Cape Ad Validation
Take the guesswork out of creative QA
Trusted by the world’s leading publishers and networks: test ads with total accuracy and confidence, in under 60 seconds.
No more delays, no more surprises, just full control. See it in action by scheduling a free demo today.
Optimise campaigns
Take your campaigns to the next level
Load times, file size, incorrect audio levels all impact ad experience. Fix or set expectations by letting Advalidation identify problems before launch.
Improve load time
Analyse load times, file requests, initial and subsequent file load times, checks to make sure that ads don't slow pages down, use excessive bandwidth, or cause other issues on your website or app.
Use less energy
Get a sustainability benefit by making ads less energy-intensive and reducing their emissions.
Test (audio) volume
Unexpected increases in audio volume between content and commercials can be jarring and annoying for users. Our tests allow you to set audio volume standards according to your needs.
Optimise campaigns
Take your campaigns to the next level
Load times, file size, incorrect audio levels all impact ad experience. Fix or set expectations by letting Advalidation identify problems before launch.
Improve load time
Analyse load times, file requests, initial and subsequent file load times, checks to make sure that ads don't slow pages down, use excessive bandwidth, or cause other issues on your website or app.
Use less energy
Get a sustainability benefit by making ads less energy-intensive and reducing their emissions.
Test (audio) volume
Unexpected increases in audio volume between content and commercials can be jarring and annoying for users. Our tests allow you to set audio volume standards according to your needs.
Reliable quality
QC you can rely on
Ensure you meet all specification and compliance requirements for video and display ads with complete confidence.
Reliable QC
Create a consistent, watertight system to test your ads that saves time and doesn’t rely on guesswork.
Tailored to you
With customisable test variables to assess in QC, you can easily adjust for 40+ areas to test compliance and functionality in audio, video and display ads.
Reliable quality
QC you can rely on
Ensure you meet all specification and compliance requirements for video and display ads with complete confidence.
Reliable QC
Create a consistent, watertight system to test your ads that saves time and doesn’t rely on guesswork.
Tailored to you
With customisable test variables to assess in QC, you can easily adjust for 40+ areas to test compliance and functionality in audio, video and display ads.
Reliable quality
QC you can rely on
Ensure you meet all specification and compliance requirements for video and display ads with complete confidence.
Reliable QC
Create a consistent, watertight system to test your ads that saves time and doesn’t rely on guesswork.
Tailored to you
With customisable test variables to assess in QC, you can easily adjust for 40+ areas to test compliance and functionality in audio, video and display ads.
Transparency
Be ad confident
Everything you need to test display and video ad campaigns with complete confidence.
Continuous monitoring
Mid-campaign testing allows you to ensure ads remain compliant and high-quality.
Change updates
Our clear design makes it easy to identify the aspects of your creative that didn’t pass QC.
Seamless collaboration made easy
Share reports easily with stakeholders to help avoid campaign delays.
Transparency
Be ad confident
Everything you need to test display and video ad campaigns with complete confidence.
Continuous monitoring
Mid-campaign testing allows you to ensure ads remain compliant and high-quality.
Change updates
Our clear design makes it easy to identify the aspects of your creative that didn’t pass QC.
Seamless collaboration made easy
Share reports easily with stakeholders to help avoid campaign delays.
Transparency
Be ad confident
Everything you need to test display and video ad campaigns with complete confidence.
Continuous monitoring
Mid-campaign testing allows you to ensure ads remain compliant and high-quality.
Change updates
Our clear design makes it easy to identify the aspects of your creative that didn’t pass QC.
Seamless collaboration made easy
Share reports easily with stakeholders to help avoid campaign delays.
Features
Ensure your campaign isn’t slowed down by ensuring compliance. With 40+ features, here are some highlights.
Multi-ad upload
Instantly analyse multiple ads through our bulk upload feature (supports multiple Excel sheets, VAST tags, images, video and ZIP files): no more copy-and-pasting of individual tags. Bonus: Send files for QC by simply emailing them to Ad Validation and we’ll sort the rest.
Pick your cookies
Rather than approving the same vendors over and over again, create a list of accepted ones who meet your requirements.
Monitor live campaigns
Get proactive and monitor in-flight campaigns. Receive alerts for creative swaps, added tracking pixels, load time changes and other issues. Track the timeline of creative changes and get notifications to remind you of issues until they are fixed or approved.
