Getting Started

This documentation will help you integrate ConsoliAds iOS SDK for optimized mobile ad analytics and earnings.

Before you proceed to integrate, make sure you have:

Registered at ConsoliAds (https://portal.consoliads.com)
Logged in to the ConsoliAds dashboard (https://portal.consoliads.com)

Create an App

NOTE: You can skip this step if you’ve already created your app on ConsoliAds dashboard

From the left sidebar, navigate to Apps-> New App
Simply import your Live app or manually enter the required information and proceed to ‘Finish’ to instantly create your app

Download iOS SDK

Download the latest ConsoliAds iOS SDK required from https://portal.consoliads.com/download/sdk

Setting Up Project Dependencies

Importing iOS SDK

There are two ways to import the sdk into your project either via CocoaPods or by manually placing files in the root of the project.

CocoaPods

Consoliads SDK can be imported into an iOS project using CocoaPods. Open your project’s Podfile and add the following lines to your app’s target:

pod 'ConsoliAds-SDK’,‘~>13.1.5’

pod 'ConsoliAds-Analytics',‘~>1.2.1’

pod 'ConsoliAds-IAP',‘~>1.1.3.1’

Then from the command line run:

pod install --repo-update

Manual Integration

Once the ConsoliAds iOS SDK is downloaded, place all the files in your project root.

Requirements to work with iOS SDK

The Xcode version should be 12.5 or higher.
The deployment target should be greater than or equal to 10.

NOTE: Please note that the ads DO NOT run on simulators, hence a mobile device is required

Settings to work with iOS SDK

In your project’s target settings go to Build Settings and:

- set “Enable Bitcode” to ‘No’ in Build Options
- add “–ObjC” flag for “Other linker flags” in Linking
- set “Enable Modules (C and Objective-C)” to ‘Yes’ in Apple Clang – Language – Modules
set “Enable Objective-C Exceptions” to ‘Yes’ in Apple Clang – Language – Objective-C

In your project’s target settings goto Build Phases and:

Add the following libraries to Link Binary With Libraries:
- libc++.1.tbd
- libsqlite3.0.tbd

Preparing for iOS 14

IDFA Permission from User

To display the App Tracking Transparency authorization request for accessing the IDFA, in your project settings goto Info and add a Key in “Custom iOS Target Properties” as:

Name: Privacy – Tracking Usage Description
Type: String
Value: This identifier will be used to deliver personalized ads to you.

The usage description appears as part of the App Tracking Transparency dialog in your app as shown below:

Note: Before submitting your application to review on appStore, you need to make sure to add the following in your ‘App Privacy’ section.

In your project settings goto Info and add a Key in “Custom iOS Target Properties” as:

Name: SKAdNetworkItems
Type: Array

Then add item for the array as follows:

Name: <Ad Network Name from the table above>
Type: Dictionary

Having the following item Key:

Name: SKAdNetworkIdentifier
Type: String
Value: <Ad Network ID from the table above>

An example of the added value can be seen as follows:

** Your project settings should be ready to support ConsoliAds in your iOS code to add all the ad placements for all supported ad formats **

Ready to Code

SDK Initialization

Import SDK and register “ConsoliadsSdkInitializationDelegate” delegate before initializing the SDK in order to receive the initialization event:

 #import <ConsoliAdsSDK/ConsoliAdsSDK.h>

Initialize the SDK as follows:

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn]initWithUserSignature:@"<userSignature>" andDelegate:self userConsent:userConsent devMode:isDevMode viewController:self];

isDevMode: when true, it simulates the development environment and prevents developers from changing Live app settings. Complete app development should be done with ‘Dev Mode’ ON. When an app is ready to be published, ‘Dev Mode’ MUST BE turned OFF. (NOTE: Don’t forget to see the ‘More About Dev Mode’ section before making the final build)

userConsent: TRUE if the user agrees to share his data and opts for personalized ads, FALSE otherwise. This flag is used for GDPR and CCPA compliance both.

viewController: Reference of the active view controller.

userSignature: string to identify the user according to his role and rights provided on the ConsoliAds dashboard

The user signature can be obtained by going to your Personal Info by clicking on your name in the right corner of the top bar on your dashboard
Copy the required user signature for the above initialize argument

NOTE: all initialize params cannot be modified once ConsoliAds is initialized

The following event is fired on initialization success:

-(void) onInitializationSuccess {
    
}

And on initialization fail the following event is fired

(void)onInitializationError:(NSString *)error {
    
}

Show Interstitial/Video Ad

Load interstitial Ad

Showing interstitial ads requires loading them beforehand. Use the following code to load an interstitial ad:

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn] loadInterstitialForScene];

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn] loadInterstitialForScene:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName];

SdkPlaceholderName: enum of the placeholder (such as Default, Activity1, Activity2) from the ‘Placeholders’ tab in your app details of the ConsoliAds dashboard. No placeholder value is required if you do not have your own placeholders added on the portal.

