Are all Campaign settings available via the API

[Alan Coleman]

Hello everyone,

I'm using CampaignService to get hold of a Campaign and it's settings.

However when I look at the campaign in the AdWords interface there are settings that don't seem to be available via the API.

For example:

• Language
• Devices
• Ad schedule
• Location

Can anyone shed any light on this?

Many thanks.

[Danial Klimkin]

Hello Alan,

These features are available via Criteria:

  https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201409/CampaignCriterionService.Criterion

-Danial, AdWords API Team.

[Alan Coleman]

Thanks for getting back to me Danial,

I notice that the enumerations for Type are ReadOnly.

Does this mean that I can't set these features when creating a Campaign? 

The reason I ask this is that I want to be able to copy a campaign as closely as possible.

I'm doing this at the moment by getting and adding a Campaign by using the CampaignService Which doesn't include the fields I mentioned above.

Thanks again.

[Danial Klimkin]

Hello Alan,

It's read only as it can't be changed once criterion is created. You can change campaign setting by adding or removing criteria, not updating it.

I recommend checking out our client libraries. Each of them has a solid set of examples covering many typical use cases:

  https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/clientlibraries

-Danial, AdWords API Team.