Setting CpcBid in a keyword when using the AdGroupCriterionService

[Alan Coleman]

Hello everyone,

I'm using the AdGroupCriterionService in an attempt to update the CpcBid in individual keywords.

I've followed the relevant documentation through and am using the following code which is not updating the criterion whilst at the same time not displaying an error of any kind. I know that my $adGroupId and $criterionId are valid because they work elsewhere.

There doesn't seem to be an errors in my SOAP Log.

Here's the documentation I've observed:

1. https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201509/AdGroupCriterionService.BiddableAdGroupCriterion
   
2. https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201509/AdGroupCriterionService.Criterion
   
3. https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201509/AdGroupCriterionService.CpcBid
   
4. https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201509/AdGroupCriterionService.BiddingStrategyConfiguration
   

Here's my code:

  // Get the service, which loads the required classes.

  $adGroupCriterionService = $user->GetService('AdGroupCriterionService', ADWORDS_VERSION);

  $biddableAdgroupCriterion = new BiddableAdGroupCriterion();

  $biddableAdgroupCriterion->adGroupId = $adGroupId;

  $biddableAdgroupCriterion->criterion = new Criterion($criterionId);

    

  $CPCbid = new CpcBid();

  $CPCbid->bid = new Money(0.035000);

  

  $biddingStrategyConfiguration = new BiddingStrategyConfiguration();

  $biddingStrategyConfiguration->bids = $CPCbid;

  $biddableAdgroupCriterion->biddingStrategyConfiguration = $biddingStrategyConfiguration;

  var_dump($biddableAdgroupCriterion);

  

  // Create operation.

  $operation = new AdGroupCriterionOperation();

  $operation->operand = $biddableAdgroupCriterion;

  $operation->operator = 'SET';

  $operations = array($operation);

  // Make the mutate request.

  $result = $adGroupCriterionService->mutate($operations);

Any help would be appreciated.

Many thanks. 

[Anthony Madrigal]

Hello Alan,

The only thing in your code that looks like it could give you some issues is where you set the CPC bid to a value of 0.035000. The Money object takes a value of micro-units where 1 million equals to 1 unit (i.e., $1.00). I suggest trying to set the bid to a different amount and see if that helps.

Cheers,

Anthony

AdWords API Team

[Alan Coleman]

Thank you Anthony,

You are correct, the Money object requires an amount in micros. So setting a bid of £1.23 would look like this:

  $CPCbid->bid = new Money(1230000);

I don't think we've spoken before Anthony, so thanks very much for the help.

Cheers!

[Kanan Farzali]

Is Criterion ID is a keyword ID here?

Thanks.

[Anthony Madrigal]

Hi Kanan,

Yes, the Criterion Id in this example is referring to the keyword Id. 

Please let me know if you have any other questions.