ad group ad cant be update on google ads ui, but cant update throght api

chun liu

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Aug 2, 2023, 4:02:03 AM8/2/23

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```

{
  "operations": [
    {
      "update": {
        "status": "ENABLED",
        "ad": {
          "name": "dfdfafdsfsafdfddfsdfsaaf",
          "responsive_search_ad": {
            "headlines": [
              {
                "pinned_field": "HEADLINE_1",
                "text": "dfsfdasdfffafddfsfdfdfda"
              },
              {
                "pinned_field": "HEADLINE_2",
                "text": "dsffsfsdfdffdssdfafdssdffsdfsd"
              },
              {
                "pinned_field": "HEADLINE_3",
                "text": "sdffdsdsdfdfsafsdfsdfsdsfd"
              }
            ],
            "descriptions": [
              {
                "pinned_field": "DESCRIPTION_1",
                "text": "sdfasfddfffsdfsf"
              },
              {
                "pinned_field": "DESCRIPTION_2",
                "text": "dsfdfsdsfdsfdsf"
              }
            ],
            "path1": "sdfsdf",
            "path2": "fdsff"
          },
          "final_urls": [
            "https://www.baidu.com"
          ]
        },
        "ad_group": "customers/4308185274/adGroups/154911377968",
        "resource_name": "customers/4308185274/adGroupAds/154911377968~667784355253"
      },
      "updateMask": "status,ad.name,ad.responsive_search_ad.headlines,ad.responsive_search_ad.descriptions,ad.responsive_search_ad.path1,ad.responsive_search_ad.path2,ad.final_urls,ad_group"
    }
  ],
  "responseContentType": "MUTABLE_RESOURCE"
}

"message": "Field 'ad_group_ad.field.ad.final_urls' cannot be modified by 'ad_group_ad.field.UPDATE' operation.",
"message": "Field 'ad_group_ad.field.ad.name' cannot be modified by 'ad_group_ad.field.UPDATE' operation.",
"message": "Field 'ad_group_ad.field.ad.responsive_search_ad.descriptions' cannot be modified by 'ad_group_ad.field.UPDATE' operation.",
"message": "Field 'ad_group_ad.field.ad.responsive_search_ad.headlines' cannot be modified by 'ad_group_ad.field.UPDATE' operation.",
"message": "Field 'ad_group_ad.field.ad.responsive_search_ad.path1' cannot be modified by 'ad_group_ad.field.UPDATE' operation.",
"message": "Field 'ad_group_ad.field.ad.responsive_search_ad.path2' cannot be modified by 'ad_group_ad.field.UPDATE' operation.",
"message": "Field 'ad_group' cannot be modified by 'ad_group_ad.field.UPDATE' operation.",

```

chun liu

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Aug 2, 2023, 5:05:58 AM8/2/23

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Aug 2, 2023, 7:28:22 AM8/2/23

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Hello,

Thanks for reaching out to the Google Ads API Team.

From what I can understand from the information you have provided, you are trying to update your Responsive Search Ad using the adGroupAds:mutate method and are returning an IMMUTABLE_FIELD error.

adGroupAds:mutate - https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/rest/reference/rest/v14/customers.adGroupAds/mutate
IMMUTABLE_FIELD - https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/v14/RequestErrorEnum.RequestError#immutable_field

Since you mentioned that you were able to update this via UI, I have checked on my end and I would suggest using the ads:mutate method in updating your Responsive Search Ad. You can find more information on this method via this link (https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/rest/reference/rest/v14/customers.ads/mutate).

If you encounter any errors, kindly provide us with the complete logs (request and response with request ID) generated on your end so we can investigate further.

request: https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/concepts/field-service?hl=en#request
response: https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/concepts/field-service?hl=en#response
request-id: https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/concepts/call-structure?hl=en#request-id

You can provide it via Reply privately to the author option. If this option is not available, then send it instead on this email address googleadsa...@google.com

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Thanks,

Google Ads API Team

Kevin Brinkman

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Hi there, I'm running into a similar issue when running the script below:

function main(){
const adUpdate = AdsApp.mutate({
adGroupAdOperation: {
update: {
'resource_name': 'customers/91********/adGroupAds/1328********~6561******** ',
'ad': {
'responsive_search_ad': {
'headlines': [
{'text': 'New Headline 1', 'pinned_field': '1'}
],
}
}
},
updateMask: "ad.responsive_search_ad.headlines"
}
});

if ( adUpdate.isSuccessful()) {
console.log(`Resource ${ adUpdate.getResourceName()} successfully mutated.`);
} else {
console.log("Errors encountered:");
for (const error of adUpdate.getErrorMessages()) {
console.log(error);
}
}
}

I get the error: Field 'ad.responsive_search_ad.headlines' cannot be modified by 'UPDATE' operation. At adGroupAdOperation.update.ad.responsiveSearchAd.headlines

Is there a way to fix this?

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