ima-dai-sdk
Integrates the Google Interactive Media Ads (IMA) Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) SDK into websites, web apps, mobile apps, or TV apps. Use when: - A video player needs to load and play HLS or DASH streams in web apps, Android apps, iOS apps, tvOS apps, Cast (CAF) receivers, or Roku channels. - The app needs to make use of a Google DAI livestream event asset key, or content source CMS ID, video ID for video on demand. Don't use this skill to load and play a VAST or VMAP URL.
Summary
- Purpose
- Helps developers integrate Google Ad Manager's server-side ad insertion into video apps using its DAI SDK.
- When to use
- Use it when building or adapting a player for an Ad Manager live or on-demand stream, following the guide for the target platform.
- Outputs
- It provides platform-specific integration references and a workflow covering SDK setup, event listeners, timed metadata, stream requests, and resource cleanup.
Upstream changes (1, latest included 2026-08-14)
8f57a0d Adds IMA DAI SDK skill with Web, Android, iOS/tvOS, Roku and ChromeCast guides. Added an IMA DAI SDK skill that outlines livestream and VOD use cases, links platform-specific integration guides, lists prerequisites, and gives a six-step general workflow. npx skills add "lettucebo/Skills#v2.2.0@ima-dai-sdk" --full-depth ⚠ Available after v2.2.0 is published
IMA DAI SDK
Use the IMA DAI SDK to load HLS or DASH streams into the app for:
- Livestream events configured in Google Ad Manager.
- Video on demand (VOD) content ingested into Google Ad Manager.
Prerequisites
Review the platform-specific integration guides for the target platforms:
Web/HTML5/ReactJs/NodeJs/Angular: Read StreamManager guide for loading stream URL from Google full-service DAI into
<video>element.ChromeCast: Read StreamManager guide for integrating the IMA DAI SDK into a ChromeCast Web Receiver.
Android: Read ImaServerSideAdInsertionMediaSource guide for integrating Media3 Exoplayer IMA extension.
iOS/tvOS: Read IMAStreamRequest guide for playing streams with
AVPlayer.Roku: Read StreamManager guide for implementing DAI on Roku SceneGraph.
Quick start (general workflow)
- Import the SDK
- Initialize the SDK
- Add stream event listeners
- Set up timed metadata forwarding
- Make a stream request
- Clean up SDK resources when the stream fails or the user leaves the stream.