Advertiser & Invoicing Companies, Brands, and User Mapping
This guide explains how to create advertiser companies, invoicing companies, and brands in Adhese through the Campaign API, and how to connect (map) users to those companies and brands.
All endpoints live under the Adhese API and are versioned with a /v1 prefix. The server base path is /api, so a full path looks like /api/v1/media-partners and /v1/user-mapping.
Key concepts & terminology
In Adhese, an advertiser company and an invoicing company are the same underlying entity — a media partner — distinguished by the roles assigned to it. A single media partner can hold one or more roles at the same time.
| You want to create… | What it is in the API | How |
|---|---|---|
| An advertiser company | A media partner with the ADVERTISER role |
POST /v1/media-partners with "roles": ["ADVERTISER"] |
| An invoicing company | A media partner with the INVOICE role |
POST /v1/media-partners with "roles": ["INVOICE"] |
| A company that is both | A media partner with both roles | POST /v1/media-partners with "roles": ["ADVERTISER", "INVOICE"] |
| A brand | A media brand that belongs to a media partner | POST /v1/media-partners/{mediaPartnerId}/brands |
| A user ↔ company/brand link | A user mapping | POST /v1/user-mapping |
Available roles: ADVERTISER, INVOICE, INTERMEDIARY, MEDIA.
Note. The read-only endpoints
GET /v1/advertiser-companiesandGET /v1/brandsexpose the same entities from the campaign-booking perspective (used when creating or editing a campaign). Theiridvalues are the media-partner and media-brand ids you create below.
Authentication & headers
Every request is authenticated with a Bearer JWT and must carry the Keycloak auth header.
| Header | Required | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Authorization |
Yes | Bearer <jwt> |
JWT access token. |
Use-Keycloak-Auth |
Yes | true |
Required on all /v1 endpoints. |
Content-Type |
For POST/DELETE with a body |
application/json |
— |
Example request line and headers:
POST /api/v1/media-partners
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9...
Use-Keycloak-Auth: true
Content-Type: application/json
Create advertiser & invoicing companies
Both are created with the same endpoint; the roles array is what makes a company an advertiser, an invoicing party, or both.
Create a company
POST /v1/media-partners
Creates a media partner (advertiser company, invoicing company, or both, depending on roles).
Request body — CreateMediaPartnerRequest
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name |
string | Yes | Display name of the company. |
roles |
array of enum | Yes | Any of ADVERTISER, INVOICE, INTERMEDIARY, MEDIA. |
externalKey |
string | No | Your own external reference key. |
subsystemExternalIds |
object (string → string) | No | External ids per subsystem. |
Create an advertiser company
{
"name": "Acme Beverages",
"roles": ["ADVERTISER"],
"externalKey": "acme-bev",
"subsystemExternalIds": {
"crm": "CRM-10432"
}
}
Create an invoicing company
{
"name": "Acme Beverages Billing BV",
"roles": ["INVOICE"],
"externalKey": "acme-bev-billing"
}
Create a company that is both advertiser and invoicing party
{
"name": "Acme Beverages",
"roles": ["ADVERTISER", "INVOICE"]
}
Responses
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
201 |
Media partner created. |
400 |
Invalid input (e.g. empty name or unknown role). |
401 / 403 |
Not authenticated / not allowed. |
500 |
Unexpected failure. |
The
201response does will return a body including the generatedidand all information known about the media partner.
List companies
GET /v1/media-partners?limit=50&offset=0
| Parameter | In | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
limit |
query | Yes | integer | Max number of results to return. |
offset |
query | Yes | integer | Number of results to skip. |
search |
query | No | string | URL-encoded, case-insensitive match on name. |
roles |
query | No | array | Filter on the role(s) the media partner has, e.g. roles=ADVERTISER. |
includeInactive |
query | No | boolean | Include deactivated media partners. |
Response — array of MediaPartner Schema
[
{
"id": 4021,
"name": "Acme Beverages",
"roles": ["ADVERTISER"],
"externalKey": "acme-bev",
"subsystemExternalIds": { "crm": "CRM-10432" },
"active": true
}
]
Get a single company
GET /v1/media-partners/{mediaPartnerId}
| Parameter | In | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
mediaPartnerId |
path | Yes | integer | The id of the media partner. |
Returns a single MediaPartner Schema (same shape as above).
