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It includes types like CPA, CPC, CPD, CPM, VCPM, and CPM_IN_TARGET. Each type specifies the action that triggers billing and lists the compatible `LineItemType` values. CPA will be read-only after February 22, 2024, due to Spotlight deprecation. `UNKNOWN` indicates an unexposed value. The namespace for these definitions is provided.\n"],null,["# enum CostType (v202411)\n\n**Service** \n**ForecastService** [LineItemService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/LineItemService.CostType) **Dependencies** \n[LineItemSummary](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemSummary) \n▼\n**CostType**\n\nDescribes the [LineItem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItem) actions that are billable.\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\nNamespace\n:\n `https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202411`\n\n| Enumeration | Description |\n|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `CPA` | Starting February 22, 2024 the CPA [CostType](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.CostType) will be read only as part of Spotlight deprecation, [learn more](https://support.google.com/admanager/answer/7519021#spotlight). Cost per action. The [LineItem.lineItemType](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItem#lineItemType) must be one of: - [LineItemType.SPONSORSHIP](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#SPONSORSHIP) - [LineItemType.STANDARD](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#STANDARD) - [LineItemType.BULK](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#BULK) - [LineItemType.NETWORK](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#NETWORK) |\n| `CPC` | Cost per click. The [LineItem.lineItemType](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItem#lineItemType) must be one of: - [LineItemType.SPONSORSHIP](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#SPONSORSHIP) - [LineItemType.STANDARD](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#STANDARD) - [LineItemType.BULK](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#BULK) - [LineItemType.NETWORK](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#NETWORK) - [LineItemType.PRICE_PRIORITY](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#PRICE_PRIORITY) - [LineItemType.HOUSE](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#HOUSE) |\n| `CPD` | Cost per day. The [LineItem.lineItemType](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItem#lineItemType) must be one of: - [LineItemType.SPONSORSHIP](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#SPONSORSHIP) - [LineItemType.NETWORK](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#NETWORK) |\n| `CPM` | Cost per mille (cost per thousand impressions). The [LineItem.lineItemType](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItem#lineItemType) must be one of: - [LineItemType.SPONSORSHIP](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#SPONSORSHIP) - [LineItemType.STANDARD](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#STANDARD) - [LineItemType.BULK](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#BULK) - [LineItemType.NETWORK](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#NETWORK) - [LineItemType.PRICE_PRIORITY](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#PRICE_PRIORITY) - [LineItemType.HOUSE](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#HOUSE) |\n| `VCPM` | Cost per thousand Active View viewable impressions. The [LineItem.lineItemType](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItem#lineItemType) must be [LineItemType.STANDARD](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#STANDARD). |\n| `CPM_IN_TARGET` | Cost per thousand in-target impressions. The [LineItem.lineItemType](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItem#lineItemType) must be [LineItemType.STANDARD](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItemType#STANDARD). |\n| `UNKNOWN` | The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version. |"]]
