> [!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/BrandListInfo).

A Brand List Criterion is used to specify a list of brands. The list is represented as a SharedSet id type BRAND_HINT. A criterion of this type can be either targeted or excluded.

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

| Fields ||
|---|---|
| ## `shared_set` | `string` Shared set resource name of the brand list. |