AdsApp.​AdGroupTargeting

  • Provides access to ad group-level targeting criteria, specifically audiences and excluded audiences, allowing for refined campaign reach.

  • Enables management of targeting settings for user interest and list criterion type groups, controlling how ads are served to specific audiences.

  • Offers a builder to create and manage new user lists within the ad group, facilitating custom audience targeting strategies.

  • Includes methods to retrieve and adjust targeting settings, ensuring ads are shown to the desired audience segments with optimal bidding strategies.

  • Grants access to both audiences and excluded audiences via dedicated selectors, providing flexibility in audience management for campaigns.

Provides access to ad group-level targeting criteria: audiences.

Methods:

MemberTypeDescription
audiences() AdsApp.SearchAdGroupAudienceSelector Specializes this selector to return SearchAdGroupAudience criteria.
excludedAudiences() AdsApp.SearchAdGroupExcludedAudienceSelector Specializes this selector to return SearchAdGroupExcludedAudience criteria.
getTargetingSetting(criterionTypeGroup) String Returns the current targeting setting of the specified criterion type group for this ad group.
newUserListBuilder() AdsApp.SearchAdGroupAudienceBuilder Returns a new user list builder for this ad group.
setTargetingSetting(criterionTypeGroup, targetingSetting) void Sets the targeting setting for this ad group.

audiences()

Specializes this selector to return SearchAdGroupAudience criteria.

Return values:

TypeDescription
AdsApp.SearchAdGroupAudienceSelector A selector for SearchAdGroupAudience criteria.

excludedAudiences()

Specializes this selector to return SearchAdGroupExcludedAudience criteria.

Return values:

TypeDescription
AdsApp.SearchAdGroupExcludedAudienceSelector A selector for SearchAdGroupExcludedAudience criteria.

getTargetingSetting(criterionTypeGroup)

Returns the current targeting setting of the specified criterion type group for this ad group.

Currently the only supported criterion type group value is 'USER_INTEREST_AND_LIST'.

The returned setting will be either 'TARGET_ALL_TRUE' or 'TARGET_ALL_FALSE', corresponding to 'Bid only' and 'Target and bid', respectively.

Arguments:

NameTypeDescription
criterionTypeGroup String The criterion type group to check.

Return values:

TypeDescription
String The targeting setting for the criterion type group, either 'TARGET_ALL_TRUE' or 'TARGET_ALL_FALSE'.

newUserListBuilder()

Returns a new user list builder for this ad group. When SearchAdGroupAudienceBuilder.build() is called, an audience will be added in this ad group. When SearchAdGroupAudienceBuilder.exclude() is called, an excluded audience will be added in this ad group.

Return values:

TypeDescription
AdsApp.SearchAdGroupAudienceBuilder The builder used to add or exclude an audience in the ad group.

setTargetingSetting(criterionTypeGroup, targetingSetting)

Sets the targeting setting for this ad group.

Currently the targeting setting may be set for the USER_INTEREST_AND_LIST criterion type group only.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

NameTypeDescription
criterionTypeGroup String The criterion type group to receive the new setting.
targetingSetting String The new targeting setting, either 'TARGET_ALL_TRUE' or 'TARGET_ALL_FALSE'.