It is highly recommended to call LoadInterstitial as early as possible to allow videos to be pre-loaded.

NOTE: calling loadInterstitial multiple times does not result in multiple ad network requests

Check Interstitial/Video Ad Availability

Despite having the loadInterstitial called, interstitial ad availability should be explicitly checked. Check interstitial ad availability by using the following methods:

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn] isInterstitialAvailable];

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn] isInterstitialAvailable:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName];

Return value (boolean):

True if the ad is available
False if the ad is not available

NOTE: Please make sure that the placeholder is also added on the dashboard before using

Show interstitial Ad

Add the following lines of code to show an interstitial ad in your app:

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn] showInterstitialWithRootViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController];

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn] showInterstitial:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName withRootViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController];

Show Rewarded Video Ad

Load Rewarded Ad

Showing rewarded video requires loading it beforehand. Use the following to load a rewarded ad:

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn] loadRewardedVideoAdForScene];

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn] loadRewardedVideoAdForScene:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName];

It is highly recommended to call LoadRewarded as early as possible to allow videos to be pre-loaded.

Check Rewarded Ad Availability

Despite having the ad load called, rewarded video availability should be explicitly checked. Check rewarded video ad availability by using the following method:

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn] isRewardedVideoAvailable];

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn] isRewardedVideoAvailable:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName];

Return value (boolean):

True if the ad is available
False if the ad is not available

NOTE: Please make sure that the placeholder is also added on the dashboard before using

Show Rewarded Video

Add the following lines of code to show a rewarded ad in your app:

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn] showRewardedVideoAdWithRootViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController];

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn] showRewardedVideoAdForScene:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName withRootViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController];

Reward Users

In order to reward your user, a callback needs to be implemented with your lines of code to incentivize the user.

Use the following code to attach your functions with the ConsoliAds Rewarded Video Completed callback:

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn] setSdkRewardedAdDelegate: yourRewardedVideoDelegate];

Provide the following definition of the method to reward your users:

-(void) onRewardedVideoAdCompleted:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName reward:(int)reward
{
    // Write your code to reward your user here
}

Show Banner Ad

Creating Banner View

Creating Banner View through an interface

Create a UIView for a banner on the storyboard and assign it to BannerAdView:

@property (weak, nonatomic) IBOutlet BannerAdView *bannerView;

Creating Banner View programmatically

To show banner ads programmatically you need to first create the object of the BanneAdView as follows:

BannerAdView *bannerView;

bannerView = [[BannerAdView alloc] init];
CASDKBannerAdController *bannerAdController;

To show banner ads you need to first create the object of the CASDKBannerAdController as follows:

if (!bannerAdController) {

        bannerAdController = [[CASDKBannerAdController alloc] init];}

if (bannerAdController != nil) {

        [bannerAdController destroyBanner];

    }

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn] showBanner:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName adSize:KCAAdSizeBanner controller:bannerAdController delegate:self viewController:self];

adSize: The size you want to keep of your banner such as KCAAdSizeLargeBanner, KCAAdSizeBanner, KCAAdSizeLargeBanner, KCAAdSizeSmartBanner etc.

Custom banner Ad

You can show custom banner by setting following property of the banner view before the show call:

[bannerView setCustomBannerSize:CGSizeMake(width,height)];

Parameter details:

width: your preferred width for your banner view

height: your preferred height for your banner view

Hide Banner Ad

To hide Banner, use the following:

[bannerAdController destroyBanner]

Show Native Ad

Show Native

Use the following code to show the native ad:

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn] showNativeWithDelegate:self];

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn]showNative:(SdkPlaceholderName) delegate:self];

When native ad is loaded, implement the following method to populate view with native ad contents:

-(void)onNativeAdLoaded:(NativeAdBase*)nativeAd ){
    [nativeAd registerViewForInteractionWithNativeAdView:self.nativeAdView];
}

You can destroy native ad using:

[self.nativeAdView removeFromSuperview];
self.nativeAdView = nil;

Multiple Native Ads in Tableview

Import these headers in your Tableview controller class.

