Create New Campaigns with Target CPA Bidding?

[Nellle Rickchards]

I'm getting the following error when batch uploading new campaigns:

errorType=BiddingErrors

trigger=TARGET_CPA

errorString=BiddingErrors.CONVERSION_TRACKING_NOT_ENABLED

fieldPath=operations[128].operand.biddingStrategyConfiguration.biddingStrategyType

reason=CONVERSION_TRACKING_NOT_ENABLED

I'de like to set a CPA bid when I upload the scripts instead of adding logic to change our bidding strategy later.

How do I enable conversion tracking on new campaigns uploaded through the API?

Here is my code:

def BuildCampaignOperations(batch_job_helper, budget_operations, campaigns):

    budget_id = budget_operations[0]['operand']['budgetId']

    campaign_operations = [

        {

            'xsi_type': 'CampaignOperation',

            'operand': {

                'name': i[0],

                'status': i[2],

                'id': batch_job_helper.GetId(),

                'advertisingChannelType': 'SEARCH',

                'budget': {

                    'budgetId': budget_id

                },

                'networkSetting': {

                    'targetGoogleSearch': True,

                    'targetSearchNetwork': True,

                    'targetContentNetwork': False,

                    'targetPartnerSearchNetwork': False,

                },

                'biddingStrategyConfiguration': {

                    'biddingStrategyType': 'MANUAL_CPC'

                }

                #'biddingStrategyConfiguration': {

                #    'biddingStrategyType': 'TARGET_CPA',

                #    'biddingScheme': {

                #        'xsi_type': 'TargetCpaBiddingScheme',

                #        'targetCpa': {

                #            'microAmount': 1000000,

                #        }

                #    }

                #}

            },

            'operator': 'ADD'

        }

        for i in campaigns]

    return campaign_operations

[Nellle Rickchards]

Edit: Is it possible that I can't use CPA Bidding because I'm currently using an Adwords Test Account?

[Peter Oliquino (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Nellie,

You should be able to setup bidding on your test account campaigns. For Target CPA, you will first need to meet its eligibility requirements and setup a conversion tracking on your test account. Let me know if this helps.

Thanks and regards,

Peter

AdWords API Team