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SIMID-1.1-iframe-simid-type-required

<IFrameResource> in SIMID <NonLinear> should have type="text/html"

WarningNonlinearIAB SIMID 1.1 §3.5.1

The SIMID 1.1 nonlinear example (§3.5.1) shows . SIMID creatives are always HTML documents, so is the correct and expected value. While some players may tolerate a missing attribute on , strict players will reject the creative. For consistency with the linear SIMID requirement (§5), always include .

The SIMID 1.1 nonlinear example (§3.5.1) shows <IFrameResource type="text/html" apiFramework="SIMID">. SIMID creatives are always HTML documents, so type="text/html" is the correct and expected value. While some players may tolerate a missing type attribute on <IFrameResource>, strict players will reject the creative. For consistency with the linear SIMID <InteractiveCreativeFile> requirement (§5), always include type="text/html".

How to fix

Add type="text/html" to the <IFrameResource> element inside <NonLinear apiFramework="SIMID">.

Invalid

<NonLinear apiFramework="SIMID" width="480" height="70">
  <IFrameResource>
    <![CDATA[https://example.com/overlay.html]]>
  </IFrameResource>
</NonLinear>

Valid

<NonLinear apiFramework="SIMID" width="480" height="70">
  <IFrameResource type="text/html">
    <![CDATA[https://example.com/overlay.html]]>
  </IFrameResource>
</NonLinear>
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