Avoid data leaks
Safeguard assets against reputational risk: ensure privacy and compliance for digital ads. We alert you to any potential sources of data-leakage or privacy violations and surface third party vendors, unapproved pixels and trackers.
20+ tests for video
Complete video ad-quality control: With 20+ video tests, instantly see audio volume, bitrates, resolution, privacy issues and more. Eliminate delays, lost revenue, and “make good” campaigns while providing an optimal user experience.
Third party file-size
During testing, Ad Validation simulates a slow page load to determine if tags are reducing the upload speed of large assets until the page and its content have finished loading.
Ensure performant ads
Ad Validation analyses load times, the number of file requests, initial load, sub load, and much more to make sure that ads don't slow pages down, use excessive bandwidth, or cause other issues on your web site or app.
Privacy compliant
Ad Validation highlights cookies and pixels fired by third-parties, exposing potential sources of data-leakage and privacy violations. Overlay your own list of trusted vendors (or use ours), to stop anyone from accessing your data.
Test loading time
Load times impact viewability. Let Ad Validation identify ads that risk poor viewability before campaign launch so they can be improved and expectations managed.
20+ tests for video
Complete video ad-quality control: With 20+ video tests, instantly see audio volume, bitrates, resolution, privacy issues and more. Eliminate delays, lost revenue, and “make good” campaigns while providing an optimal user experience.
Third party file-size
During testing, Ad Validation simulates a slow page load to determine if tags are reducing the upload speed of large assets until the page and its content have finished loading.
Ensure performant ads
Ad Validation analyses load times, the number of file requests, initial load, sub load, and much more to make sure that ads don't slow pages down, use excessive bandwidth, or cause other issues on your web site or app.
Privacy compliant
Ad Validation highlights cookies and pixels fired by third-parties, exposing potential sources of data-leakage and privacy violations. Overlay your own list of trusted vendors (or use ours), to stop anyone from accessing your data.
Test loading time
Load times impact viewability. Let Ad Validation identify ads that risk poor viewability before campaign launch so they can be improved and expectations managed.
20+ tests for display ads
No more guessing. No more delays. Just complete confidence and total peace of mind for you, your team, and your clients. Effortless testing of each display ad - before launch and during the campaign lifecycle.
Customise your settings
Ad Validation can be set up to check for compliance with IAB, Hulu, YouTube, or your custom and industry standard video ad specification.
Full VAST testing
Using VAST tags Ad Validation will automatically download and test all media-files for compliance with your ad specification.
Resolution
Make sure video assets meet your specific requirements. Ad Validation downloads all media-files running on a VAST-tag and compares their properties with your specification.
Audio volume
Avoid sudden jarring increases in audio volume between content and commercials by using our Audio Average Volume test to set custom volume standards.
20+ tests for display ads
No more guessing. No more delays. Just complete confidence and total peace of mind for you, your team, and your clients. Effortless testing of each display ad - before launch and during the campaign lifecycle.
Customise your settings
Ad Validation can be set up to check for compliance with IAB, Hulu, YouTube, or your custom and industry standard video ad specification.
Full VAST testing
Using VAST tags Ad Validation will automatically download and test all media-files for compliance with your ad specification.
Resolution
Make sure video assets meet your specific requirements. Ad Validation downloads all media-files running on a VAST-tag and compares their properties with your specification.
Audio volume
Avoid sudden jarring increases in audio volume between content and commercials by using our Audio Average Volume test to set custom volume standards.
Ready to take the guesswork out of creative QC?
Test multiple ads with 100% accuracy and confidence, in under 60 seconds. See Ad Validation in action by scheduling a free demo today.
Ready to take the guesswork out of creative QC?
Test multiple ads with 100% accuracy and confidence, in under 60 seconds. See Ad Validation in action by scheduling a free demo today.
Ready to take the guesswork out of creative QC?
Test multiple ads with 100% accuracy and confidence, in under 60 seconds. See Ad Validation in action by scheduling a free demo today.
Platform
Cross-channel campaign automation
Discover Cape.io’s solutions to streamline, automate, and scale your cross‑channel campaigns with ease.
Cross-channel campaign automation
Discover Cape.io’s solutions to streamline, automate, and scale your cross‑channel campaigns with ease.
News
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Nov 4, 2026
The Creative Burden Index 2026: the creative workload is growing faster than your team
The inaugural Creative Burden Index draws on more than 700,000 creative files produced through the Cape.io platform between September 2022 and August 2026 to understand how the demands placed on creative teams have changed.
