get_content_standards

get_content_standards retrieves the full content safety policy configuration for a specific standards ID in AdCP.

get_content_standards

Retrieve content safety policies for a specific standards configuration.

Request

Schema: get-content-standards-request.json

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
standards_id	string	Yes	Identifier for the standards configuration

Response

Schema: get-content-standards-response.json

Success Response

{
  "standards_id": "emea_digital_safety",
  "name": "EMEA - all digital channels",
  "countries_all": ["GB", "DE", "FR"],
  "channels_any": ["display", "olv", "ctv"],
  "languages_any": ["en", "de", "fr"],
  "policies": [
    { "policy_id": "no_violence", "policy_categories": ["brand_safety"], "enforcement": "must", "policy": "Avoid content depicting violence, weapons, or physical aggression." },
    { "policy_id": "no_controversial_politics", "policy_categories": ["brand_suitability"], "enforcement": "must", "policy": "Avoid controversial political content." },
    { "policy_id": "no_adult_themes", "policy_categories": ["brand_safety"], "enforcement": "must", "policy": "Avoid adult, sexual, or mature themes." },
    { "policy_id": "no_hate_speech", "policy_categories": ["brand_safety"], "enforcement": "must", "policy": "Block hate speech and illegal activities." },
    { "policy_id": "no_athlete_disparagement", "policy_categories": ["brand_suitability"], "enforcement": "must", "policy": "Block content disparaging athletes." },
    { "policy_id": "no_sedentary_glorification", "policy_categories": ["brand_suitability"], "enforcement": "should", "policy": "Avoid content that portrays sedentary lifestyle positively." }
  ],
  "calibration_exemplars": {
    "pass": [
      { "type": "url", "value": "https://espn.com/nba/story/_/id/12345/lakers-championship", "language": "en" },
      { "type": "url", "value": "https://healthline.com/fitness/cardio-workout", "language": "en" }
    ],
    "fail": [
      { "type": "url", "value": "https://tabloid.example.com/celebrity-scandal", "language": "en" },
      { "type": "url", "value": "https://news.example.com/controversial-politics-article", "language": "en" }
    ]
  }
}

Fields

Field	Description
standards_id	Unique identifier for this standards configuration
name	Human-readable name
countries_all	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes (case-insensitive, uppercase recommended) - standards apply in ALL listed countries
channels_any	Ad channels - standards apply to ANY of the listed channels
languages_any	ISO 639-1 or BCP 47 language tags (case-insensitive, lowercase recommended) - standards apply to content in ANY of these languages
policy	Natural language policy describing acceptable and unacceptable content contexts
calibration_exemplars	Training/test set of content contexts (pass/fail) to calibrate policy interpretation

Brand Safety Floor Requirement

Implementors MUST apply a brand safety floor regardless of what policy is defined. AdCP does not define the floor specification.

Error Response

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "REFERENCE_NOT_FOUND",
      "field": "standards_id",
      "message": "Referenced resource does not exist or is not accessible"
    }
  ]
}

Related Tasks

• calibrate_content - Collaborative calibration against these standards
• list_content_standards - List available standards configurations