Get started

Java

Here is a basic example that shows how to use the Java client library. For more detailed usage information, refer to the README file in the client library distribution.

1. Setup your credentials

   Run the following command in a shell:

   curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleads/googleads-java-lib/main/examples/admanager_axis/src/main/resources/ads.properties -o ~/ads.properties

   Open the ~/ads.properties file and populate the following fields:

   [...]
   api.admanager.applicationName=INSERT_APPLICATION_NAME_HERE
   api.admanager.jsonKeyFilePath=INSERT_PATH_TO_JSON_KEY_FILE_HERE
   api.admanager.networkCode=INSERT_NETWORK_CODE_HERE
   [...]

2. Specify dependencies

   Edit your pom.xml file and add the following to the dependencies tag. You can find the latest version number on Github.

   <dependency>
     <groupId>com.google.api-ads</groupId>
     <artifactId>ads-lib</artifactId>
     <version>RELEASE</version>
   </dependency>
   <dependency>
     <groupId>com.google.api-ads</groupId>
     <artifactId>dfp-axis</artifactId>
     <version>RELEASE</version>
   </dependency>

3. Write some code and make a request!

   import com.google.api.ads.common.lib.auth.OfflineCredentials;
   import com.google.api.ads.common.lib.auth.OfflineCredentials.Api;
   import com.google.api.ads.admanager.axis.factory.AdManagerServices;
   import com.google.api.ads.admanager.axis.v202411.Network;
   import com.google.api.ads.admanager.axis.v202411.NetworkServiceInterface;
   import com.google.api.ads.admanager.lib.client.AdManagerSession;
   import com.google.api.client.auth.oauth2.Credential;
   
   public class App {
     public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
       Credential oAuth2Credential = new OfflineCredentials.Builder()
           .forApi(Api.AD_MANAGER)
           .fromFile()
           .build()
           .generateCredential();
   
       // Construct an AdManagerSession.
       AdManagerSession session = new AdManagerSession.Builder()
           .fromFile()
           .withOAuth2Credential(oAuth2Credential)
           .build();
   
       // Construct a Google Ad Manager service factory, which can only be used once per
       // thread, but should be reused as much as possible.
       AdManagerServices adManagerServices = new AdManagerServices();
   
       // Retrieve the appropriate service
       NetworkServiceInterface networkService = adManagerServices.get(session,
           NetworkServiceInterface.class);
   
       // Make a request
       Network network = networkService.getCurrentNetwork();
   
       System.out.printf("Current network has network code '%s' and display" +
           " name '%s'.%n", network.getNetworkCode(), network.getDisplayName());
     }
   }
   

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Python

Here is a basic example that shows how to use the Python client library. The Python Client Library supports Python v3.6+. For more detailed usage information, refer to the README file in the client library distribution.

1. Install the library and set up your credentials.

   Run the following commands in a shell:

   pip install googleads
   curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleads/googleads-python-lib/main/googleads.yaml \
        -o ~/googleads.yaml
   

2. Set up your ~/googleads.yaml file.

   Fill in the following fields:

   ad_manager:
     application_name: INSERT_APPLICATION_NAME_HERE
     network_code: INSERT_NETWORK_CODE_HERE
     path_to_private_key_file: INSERT_PATH_TO_FILE_HERE
   

3. Run some code and make a request.

   # Import the library.
   from googleads import ad_manager
   
   # Initialize a client object, by default uses the credentials in ~/googleads.yaml.
   client = ad_manager.AdManagerClient.LoadFromStorage()
   
   # Initialize a service.
   network_service = client.GetService('NetworkService', version='v202411')
   
   # Make a request.
   current_network = network_service.getCurrentNetwork()
   
   print("Current network has network code '%s' and display name '%s'." %
           (current_network['networkCode'], current_network['displayName']))
   

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PHP

Here is a basic example that shows how to use the PHP client library.

1. Install the library and setup your credentials.

   Run the following commands in a shell to install the client library and download the adsapi_php.ini file to your home directory:

   composer require googleads/googleads-php-lib
   curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleads/googleads-php-lib/main/examples/AdManager/adsapi_php.ini -o ~/adsapi_php.ini

2. Setup your ~/adsapi_php.ini file.

   Fill in the following fields:

   [AD_MANAGER]
   networkCode = "INSERT_NETWORK_CODE_HERE"
   applicationName = "INSERT_APPLICATION_NAME_HERE"
   
   [OAUTH2]
   jsonKeyFilePath = "INSERT_ABSOLUTE_PATH_TO_OAUTH2_JSON_KEY_FILE_HERE"
   scopes = "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/dfp"
   

3. Run some code and make a request!

   <?php
   require 'vendor/autoload.php';
   use Google\AdsApi\AdManager\AdManagerSession;
   use Google\AdsApi\AdManager\AdManagerSessionBuilder;
   use Google\AdsApi\AdManager\v202411\ApiException;
   use Google\AdsApi\AdManager\v202411\ServiceFactory;
   use Google\AdsApi\Common\OAuth2TokenBuilder;
   