Oct 29, 2026
Automated ad QA for publishers and streamers: stop broken ads before they go live
Stop broken ads before they go live. See how automated ad QA protects ad quality for broadcasters, streamers and CTV platforms at ingestion.
Oct 27, 2026
Michiel Blonk in LBB: Can you trust AI campaign automation?
In a new piece for LBB, Cape.io CMO and co-founder Michiel Blonk asks whether AI campaign automation can be trusted at scale. His answer: only when trust is built in, through compliance checks before launch and a system that learns from every campaign. Read the full article on LBB.
Oct 21, 2026
Global TV advertising compliance: how to clear ads across 20+ markets
Global TV advertising compliance requires more than approving one master creative. It requires validating each version against the requirements of the market where it will run.
Oct 20, 2026
Sora 2 shutdown: what it means for AI-powered creative when the model goes dark
What happens to your campaigns when the tool underneath them simply disappears?
Oct 19, 2026
Compliance: eliminate creative risk across 20+ global markets
We are excited to announce major updates to Cape.io Compliance.
Oct 15, 2026
Navigating ITV's 2027 closed caption mandate
This is the moment captions go mainstream. Here is everything you need to know about the ITV mandate and how to get your workflow ready before it lands.
Oct 9, 2026
Global CTV advertising at scale: why ad compliance must go beyond the master file
Ad compliance can no longer be treated as a final check on a single master file. It needs to be built into the process of creating, adapting and delivering every ad variant.
Sep 25, 2026
Cape.io named a G2 High Performer in Fall 2026: What clients say
Cape.io was named a High Performer in G2's Fall 2026 reports
Sep 24, 2026
Reporting Intelligence: campaign clarity in one click
We are excited to announce that Reporting Intelligence is officially live in Cape Creative Automation.
News
Stay ahead of the curve
Curious about the latest in marketing and advertising? Subscribe to our monthly Promarketers newsletter.
Nov 4, 2026
The Creative Burden Index 2026: the creative workload is growing faster than your team
The inaugural Creative Burden Index draws on more than 700,000 creative files produced through the Cape.io platform between September 2022 and August 2026 to understand how the demands placed on creative teams have changed.
Oct 29, 2026
Automated ad QA for publishers and streamers: stop broken ads before they go live
Stop broken ads before they go live. See how automated ad QA protects ad quality for broadcasters, streamers and CTV platforms at ingestion.
Oct 27, 2026
Michiel Blonk in LBB: Can you trust AI campaign automation?
In a new piece for LBB, Cape.io CMO and co-founder Michiel Blonk asks whether AI campaign automation can be trusted at scale. His answer: only when trust is built in, through compliance checks before launch and a system that learns from every campaign. Read the full article on LBB.
Oct 21, 2026
Global TV advertising compliance: how to clear ads across 20+ markets
Global TV advertising compliance requires more than approving one master creative. It requires validating each version against the requirements of the market where it will run.
Oct 20, 2026
Sora 2 shutdown: what it means for AI-powered creative when the model goes dark
What happens to your campaigns when the tool underneath them simply disappears?
Oct 19, 2026
Compliance: eliminate creative risk across 20+ global markets
We are excited to announce major updates to Cape.io Compliance.
Oct 15, 2026
Navigating ITV's 2027 closed caption mandate
This is the moment captions go mainstream. Here is everything you need to know about the ITV mandate and how to get your workflow ready before it lands.
Oct 9, 2026
Global CTV advertising at scale: why ad compliance must go beyond the master file
Ad compliance can no longer be treated as a final check on a single master file. It needs to be built into the process of creating, adapting and delivering every ad variant.
Sep 25, 2026
Cape.io named a G2 High Performer in Fall 2026: What clients say
Cape.io was named a High Performer in G2's Fall 2026 reports
Sep 24, 2026
Reporting Intelligence: campaign clarity in one click
We are excited to announce that Reporting Intelligence is officially live in Cape Creative Automation.
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Intelligent Campaign Automation
Cape.io connects up your team, DAM, ad servers, DSPs, tools, and more, so you don’t need to rip and replace.
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Let us show you what Cape.io can do.
Intelligent Campaign Automation
Cape.io connects up your team, DAM, ad servers, DSPs, tools, and more, so you don’t need to rip and replace.
Get in touch
Let us show you what Cape.io can do.
Intelligent Campaign Automation
Cape.io connects up your team, DAM, ad servers, DSPs, tools, and more, so you don’t need to rip and replace.