#import <ConsoliAdsSDK/ConsoliAdsSDK.h>

Implement this delegate in you class

@interface YouNativeAdsTableViewController() <CASDKNativeAdDelegate> 

- (void)onNativeAdLoaded:(NativeAdBase*)nativeAd;

- (void)onNativeAdLoadFailed;

Write the following code to load native ad.

- (void)loadNativeAd {

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn] showNative:self placeholder:placeholderName delegate:self];

}

Write the code in following delegate method to notify your Tableview data source methods

- (void)onNativeAdLoaded:(NativeAdBase*)nativeAd {

    [tableViewItems insertObject:item atIndex:index];

    [self.tableView beginUpdates];

    [self.tableView insertRowsAtIndexPaths:@[[NSIndexPath indexPathForRow:index inSection:0]] withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationAutomatic];

    [self.tableView endUpdates];

}

Write you own code and native ad TableViewCell code in to show data and native ad to the user

- (nonnull UITableViewCell *)tableView:(nonnull UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(nonnull NSIndexPath *)indexPath {

    if ([tableViewItems[indexPath.row] isKindOfClass:[NativeAdBase class]]) {

        NativeAdBase *nativeAd = (NativeAdBase*)tableViewItems[indexPath.row];

        UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:@"NativeAdCellView" forIndexPath:indexPath];

        NativeAdBase *nativeAdView = (NativeAdBase*)cell.contentView.subviews[0];

        [nativeAd registerViewForInteractionWithNativeAdView:nativeAdView];

        return cell;

    }

    else {

        // Your own implementation for Tableviewcell items

    }

}

NOTE: you need to create the model to hold the loaded native ad objects and a custom Tableviewcellview to show native ad in your tableview.

Write the following code in your controller’s viewDid load

- (void)viewDidLoad {

    [super viewDidLoad];

    tableViewItems = [NSMutableArray new];;

    [self.tableView registerNib:[UINib nibWithNibName:@"NativeAdCellView" bundle:nil] forCellReuseIdentifier:@"NativeAdCellView"];

}

NOTE: you can find the NativeAdCellView.xib to show native ads in a custom cell in our SDK sample.

Show Icon Ad

Add the following xml in your required activity view:

CAIconAdView *iconAdView = [[CAIconAdView alloc] init];

iconAdView.rootViewController = viewController;

[iconAdView setAnimationType:KCAAdScaleIconAnimation animationDuration:YES];

[self.view addSubview:newIconAdView];

Add the following to show icon ad:

[[CASdk sharedPlugIn] showIconAd:PlaceholderName
iconAdView:iconAdView withAdSize:KCAAdSizeSmallIcon
delegate:self];

KCAAdScaleIconAnimation: values available:
- KCAAdNoIconAnimation

KCAAdRotationIconAnimation
KCAAdScaleIconAnimation
view: view at which you want to display icon ad
Pass boolean value “YES” to enable infinite animation loop or “NO” to stop animation infinite loop

** Congratulations, You are ready to build your app on to your iOS mobile device to see all the ad placements showing ads according to your Test Mode **

lease note that the ‘Dev Mode’ has its own following settings to modify your app under development before impacting the LIVE app:
- Test Mode
- Hide All Ads
- Ad Showing Mechanism

If you make your build with ‘Dev Mode’ enabled, the ad configurations from ‘Dev. Placeholder and Ads‘ tab on the dashboard would be used.
If you make your build with ‘Dev Mode’ disabled, the ad configurations from ‘Live Placeholder and Ads‘ tab on the dashboard would be used.
After adding or editing Ad IDs for Admob, Chartboost or Facebook. It is necessary to click the “Apply to Live” button to be applied on Live placeholders and ads

Applying Dev Settings to Live

In order to see the ‘Dev Mode’ settings on ConsoliAds dashboard, open the ‘Placeholder & Ads (DEV)‘ tab in the details of your specific app as shown below:

Click ‘Apply to Live’ to apply these configurations to your live app.

