If you embed the Dailymotion player on your properties, you'll need a properly implemented and current ads.txt file. Click here to learn more about what is ads.txt and how it works.
We have made it easy for you to keep ads.txt on your domains up to date.
Implementation overview
- Your Dailymotion account has customized ads.txt files which can be downloaded from Partner HQ.
- If you don't have an existing ads.txt file, the file can be published directly to your existing domain.
- If you already have one, the lines from the downloaded file can be copied to your existing ads.txt file.
Downloading ads.txt with specific Dailymotion lines
- Log in to Partner HQ and navigate to Embed > Domains.
- Click on "Download ads.txt." If this button is disabled, the ads.txt file for your account is not ready yet. Please check back in 24 hours.
Before starting the ads.txt implementation
If you are embedding the player on multiple domains or subdomains, please make sure to register them on this page.
If your domains are not registered, you won't be able to generate earnings from the content embedded in your properties.
Click here to learn more about how to add domains.
Uploading a new ads.txt file to your domain
If your domain does not have an ads.txt file, you can follow the steps below to set one up.
- Rename the downloaded file to ads.txt
- Publish it to root of your website
- Check to make sure you can access it via a browser i.e. https://www.example.com/ads.txt OR https://subdomain.example.com/ads.txt
Updating an existing ads.txt file on your domain
If your domain already has an ads.txt file, please use the following steps to update the file.
- Open your existing ads.txt file and remove any Dailymotion-specific lines you may have previously copied
- Open the downloaded file
- Copy and paste the content from downloaded file to your existing ads.txt file
- Check to make sure you can access it via a browser i.e. https://www.example.com/ads.txt OR https://subdomain.example.com/ads.txt
Ads.txt update & duplicated lines
It is important to replace existing Dailymotion-specific lines instead of adding duplicate lines to avoid making the file too big to read by the crawlers.
Keeping track of Ads.txt status
We will periodically check ads.txt on your registered domains to make sure it is up to date.
In the case that your ads.txt file is inaccessible or requires an update, you will receive an email and see a notification in the Partner HQ informing you to take action.
You can also manually check by navigating to the "Domains" section of the HQ as mentioned above.
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| Check back in 24 hours... | Dailymotion has not checked this domain yet. An automated check will be performed in the next 24 hours. If this status persists for more than 48 hours, please contact the support team |
| Unreachable |
Dailymotion is unable to reach your ads.txt file. Please make sure that:
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| Missing lines | Ads.txt file is reachable but the contents are missing lines. Please download and try updating your existing ads.txt file as per the directions listed above |
| Valid | Your ads.txt file is up to date |
Troubleshooting
Unreachable
| Check | Recommended action |
|---|---|
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Check the registered domain
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Make sure that domain registered on the domains page is the one that has ads.txt |
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Check ads.txt is publicly accessible using a browser |
If you have registered example.com, check if example.com/ads.txt accessible in the browser If you have registered www.example.com, check if www.example.com/ads.txt is accessible in the browser |
| Check for redirection on your domain |
If you enter example.com/ads.txt in the browser, do you get redirected to www.example.com/ads.txt? If yes, then register www.example.com on the Domains page instead of example.com |
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Check your domain's SSL certificate
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Make sure your SSL certificate is updated |
Missing lines
| Check | Recommended action |
|---|---|
| Check nsights line |
Please download the latest ads.txt file and make sure that nsights line matches the one in your ads.txt file for your channel Example: nsightvideo.com,116680399,DIRECT,fd25240165056a01 # my-channel |
| Check appnexus line |
Please download the latest ads.txt file and make sure that appnexus line matches the one in your ads.txt file for your channel Example: appnexus.com,1550693,RESELLER # my-channel |
| Check if the file is too big |
If the file is too big, the lines at the bottom may not be accessible to the crawler. Try removing any duplicate lines or moving the Dailymotion lines higher up in the file.
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| Wait for the CDN cache to refresh |
Sometimes CDN cache for your website may take longer than expected to refresh. Wait for an additional 24 hours to see if the status changes.
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How do I customize my ads.txt file?
If you want to add additional lines to the ones provided in this guide or need additional information, use the following resource: IAB Ads.txt page
Publishers can create an ads.txt file in Notepad or any other basic text-editing program according to the specifications set out by the IAB. The ads.txt file must contain the following fields:
Mandatory fields:
- Domain name of the advertising system, SSP or an ad exchange (ex. ‘google.com');
- Publisher account ID (a unique string of numbers/letters);
- Type of relationship (‘direct’ or ‘reseller’);
Optional field:
- Certification authority ID (currently TAG ID);
- Comments can be added in the file after the “#” symbol. The comments will not be taken into account by the crawler
This is how the string would look in an “/ads.txt” file:
google.com, pub-7019376976432612, RESELLER # video |
Learn more about ads.txt here.