Getting error UserListError.INVALID_TYPE when trying to modify a Rule-based user list

[Gavin Rifkind]

Good day

I am trying to modify a Rule-based user list using the API.

For user lists that were created using the API, it words fine.

For user lists that were created manually via the AdWords GUI, I am getting the exception UserListError.INVALID_TYPE

What I have seen when using the "get" is that the user lists created with the API have

               listType = RULE_BASED

               UserList.Type = ExpressionRuleUserList

whereas the user lists created manually have

               listType = null

               UserList.Type = UserList

I have tried to set these fields when doing the modify operation, but that does not help.

Is there any work around for this?

[Josh Radcliff (AdWords API Team)]

Hi,

At this point rule-based lists created through the UI and the API use a different underlying structure, so you'll only be able to edit them in the context in which they were created. In other words, you can only edit lists created via the UI using the UI, and you can only edit lists created via the API using the API.

Cheers,

Josh, AdWords API Team