type CreativeError (v202508)

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• CreativeError lists all errors associated with creatives in the Ad Manager API.

• Creative errors can be inherited from the ApiError class, which provides common error details such as field path and trigger data.

• Specific CreativeError reasons, such as FLASH_AND_FALLBACK_URL_ARE_SAME or INVALID_COMPANY_TYPE, indicate the cause of the error and are represented by an enum.

• Other error types related to various services and features, like ForecastService and InventoryTargetingError, are also mentioned as part of the inheritance structure.

Service

CreativeService CreativeSetService ForecastService LineItemCreativeAssociationService LineItemService LineItemTemplateService OrderService PublisherQueryLanguageService

Inheritance

ApiError

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AdUnitCodeError ApiVersionError AssetError AudienceExtensionError AudienceSegmentError AuthenticationError ClickTrackingLineItemError CollectionSizeError CommonError CompanyCreditStatusError CreativeError CrossSellError CurrencyCodeError CustomFieldValueError CustomTargetingError DateError DateTimeRangeTargetingError DayPartTargetingError EntityChildrenLimitReachedE... EntityLimitReachedError FeatureError ForecastError FrequencyCapError GenericTargetingError GeoTargetingError GrpSettingsError ImageError InternalApiError InvalidUrlError InventoryTargetingError InventoryUnitError LabelEntityAssociationError LineItemActivityAssociation... LineItemCreativeAssociation... LineItemError LineItemFlightDateError LineItemOperationError MobileApplicationTargetingE... NotNullError NullError OrderActionError OrderError ParseError PermissionError PrecisionError ProgrammaticError PublisherQueryLanguageConte... PublisherQueryLanguageSynta... QuotaError RangeError RegExError RequestPlatformTargetingError RequiredCollectionError RequiredError RequiredNumberError RequiredSizeError ReservationDetailsError ServerError SetTopBoxLineItemError StatementError StringFormatError StringLengthError TeamError TechnologyTargetingError TimeZoneError TranscodingError TypeError UniqueError UserDomainTargetingError VideoPositionTargetingError

Lists all errors associated with creatives.

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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.