how to check if particular keyword is targetable or not

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andryushka x

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Nov 12, 2019, 12:43:03 PM11/12/19

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Hi -

We are creating ad groups and then attaching keyword criteria onto to them. We are seeing a lot of errors when this happens with certain keywords, the error code is POLICY_ERROR

 error_code {

    policy_violation_error: POLICY_ERROR

My question is, is there a way to check if a keyword is targetable without first having to create the ad group? Is there a service or a field on the criteria which will tell us that? thanks!

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Nov 12, 2019, 3:59:04 PM11/12/19

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Hello,

Thank you for writing to us regarding your concern. It is not possible to check whether the keyword can be targeted using API services. However, you can request a policy exemption while adding the criteria that trigger policy violations for which you wish to get exemptions for. Please have a look at this guide for more information. Let us know if this clarifies your concerns.

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Nikisha Patel, Google Ads API Team