Digital Platform API - Brand service

The read-only Brand Service allows you to see what advertiser brands are registered in our system, the urls associated to each brand, the number of active creatives assigned to each brand, and more. You can also use the Brand Service to obtain the ID assigned to a specific brand. This ID is used in the Ad Profile Service and as an optional input for the Creative Service.

Brands are categorized by company and category. See the Brand Company Service and Category Service for more information.

REST API

HTTP Method Endpoint Description
GET https://api.appnexus.com/brand View all brands

Note: It can take a while to receive all brands because, by default, the response tells you the number of active creatives assigned to each brand. To remove num_creatives from the response, and speed up the call significantly, you can pass simple=true in the query string, i.e., https://api.appnexus.com/brand?simple=true.
GET https://api.appnexus.com/brand?search=BRAND_NAME View all brands with names containing certain characters
GET https://api.appnexus.com/brand?url_search=BRAND_URL View all brands with URLs containing complete words
GET https://api.appnexus.com/brand?id=BRAND_ID View a particular brand

JSON fields

Field Type Description
category_id int The ID of the category associated with the brand.
company_id int The ID of the company associated with the brand.
id int The ID of the brand.
is_premium boolean If true, the brand is a premium brand.
last_modified string When the brand was last modified.
name string The name of the brand.
num_creatives int Deprecated. Currently returns 0.
parent_brand_id int The parent_brand_id is the ID of the company that owns the child brand.
Default: null

Note: The "default_brand_status" setting in Ad quality rules will be overridden when a seller sets an explicit trust setting for a brand's parent brand. Xandr groups brands entities into parent/child relationships.
If a seller blocks or approves a parent brand, all child brands without an explicit approval or block setting, will inherit the seller's ad quality settings for that brand's parent brand.
Reach out to Xandr Account Representative if bid error reports include brands you believe are not blocked by your ad quality settings.
urls array of strings URLs associated with the brand. The format is ["brandurl.com", "brandurl.net", ...]

Examples

View all brands

$ curl -b cookies -c cookies 'https://api.appnexus.com/brand'
    "response": {
        "status": "OK",
        "brands": [
            {
                "id": 1,
                "name": "Unknown",
                "urls": null,
                "num_creatives": 130070,
                "is_premium": false,
                "category_id": 0,
                "company_id": 0,
                "last_modified": "2010-04-23 20:12:22"
            },
            {
                "id": 2,
                "name": "1800Flowers",
                "urls": [
                    "https://ww10.1800baskets.com",
                    "https://ww10.1800flowers.com",
                    "https://ww10.1800flowers.com/collection.do?dataset=10291",
                    "https://ww10.1800flowers.com/collection.do?dataset=10361",
                    "https://ww10.1800flowers.com/collection.do?dataset=11806",
                    "https://ww10.1800flowers.com/collection.do?dataset=12226",
                    "https://ww11.1800flowers.com",
                    "https://ww12.1800flowers.com",
                    "https://ww30.1800baskets.com",
                    "https://ww30.1800flowers.com",
                    "https://ww31.1800flowers.com",
                    "https://ww31.1800flowers.com/collection.do?dataset=10291",
                    "https://ww31.1800flowers.com/collection.do?dataset=11488",
                    "https://ww31.1800flowers.com/collection.do?dataset=11806",
                    "https://ww31.1800flowers.com/product.do?baseCode=96457",
                    "https://ww32.1800flowers.com",
                    "https://www.1800flowers.com",
                    "https://www.myfuncards.com",
                    "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IIA5pHzeMU"
                ],
                "num_creatives": 304,
                "is_premium": false,
                "category_id": 86,
                "company_id": 0,
                "last_modified": "2011-04-29 15:30:47"
            },
            {
                "id": 3,
                "name": "Ace Hardware",
                "urls": [
                    "https://westlakehardware3.reachlocal.net",
                    "https://www.acehardware.com",
                    "https://www.facebook.com/acehardware",
                    "https://www.westlakehardware.com"
                ],
                "num_creatives": 28,
                "is_premium": false,
                "category_id": 24,
                "company_id": null,
                "last_modified": "2010-03-26 21:56:36"
            },
            {
                "id": 4,
                "name": "Acura",
                "urls": [
                    "https://acuragta.ca",
                    "https://acuraoftroy.com",
                    "https://acuraoftroy.com/",
                    "https://cuv.acura.ca",
                    "https://davewhiteacura.com",
                    "https://detroitacura.com",
                    "https://garyforceacura5-px.rtrk.com",
                    "https://michiganacuradealers.com",
                    "https://milehighacura.com",
                    "https://nyacuradealers.com",
                    "https://postnewsads.com/M/MileHighAcura/01.10.12",
                    "https://radleyacura.com",
                    "https://rockymountainacuradealers1.reachlocal.net",
                    "https://socalacuradealers.com",
                    "https://urlrockymountainacuradealers--com.reachlocal.net",
                    "https://urlrockymountainacuradealers--com.reachlocal.net/",
                    "https://www.acura.ca",
                    "https://www.acura.com",
                    "https://www.acurafinancialservices.com",
                    "https://www.acuragassavings.com",
                    "https://www.acuraofmobile.com",
                    "https://www.acuraofspringfield.com",
                    "https://www.foxacura.com",
                    "https://www.hanselacura.com",
                    "https://www.jaywolfeacura.com",
                    "https://www.kingacura.com",
                    "https://www.losgatosacura.com",
                    "https://www.parkaveacura.com",
                    "https://www.primeacura.com",
                    "https://www.sdacuradealers.com",
                    "https://www.shieldops.com",
                    "https://www.socalacuradealers.com",
                    "https://www.socalacuradealers.com/",
                    "https://www.springfieldacura.com",
                    "https://www.springfieldacura.com/",
                    "https://www.walkeracura.com"
                ],
                "num_creatives": 314,
                "is_premium": false,
                "category_id": 4,
                "company_id": null,
                "last_modified": "2010-03-26 21:56:36"
            },
            {
                "id": 5,
                "name": "Adobe",
                "urls": [
                    "https://acrobat.try.na.sem.adobe.com",
                    "https://cem.solutions.adobe.com",
                    "https://dev.vintedge.com/adobe",
                    "https://digitalmarketing.adobe-solutions.de/forms/digital_index_report_adzine",
                    "https://store1.adobe.com",
                    "https://success.adobe.com",
                    "https://success.adobe.com/en",
                    "https://success.adobe.com/en/uk/sem/products/studentandteachereditions/design.md/?sdid=JCBOG",
                    "https://success.adobe.com/en/uk/sem/products/studentandteachereditions/dwp.md?sdid=JUEGI",
                    "https://success.adobe.com/fr",
                    "https://summit.adobe.com",
                    "https://tryit.adobe.com",
                    "https://tryit.adobe.com/de",
                    "https://tryit.adobe.com/fr",
                    "https://tryit.adobe.com/nl",
                    "https://tryit.adobe.com/uk",
                    "https://www.adobe-solutions.de",
                    "https://www.adobe.com",
                    "https://www.adobe.com/au",
                    "https://www.adobe.com/de",
                    "https://www.adobe.com/fr",
                    "https://www.adobe.com/nz",
                    "https://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatpro",
                    "https://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/design",
                    "https://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/web",
                    "https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/photoshop",
                    "https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/photoshopextended",
                    "https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere",
                    "https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/switch",
                    "https://www.adobe.com/se",
                    "https://www.adobe.com/uk",
                    "https://www.adobenordic.com",
                    "https://www.adobenordic.com/80procent/fi",
                    "https://www.amazon.com/adobe",
                    "https://www.amazon.com/advertising",
                    "https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0076MNR8W",
                    "https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0076YCBTG",
                    "https://www.deedshop.com",
                    "https://www.omniture.com/en",
                    "https://www.omniture.com/static/2288",
                    "https://www.studentandteachereditions.adobe.com",
                    "https://www.theeventmicrosite.com/acrobatx/",
                    "https://www.todo-descargas.com",
                    "https://store1.adobe.com",
                    "https://store1.adobe.com/cfusion/store",
                    "https://store2.adobe.com",
                    "https://students-adobe.com/DE",
                    "https://www.acrobat.com",
                    "https://www.adobe.com",
                    "https://www.facebook.com/lightroom",
                    "www.adobe.com/tw"
                ],
                "num_creatives": 609,
                "is_premium": false,
                "category_id": 5,
                "company_id": null,
                "last_modified": "2010-03-26 21:56:36"
            },
            ...
        ],
        "count": 31492,
        "start_element": null,
        "num_elements": null
    }
}

