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This documentation details the TemplateInstantiatedCreativeError which indicates why a creative template instantiation might fail.
Possible reasons for the error include using an inactive creative template, uploading a disallowed file type, or an unspecified unknown reason.
This error is relevant to services like CreativeService, CreativeSetService, LineItemCreativeAssociationService and OrderService in Google Ad Manager API.
The TemplateInstantiatedCreativeError is part of the namespace https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202411.
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