VAST-3.0-adparameters-xmlencoded-value
VAST-3.0-adparameters-xmlencoded-value
<AdParameters> xmlEncoded must be a boolean
WarningValuesIAB VAST 3.0 §2.3.5.3VAST 3.0, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3
Short answer
xmlEncoded tells the player whether to XML decode the payload before handing it to VPAID or SIMID. A value it cannot read as a boolean means it guesses, and a guess either double-decodes the parameters or passes escaped markup straight through. Use true, false, 1 or 0.
Why this matters in production
This rule is a strong risk signal. Tags with this issue often still parse, but they become brittle across SDKs, SSAI resolvers, and CTV environments. Value-format rules tend to fail at the moment a player interprets a field such as duration, skipoffset, bitrate, or versioning. They are especially painful because the XML can look valid at a glance. Affected scope: VAST 3.0, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3.
Valid
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