# Creating an Ad Unit

### Are you creating your first ad product?

If so, please start by registering your app on Adrop first.

An Ad Unit is a specific place in your app where ads will be shown. One app can have multiple ad units, each with different sizes and ad types.

To create an ad unit:

1. **Go to Ad Console and click Ad products and create Unit.**

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(You can also create ad units while making an ad product.)

2. **Select the app or service where you want to show the ads.**

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2. **Please enter the ad unit name so that the information about where the ad will be displayed is clear.**
3. **Select the ad unit format. You can preview sample layouts for each format before choosing**

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4. **Choose the ad size.**

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5. if **you want to limit them to use only your specified template**, you can **turn on the 'Template Only Allowed' setting**.
6. **You can also choose a background color for your ad unit!**
7. **When you’re done, click Create Ad Unit at the bottom right.**

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### Ad Unit ID

**The Ad Unit ID is a unique code that allows your app or website to display ads from this specific ad unit. Once it’s created, the ID cannot be changed.**