Enable custom bids using API

[Nitin Bansal]

I am facing an issue in setting custom bids in targeting settings through API.

Information about campaign:

- It is a remarketing campaign.

- I have linked an adgroup with one of my remarketing list.

- Type - Display network only (All Features)

Other details:

- I am using adwords python API client. [api_version = ('v201209', 'v201302')]

- In interests & remarketings (under Display Network tab) it is showing bids which is set on AdGroup.

- When i click the bid to edit, it displays a pop up with message "In order to change this bid, you’ll first need to enable custom bids for this targeting method in this ad group."

- On clicking "Enable now" another pop up comes up giving option to pick previous custom bid. If i select, "use previous custom bid for Interests & remarketing" then i am getting the bid

which i actually want to set.

I tried manual approach solution when i couldn't get it working from API. I am looking for a solution to this through API. And strange thing is it was working till few weeks back.

[Takeshi Hagikura (AdWords API Team)]

Hi,

You can enable custom bids by setting AdGroup.contentBidTypeCriterionGroup.
Please try that. 

Best,

- Takeshi, AdWords API Team

[Vlad Zloteanu]

Hello Takeshi,

On the link that you gave: https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201309/AdGroupService.AdGroup#contentBidCriterionTypeGroup,

I couldn't find anything that refers to 'enable custom bids'.

The available options are: KEYWORD, USER_INTEREST_AND_LIST, VERTICAL, GENDER, AGE_RANGE, PLACEMENT, NONE, UNKNOWN

Could you please advise?

Thank you,

Vlad Z.

[Takeshi Hagikura (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Vlad,

If you set one of the contentBidCriterionTypeGroup (other than NONE), the Criterion is used as an absolute bid just like custom bids in the AdWords UI.

Best,

- Takeshi, AdWords API Team

[Berry Tsakala]

i might be missing something (i'm inexperienced with the API)

how do I "connect" contentBidTypeCriterionGroup with the adgroup?

is it by mutating a criterion?

[Danial Klimkin]

Hello Berry,

You need to mutate the AdGroup setting the relevant parameter. See:

  https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201406/AdGroupService

And also:

  https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/guides/working-with-objects

-Danial, AdWords API Team.

[Ершов Александр]

Everyone who reads this - please pay attention.
Don't just copy as I did it, use param name 
contentBidCriterionTypeGroup (it is the correct once)

And contentBidTypeCriterionGroup contains mistake (Type and Criterion words are in the wrong order)

And really it should be used as