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Google Ad Manager Android guide for Custom Adapter Next-Gen SDK.

App Prerequisites

  • minSdkVersion of 23 or higher
  • compileSdkVersion of 36 or higher
  • An Ad Unit must already be in place which will be used for targeting.

Installation

Configuration Steps

Ensure your android/build.gradle (project-level) includes the required repositories:

allprojects {
    repositories {
        google()
        mavenCentral()
        maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }  
    }
}

Open the build.gradle (Module: app) file.

Find the dependencies block and add from below for respective mediation platform.

dependencies {
    // Add TapMind SDK AdMob Adapter dependency
implementation("io.github.tapmind-tech:customadapter-gam-nextgen:2.0.1")
    // Add AdMob SDK dependency
    implementation ("com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:25.0.0")
}

Configuration

  • An Ad Unit must already be in place which will be used for targeting.

GOOGLE AD MANAGER CONFIGURATION

Please go through the below steps to integrate TapMind as a demand partner with your GAM account. To begin with the integration, login to your GAM account and follow the below steps.

  1. Under the Admin header : Click on the Companies section
  2. Click on the New Company button : Select Ad Network
  3. In the Name field : Type In TapMind
  4. In the Ad Network field : Select Other Company
  5. Toggle Mediation to ON
  6. Click on Save

Login GAM → Admin → Companies → New Company → Select Company Type (Ad Network) → Enter Name (TapMind) → Select Ad Network (Other Company) → Enable Mediation → Save

CREATING YIELD GROUP AND YIELD PARTNER

For adding TapMind under existing yield groups, skip the steps for creating a new yield group, navigate to your existing yield group and follow the steps for Adding Yield Partner as described in the next section

  1. Under the “Delivery” tab : Click on “Yield Groups” section
  2. Click on “New Yield Group” to create a new yield group
  3. In the Name field : Type in as provided in the G-sheet
  4. Ad Format : As Per the G-sheet Provided
  5. Inventory Type : Mobile
  6. Under Targeting : Select the Ad Units which "TapMind" will target
  7. Scroll to the bottom

Delivery → Yield Groups → New Yield Group → Enter Name (from sheet) → Select Ad Format → Select Inventory Type (Mobile) → Select Ad Units (TapMind) → Scroll Down

ADDING YIELD PARTNER

  1. Click on “Add Yield Partner”
  2. Select “TapMind” from the list

Add details as provided below in Yield Partner

Integration Type : Custom Event 
Platform : Android
Status : Active

For the Below details Please reach out TapMind Account Manger

Default Cpm : As Per the G-sheet Provided
Label : As Per the G-sheet Provided
Class Name : com.tapmind.mediation.ng.TapMindGamAdapter
Parameter : { "placementName": "As Per the G-sheet Provided" }
  1. Click on “Save” and save the configuration.
  2. The actual number of entries, manual eCPM, etc. will be shared once the test setup is complete.

The above setup completes our TapMind x GAM integration. You should see an Ad if test setup is complete and working fine.

Add Yield Partner → Select TapMind → Integration Type (Custom Event) → Platform (Android) → Set Status (Active) → Enter Default CPM (from sheet) → Enable Override CPM → Enter Label (from sheet) → Enter Class Name → Enter Parameter → Save

Response can be checked in LOGCAT by using tag: TapMindAdapter

Official Google Documentation for creating a Yield Group : https://support.google.com/admanager/answer/7390828?hl=en