Create brands
A brand is a media brand that belongs to a media partner (typically the advertiser company).
Create a brand
POST /v1/media-partners/{mediaPartnerId}/brands
| Parameter | In | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
mediaPartnerId |
path | Yes | integer | The media partner (company) the brand belongs to. |
Request body — CreateMediaBrandRequest
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name |
string | Yes | Brand name. |
externalKey |
string | No | Your own external reference key. |
subsystemExternalIds |
object (string → string) | No | External ids per subsystem. |
{
"name": "Acme Cola",
"externalKey": "acme-cola",
"subsystemExternalIds": {}
}
Responses
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
201 |
Media brand created. |
400 |
Invalid input. |
401 / 403 |
Not authenticated / not allowed. |
404 |
Media partner not found. |
As with companies,
201will return a body including the generatedidand all information known about the brand.
List a company's brands
GET /v1/media-partners/{mediaPartnerId}/brands?limit=50&offset=0
| Parameter | In | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
mediaPartnerId |
path | Yes | integer | The media partner. |
limit |
query | Yes | integer | Max number of results. |
offset |
query | Yes | integer | Results to skip. |
includeInactive |
query | No | boolean | Include deactivated brands. |
search |
query | No | string | URL-encoded, case-insensitive match on name. |
Response — array of MediaBrand Schema
[
{
"id": 8801,
"name": "Acme Cola",
"externalKey": "acme-cola",
"subsystemExternalIds": {},
"active": true
}
]
Get a single brand
GET /v1/media-partners/{mediaPartnerId}/brands/{mediaBrandId}
Returns a single MediaBrand Schema.
Connect users to media partners
A user mapping grants a user access to a company/brand combination. Each mapping entry requires an advertiserCompanyId and a brandId; invoiceCompanyId is optional.
Create a user mapping
POST /v1/user-mapping
Request body — CreateUserMappingRequest
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
user |
string (1–255) | Yes | User identifier (e.g. email or username). |
mappings |
array of Mapping Schema |
Yes | At least one mapping entry. |
Mapping Schema
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
advertiserCompanyId |
integer (≥ 1) | Yes | The advertiser company to grant access to. |
invoiceCompanyId |
integer | No | Restrict the mapping to a specific invoicing company. |
brandId |
integer (≥ 1) | Yes | The brand to grant access to. |
{
"user": "jane.doe@partner.example",
"mappings": [
{
"advertiserCompanyId": 4021,
"invoiceCompanyId": 4022,
"brandId": 8801
}
]
}
Responses
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
201 |
User mapping created. |
400 |
Invalid input (e.g. missing advertiserCompanyId or brandId). |
401 / 403 |
Not authenticated / not allowed. |
List users with mappings
GET /v1/user-mapping?limit=50&offset=0
| Parameter | In | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
limit |
query | No | integer | Max results (≤ 100). |
offset |
query | No | integer | Results to skip. |
search |
query | No | string | Loose match on user identifier. |
advertiserCompanyId |
query | No | integer | Only users mapped to this advertiser company. |
invoiceCompanyId |
query | No | integer | Only users mapped to this invoice company. |
brandId |
query | No | integer | Only users mapped to this brand. |
The response includes a Record-Count header with the total number of matches.
