Add new audience to existing group with Observation type option

[Miguel Graciá]

Hi all.

I have multiple ad groups created by google ads api using php library. In these groups, assign audiences using the class and assigning AdGroupCriterion interest with setUserInterest function. I would like to set the "Observation" type in creating the audience but I can't find any function in the AdGroupCriterion and UserInterestInfo classes to help me assign that value.
Could you please help me or tell me how to do it?

Thank you!

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Miguel,

You can set the TargetRestriction of the TargetingSetting to set the Targeting or Observation.

Regards,
Anthony
Google Ads API Team

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[Miguel Graciá]

Hi Anthony.

Thanks for your answer.

When i try to create the group i get the following

[2020-03-16 14:45:16] google-ads.WARNING: Request made: Host: "googleads.googleapis.com", Method: "/google.ads.googleads.v2.services.AdGroupService/MutateAdGroups", ClientCustomerId: [customer_id], RequestId: "LBZObh-LWizCoQ_XKH5axQ", IsFault: 1, FaultMessage: "["The supplied TargetingSetting contains an invalid CriterionTypeGroup. See CriterionTypeGroup documentation for CriterionTypeGroups allowed in Campaign or AdGroup TargetingSettings."]"  
[2020-03-16 14:45:16] google-ads.NOTICE: Request
-------
Method Name: /google.ads.googleads.v2.services.AdGroupService/MutateAdGroups
Host: googleads.googleapis.com
Headers: {
    "x-goog-api-client": "gl-php\/7.1.33-13+0~20200224.34+debian9~1.gbp2471e1 gapic\/ gax\/1.3.0 grpc\/1.27.0",
    "x-goog-request-params": "customer_id=[customer_id]",
    "developer-token": "REDACTED",
    "login-customer-id": "[login_customer_id]"
}
Request: {"customerId":"[customer_id]","operations":[{"create":{"name":"group text0.01890000 1584369913","status":"PAUSED","type":"SEARCH_STANDARD","campaign":"customers\/[customer_id]\/campaigns\/[campaign_id]","targetingSetting":{"targetRestrictions":[{"targetingDimension":"KEYWORD","bidOnly":true},{"targetingDimension":"AUDIENCE","bidOnly":true}]}}}]}

Response
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Headers: {
    "request-id": "LBZObh-LWizCoQ_XKH5axQ",
    "date": "Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:45:16 GMT",
    "alt-svc": "quic=\":443\"; ma=2592000; v=\"46,43\",h3-Q050=\":443\"; ma=2592000,h3-Q049=\":443\"; ma=2592000,h3-Q048=\":443\"; ma=2592000,h3-Q046=\":443\"; ma=2592000,h3-Q043=\":443\"; ma=2592000"
}

Fault
-------
Status code: 3
Details: Request contains an invalid argument.
Failure: {"errors":[{"errorCode":{"settingError":"TARGETING_SETTING_CONTAINS_INVALID_CRITERION_TYPE_GROUP"},"message":"The supplied TargetingSetting contains an invalid CriterionTypeGroup. See CriterionTypeGroup documentation for CriterionTypeGroups allowed in Campaign or AdGroup TargetingSettings.","trigger":{"stringValue":"KEYWORD"},"location":{"fieldPathElements":[{"fieldName":"operations","index":"0"},{"fieldName":"create"},{"fieldName":"targeting_setting"}]}}]}

I tried to use the example from this link, but it doesn't work because I use the new google ads api.

Please, could you give me some example of use with the new api?

Thanks for your help

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Miguel,

Unfortunately, we don't have any examples on setting this setting via Google Ads API. However, the error you are facing is because you trying to set the targeting setting of a keyword group. Your operation on audience looks to have no issues.

[Miguel Graciá]

Hi Anthony

I removed the keyword constraint and the group was created successfully.

Thanks four your help.

Regards

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