Test creative types

  • The Google Mobile Ads C++ SDK is deprecated as of June 17, 2024 and should not be adopted in new projects.

  • Instead of the Google Mobile Ads C++ SDK, consider using the iOS and Android SDKs from AdMob.

  • The Google Mobile Ads SDK provides an API to specify a creative type for test queries using the ft_ctype parameter.

  • The ft_ctype parameter only works in Test Mode and impacts only Google ads, not ads from third-party sources through mediation.

  • The ft_ctype parameter can be added to an AdRequest using the add_extra method with a specified adapter_class_name, extra_key of "ft_ctype", and a valid extra_value from the provided table.


provides an API that lets you specify a creative type for test queries. When the parameter is set, only creatives of the specified type are retrieved and rendered.

Usage

To specify a creative type, include the ft_ctype parameter in an extras object and pass it to the ad request. This may restrict which ads are available and result in no fill.

Android 

AdRequest ad_request;

ad_request.add_extra(
  /*adapter_class_name=*/"com.google.ads.mediation.admob.AdMobAdapter",
  /*extra_key=*/"ft_ctype",
  /*extra_value=*/"video_app_install");