You might have to migrate to v9 to upload Structured Data Files after
September 8, 2025. See our
deprecations page for more details and our
v9 migration guide for step-by-step instructions.
Migrate from v8.1 to v9
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This page details the necessary updates to make to your Structured Data Files
integration when migrating from v8.1 to v9 and provides a comprehensive list of
all changes between the two versions.
For details on how to update your selected SDF version, see our general v9
migration guide.
Updates
Make these updates to your integration to use v9.
Declare whether line items will serve EU political ads
You must declare whether a new line item will serve EU political ads using a new
Contains EU Political Ads column in the Line Item file type.
This field is required when creating new line items or updating any of the
following columns for an existing line item:
Geography Targeting - IncludeGeography Targeting - ExcludeGeography Regional Location List Targeting - IncludeGeography Regional Location List Targeting - ExcludeProximity TargetingProximity Location List Targeting
If you have declared that the parent advertiser does not serve EU political ads,
new line items will be assigned the No value if the column is not set.
Comprehensive list of changes
| Status | Entity | Field | Property | Value(s) |
|---|
| Added | Line Item QA | Contains EU Political Ads | | |
| TrueView Video Ad Inventory Control | | |
| Added | Line Item | Contains EU Political Ads | | |
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Last updated 2025-08-21 UTC.
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