Mediating ironSource through AdMob

This guide is for integrating ironSource Interstitial & Rewarded Video Ads through the AdMob Mediation SDK. ironSource is a certified partner within AdMob Mediation. (See – AdMob supported Mediation partners).

Download ironSource SDK
- iOS
  - CocoaPods (recommended) – add the following line to your project’s Podfile:
```
pod 'GoogleMobileAdsMediationIronSource'
```
  - Manual integration – Follow ironSource iOS SDK ‘Manual Integration’.
- Android
  - Gradle (recommended) – Follow Android Studio Integration.
  - Manual integration – Follow ironSource Android SDK ‘Manual Integration’.
- Unity
  - Import the ironSource package as described here.
Follow Admob guide for adding a ‘supported network’
- Guide available here – iOS / Android / Unity.
- You will need your account’s Secret Key to connect to AdMob. Your Secret Key can be found under ‘My Account’ -> ‘Reporting API’ on the top right corner of your LevelPlay dashboard.
- Make sure to add the iS adapter, as explained above (see “Download ironSource SDK”).

Instances
(Instances setup allows you to utilize ironSource network demand in several Mediation Groups for the same app)
- Click on ‘Mediation Groups’ under Mediation in the AdMob dashboard.
- Click ‘Create Mediation Group’
  - Choose ad unit (Interstitial, Rewarded video, etc…).
  - Choose platform.
  - Enter the ‘name’ (i.e. “ironSource Group”).
  - Click on ‘Add ad unit’
  - Choose the relevant ad unit from the list under the relevant application.
- Setup ad source with dedicated ironSource Instance ID:
  - Click ‘Add Ad Network’ and select ironSource.
  - Enter eCPM value.
  - Enter the ‘App Key’.
  - For ‘Instance ID’, set the instance ID for ironSource network (Guide for creation of instances in the iS dashboard can be found here).
  - Click ‘Save’.

Done! You are now all set to deliver ironSource ads through AdMob’s Mediation platform.