Set CpcBig to 0 with AdGroupService returns BiddingErrors.BID_TOO_SMALL

[wtemm...@cyberpublicity.com]

Hi guys,

I tried to update a CpcBid with biddingStrategyConfiguration, with AdGroupService.

My operations is like :

{

    "xsi_type": "AdGroupOperation",

    "operator": "SET",

    "operand": {

        "xsi_type": "AdGroup",

        "id": 59995223992,

        "biddingStrategyConfiguration": {

            "bids": {

                "xsi_type": "CpcBid",

                "bid": {

                    "xsi_type": "Money",

                    "microAmount": 0

                }

            }

        },

        "status": "ENABLED"

    }

}

But I got the answer :

Operation 0 - FAILURE:
operation={'xsi_type': 'AdGroupOperation', 'operator': 'SET', 'operand': {'xsi_type': 'AdGroup', 'id': 59995223992, 'biddingStrategyConfiguration': {'bids': {'xsi_type': 'CpcBid', 'bid': {'xsi_type': 'Money', 'microAmount': 0}}}, 'status': 'ENABLED'}}
errorType=BiddingErrors
trigger=The bid of 0.000000 must be at least 0.010000
errorString=BiddingErrors.BID_TOO_SMALL
fieldPath=operations[0].operand.biddingStrategyConfiguration.bids[0].bid
reason=BID_TOO_SMALL

I set the xsi_type of bid to Money as explain in different forum thread or documentation. But got still an error in my answer.
Do you have an idea why ?

Regards

Wilfried

[Luis Xander Talag (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Wilfried,

Based on the BID_TOO_SMALL error that you've encountered, your bid amount is too small and should at least be 1 (represented as 1000000 in the API) based on your AdWords account currency. Can you try the request again on your end after updating the bid? Let me know how it goes.

Thanks,

Luis

AdWords API Team

[wtemm...@cyberpublicity.com]

Hi Luis,

I can confirm that with 1000000 (0.01$) update works. But what I should send if I want to remove a CpcBid ?

Regards,

Wilfried

[Luis Xander Talag (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Wilfried,

Upon testing on my end both on the API and UI, It isn't possible to remove the bid as it is required by the ad group. You can also verify this in the UI on your end just to check if both UI and API behave the same way. Let me know if you have further clarifications.

Thanks,

Luis

AdWords API Team

[wtemm...@cyberpublicity.com]

Hi Luis, 

Thanks for your answer. And yes, it is impossible to remove the bid as it is required.
My question was poorly worded. 

If I set a CpcBid to override the default maximum CPC, is it possible to let Adwords choose this CPC as if I had never overwritten the value by the API ?
For your information, my campaign biddingStrategyConfiguration is set to TARGET_SPEND.

Regards,

Wilfried

[Luis Xander Talag (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Wilfried,

It is not possible for AdWords to use default value if a bid has already been set. I suggest to manually set the CpcBid to its default value instead via the AdWords API. Let me know if you have further clarifications.

Thanks,

Luis

AdWords API Team

[wtemm...@cyberpublicity.com]

Thank you Luis,

That is what I want to know. This is good for me.