Enable Prebid SharedID

Learn how to enable the Shared ID module for Prebid

  • Enable SharedID in the HTL BID UI
  • How to generate the IDs

Enable Prebid Shared ID in the HTL BID UI

To enable the Shared ID module

  • You must have Prebid enabled
  • Then navigate to the “Tech Services” screen
  • Click the “Shared ID” checkbox
  • Then click “Save & Build”
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How to generate the IDs

Publishers can choose to either

  • let the SharedID module create IDs automatically
  • generate their own IDs, server-side
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To let the SharedID module automatically generate the IDs:

  • Navigate to “Identity > SharedID”
  • Make sure the “Create” toggle is enabled
  • Click “Save & Build”

To generate your own Shared IDs, server-side:

  • Navigate to “Identity > SharedID”
  • Make sure the “Create” toggle is disabled
  • Click “Save & Build”
  • Then, follow the instructions and sample code under “SharedID First Party Endpoint” in the Prebid documentation
    • There are plugins available for Wordpress and other CMS
    • Or see the example code from Prebid.org (~20 lines of code to build a custom implementation)