How to define UserList using a Manager account remarketing tags

[Oz Levanon]

Hi,

I have user lists which I define in an account with shared remarketing tags from a manager account.

When I use the Web Audience Manager to edit a user list, there is an option to change the "Tag Source" from "This account" to "Manager account"

However, when I use the API, I couldn't see such an option, and the UserList is always defined as "This Account"

How can I set a user list's tag source to be manager using the API?

Below is the snippet I use to create the user list

                // Create user list

RuleItem website = new RuleItem();

website.setStringRuleItem(generateRuleItem("url__", StringRuleItemStringOperator.CONTAINS, "marco"));

RuleItemGroup ruleItemGroup = new RuleItemGroup();

ruleItemGroup.setItems(new RuleItem[]{website});

Rule rule = new Rule();

rule.setGroups(new RuleItemGroup[]{ruleItemGroup});

ExpressionRuleUserList expressionRule = new ExpressionRuleUserList();

expressionRule.setRule(rule);

expressionRule.setMembershipLifeSpan(30L);

expressionRule.setPrepopulationStatus(RuleBasedUserListPrepopulationStatus.REQUESTED);

expressionRule.setName("My user list");

// Build add operation

List<UserListOperation> operations = new ArrayList<>();

UserListOperation operation = new UserListOperation();

operation.setOperand(data);

operation.setOperator(Operator.ADD);

operations.add(operation);

// Submit the operations.

UserListReturnValue result = userListService.mutate(operations.toArray(new UserListOperation[operations.size()]));

Thanks,

Oz

[Dhanya Sundararaju (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Oz,

I'm afraid, setting a user list's tag source and sharing remarketing lists associated with the client account with its MCC account using the API is not supported. Please keep an eye on our blog for any updates or announcements related to this feature. 

Regards,
Dhanya, AdWords API Team

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[Ben Usher]

Hi,

I'm also interested in using the MCC tag as a source for my sub-account audience segment via the Google Ads API. I can't see any way of doing this through the v10 API. Has this feature been released yet? If not, is there a plan to do so?

Thanks

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Ben,

Thank you for raising your concern to my team.

For the MCC tag, could you confirm if you are referring to the tag site for remarketing? If yes, then this can only be done in the UI by following the guide that I provided.

As for sharing of audience segment lists to sub accounts, I am afraid that this is currently not supported in the Google Ads API. However, our team has already raised a feature request for this, subject for review. For now, please follow our blog as we post relevant updates there when it becomes supported.

Regards,

Ernie John Google Ads API Team

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[Nelson Sequiera]

Hi,

Thanks for confirming that changing the tag source is not available from API. But we would very much like to know if there are any plans to implement this field in future, if yes by when?

Also very curious to know why this one field is not available in API, while the rest are available for User list management. 

Thanks in advance

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Nelson,

Thank you for your reply.

With regard to your concern about tag site for remarketing, this configuration involves the advertiser's website. Unfortunately, this is not supported in the Google Ads API as it can only manage entities that are inside Google Ads account.

As for the sharing of audience segment lists to sub accounts, I am afraid that the reason for this field not being supported in the Google Ads API was not shared to us. However, since we have already raised a feature request for this, please keep an eye on our blog and our release notes document as we will post when it becomes supported.

[Lorenzo Scortichini]

Hi Ernie,

is there any update regarding the API feature to use an MCC tag as tag source in sub-accounts?

Thanks

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Lorenzo,

Thanks for checking in on this. However, we do not have any update to report on this, at the moment. The release notes will contain any relevant updates.

Regards,

Matt Google Ads API Team

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