Master Negative Lists Script: Keyword lists for YouTube campaigns

[Andreas Kirchermeier]

Hello everybody,

I'm using the Master Negative List script for account manager ( https://developers.google.com/adwords/scripts/docs/solutions/mccapp-master-negative-list ).
It's working fine with GDN and search campaigns, but unfortunately it doesn't ad youtube campaigns to the negative keyword lists.
Is there a way to modify the script or use an other script for this task?

This would be an awesome help!

Thanks!
Andi

[Paul Justine de Honor]

Hi Andi,

Unfortunately, video campaigns are not yet supported in all solutions of AdWords Scripts.

For future releases, you may follow our blog.

Thanks,

Paul Justine De Honor

AdWords Scripts Team

[Ryan Whitten]

Hi Andi, 

That master negative list might not work for video, but you can apply negative keyword lists that live under the Shared Library. If you have multiple, you can iterate through the lists and apply each one to your desired campaigns. This was previously broken for video but the Google team fixed it and I've verified it works. 

Hope this helps. 

Cheers,

Ryan 

[Eelco van Ratingen]

Hi, is it already available to add the the placement list to video campaigns?

[Google Ads Scripts Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Eelco,

Video campaigns are not yet supported in the Master Negative List script. However, there are functions that can be used to add negative keyword lists and excluded placement lists to a video campaign. 

Cheers,
Anthony
Google Ads Scripts Team

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[Eelco van Ratingen]

When trying to add Youtube channel exclusions to an exclusion placement list I get this error:

"This type of criterion cannot target YouTube websites"

How can I fix this?

[Google Ads Scripts Forum Advisor Prod]

Hello Eelco,

Unfortunately, it is currently not possible to add YouTube channel exclusions to placement lists via Google Ads Scripts. You will either need to do it through the UI or create a separate script to exclude channels individually. 

Regards,

[Eelco van Ratingen]

Thanks for the quick reply. Thats very unfortunate. Any idea when this function will be available?

[Eelco van Ratingen]

And what do you mean with "or create a separate script to exclude channels individually"? I'm looking for a way to exclude placement in video campaigns based on a treshold.

On Tuesday, 20 August 2019 19:52:04 UTC+2, adsscriptsforumadvisor wrote:

[Google Ads Scripts Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Eelco,

You won't be able to use the Master Negative List script to exclude YouTube channels. To do so based on a video campaign's thresholds, you'll first need to use a VideoCampaignSelector then use video targeting to exclude the channels.

[Eelco van Ratingen]

Good morning,

I'm trying to exclude mobile apps from my video campaign, but it's not working through the script editor, only with the interface.
I tried to use https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id638660723 for mobileapp::1 which works through the interface, but it's not working through the script.
No error is given while running the script.

When using https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ysb.esh for mobileapp::2 with videoCampaign.videoTargeting().newPlacementBuilder().withUrl("https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ysb.esh").exclude();
It gives me the following error: Placement URLs must be provided in a valid URL format

When using only the appID in combination with videoCampaign.videoTargeting().newMobileApplicationBuilder().withAppId(638660723).exclude();
It gives me the following error: Mobile application placement is invalid

How come that excluding through the interface works, but not through the script? It's not possible by default to exclude certain apps, or is there a different way to exclude them?
Preferably one by one or through a list, not based on categories, but based on App Ids.

Kind Regards,
Eelco van Ratingen

[Google Ads Scripts Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Eelco,

In order to exclude mobile apps, you will need to use the newMobileApplicationBuilder function. In the withAppId, you have to pass a string. For iOS, the format is "1-638660723". For Android, it is "2-com.ysb.esh".

Let me know if you face any issues.

Cheers,

[Eelco van Ratingen]

Thanks, is it true its not possible to do this in Display campaigns?

[Google Ads Scripts Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Eelco,

Yes, that is correct. It is not possible to target/exclude mobile apps on display campaigns using Google Ads Scripts.

Regards,