Videas follows the IAB VAST 4.x specification and remains backward-compatible with VAST 3.0 tags. Linear video ads, wrappers, and standard tracking macros ([TIMESTAMP], [CACHEBUSTING]…) are all handled natively.
Preview
Browsers block autoplay with sound. Enabling
auto_play automatically enables muted so playback can start; viewers can then unmute manually.
Try it in the player
Workspace setup
Go to your workspace settings, open "Advertising", enable VAST and paste your tag URL. Applies to all videos in the workspace.
Pre-roll
Ad plays before the video starts. The viewer can skip after a configurable delay. This is the current ad format.
Documentation
The Videas player supports ad insertion via the VAST standard (Video Ad Serving Template), the IAB industry norm for video advertising. Currently, ads are displayed as a pre-roll (before the video starts). The player handles ad parsing, playback, skip logic (skippable after a configurable delay), and click-through URLs. Full IAB tracking events are fired automatically: impression, start, first quartile, midpoint, third quartile, complete, skip, and click. Advertising is configured at the workspace level in the Videas dashboard: go to your workspace settings, open the "Advertising" section, enable VAST ads, and paste your VAST tag URL. Once enabled, the pre-roll applies to all videos in the workspace. Per-video control is not yet available.
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Frequently asked questions
Ads are currently enabled per workspace, so the VAST tag applies to every video in that workspace. Per-video opt-out is on the roadmap — in the meantime, move the video to a second workspace without advertising for an ad-free experience.
All standard IAB quartile events: impression, start, firstQuartile, midpoint, thirdQuartile, complete, skip and clickThrough. They fire automatically so your reporting in DFP, Smart or any other DSP works out of the box.