The code samples below provide examples of common error handling functions using the AdWords API. Client Library.
Handle partial failures
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# Encoding: utf-8
#
# Copyright:: Copyright 2011, Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
#
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# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
# implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
#
# This example demonstrates how to handle partial failures.
require 'adwords_api'
def handle_partial_failures(ad_group_id)
# AdwordsApi::Api will read a config file from ENV['HOME']/adwords_api.yml
# when called without parameters.
adwords = AdwordsApi::Api.new
# To enable logging of SOAP requests, set the log_level value to 'DEBUG' in
# the configuration file or provide your own logger:
# adwords.logger = Logger.new('adwords_xml.log')
ad_group_criterion_srv =
adwords.service(:AdGroupCriterionService, API_VERSION)
# Set partial failures flag.
adwords.partial_failure = true
# Create keywords.
keyword_text = ['mars cruise', 'inv@lid cruise', 'venus cruise',
'b(a)d keyword cruise']
keywords = []
keyword_text.each do |text|
keyword = {
# The 'xsi_type' field allows you to specify the xsi:type of the object
# being created. It's only necessary when you must provide an explicit
# type that the client library can't infer.
:xsi_type => 'Keyword',
:match_type => 'BROAD',
:text => text
}
keywords << keyword
end
# Create biddable ad group criteria and operations.
operations = []
keywords.each do |kwd|
operation = {
:operator => 'ADD',
:operand => {
:xsi_type => 'BiddableAdGroupCriterion',
:ad_group_id => ad_group_id,
:criterion => kwd
}
}
operations << operation
end
# Add ad group criteria.
response = ad_group_criterion_srv.mutate(operations)
# Display results.
if response and response[:value]
ad_group_criteria = response[:value]
ad_group_criteria.each do |ad_group_criterion|
if ad_group_criterion[:criterion]
puts ("Ad group criterion with ad group id %d, criterion id %d, and " +
" keyword '%s' was added.") % [
ad_group_criterion[:ad_group_id],
ad_group_criterion[:criterion][:id],
ad_group_criterion[:criterion][:text]
]
end
end
else
puts "No criteria were added."
end
# Check partial failures.
if response and response[:partial_failure_errors]
response[:partial_failure_errors].each do |error|
field_path_elements = error[:field_path_elements]
first_field_path_element = nil
unless field_path_elements.nil? || field_path_elements.length <= 0
first_field_path_element = field_path_elements.first
end
if !first_field_path_element.nil? &&
'operations' == first_field_path_element[:field] &&
first_field_path_element[:index] != nil
operation_index = first_field_path_element[:index]
ad_group_criterion = operations[operation_index][:operand]
puts ("Ad group criterion with ad group id %d and keyword '%s' " +
"triggered an error for the following reason: %s") % [
ad_group_criterion[:ad_group_id],
ad_group_criterion[:criterion][:text],
error[:error_string]
]
else
puts "A failure has occurred for the following reason: '%s'" %
error[:error_string]
end
end
end
end
if __FILE__ == $0
API_VERSION = :v201708
begin
ad_group_id = 'INSERT_AD_GROUP_ID_HERE'.to_i
handle_partial_failures(ad_group_id)
# Authorization error.
rescue AdsCommon::Errors::OAuth2VerificationRequired => e
puts "Authorization credentials are not valid. Edit adwords_api.yml for " +
"OAuth2 client ID and secret and run misc/setup_oauth2.rb example " +
"to retrieve and store OAuth2 tokens."
puts "See this wiki page for more details:\n\n " +
'https://github.com/googleads/google-api-ads-ruby/wiki/OAuth2'
# HTTP errors.
rescue AdsCommon::Errors::HttpError => e
puts "HTTP Error: %s" % e
# API errors.
rescue AdwordsApi::Errors::ApiException => e
puts "Message: %s" % e.message
puts 'Errors:'
e.errors.each_with_index do |error, index|
puts "\tError [%d]:" % (index + 1)
error.each do |field, value|
puts "\t\t%s: %s" % [field, value]
