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tmax

The maximum time, in milliseconds, a bid request gives a bidder to respond.

tmax is the OpenRTB field that carries the timeout to a bidder. A sensible tmax leaves room for network latency on both sides. Bidders that regularly exceed it should be given a longer budget or fewer requests.

Bid requestida1f3…tmax350imp[0].video{…}at1 (first price)350 ms to answerlater than thatthe bid is dropped
tmax tells the bidder how long it has. It should leave room for network time on both sides.