
Amazon
Ads
Animation and Video
Regulated or Illegal Goods & Services
Policy Date:
Apr 13, 2022
Ads must comply with ad specs requirements for animated ads and video ads.
Animated ads
• Maximum animation length for on-site placements: 15 seconds (30 seconds in France).
• For Amazon DSP ads not on Amazon, the maximum is 30 seconds.
• Initial animation can loop a maximum of 3 times within the animation length specified above (15 or 30 seconds).
• Please see the Amazon DSP mobile app banner ads specs and e-commerce creative for supported animated ads on those placements.
• Brazil: animation is prohibited in ads for products designed for children (for example, a school bag, game or toy).
Video ads
Autoplay
• Video stream length:
• Standard IAB Ad unit: up to 15 seconds.
• Video ads (on Amazon): up to 3 minutes (we recommend 30 seconds or less).
• Video ads on Fire tablet: up to 15 seconds.
• Amazon DSP video: at least 5 seconds.
• Audio must be customer-initiated on click or tap (meaning that autoplay ads must begin muted).
• The use of rollovers to initiate audio is prohibited.
• When audio is switched on by the customer, a mute button is required.
• Video ads (on Amazon) without sound are permitted but only if the video can be understood without sound.
• Alcohol ads must comply with any necessary locale-specific requirements, as set out in 7.1.
• Font sizes in video ads should align with the font requirements for all display ad placements.
Customer-initiated video ads
• Maximum video stream length and audio served in conjunction with a video stream: 3 minutes.