Clarification on Video Campaigns Upgrade to Demand Gen — Impact on YouTube Video Ads Creation via Google Ads Script

[Ashish Chaturvedi (Ashu)]

Hi Team,

As per Google’s recent communication, we understand that Video Campaigns will be automatically upgraded to Demand Gen campaigns starting July 2025.

Currently, we are creating YouTube Video Ads using Google Ads Scripts under the traditional Video Campaign setup, and this process is working smoothly for us.

We would like to clarify:

• After this upgrade, will it still be possible to create YouTube Video Ads via Google Ads Scripts?

• If not supported, what would be the correct method to create and promote YouTube videos via Google Ads moving forward?

Additionally, since the upgrade merges Video Campaigns into Demand Gen Campaigns, we would like to understand:

• Can we create YouTube video-based ads within a Demand Gen Campaign using Google Ads Scripts?

• If yes, could you kindly share guidance or documentation on how to set this up correctly?

Looking forward to your response and guidance on this transition.

Thanks and regards,
Ashish Chaturvedi

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi,

Thank you for contacting the Google Ads API support team. 

Based on the provided information, I understand that this issue is more related to the Google Ads Scripts. Therefore, I am routing this case to the Google Ads Scripts team as they are well equipped to address your issue.

Please note that our team can only assist with the technical queries or concerns related to the Google Ads API.

Thanks,
 

Google Ads API Team

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[Ashish Chaturvedi (Ashu)]

Hi,

Thank you for your response. Meanwhile i want to know

• Can we create YouTube video-based ads within a Demand Gen Campaign using Google Ads APIs?

• If Yes then how i did find any userfull code example. Please provide us 
• 
  

Looking forward to your response.

Thanks and regards,
Ashish Chaturvedi

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On Tue, Apr 22, 2025, 11:27 AM Ashish Chaturvedi (Ashu) <ashish007...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,

Thank you for your response. Meanwhile i want to know

• Can we create YouTube video-based ads within a Demand Gen Campaign using Google Ads APIs?

• If Yes then how i did find any userfull code example. Please provide us 
• 
  

Looking forward to your response.

Thanks and regards,
Ashish Chaturvedi

On Tuesday, 22 April 2025 at 11:28:22 UTC+5:30 Google Ads API Forum Advisor wrote:

Hi,

Thank you for contacting the Google Ads API support team. 

Based on the provided information, I understand that this issue is more related to the Google Ads Scripts. Therefore, I am routing this case to the Google Ads Scripts team as they are well equipped to address your issue.

Please note that our team can only assist with the technical queries or concerns related to the Google Ads API.

Thanks,
 

Google Ads API Team

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[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi,

Please find the answers for your questions below:

1. Can we create YouTube video-based ads within a Demand Gen Campaign using Google Ads APIs?

• Yes, you can add the YouTube video-based ads within a Demand Gen Campaign using Google Ads APIs. You need to create a DemandGenVideoResponsiveAdInfo and add the YouTube based video asset IDs to the 'videos' field. 

2. If Yes then how i did find any userfull code example. Please provide us 

• Kindly note that there is no specific example code to create the DemandGenVideoResponsiveAdInfo. I would recommend you to kindly refer to the adGroupAds.mutate method where you can create ads using the Google Ads API. However, I am sharing you the sample request and response logs as per your requirement:

• Request Body:
  ===============
  POST https://googleads.googleapis.com/v19/customers/{customerId}/adGroupAds:mutate?key=[YOUR_API_KEY] HTTP/1.1
  
  developer-token: **********************
  Authorization: Bearer [YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN]
  Accept: application/json
  Content-Type: application/json
  
  {
    "operations": [
      {
        "create": {
          "adGroup": "customers/{customerId}/adGroups/{adGroupId}",
          "status": "ENABLED",
          "ad": {
            "demandGenVideoResponsiveAd": {
              "headlines": [
                {
                  "text": "demand gen video ad"
                }
              ],
              "descriptions": [
                {
                  "text": "a good demand gen video responsive ad"
                }
              ],
              "longHeadlines": [
                {
                  "text": "a long headline for the demand gen video responsive ad"
                }
              ],
              "videos": [
                {
                  "asset": "customers/{customerId}/assets/{assetId}" //YouTube Video asset ID
                }
              ],
              "logoImages": [
                {
                  "asset": "customers/{customerId}/assets/{assetId}"
                }
              ],
              "breadcrumb1": "demand gen",
              "breadcrumb2": "video",
              "businessName": {
                "text": "Video Ads business"
              },
              "callToActions": [
                {
                  "asset": "customers/{customerId}/assets/{assetId}"
                }
              ]
            },
            "name": "Demand gen video responsive",
            "finalUrls": [
              "https://www.example.com"
            ]
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  }
  Response:
  ===========
  HTTP/1.1 200 
  content-encoding: gzip
  content-length: 121
  content-type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
  date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 23:07:43 GMT
  server: ESF
  vary: Origin, X-Origin, Referer
  
  {
    "results": [
      {
        "resourceName": "customers/{customerId}/adGroupAds/{adGroupId}~{adId}"
      }
    ]
  }

I hope this clarifies. 
 

Thanks,
 

Google Ads API Team

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