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enum AdSpotTargetingType (v202505)

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AdSpotTargetingType defines how line items target and serve in an ad spot.
NOT_REQUIRED allows line items not explicitly targeting the ad spot to serve in it.
EXPLICITLY_TARGETED restricts serving only to line items that explicitly target the ad spot.
EXPLICITLY_TARGETED_EXCEPT_HOUSE allows house ads and explicitly targeted ads of other allowed types to serve in the ad spot.

Service

AdRuleService

Dependencies

AdSpot

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AdSpotTargetingType

Defines the targeting behavior of an ad spot.

Namespace: https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202505

Enumeration	Description
`NOT_REQUIRED`	Line items not targeting this ad spot explicitly may serve in it.
`EXPLICITLY_TARGETED`	Only line items targeting this ad spots explicitly may serve in it
`EXPLICITLY_TARGETED_EXCEPT_HOUSE`	If house ads are an allowed reservation type, they may serve in the ad spot regardless of whether they explicitly target it. Ads of other reservation types (whose type is allowed in the ad spot), may serve in the ad spot only if explicitly targeted.
`UNKNOWN`	The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.

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Last updated 2025-08-06 UTC.