Supported Demand Partners

How CloudX auctions work and how to set up each demand partner.

CloudX brings SDK partners and server-side buyers into one auction for every ad request. Start with the flow, then choose the setup that matches your integration.

How an ad request works

1. Collect bids

Adapters gather SDK-side bids or bid tokens. The CloudX SDK sends them with one ad request to the auction server.

2. Run the auction

Each round calls its eligible bidders in parallel. CloudX applies any applicable bid adjustments and the round’s price floor, then ranks valid bids. The highest adjusted bid wins; ties are random. For supported integrations, ranking can run inside a Trusted Execution Environment that produces verifiable evidence.

3. Show the ad

The first round with a valid bid ends the auction. The partner SDK or CloudX renderer then shows the winning ad.

If no round returns a valid bid, the request is unfilled. Line items control which bidders enter each round, the round order, and price floors.

Explore auction rules and examples

See rounds, priorities, price floors, and interactive auction simulators.

Choose the right setup path

An adapter connects the partner SDK to the CloudX SDK.

  1. Open the partner’s publisher guide in the directory. If no guide is listed, contact your CloudX account manager.
  2. Add the adapter for each platform your app supports.
  3. Follow the CloudX Android, iOS, or Unity guide.

Partner directory

Partner availability varies by account. Contact your CloudX account manager if a partner is not available in your dashboard.

SDK partners

PartnerPublisher setupAdapter setup
BIGO AdsGuideAndroid
Digital TurbineGuideAndroid, iOS, Unity
Google AdMob / GAM estimatedGuideAndroid, iOS, Unity
InMobiGuideAndroid, iOS, Unity
MagniteGuideAndroid, iOS, Unity
Meta Audience NetworkGuideAndroid, iOS, Unity
MintegralGuideAndroid, iOS, Unity
MobileFuseGuideAndroid, iOS, Unity
MolocoAccount managerAndroid, iOS, Unity
PangleAccount managerAndroid, iOS, Unity
TaurusXAccount managerAndroid, iOS, Unity
Unity AdsGuideAndroid, iOS, Unity
VerveAccount managerAndroid, iOS, Unity
Vungle / Liftoff MonetizeGuideAndroid, iOS, Unity

SDK-less partners

No adapter is required.

PartnerPublisher setup
illuminGuide
Media.netGuide
Start.ioGuide
zMaticooGuide

OpenRTB buyers

Contact your CloudX account manager to onboard an OpenRTB 2.5 or 2.6 endpoint. Start with Buyer Onboarding, then review the OpenRTB reference before testing.

Respond within the tmax timeout specified on each request. Return standard OpenRTB notification URLs on your bids. Delivery is asynchronous and not exactly once, so make handlers idempotent.