First Delegate Strategy in 5 Minutes
No bidder infrastructure needed. Your strategy runs inside Praevis.
Create a demand source with Delegate mode
Go to exchange.praevis.com → Demand → Add Demand Source.
Set Integration type to Delegate. You don’t need an endpoint URL.
Paste a starter strategy
In the Strategy JSON field, paste this and click Save:
{
"version": "1.0",
"dsp_id": "YOUR_DSP_ID",
"default_bid": 0,
"campaigns": [
{
"id": "camp-001",
"name": "Global CTV — All Genres",
"active": true,
"priority": 1,
"daily_budget": 10.00
}
],
"rules": [
{
"name": "CTV all traffic",
"conditions": [
{ "field": "device.type", "op": "eq", "value": "3" }
],
"bid": {
"base_cpm": 2.50
},
"campaign_id": "camp-001",
"priority": 1
}
]
}This bids $2.50 CPM on all CTV traffic (device type 3).
Strategy JSON updates take effect within 30 seconds — no redeployment needed.
Test in sandbox
Switch to Sandbox mode in the dashboard and fire a test auction.
Use curl to fire a test VAST request that will trigger your strategy:
curl -s "https://rtb.praevis.com/vast?site_id=sandbox-publisher&w=1920&h=1080&ip=1.2.3.4&ua=CTV-Test"See your strategy match
Go to Demand → your demand source → Performance. A matched bid appears within seconds.
The Matched rule column shows which rule triggered and the bid price.
Strategy JSON reference
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
default_bid | Fallback bid when no rule matches (0 = no bid) |
campaigns[].daily_budget | Max daily spend per campaign in USD |
rules[].conditions | Array of field/op/value filters |
rules[].bid.base_cpm | Bid in USD CPM |
rules[].bid.multipliers | Bid adjustments (e.g. {"prime_time": 1.4}) |
Condition operators
op | Meaning |
|---|---|
eq | Equals |
in | Value is in array |
gt / lt | Greater / less than |
contains | String contains |
Targetable fields
device.type · device.os · geo.country · content.genre · hour · weekday