SettingError

  • This enum describes possible errors that can occur with campaign settings in Google Ads.

  • Errors can occur due to unsupported setting types, incompatibility with campaigns, or invalid values for specific settings.

  • Specific errors relate to invalid targeting settings, including issues with CriterionTypeGroups and demographic targeting.

  • Dynamic Search Ads settings can have errors related to missing feed IDs, invalid domain names, subdomains, or language codes.

  • Certain settings like targetAll for placement in search campaigns and modifications for Customer Match targeting are not allowed.

Enum describing possible setting errors.

Proto definition

Enums

BID_ONLY_IS_NOT_ALLOWED_TO_BE_MODIFIED_WITH_CUSTOMER_MATCH_TARGETING

Switching from observation setting to targeting setting is not allowed for Customer Match lists. Seehttps://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/6299717.

DYNAMIC_SEARCH_ADS_SETTING_AT_LEAST_ONE_FEED_ID_MUST_BE_PRESENT

At least one feed id should be present.

DYNAMIC_SEARCH_ADS_SETTING_CONTAINS_INVALID_DOMAIN_NAME

The supplied DynamicSearchAdsSetting contains an invalid domain name.

DYNAMIC_SEARCH_ADS_SETTING_CONTAINS_INVALID_LANGUAGE_CODE

The supplied DynamicSearchAdsSetting contains an invalid language code.

DYNAMIC_SEARCH_ADS_SETTING_CONTAINS_SUBDOMAIN_NAME

The supplied DynamicSearchAdsSetting contains a subdomain name.

SETTING_TYPE_IS_NOT_AVAILABLE

The campaign setting is not available for this Google Ads account.

SETTING_TYPE_IS_NOT_COMPATIBLE_WITH_CAMPAIGN

The setting is not compatible with the campaign.

SETTING_VALUE_NOT_COMPATIBLE_WITH_CAMPAIGN

The setting value is not compatible with the campaign type.

TARGETING_SETTING_CANNOT_CHANGE_TARGET_ALL_TO_FALSE_FOR_DEMOGRAPHIC_CRITERION_TYPE_GROUP

TargetingSetting cannot change any of the Demographic CriterionTypeGroups (AGE_RANGE, GENDER, PARENT, INCOME_RANGE) from true to false.

TARGETING_SETTING_CONTAINS_INVALID_CRITERION_TYPE_GROUP

The supplied TargetingSetting contains an invalid CriterionTypeGroup. See CriterionTypeGroup documentation for CriterionTypeGroups allowed in Campaign or AdGroup TargetingSettings.

TARGETING_SETTING_DEMOGRAPHIC_CRITERION_TYPE_GROUPS_MUST_BE_SET_TO_TARGET_ALL

TargetingSetting must not explicitly set any of the Demographic CriterionTypeGroups (AGE_RANGE, GENDER, PARENT, INCOME_RANGE) to false (it's okay to not set them at all, in which case the system will set them to true automatically).

TARGET_ALL_IS_NOT_ALLOWED_FOR_PLACEMENT_IN_SEARCH_CAMPAIGN

TargetingSettings in search campaigns should not have CriterionTypeGroup.PLACEMENT set to targetAll.

UNKNOWN

The received error code is not known in this version.

UNSPECIFIED

Enum unspecified.

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