AdRuleService (v202405)

Provides methods for creating, updating and retrieving AdRule objects.

Ad rules contain data that the ad server uses to generate a playlist of video ads.


Production WSDL
https://ads.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202405/AdRuleService?wsdl
Namespace
https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202405
Operations
Errors

createAdRules

Creates new AdRule objects.

Parameters

Field Type Description
adRules AdRule[]

Response

Field Type Description
rval AdRule[]

createAdSpots

Creates new AdSpot objects.

Parameters

Field Type Description
adSpots AdSpot[]

Response

Field Type Description
rval AdSpot[]

createBreakTemplates

Creates new breakTemplate objects.

Parameters

Field Type Description
breakTemplate BreakTemplate[]

Response

Field Type Description
rval BreakTemplate[]

getAdRulesByStatement

Gets an AdRulePage of AdRule objects that satisfy the given Statement.query. The following fields are supported for filtering:

PQL Property Object Property
id AdRule.id (AdRule.adRuleId beginning in v201702)
name AdRule.name
priority AdRule.priority
status AdRule.status

Parameters

Field Type Description
statement Statement

Response

Field Type Description
rval AdRulePage

getAdSpotsByStatement

Gets a AdSpotPage of AdSpot objects that satisfy the given Statement.query.

Parameters

Field Type Description
filterStatement Statement

Response

Field Type Description
rval AdSpotPage

getBreakTemplatesByStatement

Gets a BreakTemplatePage of BreakTemplate objects that satisfy the given Statement.query.

Parameters

Field Type Description
filterStatement Statement

Response

Field Type Description
rval BreakTemplatePage

performAdRuleAction

Performs actions on AdRule objects that match the given Statement.query.

Parameters

Field Type Description
adRuleAction
  1. AdRuleAction
    1. ActivateAdRules
    2. DeactivateAdRules
    3. DeleteAdRules
filterStatement Statement

Response

Field Type Description
rval UpdateResult

updateAdRules

Updates the specified AdRule objects.

Parameters

Field Type Description
adRules AdRule[]

Response

Field Type Description
rval AdRule[]

updateAdSpots

Updates the specified AdSpot objects.

Parameters

Field Type Description
adSpots AdSpot[]

Response

Field Type Description
rval AdSpot[]

updateBreakTemplates

Updates the specified breakTemplate objects.

Parameters

Field Type Description
breakTemplate BreakTemplate[]

Response

Field Type Description
rval BreakTemplate[]

