Advertisements¶

Pandora is ad-free for Pandora One users. For all other account types, the playlist returned by Retrieve playlist or User login will contain tracks with adToken values for the advertisements that should be played (if audioUrl is provided) or displayed using imageUrl and bannerAdMap.

Retrieve ad metadata¶

Method: ad.getAdMetadata

Retrieve the metadata for the associated advertisement token (usually provided by one of the other methods responsible for retrieving the playlist).

Name	Type	Description
adToken	string	The adToken to retrieve the metadata for. (see Retrieve playlist)
returnAdTrackingTokens	boolean	(optional - but the adTrackingTokens are required by Register advertisement )
supportAudioAds	boolean	audioUrl links for the ads are included in the results if set to ‘True’. (optional)
includeBannerAd	boolean	bannerAdMap containing an HTML fragment that can be embedded in web pages is included in the results if set to ‘True’. (optional)

{
    "stat": "ok",
    "result": {
        "clickThroughUrl": "http://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=L&ai=BN-k_Zu53Vsr-F8-MlALj2rngAdjY8PcIAAAAEAEgADgAWPiivbTzAmDJBoIBF2NhLXB1Yi0yMTY0NjIyMzg3Njg3ODgysgEYd3d3LmRjbGstZGVmYXVsdC1yZWYuY29tugEJZ2ZwX2ltYWdlyAEJ2gEgaHR0cDovL3d3dy5kY2xrLWRlZmF1bHQtcmVmLmNvbS-YApNYwAIC4AIA6gIhNDIwNC9wYW5kLmFuZHJvaWQvcHJvZC5ub3dwbGF5aW5n-AKB0h6QA6QDmAOkA6gDAeAEAaAGINgHAA&num=0&sig=AOD64_1dqywjcCPaB_sDzcmIjy7yPRJRbQ&client=ca-pub-2164622387687882&adurl=https://www.att.com/shop/wireless/devices/prepaidphones.html",
        "imageUrl": "http://cont-1.p-cdn.com/images/public/devicead/g/e/3/f/daarv2828725klf3eg_500W_500H.jpg",
        "audioUrlMap": {
            "highQuality": {
                "bitrate": "64",
                "encoding": "aacplus",
                "audioUrl": "http://audio-ch1-t2-1-v4v6.pandora.com/access/4070162610719767146.mp4?version=4&lid=1797938999&token=CQ7xvDEck%2FutSGT4CwBfabSJD9DGqEv%2Bl5etfRYIcRtr6aQHd4ske3UE2%2FqzigYDNXjm6Mnh8CECeE%2F%2BQOGhTLY2zKBF260WCb7gTEgdPyFZOLSWfwV6Pi%2FPkF0BtBFGaCmIRLeo0H%2Fu3gyLDuySYPeIBO36SCttM%2B%2BriDe0IDv8EqoAj6BbM3frQiXF3vh%2BNCQoHBBrhLLaqocNu1pAOajQgyMGHMBy%2BKW8%2BhdRPr656jh81KwV%2FcUz%2BX%2Bri0udeRI8iSWR1bewgJdGtMQe3pzSZ1w3V16DAk%2Bi2hTOJXGCdNOLPQjC1GUBKVhdRJTU0uXk9dE8a%2Bn%2Bp2kuMcnRqaXro9Ya%2Ff4U0676v0JwseMng%2FGQp9ehJlbPzwtx5n0H",
                "protocol": "http"
            },
            "mediumQuality": {
                "bitrate": "64",
                "encoding": "aacplus",
                "audioUrl": "http://audio-ch1-t2-2-v4v6.pandora.com/access/2108163933346668833.mp4?version=4&lid=1797938999&token=CQ7xvDEck%2FutSGT4CwBfabSJD9DGqEv%2Bl5etfRYIcRtr6aQHd4ske3UE2%2FqzigYDNXjm6Mnh8CECeE%2F%2BQOGhTLY2zKBF260WCb7gTEgdPyFZOLSWfwV6Pi%2FPkF0BtBFGaCmIRLeo0H%2Fu3gyLDuySYPeIBO36SCttM%2B%2BriDe0IDv8EqoAj6BbM3frQiXF3vh%2BNCQoHBBrhLLaqocNu1pAOajQgyMGHMBy%2BKW8%2BhdRPr656jh81KwV%2FcUz%2BX%2Bri0udeRI8iSWR1bewgJdGtMQe3pzSZ1w3V16DAk%2Bi2hTOJXGCdNOLPQjC1GUBKVhdRJTU0uXk9dE8a%2Bn%2Bp2kuMcnRqaXro9Ya%2Ff4U0676v0JwseMng%2FGQp9ehJlbPzwtx5n0H",
                "protocol": "http"
            },
            "lowQuality": {
                "bitrate": "32",
                "encoding": "aacplus",
                "audioUrl": "http://audio-sv5-t2-1-v4v6.pandora.com/access/226734167372417065.mp4?version=4&lid=1797938999&token=CQ7xvDEck%2FutSGT4CwBfabSJD9DGqEv%2Bl5etfRYIcRtr6aQHd4ske3UE2%2FqzigYDSj6TIFMvq1a13lVZ0wkrCiMwbctJJs%2BhvJ17tqP3A9ul0dtwC0a%2B6wUWZ2h8MX4gC%2B96puCfQBcEH0hgBBlNTn%2F21lc2gGheE1ls6fAfUXa6P%2FoNRYtruiAJ%2Bne99iqzUCVNGl1Tyolgep7izpcdT4k86qVYiSfhTlXG8HatSCco0hkoqgi8JjFG00WXvx1eWJfBdZQ%2B2h9CBArHUbzIqs59BsFo%2Fq4oFOmAm2dVGZjEnZbQURqPpFFU08iw2tZP2t7lrh%2Bpeqvpe9rpz3g%2BQcC13H0vHTyhrD7esVz3ifAVb5IbjE4tSOCWqkuvRTi9",