Response — array of UserMapping Schema
[
{ "user": "jane.doe@partner.example", "mappingCount": 3 }
]
List a single user's mappings
GET /v1/user-mapping/{user}
| Parameter | In | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
user |
path | Yes | string | The user identifier. |
limit / offset |
query | No | integer | Pagination. |
advertiserCompanyId |
query | No | integer | Filter by advertiser company. |
invoiceCompanyId |
query | No | integer | Filter by invoice company. |
brandId |
query | No | integer | Filter by brand. |
Response — array of Mapping Schema
[
{
"advertiserCompanyId": 4021,
"invoiceCompanyId": 4022,
"brandId": 8801
}
]
Delete a user mapping
DELETE /v1/user-mapping
Request body — DeleteUserMappingRequest
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
user |
string (1–255) | Yes | The user identifier. |
advertiserCompanyId |
integer (≥ 1) | — | Advertiser company of the mapping to remove. |
invoiceCompanyId |
integer | — | Invoice company of the mapping to remove. |
brandId |
integer (≥ 1) | — | Brand of the mapping to remove. |
{
"user": "jane.doe@partner.example",
"advertiserCompanyId": 4021,
"invoiceCompanyId": 4022,
"brandId": 8801
}
Responds 200 when the mapping is deleted.
End-to-end walkthrough
Create an advertiser company, an invoicing company, and a brand, then give a user access to them.
1. Create the advertiser company
POST /v1/media-partners
{
"name": "Acme Beverages",
"roles": ["ADVERTISER"],
"externalKey": "acme-bev"
}
The response will give you its id → assume 4021.
2. Create the invoicing company
POST /v1/media-partners
{
"name": "Acme Beverages Billing BV",
"roles": ["INVOICE"],
"externalKey": "acme-bev-billing"
}
The response will give you its id → assume 4022.
3. Create a brand under the advertiser company
POST /v1/media-partners/4021/brands
{
"name": "Acme Cola",
"externalKey": "acme-cola"
}
The response will give you its id → assume 8801.
4. Map the user to the company + brand
POST /v1/user-mapping
{
"user": "jane.doe@partner.example",
"mappings": [
{ "advertiserCompanyId": 4021, "invoiceCompanyId": 4022, "brandId": 8801 }
]
}
5. Verify the mapping
GET /v1/user-mapping/jane.doe@partner.example
[
{ "advertiserCompanyId": 4021, "invoiceCompanyId": 4022, "brandId": 8801 }
]
Error handling
Errors are returned as an RFC 7807 ProblemDetail object.
{
"type": "about:blank",
"title": "Bad Request",
"status": 400,
"detail": "roles must not be empty",
"instance": "/api/v1/media-partners"
}
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
400 |
Bad Request — invalid input or parameters. |
401 |
Unauthorized — authentication required or invalid token. |
403 |
Forbidden — authenticated but not allowed to access this resource. |
404 |
Not Found — resource not found. |
422 |
Unprocessable Entity — the request was understood but could not be processed. |
500 |
Internal Server Error — unexpected failure. |
Schema reference
CreateMediaPartnerRequest · MediaPartner Schema
{
"id": 4021,
"name": "string",
"roles": ["ADVERTISER", "INVOICE", "INTERMEDIARY", "MEDIA"],
"externalKey": "string",
"subsystemExternalIds": { "subsystem": "externalId" },
"active": true
}
CreateMediaBrandRequest · MediaBrand Schema
{
"id": 8801,
"name": "string",
"externalKey": "string",
"subsystemExternalIds": { "subsystem": "externalId" },
"active": true
}
AdvertiserCompany Schema
{
"id": 4021,
"name": "string",
"active": true,
"externalId": "string",
"subsystemExternalIds": { "subsystem": "externalId" }
}
Brand Schema
{ "id": 8801, "name": "string" }
CreateUserMappingRequest Schema
{
"user": "string",
"mappings": [
{ "advertiserCompanyId": 4021, "invoiceCompanyId": 4022, "brandId": 8801 }
]
}
UserMapping Schema
{ "user": "string", "mappingCount": 3 }