Google Ads Scripts: Environment Locked to Legacy API, Blocking new...Builder() and Programmatic Bulk Upload

[Tom Liang]

  My Google Ads Scripts runtime environment appears to be locked to a very old AdWords API structure. All attempts to use modern Google Ads API Scripts methods (e.g., AdsApp.campaigns().newCampaignBuilder() and AdsApp.budgets().newBudgetBuilder()) result in a TypeError: is not a function error.

I attempted various debugging and patching methods, including switching to singular AdsApp.budget() and trying a brand new account, but the issue persists. Eventually, we confirmed that programmatic Bulk Upload initiation (AdsApp.bulkUploads()) also fails due to environment constraints.

I am currently forced to use the script only to generate data, which I then have to manually download as a CSV and upload. This greatly reduces automation efficiency. 

Please verify and assist in upgrading my account's Scripts runtime environment to the latest Google Ads API Scripts version, so I can utilize modern Builder syntax and achieve full programmatic bulk uploads.    

[Google Ads Scripts Forum Advisor]

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out to the Google Ads Scripts support team.

 

Note that AdsApp.campaigns().newCampaignBuilder() and AdsApp.budgets().newBudgetBuilder() are not Valid methods in Google Ads Scripts. You can access and edit campaigns and budgets, but the creation is done via the AdsApp.mutate() or AdsApp.mutateAll().

 

For more details, refer to this Mutate document. Regarding bulk upload, follow this document.

 

To analyse the issue further, please share the below details :

• Google Ads account ID or CID
• Name of the affected script

You can send the details via Reply privately to the author option, or direct private reply to this email.

Thanks,
 

Google Ads Scripts Team

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[2025-11-03 14:48:03Z GMT] This message is in relation to case "ref:!00D1U01174p.!500Ht01vST4c:ref" (ADR-00338276)