Liftoff Monetize integration guide

This guide will instruct you step-by-step on how to set Liftoff Monetize (formerly Vungle) live as an ad network on Unity LevelPlay. To use Liftoff Monetize, you need to install the Vungle SDK.

Step 1. Create a Liftoff Monetize Account

1. Create an account with Liftoff Monetize. You can do so here
2. Once your account has been verified, you can log in at their partner login here

Step 2. Create an Application in Liftoff Monetize

Once you log in, go to the Applications tab on the left side menu drop-down in the upper-left corner and click Add Application:

Step 3.  Add a Placement

Click on the relevant app from the application list and on the app’s dedicated page, click ‘Add Placement‘:

Then input the necessary details to create a Liftoff placement and click Continue, then the Sounds Good button:

Banner Placement
When creating Banner ad placement, it’s recommended to disable the “Ad Refresh” option. You can later control the refresh rate on Unity LevelPlay.

Step 4. Activate Liftoff Monetize on LevelPlay SDK Networks Module

There are 4 pieces of data from your Liftoff account that need to be inserted into your LevelPlay Network Setup Module in order for Liftoff to work correctly in connection with LevelPlay:

Once you obtain this information, you must configure Liftoff’s parameters in Unity LevelPlay. By adding the above information correctly, you will be able to take full advantage of Liftoff’s ad inventory and reporting data on Unity LevelPlay.

1. Reporting API Key

   Go to the My Account in the upper-right corner of the screen you will then see the Reporting API Key:

2. Liftoff Monetize Application ID

   Go to the Applications tab on the left side menu and click on the application you would like to configure on LevelPlay dashboard. You will then see Liftoff App ID:

   

3. Reporting API ID

   Go to the Applications tab on the left side menu and click on the application you would like to configure on LevelPlay dashboard. You will then see Liftoff Reporting API ID:

   

4. Placement Reference ID

   Go to the Placements tab on the left side menu and choose the application’s placements you would like to configure on LevelPlay dashboard:
   

Activate Liftoff Monetize on Unity LevelPlay

Once you’ve collected all necessary parameters, log in to your LevelPlay account.

• Go to ‘Monetize‘ ➣ ‘Setup‘ ➣ ‘SDK Networks‘:
• Select Liftoff from the list of Available Ad Networks and enter the Liftoff ‘Reporting API Key‘. This step will be required only once:

• To activate the auto-setup feature, toggle on the Liftoff Monetize auto-setup tool. This will enable you to automatically create an app and bidder placement on the Liftoff Monetize platform and allow LevelPlay to retrieve placement details from Liftoff Monetize once you’ve toggled on the auto-setup tool and enter the Secret Token found on the Overview page on the Liftoff Monetize platform. Then, click Save
• Click ‘Save‘.  Liftoff will then be enabled in the Available Networks table

Bidder setup

There are two ways to set up the Liftoff Monetize bidder on LevelPlay:

1. Auto-setup – Automatically create a new app and placements on the Liftoff Monetize dashboard and populate all the necessary settings on LevelPlay
2. Manual – Manually enter the necessary app details on the LevelPlay and Liftoff Monetize platforms

Auto-setup

• Select the app where you’d like to run interstitial, rewarded video, or banner ads from Unity Ads. Then click the define icon in the Liftoff row.
• Click the Add bidder button to automatically create new app and bidding placements on the Liftoff Monetize platform, and import the relevant information into LevelPlay. 
• Click Save to approve and accept all configurations. If you close the module without saving, the assets will be created on the Liftoff Monetize platform without importing the data onto the LevelPlay platform.

Manual setup

• Select the app where you’d like to run banner, interstitial or rewarded video ads from liftoff Monetize

• Select Liftoff from the Setup list of Ad Networks, click on the define icon, and insert the Reporting API Key, App ID and Reporting API ID. Then  under the relevant ad unit settings, add the Placement Reference ID.
• Click Save

Now you’ll see Lifotff as active for the ad units of choice in your account.

Step 6. Add the Vungle Adapter to Your Build

Unity Network Manager  (Recommended)

Once you’ve completed SDK integration, you can download Vungle Adapter, using the Unity Network Manager.

In your Unity Development platform, go to Ads Mediation > Network Manager.

If you already have the latest version of the adapters, the action button will be changed to “Updated”, and will be disabled.

Android (Manual Resolve)

To apply your changes, make sure you use the “Resolve” process. This will download all relevant artifacts, according to your choices. For detailed information see instructions here. 

For Proguard Users Only (Android)

If you are using ProGuard with the Vungle adapter, you must add the following code to your ProGuard file:

# Vungle
-keep class com.vungle.warren.** { *; }
-dontwarn com.vungle.warren.error.VungleError$ErrorCode
# Moat SDK
-keep class com.moat.** { *; }
-dontwarn com.moat.**
# Okio
-dontwarn org.codehaus.mojo.animal_sniffer.IgnoreJRERequirement
# Retrofit
-dontwarn okio.**
-dontwarn retrofit2.Platform$Java8
# Gson
-keepattributes Signature
-keepattributes *Annotation*
-dontwarn sun.misc.**
-keep class com.google.gson.examples.android.model.** { *; }
-keep class * implements com.google.gson.TypeAdapterFactory
-keep class * implements com.google.gson.JsonSerializer
-keep class * implements com.google.gson.JsonDeserializer
# Google Android Advertising ID
-keep class com.google.android.gms.internal.** { *; }
-dontwarn com.google.android.gms.ads.identifier.**

Android Plugin Manual Integration

1. Download the Vungle android adapter:

   Download adapter and SDK (AAR) from here.

2. Add the Vungle files to your project:

   Import the files into Assets/Plugins/Android/.

3. Download Vungle 3rd party jars:

   Download files from here.
   Add the jars to your project under Assets/Plugins/Android/libs.

iOS Plugin Manual Integration

1. Download the Vungle iOS adapter:
   Download the adapter and SDK (XCFrameworks) files from here.
2. Add the Vungle adapter file to your Unity project:
   Import adapter and frameworks file into Assets/Plugins/iOS
3. Add the SDK to your Xcode project:
   As Unity3D do not support XCFrameworks, please ad the SDK XCFrameworks directly to your Xcode project.

Step 6. Liftoff Additional Settings

COPPA User status

Unity LevelPlay lets publishers communicate Vungle COPPA settings directly to the Liftoff network.
This feature is enabled for Android apps using ironSource SDK 7.1.12+, Vungle Android Unity 4.3.24+, and for iOS apps using ironSource SDK 7.2.1+, Vungle Android Unity 4.3.27+. Read more about Vungle COPPA API here.

Use the following syntax, to update Vungle’s COPPA User Status with the parameter “True”:

 IronSource.Agent.setMetaData("Vungle_coppa","true");

Use the following syntax, to update Vungle’s COPPA User Status with the parameter “False”:

 IronSource.Agent.setMetaData("Vungle_coppa","false");

Done!
You are now all set to deliver Liftoff Monetize Ads within your application!