Invalid campaign name error when using mutate operation on campaigns with foreign language characters

[Max H]

Hi there!

I have a python script that reads all campaign names within an account and then performs a "find, replace" function to follow a new naming convention. I'm getting the CampaignError.INVALID_CAMPAIGN_NAME @ operations[4406].operand.name] when the original campaign name contains character in a foreign language (for instance, it happened with Chinese characters and Thai characters). I'm guessing the problem is with the encoding and decoding of these characters. When I download the report using .DownloadReportWithAwql, I save it in a dataframe using encoding "utf-8". Later this dataframe containing all campaign names is modified using a dictionary with the "find, replace" rules. 

Is there a way to encode/decode campaign names in foreign language characters so that I don't get the invalid name error? 

Thanks for the help!

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Max,

 

Thanks for reaching out to us. Because this is an issue that is specific to our client libraries, could you post your issue here?

Regards,
Anthony
Google Ads API Team

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[Max H]

Hi Anthony, 

Thanks for the reply. I will post it there, but it looks like support is not very fast there. Do you have any recommendation in the meantime? 

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Max,

Unfortunately, because your issue involves a problem with the encoding and decoding of foreign language characters, our client library support team might be better equipped to handle your issue.