VAST-4.1-vpaid-in-interactive-context

Q: How do I fix VAST-4.1-vpaid-in-interactive-context?

Remove the VPAID ` ` — CTV environments do not support VPAID. Rely on the ` ` for interactivity.

VPAID MediaFile alongside InteractiveCreativeFile — VPAID unsupported in CTV

WarningCTVIAB VAST 4.1 §2.4.1VAST 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3

Having a VPAID `<MediaFile>` in the same creative as an `<InteractiveCreativeFile>` is contradictory. CTV environments do not support VPAID; only the `<InteractiveCreativeFile>` will be used there.

How to fix

Remove the VPAID <MediaFile> — CTV environments do not support VPAID. Rely on the <InteractiveCreativeFile> for interactivity.

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Other CTV rules

VAST-4.1-mezzanine-recommended<MediaFiles> has no <Mezzanine> — may be rejected in CTV/SSAI contexts VAST-4.1-ad-serving-id-empty<AdServingId> is present but empty