Session Details Collection data type

Session Details Collection is a standard Experience Data Model (XDM) data type that tracks data related to media playback sessions. Media collection fields are used to capture data that is sent onto other Adobe services for further processing. This schema encompasses a wide range of properties that can be used to provide insights into user behavior and content consumption patterns. Use the Session Details Collection data type to capture user engagement by logging playback events, ad interactions, progress markers, pauses, and other metrics.

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Each display name contains a link to further information on its audio and video parameters. The linked pages contain details on the video ad data collected by Adobe, implementation values, network parameters, reporting, and important considerations.
Display name
Property
Data type
Required
Description
Ad Load Type
adLoad
String
No
The type of ad loaded as defined by each customer’s internal representation.
Album
album
String
No
The name of the album that the music recording or video belongs to.
Artist
artist
String
No
The name of the album artist or group performing the music recording or video.
Asset ID
assetID
String
No
The Asset ID is the unique identifier for the content of the media asset, such as the TV series episode identifier, movie asset identifier, or live event identifier. Typically these IDs are derived from metadata authorities such as EIDR, TMS/Gracenote, or Rovi. These identifiers can also be from other proprietary or in-house systems.
Author
author
String
No
The name of the media author.
Broadcast Content Type
contentType
String
Yes
The Broadcast Content Type of the stream delivery. Available values per Stream Type include:
Audio: “song”, “podcast”, “audiobook”, and “radio”;
Video: “VoD”, “Live”, “Linear”, “UGC”, and “DVoD”.
Customers can provide custom values for this parameter.
Broadcast Network
network
String
No
The network/channel name.
Content Channel
channel
String
Yes
The Content Channel is the distribution channel from where the content was played.
Content Delivery Network
cdn
String
No
The Content Delivery Network of the content played.
Content ID
name
string
Yes
The Content ID is a unique identifier of the content. It can be used to link back to other industry or CMS IDs.
Content Name
friendlyName
String
No
The Content Name is the “friendly” (human-readable) name of the content.
Content Player Name
playerName
String
Yes
The name of the content player.
Creator Name
originator
String
No
The name of the content creator.
Day Part
dayPart
String
No
A property that defines the time of the day when the content was broadcast or played. This could have any value set as necessary by customers
Episode Number
episode
String
No
The number of the episode.
Feed Type
feed
String
No
The type of feed, which can either represent actual feed-related data such as EAST HD or SD, or the source of the feed like a URL.
First Air Date
firstAirDate
String
No
The date when the content first aired on television. Any date format is acceptable, but Adobe recommends: YYYY-MM-DD.
First Digital Date
firstDigitalDate
String
No
The date when the content first aired on any digital channel or platform. Any date format is acceptable but Adobe recommends: YYYY-MM-DD.
Genre
genre
String
No
The type or grouping of content as defined by the content producer. Values should be comma-delimited in variable implementation.
Media Authorized
authorized
String
No
Confirms whether the user has been authorized via Adobe authentication.
Media Content Length
length
Integer
Yes
The Media Content Length contains the clip length/runtime - This is the maximum length (or duration) of the content being consumed (in seconds).
MVPD Identifier
mvpd
String
No
The Multi-channel Video Programming Distributor (MVPD) identifier that was provided via Adobe authentication.
Publisher
publisher
String
No
The name of the audio content publisher.
Radio Station
station
String
No
The radio station name on which the audio is played.
Rating Value
rating
String
No
The rating as defined by TV Parental Guidelines.
Record Label
label
String
No
The name of the record label.
Resume
hasResume
Boolean
No
Marks each playback that was resumed after more than 30 minutes of buffer, pause, or stall period.
Season Number
season
String
No
The Season Number that the show belongs to. Season Series is required only if the show is part of a series.
Series Name
show
String
No
The Program/Series Name. The Program Name is required only if the show is part of a series.
Show Type
showType
String
No
The type of content. For example, a trailer or a full episode. The type of content is expressed as an integer between 0 and 3. For example, “0” = Full episode; “1” = Preview/trailer; “2” = Clip; “3” = Other.
Stream Format
streamFormat
String
No
The format of the stream (HD, SD).
Stream Type
streamType
String
No
The type of the media stream.
Version
appVersion
String
No
The SDK version used by the player. This could have any custom value that makes sense for your player.
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