Campaign budget gives DUPLICATE_NAME error even the previous campaign and campaign budget with same name has been removed

Divya Patel

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Jul 31, 2023, 2:36:53 AM7/31/23

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I am using "mutateResources()" method to create my campaign budget and campaign.

I create a campaign and then delete that campaign from the google ads website. I do this for like 2 times and everything works properly. But after the 2nd (or 3rd - not sure) time, it threw this error. (note that the campaign is removed so I guess the campaign budget should also be removed. even so, it gives this error).

{
    "error_code": {
        "campaign_budget_error": "DUPLICATE_NAME"
    },
    "message": "A campaign budget with this name already exists.",
    "trigger": {
        "string_value": "ABC Budget"
    },
    "location": {
        "field_path_elements": [
            {
                "field_name": "mutate_operations",
                "index": 0
            },
            {
                "field_name": "campaign_budget_operation"
            },
            {
                "field_name": "create"
            },
            {
                "field_name": "name"
            }
        ]
    }
}

so I tried to remove the campaign budget using an API. I refer to this document https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/campaigns/budgets/remove-budgets

and I also confirmed that the reference_count is 0.

const [getBudgetResourceName] = await customer.query(`
        SELECT
            campaign_budget.resource_name,
            campaign_budget.reference_count,
            campaign_budget.status
        FROM
            campaign_budget
        WHERE
            campaign_budget.name = '${campaignBudgetName}'
    `);

const remove = {
            entity: "campaign_budget",
            operation: "update",
            resource: getBudgetResourceName.campaign_budget.resource_name,
        };

after this the status of that campaign budget changes from ENABLED/PAUSED to REMOVE.

after this, I am trying to create a new campaign budget with the same name. It still gives the same error.

{
    "error_code": {
        "campaign_budget_error": "DUPLICATE_NAME"
    },
    "message": "A campaign budget with this name already exists.",
    "trigger": {
        "string_value": "ABC Budget"
    },
    "location": {
        "field_path_elements": [
            {
                "field_name": "mutate_operations",
                "index": 0
            },
            {
                "field_name": "campaign_budget_operation"
            },
            {
                "field_name": "create"
            },
            {
                "field_name": "name"
            }
        ]
    }
}

So, can you please help me with this? What is the correct way to delete a campaign budget? Or if there is any condition that needs to be checked?

Divya Patel

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Jul 31, 2023, 2:38:59 AM7/31/23

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My mistake with the removal operation. I used this 👇.

const remove = {

            entity: "campaign_budget",

            operation: "remove",

            resource: getBudgetResourceName.campaign_budget.resource_name,

};

still the error is there.

Divya Patel

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Jul 31, 2023, 3:27:10 AM7/31/23

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Okay. So I think I understand where the issue is.

I was creating a shared budget. so I have to delete the budget from the shared budget list every time.

I added this field when I create a campaign budget which solved the issue for me.

`explicitly_shared: false,`

const budget: MutateOperation<resources.ICampaignBudget>[] = [
        {
            entity: "campaign_budget",
            operation: "create",
            resource: {
                resource_name: budgetResourceName, // Create a budget with the temporary resource id
                name: campaignBudgetName,
                delivery_method: enums.BudgetDeliveryMethod.STANDARD,
                amount_micros: toMicros(10),
                explicitly_shared: false,
            },
        },
    ];

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Jul 31, 2023, 7:33:19 AM7/31/23

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Hello Divya,

Thank you for reaching out to us.

We're glad that your issue has been resolved. However, should you encounter any problems in the future, feel free to reach back to us and we'd be happy to provide you assistance.

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