> [!CAUTION]
> **Caution:** This documentation is for Google Ads API **v23** . The latest active version is [**v26**](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/latest/Audience).

Audience is an effective targeting option that lets you intersect different segment attributes, such as detailed demographics and affinities, to create audiences that represent sections of your target segments.

[Proto definition ![GitHub](https://developers.google.com/site-assets/logo-github.svg)](https://github.com/googleapis/googleapis/blob/master/google/ads/googleads/v23/resources/audience.proto)

| Fields ||
|---|---|
| ## `asset_group` | `string` Immutable. The asset group that this audience is scoped under. Must be set if and only if scope is ASSET_GROUP. Immutable after creation. If an audience with ASSET_GROUP scope is upgraded to CUSTOMER scope, this field will automatically be cleared. |
| ## `description` | `string` Description of this audience. |
| ## `dimensions[]` | `AudienceDimension` Positive dimensions specifying the audience composition. |
| ## `exclusion_dimension` | `AudienceExclusionDimension` Negative dimension specifying the audience composition. |
| ## `id` | `int64` Output only. ID of the audience. |
| ## `name` | `string` Name of the audience. It should be unique across all audiences within the account. It must have a minimum length of 1 and maximum length of 255. Required when scope is not set or is set to CUSTOMER. Cannot be set or updated when scope is ASSET_GROUP. |
| ## `resource_name` | `string` Immutable. The resource name of the audience. Audience names have the form: `customers/{customer_id}/audiences/{audience_id}` |
| ## `scope` | `AudienceScope` Defines the scope this audience can be used in. By default, the scope is CUSTOMER. Audiences can be created with a scope of ASSET_GROUP for exclusive use by a single asset_group. Scope may change from ASSET_GROUP to CUSTOMER but not from CUSTOMER to ASSET_GROUP. |
| ## `status` | `AudienceStatus` Output only. Status of this audience. Indicates whether the audience is enabled or removed. |