VAST 3.0 Ad Events

This test page demonstrates ad events flow. Using an ad blocker software will also trigger ad error events.

The expected events:

For pre-roll ads:

• preSequenceStart: is triggered by the Kaltura player to mark the beginning of the pre-sequence event
• AdSupport_StartAdPlayback: is triggered by the Kaltura player when the first pre-sequence ad starts
• onAdPlay and onAdComplete events are triggered by the VAST plugin for each ad in the sequence *
• AdSupport_EndAdPlayback: is triggered by the Kaltura player when the last pre-sequence ad finish
• preSequenceComplete: is triggered by the Kaltura player to mark the end of the pre-sequence event

For mid-roll ads:

• midSequenceStart: is triggered by the Kaltura player to mark the beginning of the mid-sequence event
• AdSupport_StartAdPlayback: is triggered by the Kaltura player when the first mid-sequence ad starts
• onAdPlay and onAdComplete events are triggered by the VAST plugin for each ad in the sequence *
• AdSupport_EndAdPlayback: is triggered by the Kaltura player when the last mid-sequence ad finish
• midSequenceComplete: is triggered by the Kaltura player to mark the end of the mid-sequence event

For overlay ads:

• onAdPlay and onAdComplete events are triggered by the VAST plugin for each overlay ad

For post-roll ads:

• postSequenceStart: is triggered by the Kaltura player to mark the beginning of the post-sequence event
• AdSupport_StartAdPlayback: is triggered by the Kaltura player when the first post-sequence ad starts
• onAdPlay and onAdComplete events are triggered by the VAST plugin for each ad in the sequence *
• AdSupport_EndAdPlayback: is triggered by the Kaltura player when the last post-sequence ad finish
• postSequenceComplete: is triggered by the Kaltura player to mark the end of the post-sequence event

Ad skip event:

• onAdSkip: is triggered when the ad is skipped (when the user clicks the "Skip" button)

Ad click event:

• adClick: is triggered when the ad is clicked by the user

Ad error events:

• adErrorEvent: is triggered when the ad fails to load (usually caused by ad blocker usage)

Event log for VAST ads: