type CreativeError (v202508)

  • This page lists all errors associated with creatives in the Google Ad Manager API.

  • The CreativeError inherits from ApiError and includes a specific reason field to indicate the type of creative-related error.

  • Common creative errors include issues with Flash and fallback URLs, destination URLs, legacy creative types, company types, duplicate assets, and hosted video creatives.

  • The errors can be identified by fields such as fieldPath, fieldPathElements, trigger, and errorString.
Service
CreativeService CreativeSetService ForecastService LineItemCreativeAssociationService LineItemService LineItemTemplateService OrderService PublisherQueryLanguageService
Inheritance
ApiError
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AdUnitCodeError AdUnitHierarchyError ApiVersionError AudienceSegmentError AuthenticationError CollectionSizeError CommonError CreativeError DealError ExchangeRateError FeatureError FileError InternalApiError InvalidEmailError InvalidUrlError InventoryTargetingError InventoryUnitError LineItemFlightDateError LineItemOperationError NotNullError NullError OrderActionError OrderError ParseError PermissionError PublisherQueryLanguageConte... PublisherQueryLanguageSynta... QuotaError RangeError RegExError RequiredCollectionError RequiredError RequiredNumberError RequiredSizeError ReservationDetailsError ServerError StatementError StringFormatError StringLengthError TypeError UniqueError

Lists all errors associated with creatives.

Namespace
https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202508

Field
ApiError (inherited)

fieldPath

xsd:string

The OGNL field path to identify cause of error.

fieldPathElements

FieldPathElement[]

A parsed copy of the field path. For example, the field path "operations[1].operand" corresponds to this list: {FieldPathElement(field = "operations", index = 1), FieldPathElement(field = "operand", index = null)}.

trigger

xsd:string

The data that caused the error.

errorString

xsd:string

A simple string representation of the error and reason.

CreativeError

reason

CreativeError.Reason

The error reason represented by an enum.

Enumerations
FLASH_AND_FALLBACK_URL_ARE_SAME
FlashRedirectCreative.flashUrl and FlashRedirectCreative.fallbackUrl are the same. The fallback URL is used when the flash URL does not work and must be different from it.
DESTINATION_URL_NOT_EMPTY
HasDestinationUrlCreative.destinationUrl must be empty when its type is DestinationUrlType.NONE.
DESTINATION_URL_TYPE_NOT_SUPPORTED
The provided DestinationUrlType is not supported for the creative type it is being used on.
CANNOT_CREATE_OR_UPDATE_LEGACY_DFP_CREATIVE
Cannot create or update legacy DART For Publishers creative.
CANNOT_CREATE_OR_UPDATE_LEGACY_DFP_MOBILE_CREATIVE
Cannot create or update legacy mobile creative.
INVALID_COMPANY_TYPE
Company type should be one of Advertisers, House Advertisers and Ad Networks.
DUPLICATE_ASSET_IN_CREATIVE
Assets associated with the same creative must be unique.
CREATIVE_ASSET_CANNOT_HAVE_ID_AND_BYTE_ARRAY
A creative asset cannot contain an asset ID and a byte array.
CANNOT_CREATE_OR_UPDATE_UNSUPPORTED_CREATIVE
Cannot create or update unsupported creative.
CANNOT_CREATE_PROGRAMMATIC_CREATIVES
Cannot create programmatic creatives.
INVALID_SIZE_FOR_THIRD_PARTY_IMPRESSION_TRACKER
A creative must have valid size to use the third-party impression tracker.
CANNOT_DEACTIVATE_CREATIVES_IN_CREATIVE_SETS
Ineligible creatives can not be deactivated.
HOSTED_VIDEO_CREATIVE_REQUIRES_VIDEO_ASSET
Ad Manager hosted video creatives must contain a video asset.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.