   // Generate a refreshable OAuth2 credential for authentication.
   $oAuth2Credential = (new OAuth2TokenBuilder())
       ->fromFile()
       ->build();
   // Construct an API session configured from a properties file and the OAuth2
   // credentials above.
   $session = (new AdManagerSessionBuilder())
       ->fromFile()
       ->withOAuth2Credential($oAuth2Credential)
       ->build();
   
   // Get a service.
   $serviceFactory = new ServiceFactory();
   $networkService = $serviceFactory->createNetworkService($session);
   
   // Make a request
   $network = $networkService->getCurrentNetwork();
   printf(
       "Network with code %d and display name '%s' was found.\n",
       $network->getNetworkCode(),
       $network->getDisplayName()
   );
   

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.NET

Here is a basic example that shows how to use the .NET client library

1. Create a new project

   Open Visual Studio and create a new project (Console Application).

2. Add required library references to your project

   Add a nuget dependency for Google.Dfp.

3. Setup your App.config

   Copy src\App.config to your project directory and add it to your project. If your application has its own App.config, then you can copy the following nodes into your App.config:

   • configuration/AdManagerApi
   • configuration/configSections/section[name="AdManagerApi"]
   • configuration/system.net
4. Setup credentials

   Open App.config and edit the following keys:

   <add key="ApplicationName" value="INSERT_YOUR_APPLICATION_NAME_HERE" />
   <add key="NetworkCode" value="INSERT_YOUR_NETWORK_CODE_HERE" />
   <add key="OAuth2Mode" value="SERVICE_ACCOUNT" />
   <add key="OAuth2SecretsJsonPath" value="INSERT_OAUTH2_SECRETS_JSON_FILE_PATH_HERE" />
   

5. Make a call to the library

   You can call the library as shown in the following C# code snippet

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   AdManagerUser user = new AdManagerUser();
         using (InventoryService inventoryService = user.GetService<InventoryService>())
               {
                   // Create a statement to select ad units.
                   int pageSize = StatementBuilder.SUGGESTED_PAGE_LIMIT;
                   StatementBuilder statementBuilder =
                       new StatementBuilder().OrderBy("id ASC").Limit(pageSize);
   
                   // Retrieve a small amount of ad units at a time, paging through until all
                   // ad units have been retrieved.
                   int totalResultSetSize = 0;
                   do
                   {
                       AdUnitPage page =
                           inventoryService.getAdUnitsByStatement(statementBuilder.ToStatement());
   
                       // Print out some information for each ad unit.
                       if (page.results != null)
                       {
                           totalResultSetSize = page.totalResultSetSize;
                           int i = page.startIndex;
                           foreach (AdUnit adUnit in page.results)
                           {
                               Console.WriteLine(
                                   "{0}) Ad unit with ID \"{1}\" and name \"{2}\" was found.", i++,
                                   adUnit.id, adUnit.name);
                           }
                       }
   
                       statementBuilder.IncreaseOffsetBy(pageSize);
                   } while (statementBuilder.GetOffset() < totalResultSetSize);
   
                   Console.WriteLine("Number of results found: {0}", totalResultSetSize);
               }
           

If you don't want to set your credentials in your App.config, then refer to this wiki article for alternate ways of using the AdManagerUser class. For more detailed information about using the .NET Client Library, refer to the README . If you want to develop in .NET without the client library, please refer to the NoClientLibrary wiki article.

Ruby

Here is a basic example that shows how to use the Ruby client library. The Ruby client library requires Ruby 2.1 or later.

1. Install the Ruby gem and get the configuration file.

   Run the following commands in a shell:

   gem install google-dfp-api
   curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleads/google-api-ads-ruby/main/ad_manager_api/ad_manager_api.yml -o ~/ad_manager_api.yml
   

2. Setup your credentials

   Populate the required fields in the ~/ad_manager_api.yml file. If you don't already have an OAuth2 keyfile, you'll need to follow the steps to create your OAuth2 credentials.

   :authentication:
     :oauth2_keyfile: INSERT_PATH_TO_JSON_KEY_FILE_HERE
     :application_name: INSERT_APPLICATION_NAME_HERE
     :network_code: INSERT_NETWORK_CODE_HERE
   

3. Write some code and make a request!

   # Import the library.
   require 'ad_manager_api'
   
   # Initialize an Ad Manager client instance (uses credentials in ~/ad_manager_api.yml by default).
   ad_manager = AdManagerApi::Api.new
   
   # Get a service instance.
   network_service = ad_manager.service(:NetworkService, :v202411)
   
   # Make a request.
   network = network_service.get_current_network()
   
   puts "The current network is %s (%d)." %
           [network[:display_name], network[:network_code]]
   

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More detailed steps for getting started can be found in the README file that is distributed with the Ruby client library. Also, check out our full example library for Ruby.