                "protocol": "http"
            }
        },
        "adTrackingTokens": [
            "ADU-1797938999-42-232-pod/1/1/0--0-1450700391437",
            "ADU-1797938999-42-232-pod/1/1/0--1-1450700391437"
        ],
        "bannerAdMap": {
            "html": "\n\t\t<!-- xplatformAudioAdWith300x250Banner -->\n\t\t<body style=\"padding:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;background-color:transparent;text-align:center\">\n\t\t\t<script type='text/javascript'>\n\t\t\t\tvar withoutBorderWeb = '<a href=\"http://adclick.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=L&ai=BN-k_Zu53Vsr-F8-MlALj2rngAdjY8PcIAAAAEAEgADgAWPiivbTzAmDJBoIBF2NhLXB1Yi0yMTY0NjIyMzg3Njg3ODgysgEYd3d3LmRjbGstZGVmYXVsdC1yZWYuY29tugEJZ2ZwX2ltYWdlyAEJ2gEgaHR0cDovL3d3dy5kY2xrLWRlZmF1bHQtcmVmLmNvbS-YApNYwAIC4AIA6gIhNDIwNC9wYW5kLmFuZHJvaWQvcHJvZC5ub3dwbGF5aW5n-AKB0h6QA6QDmAOkA6gDAeAEAaAGINgHAA&num=0&sig=AOD64_1dqywjcCPaB_sDzcmIjy7yPRJRbQ&client=ca-pub-2164622387687882&adurl=https://www.att.com/shop/wireless/devices/prepaidphones.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http://www.pandora.com/util/mediaserverPublicRedirect.jsp?type=file&file=ads/d/2015/12/5/2/7/828725/asset_750814.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\" /></a>';\n\t\t\t\t\tvar withoutBorderMobile = withoutBorderWeb;\n\t\t\t\tvar withBorderMobile = '<table width=\"320\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><img src=\"http://www.pandora.com/static/ads/mobile_300x250_template/shell300x250_01_top.png\" name=\"BorderTop\" width=\"320\" height=\"11\" id=\"BorderTop\" /></td></tr><tr><td width=\"10\"><img src=\"http://www.pandora.com/static/ads/mobile_300x250_template/shell300x250_02_left.png\" name=\"BorderLeft\" width=\"10\" height=\"250\" id=\"BorderLeft\" /></td><td>' + withoutBorderMobile + '</td><td width=\"10\"><img src=\"http://www.pandora.com/static/ads/mobile_300x250_template/shell300x250_04_rght.png\" name=\"BorderRight\" width=\"10\" height=\"250\" id=\"BorderRight\" /></td></tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><img src=\"http://www.pandora.com/static/ads/mobile_300x250_template/shell300x250_05_bttm.png\" name=\"BorderBottom\" width=\"320\" height=\"11\" id=\"BorderBottom\" /></td></tr></table>';\n\t\t\t\tif (typeof PandoraApp == \"object\") {\n\t\t\t\t\tvar isIPad =navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i);\n\t\t\t\t\tif (isIPad) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.write(withoutBorderMobile);\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPandoraApp.setViewportHeight(250);\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.write(withBorderMobile);\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPandoraApp.setViewportHeight(272);\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t} else {\n\t\t\t\t\tmedium_rectangle();\n                    if(parent.setActiveStyleSheet) parent.setActiveStyleSheet(\"default\");\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.write(withoutBorderWeb);\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t</script>\n\t\t</body>\n                            "
        },
        "companyName": "",
        "trackGain": "0.0",
        "title": ""
    }
}

Register advertisement¶

Method: ad.registerAd

Register the tracking tokens associated with the advertisement. The theory is that this should be done just as the advertisement is about to play.

Name	Type	Description
stationId	string	The ID of an existing station (see Retrieve extended station information) to register the ads against (optional)
adTrackingTokens	string	The tokens of the ads to register (see Retrieve ad metadata)

{
    "stat": "ok"
}