bidding | |
| Waterfall | 1 |
| Formats | |
| Banner | |
| Interstitial | |
| Rewarded | |
| Native | |
1 Waterfall integration is in closed beta, reach out to your account manager to request access.
Requirements
- iOS deployment target of 12.0 or higher
Latest Google Mobile Ads SDK
Complete the mediation Get started guide
Step 1: Set up configurations in Line UI
Log in to your Line account.
Add a new application
Click 広告枠管理 (Ad Slot Management) > メディア (Media). Then, click 新規作成 (Create New).
Fill out the form and click 登録 (Register).
Take note of the Application ID.
Create an ad placement
Click the ID of the application you want to add an ad placement. Then, select 詳細 (Detail).
Click スロット 追加 (Add Slot).
Fill out the form and once done, click (登録) Register.
Take note of the Slot ID.
Step 2: Set up Line demand in Ad Manager UI
Configure mediation settings for your ad unit
Sign in to your Ad Manager account.
Navigate to Delivery > Yield groups and click the New yield group button.
Enter a unique Name for your yield group, set the Status to Active, select your Ad Format, and set the Inventory type to Mobile App. Under the Targeting > Inventory section, select the ad unit under Inventory and Mobile application to which you want to add mediation.
Next, click the Add yield partner button.
If you already have a Yield partner for Line, you can select it. Otherwise, select Create a new yield partner.
Select Line as the Ad network, enter a unique Name and enable Mediation.
Once the Yield partner is selected, choose Mobile SDK Mediation as the Integration type, iOS as the Platform, and Active as the Status. Enter the Application ID and Slot ID obtained in the previous section. Then, enter a Default CPM value.
Click Save at the bottom of the page when done.
Step 3: Import the Line SDK and Adapter
Using CocoaPods (recommended)
Add the following line to your project's Podfile:
pod 'GoogleMobileAdsMediationLine'
From the command line run:
pod install --repo-update
Manual integration
- Download the latest version of the Line
SDK and link
FiveAd.frameworkin your project. - Download the latest version of the Line adapter from the download link in
Changelog and
link
LineAdapter.frameworkin your project.
Step 4: Add required code
SKAdNetwork integration
Follow Line's documentation
to add the SKAdNetwork identifiers to your project's Info.plist file.
Step 5: Test your implementation
Enable test ads
Make sure you register your test device for Ad Manager.
Follow the instructions in Line's documentation on how to enable Line test ads.
Verify test ads
To verify that you are receiving test ads from Line, enable single ad source testing in ad inspector using the Line (Waterfall) ad source(s).
Optional steps
Network-specific parameters
The Line adapter supports an additional request parameter which can be passed
to the adapter using the GADMediationAdapterLineExtras class. This class
includes the following properties:
adAudio- Specifies the default sound start state of banner, interstitial and rewarded ads.
Here's a code example of how to create an ad request that sets these parameters:
Swift
import LineAdapter
// ...
let request = GAMRequest()
let extras = GADMediationAdapterLineExtras()
extras.adAudio = GADMediationAdapterLineAdAudio.unmuted
// ...
request.register(extras)
Objective-C
#import <LineAdapter/LineAdapter.h>
// ...
GAMRequest *request = [GAMRequest request];
GADMediationAdapterLineExtras *extras = [[GADMediationAdapterLineExtras alloc] init];
extras.adAudio = GADMediationAdapterLineAdAudioUnmuted;
// ...
[request registerAdNetworkExtras:extras];
Using native ads
Ad rendering
The Line adapter populates the following
fields
for a
GADNativeAd.
| Field | Assets always included by Line adapter |
|---|---|
| Headline | |
| Image | |
| Body | |
| App icon | 1 |
| Call to action | |
| Star rating | |
| Store | |
| Price |
1 For native ads, the Line SDK does not provide an app icon asset. Instead, the Line adapter populates the app icon with a transparent image.
Error codes
If the adapter fails to receive an ad from Line, you can check the
underlying error from the ad response using
GADResponseInfo.adNetworkInfoArray
under the following classes:
GADMediationAdapterLine
Here are the codes and accompanying messages thrown by the Line adapter when an ad fails to load:
| Error code | Domain | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1-10 | Sent by Line SDK | Line SDK returned an SDK-specific error. See Line's documentation for more details. |
| 101 | com.google.ads.mediation.line | Invalid server parameters (e.g. Missing Application ID or Slot ID). |
| 102 | com.google.ads.mediation.line | The requested ad size does not match a Line supported banner ad size. |
| 103 | com.google.ads.mediation.line | Failed to load an information icon image asset in native ad. |
LINE iOS Mediation Adapter Changelog
Version 2.8.20240612.0
- Added audio control for native ad via GADVideoOptions.
- Verified compatibility with FiveAd SDK version 2.8.20240612.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 11.5.0.
- FiveAd SDK version 2.8.20240612.
Version 2.7.20240411.0
- Verified compatibility with FiveAd SDK version 2.7.20240411.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 11.3.0.
- FiveAd SDK version 2.7.20240411.
Version 2.7.20240318.0
- Verified compatibility with FiveAd SDK version 2.7.20240318.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 11.2.0.
- FiveAd SDK version 2.7.20240318.
Version 2.7.20240214.1
- Now requires minimum iOS version 12.0.
- Now requires Google Mobile Ads SDK version 11.0 or higher.
- Included
Info.plistin the frameworks withinLineAdapter.xcframework.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 11.0.1.
- FiveAd SDK version 2.7.20240214.
Version 2.7.20240214.0
- Verified compatibility with FiveAd SDK version 2.7.20240214.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 11.0.1.
- FiveAd SDK version 2.7.20240214.
Version 2.7.20240126.0
- Verified compatibility with FiveAd SDK version 2.7.20240126.
- Updated the adapter implementation with FiveAd SDK new delegate protocols.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 10.14.0.
- FiveAd SDK version 2.7.20240126.
Version 2.7.20231115.0
- Verified compatibility with FiveAd SDK version 2.7.20231115.
- Included
GADMediationAdapterLineExtrasheader in the modulemap.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 10.14.0.
- FiveAd SDK version 2.7.20231115.
Version 2.6.20230609.1
- Added
GADMediationAdapterLineAudioStateto manage the initial audio state of the banner, interstitial, and rewarded ad when it is first displayed.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 10.14.0.
- FiveAd SDK version 2.6.20230609.
Version 2.6.20230609.0
- Initial release!
- Added waterfall support for banner, interstitial, rewarded, and native ad formats.
- Verified compatibility with FiveAd SDK version 2.6.20230609.
Built and tested with:
- Google Mobile Ads SDK version 10.9.0.
- FiveAd SDK version 2.6.20230609.