AdsApp.​AdGroupSitelink

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• AdGroupSitelink objects represent sitelink extensions attached to ad groups, offering control over their content, scheduling, and performance data.

• You can manage sitelink text, descriptions, URLs, start/end dates, and scheduling using dedicated methods within the AdGroupSitelink object.

• Retrieve performance statistics for your sitelinks using getStatsFor() with either predefined or custom date ranges.

• Sitelink scheduling is managed using setSchedules(), allowing you to define specific days and times for display.

• URLs for sitelinks are controlled via the urls() method and the SitelinkUrls object, offering flexibility in directing users.

Represents a sitelink that has been added to an ad group as an ad sitelink extension. Visit our Ad Extensions page for more information on sitelinks and other types of ad extensions.

Methods:

Member	Type	Description
clearDescription1()	void	Clears the first description line of the ad group-level sitelink description.
clearDescription2()	void	Clears the second description line of the ad group-level sitelink description.
clearDescriptions()	void	Clears both lines of the ad group-level sitelink description.
clearEndDate()	void	Clears the ad group-level sitelink's end date.
clearLinkUrl()	void	Clears the link URL of the ad group-level sitelink.
clearStartDate()	void	Clears the ad group-level sitelink's start date.
getAdGroup()	AdsApp.AdGroup	Returns the ad group to which this ad group-level sitelink belongs.
getBaseAdGroup()	AdsApp.AdGroup	Returns the base ad group to which this ad group-level sitelink belongs.
getBaseCampaign()	AdsApp.Campaign	Returns the base campaign to which this ad group-level sitelink belongs.
getCampaign()	AdsApp.Campaign	Returns the campaign to which this ad group-level sitelink belongs or null if it does not belong to a search or display campaign.
getDescription1()	String	Returns the first description line of the ad group-level sitelink description.
getDescription2()	String	Returns the second description line of the ad group-level sitelink description.
getEndDate()	AdsApp.GoogleAdsDate	Returns the end date of the ad group-level sitelink, or null if no end date is set.
getEntityType()	String	Returns the type of this entity as a String, in this case, "AdGroupSitelink".
getId()	String	Returns the ID of the ad group-level sitelink.
getLinkText()	String	Returns the link text of the ad group-level sitelink.
getResourceName()	String	Returns the resource name of the ad group-level sitelink.
getSchedules()	AdsApp.ExtensionSchedule[]	Returns the scheduling of the ad group-level sitelink.
getStartDate()	AdsApp.GoogleAdsDate	Returns the start date of the ad group-level sitelink, or null if no start date is set.
getStatsFor(dateRange)	AdsApp.Stats	Returns stats for the specified date range.
getStatsFor(dateFrom, dateTo)	AdsApp.Stats	Returns stats for the specified custom date range.
isMobilePreferred()	boolean	Returns true if the ad group-level sitelink specifies mobile device preference.
setDescription1(description1)	void	Sets the first description line of the ad group-level sitelink description.
setDescription2(description2)	void	Sets the second description line of the ad group-level sitelink description.
setDescriptions(description1, description2)	void	Sets the first and second lines of the ad group-level sitelink description.
setEndDate(date)	void	Sets the ad group-level sitelink's end date from either an object containing year, month, and day fields, or an 8-digit string in YYYYMMDD format.
setLinkText(linkText)	void	Sets the link text of the ad group-level sitelink.
setMobilePreferred(isMobilePreferred)	void	Sets the ad group-level sitelink's device preference.
setSchedules(schedules)	void	Sets the ad group-level sitelink scheduling.
setStartDate(date)	void	Sets the ad group-level sitelink's start date from either an object containing year, month, and day fields, or an 8-digit string in YYYYMMDD format.
urls()	AdsApp.SitelinkUrls	Provides access to the URL fields of this ad group-level sitelink.

clearDescription1()

Clears the first description line of the ad group-level sitelink description.

Returns nothing.

clearDescription2()

Clears the second description line of the ad group-level sitelink description.

Returns nothing.

clearDescriptions()

Clears both lines of the ad group-level sitelink description.

Returns nothing.

clearEndDate()

Clears the ad group-level sitelink's end date.

Returns nothing.

clearLinkUrl()

Clears the link URL of the ad group-level sitelink. To upgrade ad group-level sitelinks to final URL, first clear the link URL, then set the final URL with SitelinkUrls.setFinalUrl.

Deprecated.

Returns nothing.

clearStartDate()

Clears the ad group-level sitelink's start date.

Returns nothing.

getAdGroup()

Returns the ad group to which this ad group-level sitelink belongs.

Return values:

Type	Description
AdsApp.AdGroup	The ad group to which this ad group-level sitelink belongs.

getBaseAdGroup()

Returns the base ad group to which this ad group-level sitelink belongs.

Return values:

Type	Description
AdsApp.AdGroup	The base ad group to which this ad group-level sitelink belongs.

getBaseCampaign()

Returns the base campaign to which this ad group-level sitelink belongs.

Return values:

Type	Description
AdsApp.Campaign	The base campaign to which this ad group-level sitelink belongs.

getCampaign()

Returns the campaign to which this ad group-level sitelink belongs or null if it does not belong to a search or display campaign.

Return values:

Type	Description
AdsApp.Campaign	The campaign to which this ad group-level sitelink belongs or null if it does not belong to a search or display campaign.

getDescription1()

Returns the first description line of the ad group-level sitelink description.

Return values:

Type	Description
String	Description line 1 of the ad group-level sitelink.

getDescription2()

Returns the second description line of the ad group-level sitelink description.

Return values:

Type	Description
String	Description line 2 of the ad group-level sitelink.

getEndDate()

Returns the end date of the ad group-level sitelink, or null if no end date is set.

