# type CustomPacingGoal (v202511)

**Service** **ForecastService** [LineItemService](https://developers.google.com/ad-manager/api/reference/v202511/LineItemService.CustomPacingGoal) **Dependencies** [CustomPacingCurve](https://developers.google.com/ad-manager/api/reference/v202511/ForecastService.CustomPacingCurve) ▼ **CustomPacingGoal**

An interval of a [CustomPacingCurve](https://developers.google.com/ad-manager/api/reference/v202511/ForecastService.CustomPacingCurve). A custom pacing goal contains a start time and an
amount. The goal will apply until either the next custom pacing goal's `getStartTime` or
the line item's end time if it is the last goal.

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Namespace
:
    `https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202511`

| ## Field ||
|---|---|
| ### `startDateTime` | ` https://developers.google.com/ad-manager/api/reference/v202511/ForecastService.DateTime ` The start date and time of the goal. This field is required unless `useLineItemStartDateTime` is true. |
| ### `useLineItemStartDateTime` | ` xsd:boolean` Whether the [LineItem.startDateTime](https://developers.google.com/ad-manager/api/reference/v202511/ForecastService.LineItem#startDateTime) should be used for the start date and time of this goal. This field is not persisted and if it is set to true, the `startDateTime` field will be populated by the line item's start time. |
| ### `amount` | ` xsd:long` <br /> |