What impression tracking methods does Sovrn support?

What impression tracking methods does Sovrn support?

Sovrn supports several impression tracking methods. The method applied to your inventory depends on your configuration, the type of inventory you’re running, and the demand partners involved.

Supported Tracking Methods

Impression Tracking Method

How Sovrn Tracks

BURL

Sovrn places its pixel in the burl field

ADM

Sovrn places its pixel in the ADM beacon/pixel

NURL

Sovrn supports NURL but it is our least preferred method.

Bill on Render

As part of Sovrn's ongoing alignment with industry standards, Sovrn is transitioning impression tracking for mobile app display inventory toward bill on render. In this model, an impression is logged only when at least one pixel of the creative is viewable for any amount of time — rather than when the ad is served.

This change was rolled out beginning in November 2025 and currently applies when the following demand partners win the auction:

  • DV360 (Seat ID: 23)

  • Magnite (Seat ID: 80) / Magnite UK (Seat ID: 83)

  • PubMatic (Seat ID: 58) / PubMatic UK (Seat ID: 71)

  • Equativ (Seat ID: 106)

  • OpenX (Seat ID: 76)

Video / VAST inventory

For all video bids, Sovrn always places its impression tracking pixel inside the VAST <Impression> event in the ADM.


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