REST Api and Updating Campaign Bidding Strategy

[marketing marketing]

I am migrating from the old API where I used to do 

$bidding = new BiddingStrategyConfiguration();

$bidding->setBiddingStrategyType("whatever");

$campaign->setBiddingStrategyConfiguration($bidding);

And than push the updated campaign

For the new api I checked some post and example but they are either for a brand new campaign... or do not work!

For example https://groups.google.com/d/topic/adwords-api/lOXKdtbCvbw/discussion

If I execute a code like

$campaign = new Campaign([

    'resource_name' => ResourceNames::forCampaign($customerId, $campaignId)

]);

$campaign->setMaximizeConversions(new MaximizeConversions());

And than push I will end up with this json

{

"customerId": "XYZ",

"operations": [{

"updateMask": "resourceName",

"update": {

"resourceName": "customers\/XYZ\/campaigns\/ABC",

"maximizeConversions": {}

}

}]

}

I receive a "valid" response like

{

"results": [{

"resourceName": "customers/XYZ/campaigns/ABC"

}]

}

But nothing is happening...

DId anyone can help me ?

Do I must use portfolio bidding strategy ?

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor Prod]

Hello,

You have to use the similar campaign update operations and set the bidding strategy type for campaign. In the thread you pointed they applied bidding strategy using ".setMaximizeConversions(MaximizeConversions.newBuilder().build()) ". Also, you can refer the code sample here to set the bidding strategy. Please let me know if you have any further questions. 

Regards,
Sai Teja, Google Ads API Team

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[Roy Bellingan]

Than you very much for the quick reply Teja,

I tried what I think is a functionally equivalent code in the php sdk (as expressed in the opening post.)

         $campaign->setMaximizeConversions(new MaximizeConversions());

But nothing is happening. The remote campaign is not UPDATED....

In any case I will try from the java sdk for curiosity....

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor Prod]

Hello Roy,

I have changed the bidding strategy to TARGET_SPEND attached the request and response log. However you cannot directly change to maximize conversion for the shared budgets, you have to create/use the existing portpoli bidding strategies using setBiddingStrategy(bidding strategy resource name) Please give it a try and let me know if you have any further questions.

[Roy Bellingan]

Thank you for the clarification!