For instance, if the end date of the ad group-level sitelink is May 3, 2013, this would return the following object: {year: 2013, month: 5, day: 3}.

Return values:

Type	Description
AdsApp.GoogleAdsDate	The ad group-level sitelink's end date, or null if there's no end date.

getEntityType()

Returns the type of this entity as a String, in this case, "AdGroupSitelink".

Return values:

Type	Description
String	Type of this entity: "AdGroupSitelink".

getId()

Returns the ID of the ad group-level sitelink.

Return values:

Type	Description
String	The ID of the ad group-level sitelink.

getLinkText()

Returns the link text of the ad group-level sitelink.

Return values:

Type	Description
String	Link text of the ad group-level sitelink.

getResourceName()

Returns the resource name of the ad group-level sitelink.

Return values:

Type	Description
String	The resource name of the ad group-level sitelink.

getSchedules()

Returns the scheduling of the ad group-level sitelink.

Return values:

Type	Description
AdsApp.ExtensionSchedule[]	The scheduling of the ad group-level sitelink.

getStartDate()

Returns the start date of the ad group-level sitelink, or null if no start date is set.

For instance, if the start date of the ad group-level sitelink is May 3, 2013, this would return the following object: {year: 2013, month: 5, day: 3}.

Return values:

Type	Description
AdsApp.GoogleAdsDate	The ad group-level sitelink's start date, or null if there's no start date.

getStatsFor(dateRange)

Returns stats for the specified date range. Supported values:

TODAY, YESTERDAY, LAST_7_DAYS, THIS_WEEK_SUN_TODAY, LAST_WEEK, LAST_14_DAYS, LAST_30_DAYS, LAST_BUSINESS_WEEK, LAST_WEEK_SUN_SAT, THIS_MONTH, LAST_MONTH, ALL_TIME.

Example:

var stats = adGroupSitelink.getStatsFor("THIS_MONTH");

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
dateRange	String	Date range for which the stats are requested.

Return values:

Type	Description
AdsApp.Stats	The stats for the specified date range.

getStatsFor(dateFrom, dateTo)

Returns stats for the specified custom date range. Both parameters can be either an object containing year, month, and day fields, or an 8-digit string in YYYYMMDD form. For instance, March 24th, 2013 is represented as either {year: 2013, month: 3, day: 24} or "20130324". The date range is inclusive on both ends, so forDateRange("20130324", "20130324") defines a range of a single day.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
dateFrom	Object	Start date of the date range. Must be either a string in YYYYMMDD form, or an object with year, month and day properties.
dateTo	Object	End date of the date range. Must be either a string in YYYYMMDD form, or an object with year, month and day properties.

Return values:

Type	Description
AdsApp.Stats	The stats for the specified date range.

isMobilePreferred()

Returns true if the ad group-level sitelink specifies mobile device preference.

Deprecated.

Return values:

Type	Description
boolean	true if the ad group-level sitelink specifies mobile device preference.

setDescription1(description1)

Sets the first description line of the ad group-level sitelink description.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
description1	String	The first description line.

setDescription2(description2)

Sets the second description line of the ad group-level sitelink description.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
description2	String	The second description line.

setDescriptions(description1, description2)

Sets the first and second lines of the ad group-level sitelink description.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
description1	String	The first description line.
description2	String	The second description line.

setEndDate(date)

Sets the ad group-level sitelink's end date from either an object containing year, month, and day fields, or an 8-digit string in YYYYMMDD format.

For instance, adGroupSitelink.setEndDate("20130503"); is equivalent to adGroupSitelink.setEndDate({year: 2013, month: 5, day: 3});.

The change will fail and report an error if:

• the given date is invalid (e.g., {year: 2013, month: 5, day: 55}),
• the start date now comes after the end date, or
• it's a date in the past.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
date	Object	The new ad group-level sitelink end date.

setLinkText(linkText)

Sets the link text of the ad group-level sitelink.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
linkText	String	The link text.

setMobilePreferred(isMobilePreferred)

Sets the ad group-level sitelink's device preference.

Deprecated.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
isMobilePreferred	boolean	true sets the device preference to mobile. false clears the device preference.

setSchedules(schedules)

Sets the ad group-level sitelink scheduling. Scheduling of a ad group-level sitelink allows you to control the days of week and times of day during which the ad group-level sitelink will show alongside your ads.

Passing in an empty array clears the scheduling field, causing the ad group-level sitelink to run at all times.

The following example sets the ad group-level sitelink to run on Mondays and Tuesday from 8:00 to 11:00.

var mondayMorning = {
  dayOfWeek: "MONDAY",
  startHour: 8,
  startMinute: 0,
  endHour: 11,
  endMinute: 0
};
var tuesdayMorning = {
  dayOfWeek: "TUESDAY",
  startHour: 8,
  startMinute: 0,
  endHour: 11,
  endMinute: 0
};

adGroupSitelink.setSchedules([mondayMorning, tuesdayMorning]);

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
schedules	AdsApp.ExtensionSchedule[]	The new ad group-level sitelink schedules.

setStartDate(date)

Sets the ad group-level sitelink's start date from either an object containing year, month, and day fields, or an 8-digit string in YYYYMMDD format.

For instance, adGroupSitelink.setStartDate("20130503"); is equivalent to adGroupSitelink.setStartDate({year: 2013, month: 5, day: 3});.

The change will fail and report an error if:

• the given date is invalid (e.g., {year: 2013, month: 5, day: 55}),
• the given date is after the ad group-level sitelink's end date.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
date	Object	The new ad group-level sitelink start date.

urls()

Provides access to the URL fields of this ad group-level sitelink. See Using Upgraded URLs for more information.

Return values:

Type	Description
AdsApp.SitelinkUrls	Access to the URL fields of this ad group-level sitelink.