Getting Started with the ironSource iOS SDK

Step 1. Add the SDK to Your Project

ironSource supports both Cocoapods and manual download mechanisms to integrate our SDK:

CocoaPods

CocoaPods is a dependency manager for Objective-C and Swift; it automates and simplifies the SDK integration process. See the CocoaPods Guide on Getting Started and Using CocoaPods for more information.

To integrate our SDK with Cocoapods, enter the following line in your podfile:

pod 'IronSourceSDK','8.0.0.0'
pod 'IronSourceAdQualitySDK','7.19.0'

Manual Download

Follow these steps to add the ironSource SDK to your project:

1. Download iOS SDK Version 8.0.0
   After you download the SDK; unzip it and add IronSource.framework into your Xcode Project.
2. Add Linker Flags
   Add the following linker flag to the build settings at:
   Target ➣ Build Settings ➣ Linking ➣ Other Linker Flags:
   –ObjC

App Transport Security Settings

Important! In iOS 9, Apple added in controls around ‘ATS’. To ensure uninterrupted support for ironSource ad delivery across all mediation networks, it’s important to make the following changes in your info.plist:

• Add in a dictionary called ‘NSAppTransportSecurity‘. Make sure you add this dictionary on the ‘Top Level Key‘.
•  Inside this dictionary, add a Boolean called ‘NSAllowsArbitraryLoads‘ and set it to YES.
  
  Note:  Note:

  • Make sure that your info.plist does not contain any other exceptions besides ‘NSAllowsArbitraryLoads‘, as this might create a conflict.
  • Find more information on ATS here.
    

Step 2. Set The Delegates

1. Import the necessary files:
   • Objective-C
   • Swift

   #import "IronSource/IronSource.h”

   Download the IronSource-Bridging-Head.h. Then, go to Targets ➣ Build Settings ➣ Objective-C Bridging Header and add the path to your bridging header file.
   

   For Swift, find detailed instructions and download the header file here.

2. Set Delegates

   The ironSource SDK fires several events to inform you of your ad unit activity. To receive these events, register to the delegates of the ad units you set up on the ironSource platform.

   • Objective-C
   • Swift

   Rewarded Video
   [IronSource setRewardedVideoDelegate:yourRewardedVideoDelegate];
   Interstitial
   [IronSource setInterstitialDelegate:yourInterstitialDelegate];
   Offerwall
   [IronSource setOfferwallDelegate:yourOfferwallDelegate];
   
   
   

   Rewarded Video
   IronSource.setRewardedVideoDelegate(yourRewardedVideoDelegate)
   Interstitial
   IronSource.setInterstitialDelegate(yourInterstitialDelegate)
   Offerwall
   IronSource.setOfferwallDelegate(yourOfferwallDelegate)

Step 3. Initialize the ironSource SDK

Init the SDK

You can initialize the SDK in two ways.

1. We recommend this approach as it will fetch the specific ad units you define in the adUnits parameter. Ad unit is a string array.
   • Objective-C
   • Swift

   [IronSource initWithAppKey:YOUR_APP_KEY adUnits:YOUR_AD_UNITS];
   

   IronSource.initWithAppKey(kAPPKEY, adUnits:YOUR_AD_UNITS)

   Sample:

   • Objective-C
   • Swift

   [IronSource initWithAppKey:APP_KEY adUnits:@[IS_REWARDED_VIDEO]];
   /** or for all ad units
   [IronSource initWithAppKey:APP_KEY adUnits:@[IS_REWARDED_VIDEO,IS_INTERSTITIAL,IS_OFFERWALL, IS_BANNER]];
   

    IronSource.initWithAppKey(kAPPKEY, adUnits:[IS_REWARDED_VIDEO];
   /** or for all ad units
   IronSource.initWithAppKey(kAPPKEY, adUnits:[IS_REWARDED_VIDEO,IS_INTERSTITIAL,IS_OFFERWALL, IS_BANNER];

   When using this init approach, you can now initialize each ad unit separately at different touchpoints in your app flow in one session.

   • Objective-C
   • Swift

   To init Rewarded Video
   [IronSource initWithAppKey:APP_KEY adUnits:@[IS_REWARDED_VIDEO]];
   To init Interstitial
   [IronSource initWithAppKey:APP_KEY adUnits:@[IS_INTERSTITIAL]];
   To init Offerwall
   [IronSource initWithAppKey:APP_KEY adUnits:@[IS_OFFERWALL]];
   To init Banner
   [IronSource initWithAppKey:APP_KEY adUnits:@[IS_BANNER]];

   To init Rewarded Video
   IronSource.initWithAppKey(kAPPKEY, adUnits:[IS_REWARDED_VIDEO];
   To init Interstitial
   IronSource.initWithAppKey(kAPPKEY, adUnits:[IS_INTERSTITIAL];
   To init Offerwall
   IronSource.initWithAppKey(kAPPKEY, adUnits:[IS_OFFERWALL];
   To init Banner
   IronSource.initWithAppKey(kAPPKEY, adUnits:[IS_BANNER];

2. Alternatively, you can init the SDK as detailed below and the SDK will init the ad units you’ve  configured on the ironSource platform:
   • Objective-C
   • Swift

   [IronSource initWithAppKey:YOUR_APP_KEY];
   

   IronSource.initWithAppKey(kAPPKEY)

Step 4. Verify Your Integration

The ironSource SDK provides an easy way to verify that your SDK and Mediation integration was completed successfully. To verify your ironSource SDK integration as well as any additional ad networks you have implemented, simply add this method to your project:

[ISIntegrationHelper validateIntegration];

ISIntegrationHelper.validateIntegration()

For more details on the ironSource Integration Verification tool navigate to this article.

Done! You just integrated the ironSource SDK in your app. 
You are now ready to start working with the ironSource Ad Units and advanced mediation platform.