Create campaign with topics

[di...@algomizer.com]

how to create campaign with topics ?

when I am creating campaign like described:

https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/first-request

I want to add topics:

            Vertical vertical = new Vertical();

            vertical.path = new[] {"Hobbies & Leisure", "Outdoors", "Hiking & Camping"};

where I should add vertical to campaign or how I can relate vertical to campaign and mutate this operation  ?

[Peter Oliquino]

Hi,

Unfortunately, Verticals have been deprecated and are no longer supported in the API. As a workaround, you can use the Affinity or In-Market categories instead. 

Please note that these criterion can only be excluded on the campaign level. You can add them on the ad group level. Please see this chart as a reference. You can add these using the AdGroupCriterionService.

Regards,

Peter

AdWords API Team

[di...@algomizer.com]

Hi,

Can You please write example that shows where I cat set: path = new[] {"Hobbies & Leisure", "Outdoors", "Hiking & Camping"};

I need an code example that shows how can I set adgroup topics through API

Thank You.

[Peter Oliquino]

Hi,

You could refer to the below sample code :

   CriterionUserInterest userInterest = new CriterionUserInterest();
    userInterest.setUserInterestId(80429L);  // this will be the id field found in the  Affinity or In-Market categories
   
    BiddableAdGroupCriterion userInterestBiddableAdGroupCriterion1 = new BiddableAdGroupCriterion();
    userInterestBiddableAdGroupCriterion1.setAdGroupId(adGroupId);
    userInterestBiddableAdGroupCriterion1.setCriterion(userInterest);
   
    AdGroupCriterionOperation adGroupCriterionOperation1 = new AdGroupCriterionOperation();
    adGroupCriterionOperation1.setOperand(userInterestBiddableAdGroupCriterion1);
    adGroupCriterionOperation1.setOperator(Operator.ADD);
   
    AdGroupCriterionOperation[] operations =
            new AdGroupCriterionOperation[] {adGroupCriterionOperation1
                };
     
    AdGroupCriterionReturnValue result = adGroupCriterionService.mutate(operations);

[Borislav Hristov]

Hi Peter, 

I've just managed to create Verticals as a BiddableAdGroupCriterion for a Display Network Campaign via API(setting all topics.And I can see in the AdWords accoutn UI that the changes took effect.We're using the v201609 API version(on LIVE acount, not test).

And I'm really wondering what do you mean when you say this functionallity is depricated - you mean it will be depricated in the near future or waht...?

Here is a code snippet from my API call using .NET client library

                var topicsCriterion = new Vertical();

                topicsCriterion.verticalId = 4;

                // create AdGroupCriterion;

                var adGroupCriterion = new BiddableAdGroupCriterion();

                adGroupCriterion.adGroupId = existingAdGroupId;

                adGroupCriterion.criterion = topicsCriterion;

                adGroupCriterion.criterion.type = CriterionType.VERTICAL;

                // create adgroupcriterion operaion

                var operation = new AdGroupCriterionOperation();

                operation.operand = adGroupCriterion;

                operation.@operator = Operator.ADD;

var service = AdwordsAuthotication.GetAdGroupCriterionService(clientID);

            var returnValue = service.mutate(operation);

Best regards,

Borislav Hristov

[Peter Oliquino]

Hi Borislav,

Thank you for your question. However, as this is already an old thread, could you create a new one containing your concern? We'll continue our discussion from there.

Thanks and regards,

Peter

AdWords API Team