View brand 10

$ curl -b cookies -c cookies 'https://api.appnexus.com/brand?id=10'
{
    "response": {
        "brand": {
            "id": 10,
            "name": "Apple",
            "urls": [
                "es.apple.com/us/album/windows-down-single/id536331831",
                "https://ipad.vodafone.it/offerta_privati_nuovo_ipad",
                "https://itunes.apple.com",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/album/making-mirrors/id485468305",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/artist/id450757148",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/ca",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/id525173605",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/ca/norahjones",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/Coldplay",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/logic-immo-immobilier-achat/id308025617",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/parcelgenie",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/gb/preorder/contrast/id520686041",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/hk",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/glee-the-music-the-christmas",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/NoelGallagher",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/sa",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/se/app/id505461593?mt=8",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/us",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/american-express/id362348516?mt=8",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id467810884?mt=8",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/idg-connect-it-white-paper/id477692770",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/marca-ipad-edition",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-town-2/id442345455",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-town-2/id442345455?mt=8",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/max-vangeli-podcast",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/california-37/id510442545",
                "https://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/gossamer/id535198341",
                "https://mygreenapple.nl/",
                "https://store.apple.com",
                "https://store.apple.com/be-fr",
                "https://store.apple.com/be-nl",
                "https://store.apple.com/ca/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro",
                "https://www.amazon.de/apple",
                "https://www.apple.com",
                "https://www.apple.com/au",
                "https://www.apple.com/itunes",
                "https://www.apple.com/itunes/andrewbird",
                "https://www.facebook.com/AppleInc",
                "https://www.iclg.com",
                "https://www.iphonelar.com",
                "https://www.macway.com",
                "https://www.microconseil.com/newipadantilles"
            ],
            "num_creatives": 212,
            "is_premium": false,
            "category_id": 5,
            "company_id": null,
            "last_modified": "2010-03-26 21:56:36"
        },
        "status": "OK",
        "count": 1,
        "start_element": null,
        "num_elements": null,
        "dbg_info": {
            ...
        }
    }
}