NOTE: if the configurations are mistakenly applied to LIVE, you can undo by modifying the DEV configurations and applying again.

App Settings on ConsoliAds Dashboard

After successfully integrating your app with ConsoliAds SDK, following app settings can be explored on the ConsoliAds dashboard in the App Details section:

Test Mode

By Default a new application is in Test Mode. In Test Mode only test ads are shown. Test Mode can ONLY be disabled by importing your app’s Live credentials in the Details tab.

Ad Network IDs

If you are using Admob, Facebook Audience Network or Chartboost you need to provide their Ad IDs on the dashboard in your app Ad Networks section.

All other integrated ad networks will automatically go Live once your app’s Test Mode is disabled.

Ad Filters

Apply all ad filters, for the integrated ad networks, with complete ease from the ConsoliAds dashboard in the Ad Filters section of the app details.

Debug Logs

If enabled, debug logs will be shown for your app in respective editors for iOS.

For Advance Development

More Delegate Events

ConsoliAds implements single delegate events for all Ad Networks. Following events can be used as per need:

Interstitial/Video Ad Events

delegate inorder to receive the interstitial ad events:

  [[CASdk sharedPlugIn] setSdkInterstitialAdDelegate:self]

- (void) onInterstitialAdLoaded:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName;

- (void) onInterstitialAdFailedToLoad:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName reason:(NSString *)reason;

- (void) onInterstitialAdClosed:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName;

- (void) onInterstitialAdClicked:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName productId:(NSString *)productId;

- (void) onInterstitialAdShown:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName;

- (void) onInterstitialAdFailedToShow:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName;

Rewarded Video Ad Events:

delegate inorder to receive the rewarded ad events:

  [[CASdk sharedPlugIn] setSdkRewardedAdDelegate:self]

- (void) onRewardedVideoAdLoaded:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName;

- (void) onRewardedVideoAdFailedToLoad:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName reason:(NSString *)reason;

- (void) onRewardedVideoAdShown:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName;

- (void) onRewardedVideoAdFailedToShow:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName reason:(NSString *)reason;

- (void) onRewardedVideoAdCompleted:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName reward:(int)reward;

- (void) onRewardedVideoAdClosed:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName;

- (void) onRewardedVideoAdClicked:(SdkPlaceholderName)placeholderName productId:(NSString *)productId;

Banner Ad Events

- (void)onBannerAdLoaded:(SdkPlaceholderName)scene;

- (void)onBannerAdRefreshed:(SdkPlaceholderName)scene;

- (void)onBannerAdFailedToLoad:(SdkPlaceholderName)scene error:(NSString *)error;

- (void)onBannerAdClicked:(SdkPlaceholderName)scene productId:(NSString *)redirectionProductId;

- (void)onBannerAdClosed:(SdkPlaceholderName)scene;

Native Ad Events

-(void)didLoadNativeAd:(NSString*)scene;

-(void)didFailedToLoadNativeAd:(NSString*)scene error:(NSString *)error;

-(void)didDisplayNativeAd:(NSString*)scene;

-(void)didClickNativeAd:(NSString*)scene productId:(NSString *)redirectionProductId;

-(void)didCloseNativeAd:(NSString*)scene;

Icon Ad Events

-(void)didLoadedIconAd:(SdkPlaceholderName)scene;

-(void)didFailedToLoadIconAd:(SdkPlaceholderName)scene error:(NSString *)error;

-(void)didCloseIconAd:(SdkPlaceholderName)scene;

-(void)didClickIconAd:(SdkPlaceholderName)scene productId:(NSString *)redirectionProductId;

-(void)didRefreshIconAd:(SdkPlaceholderName)scene;

-(void)didDisplayIconAd:(SdkPlaceholderName)scene;

-(void)didFailedToDisplayIconAd:(SdkPlaceholderName)scene error:(NSString *)error;

More Help Sources of Integration

ConsoliAds Sample Project:

You can download the sample project from https://github.com/teamconsoliads/consoliads-sdk-sample-ios to see complete ConsoliAds integration already implemented for all ad formats.

Youtube Videos:

You can watch short integrations videos on your youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nExp4zfb0xc, to further explore integrations with ConsoliAds.

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ConsoliAds iOS SDK Integration (for v.13.1.x & above)