type GenericTargetingError (v202411)

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• GenericTargetingError objects represent targeting validation errors applicable to various targeting types within Google Ad Manager.

• This error is a subclass of ApiError and inherits its properties for identifying the error's cause and context.

• GenericTargetingError includes a reason field that clarifies the specific nature of the targeting conflict, like conflicting inclusion/exclusion settings or including descendants of excluded criteria.

• Developers can use this information to understand and resolve targeting issues encountered during API interactions with services like LineItemService, ProposalLineItemService, and others listed.

Service

AdjustmentService ForecastService LineItemService LineItemTemplateService OrderService ProposalLineItemService TargetingPresetService YieldGroupService

Inheritance

ApiError

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ApiVersionError AssetError AudienceExtensionError AudienceSegmentError AuthenticationError ClickTrackingLineItemError CollectionSizeError CommonError CompanyCreditStatusError CreativeError CrossSellError CurrencyCodeError CustomFieldValueError CustomTargetingError DateTimeRangeTargetingError DayPartTargetingError EntityChildrenLimitReachedE... EntityLimitReachedError FeatureError ForecastError FrequencyCapError GenericTargetingError GeoTargetingError GrpSettingsError ImageError InternalApiError InvalidUrlError InventoryTargetingError 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

Targeting validation errors that can be used by different targeting types.

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Namespace

https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202411

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.
GenericTargetingError
reason	GenericTargetingError.Reason Enumerations CONFLICTING_INCLUSION_OR_EXCLUSION_OF_SIBLINGS Both including and excluding sibling criteria is disallowed. INCLUDING_DESCENDANTS_OF_EXCLUDED_CRITERIA Including descendants of excluded criteria is disallowed. UNKNOWN The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.