Exclude existing placement using api

[shailes...@sokrati.com]

Hi, I want to exclude existing placement(biddable) using api, but it gives me CANNOT_TARGET_AND_EXCLUDE error. How should I do this ??

[Anash P. Oommen (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Sailesh,

You cannot add a placement as biddable and negative at the same time. Try removing the biddable placement first, and then add the same URL as negative placement.

Cheers,

Anash P. Oommen,
AdWords API Advisor.

[shailes...@sokrati.com]

Thanks a lot Anash. Does the same applies to automatic placements or can I directly add them as negative.

[Anash P. Oommen (AdWords API Team)]

Same for all criteria - placements, keywords, location targets...

Anash