app-ads.txt error The server URL could not be validated. Root domain URL

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I am implementing ads for monetization and have filled out all the form. Last line asks for the developer URL.

Both the ads provider and I have double checked the URL, it works correctly and the app-ads.txt file displays in a browser, but when I enter the root domain URL, Roku form returns “The server URL could not be validated.”

Any suggestions on how to fix this?

Thanks in advance.

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Hi @coskel ,

Not sure if this is your case, but you need to enter the root domain to the “app-ads.txt” file, so for example:

  1. Your “app-ads.txt” is in the root directory of your site:
    https://yourdomain.com/app-ads.txt

then Developer URL will be: https://yourdomain.com

  1. Your “app-ads.txt” is in a subdirectory of your site:
    https://yourdomain.com/files/app-ads.txt

then Developer URL will be: https://yourdomain.com/files

Hope this helps.

Cheers

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Still throwing same original error now, and also:

The server URL must contain ROKU_ADS_TRACKING_ID and ROKU_ADS_LIMIT_TRACKING.

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You need to append ROKU_ADS_TRACKING_ID and ROKU_ADS_LIMIT_TRACKING Parameter macros to your ad server URL (VAST), so talk to your ad provider.

To read more about diffrent Roku parameters go to
https://developer.roku.com/docs/developer-program/advertising/integrating-roku-advertising-framework.md

Cheers

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My ads provider had to switch the root domain URL to the developer company listed, not the website it was hosted on, and that is what worked.

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i am currently having this issue. can you give me some advice on what to do?