Instances setup

Set up ad network instances in Unity LevelPlay by selecting your app, choosing the network, defining unique placements, and activating ad delivery for rewarded, interstitial, or banner formats.

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Use multiple network instances in a waterfall to help maximize ad revenue by optimizing ad fill rates and allow competitive bidding among ad networks.

For more information on how to effectively manage your waterfall, refer to Mediation management best practices.

Add a network instance
Add a network instance

To set up an instance for non-bidding ad networks, complete the following steps:

  1. In the left navigation menu, select Instances.
  2. From the menu at the top of the page, select the app to set up an instance for.
  3. Select the network to set up an instances for.
  4. Select Add instance and then select rewarded, interstitial, or banner. 

To configure the instance, complete the following steps:

  1. Enter a unique name for the instance.
  2. Set up a unique placement for the instance in the ad network's dashboard.
    • Ensure that you complete all relevant fields for each instance.
    • The value you enter must be unique for the instance.
  3. To add multiple instances of the ironSource network, enter a unique name for the instance.
  4. Select Save.
A list of instances on the App settings page

Activate ad delivery
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 yet defined display as grey. After you've defined your app, it displays in the Applications list.

Pause ad delivery for an ad unit
Pause ad delivery for an ad unit

You can temporarily stop showing ads on a specific ad format (per network) by selecting the three dots at the end of an instance's row and then selecting Deactivate.

Verify your integration
Verify your integration

To ensure transparency and seamless integration success with Unity LevelPlay mediation partners, we've added a Reporting API verification column in the Setup section. After you've entered all of the required credentials, 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, or No Response.