end
end
end
end
Handle policy violation errors
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# Encoding: utf-8
#
# Copyright:: Copyright 2011, Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
#
# License:: Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
# implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
#
# This example demonstrates how to handle policy violation errors. To create
# an ad group, run add_ad_group.rb.
require 'adwords_api'
def handle_policy_violation_error(ad_group_id)
# AdwordsApi::Api will read a config file from ENV['HOME']/adwords_api.yml
# when called without parameters.
adwords = AdwordsApi::Api.new
# To enable logging of SOAP requests, set the log_level value to 'DEBUG' in
# the configuration file or provide your own logger:
# adwords.logger = Logger.new('adwords_xml.log')
ad_group_ad_srv = adwords.service(:AdGroupAdService, API_VERSION)
# Create text ad.
text_ad_operation = {
:operator => 'ADD',
:operand => {
:ad_group_id => ad_group_id,
:ad => {
# The 'xsi_type' field allows you to specify the xsi:type of the object
# being created. It's only necessary when you must provide an explicit
# type that the client library can't infer.
:xsi_type => 'ExpandedTextAd',
:headline_part1 => 'Mars Cruise!!!',
:headline_part2 => 'Visit the Red Planet in style.',
:description => 'Low-gravity fun for everyone!',
:final_urls => ['http://www.example.com']
}
}
}
operations = [text_ad_operation]
# Validate ad.
begin
# Enable "validate only" for the length of this block
adwords.validate_only do
ad_group_ad_srv.mutate(operations)
end
puts 'Validation successful, no errors returned.'
rescue AdwordsApi::Errors::ApiException => e
e.errors.each do |error|
if error[:xsi_type] == 'PolicyViolationError'
field_path_elements = error[:field_path_elements]
first_field_path_element = nil
unless field_path_elements.nil? || field_path_elements.length <= 0
first_field_path_element = field_path_elements.first
end
if first_field_path_element.nil? ||
'operations' != first_field_path_element[:field] ||
first_field_path_element[:index].nil?
# If the operation index is not present on the first error field path
# element, then there's no way to determine which operation to
# remove, so simply throw the exception.
raise e
end
operation_index = first_field_path_element[:index]
operation = operations[operation_index]
puts "Ad with headline '%s' violated %s policy '%s'." %
[operation[:operand][:ad][:headline],
error[:is_exemptable] ? 'exemptable' : 'non-exemptable',
error[:external_policy_name]]
if error[:is_exemptable]
# Add exemption request to the operation.
puts "Adding exemption request for policy name '%s' on text '%s'." %
[error[:key][:policy_name], error[:key][:violating_text]]
unless operation[:exemption_requests]
operation[:exemption_requests] = []
end
operation[:exemption_requests] << {
:key => error[:key]
}
else
# Remove non-exemptable operation
puts "Removing the operation from the request."
operations.delete(operation)
end
else
# Non-policy error returned, re-throw exception.
raise e
end
end
end
# Add ads.
if operations.size > 0
response = ad_group_ad_srv.mutate(operations)
if response and response[:value]
ads = response[:value]
puts "Added #{ads.length} ad(s) to ad group #{ad_group_id}."
ads.each do |ad|
puts " Ad id is #{ad[:ad][:id]}, type is #{ad[:ad][:xsi_type]} and " +
"status is \"#{ad[:status]}\"."
end
else
puts "No ads were added."
end
end
end
if __FILE__ == $0
API_VERSION = :v201708
begin
ad_group_id = 'INSERT_AD_GROUP_ID_HERE'.to_i
handle_policy_violation_error(ad_group_id)
# Authorization error.
rescue AdsCommon::Errors::OAuth2VerificationRequired => e
puts "Authorization credentials are not valid. Edit adwords_api.yml for " +
"OAuth2 client ID and secret and run misc/setup_oauth2.rb example " +
"to retrieve and store OAuth2 tokens."
puts "See this wiki page for more details:\n\n " +
'https://github.com/googleads/google-api-ads-ruby/wiki/OAuth2'
# HTTP errors.
rescue AdsCommon::Errors::HttpError => e
puts "HTTP Error: %s" % e
# API errors.
rescue AdwordsApi::Errors::ApiException => e
puts "Message: %s" % e.message
puts 'Errors:'
e.errors.each_with_index do |error, index|
puts "\tError [%d]:" % (index + 1)
error.each do |field, value|
puts "\t\t%s: %s" % [field, value]
end
end
end
end
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