Errors

Error Reasons
AdRuleDateError Lists all errors associated with ad rule start and end dates.
Enumerations
START_DATE_TIME_IS_IN_PAST
Cannot create a new ad rule with a start date in the past.
END_DATE_TIME_IS_IN_PAST
Cannot update an existing ad rule that has already completely passed with a new end date that is still in the past.
END_DATE_TIME_NOT_AFTER_START_TIME
End date must be after the start date.
END_DATE_TIME_TOO_LATE
DateTimes after 1 January 2037 are not supported.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
AdRuleError Errors ad rule break template objects.
Enumerations
NAME_CONTAINS_INVALID_CHARACTERS
The name contains unsupported or reserved characters.
BREAK_TEMPLATE_MUST_HAVE_EXACTLY_ONE_FLEXIBLE_AD_SPOT
The break template must have exactly one flexible ad spot.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
AdRuleFrequencyCapError Errors related to ad rule frequency caps
Enumerations
NO_FREQUENCY_CAPS_SPECIFIED_WHEN_FREQUENCY_CAPS_TURNED_ON
The ad rule specifies that frequency caps should be turned on, but then none of the frequency caps have actually been set.
FREQUENCY_CAPS_SPECIFIED_WHEN_FREQUENCY_CAPS_TURNED_OFF
The ad rule specifies that frequency caps should not be turned on, but then some frequency caps were actually set.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
AdRulePriorityError Errors associated with ad rule priorities.
Enumerations
DUPLICATE_PRIORITY
Ad rules must have unique priorities.
PRIORITIES_NOT_SEQUENTIAL
One or more priorities are missing.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
AdRuleSlotError Errors related to ad rule slots.
Enumerations
DIFFERENT_STATUS_THAN_AD_RULE
Has a different status than the ad rule to which it belongs.
INVALID_VIDEO_AD_DURATION_RANGE
Min video ad duration is greater than max video ad duration.
INVALID_VIDEO_MIDROLL_FREQUENCY_TYPE
Video mid-roll frequency type other than NONE for pre-roll or post-roll.
MALFORMED_VIDEO_MIDROLL_FREQUENCY_CSV
Invalid format for video mid-roll frequency when expecting a CSV list of numbers. Valid formats are the following:
  • empty
  • comma-separated list of numbers (time milliseconds or cue points)
  • a single number (every n milliseconds or cue points, or one specific time / cue point)
MALFORMED_VIDEO_MIDROLL_FREQUENCY_SINGLE_NUMBER
Invalid format for video mid-roll frequency when expecting a single number only, e.g., every n seconds or every n cue points.
INVALID_OVERLAY_AD_DURATION_RANGE
Min overlay ad duration is greater than max overlay ad duration.
INVALID_OVERLAY_MIDROLL_FREQUENCY_TYPE
Overlay mid-roll frequency type other than NONE for pre-roll or post-roll.
MALFORMED_OVERLAY_MIDROLL_FREQUENCY_CSV
Invalid format for overlay mid-roll frequency for list of numbers. See valid formats above.
MALFORMED_OVERLAY_MIDROLL_FREQUENCY_SINGLE_NUMBER
Invalid format for overlay mid-roll frequency for a single number.
INVALID_BUMPER_MAX_DURATION
Non-positive bumper duration when expecting a positive number.
TOO_MANY_MIDROLL_SLOTS_WITHOUT_ADS
At most one mid-roll can be set to disallow ads.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
AdRuleTargetingError Lists all errors associated with ad rule targeting.
Enumerations
VIDEO_POSITION_TARGETING_NOT_ALLOWED
Cannot target video positions.
EXACT_CUSTOM_VALUE_TARGETING_REQUIRED
As part of COPPA requirements, custom targeting for session ad rules requires exact custom value matching.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
ApiVersionError Errors related to the usage of API versions.
Enumerations
UPDATE_TO_NEWER_VERSION
Indicates that the operation is not allowed in the version the request was made in.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
AuthenticationError An error for an exception that occurred when authenticating.
Enumerations
AMBIGUOUS_SOAP_REQUEST_HEADER
The SOAP message contains a request header with an ambiguous definition of the authentication header fields. This means either the authToken and oAuthToken fields were both null or both were specified. Exactly one value should be specified with each request.
INVALID_EMAIL
The login provided is invalid.
AUTHENTICATION_FAILED
Tried to authenticate with provided information, but failed.
INVALID_OAUTH_SIGNATURE
The OAuth provided is invalid.
INVALID_SERVICE
The specified service to use was not recognized.
MISSING_SOAP_REQUEST_HEADER
The SOAP message is missing a request header with an authToken and optional networkCode.
MISSING_AUTHENTICATION_HTTP_HEADER
The HTTP request is missing a request header with an authToken
MISSING_AUTHENTICATION
The request is missing an authToken
NETWORK_API_ACCESS_DISABLED
The network does not have API access enabled.
NO_NETWORKS_TO_ACCESS
The user is not associated with any network.
NETWORK_NOT_FOUND
No network for the given networkCode was found.
NETWORK_CODE_REQUIRED
The user has access to more than one network, but did not provide a networkCode.
CONNECTION_ERROR
An error happened on the server side during connection to authentication service.
GOOGLE_ACCOUNT_ALREADY_ASSOCIATED_WITH_NETWORK
The user tried to create a test network using an account that already is associated with a network.
UNDER_INVESTIGATION
The account is blocked and under investigation by the collections team. Please contact Google for more information.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
CollectionSizeError Error for the size of the collection being too large
Enumerations
TOO_LARGE
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
CommonError A place for common errors that can be used across services.
Enumerations
NOT_FOUND
Indicates that an attempt was made to retrieve an entity that does not exist.
ALREADY_EXISTS
Indicates that an attempt was made to create an entity that already exists.
NOT_APPLICABLE
Indicates that a value is not applicable for given use case.
DUPLICATE_OBJECT
Indicates that two elements in the collection were identical.
CANNOT_UPDATE
Indicates that an attempt was made to change an immutable field.
UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION
Indicates that the requested operation is not supported.
CONCURRENT_MODIFICATION
Indicates that another request attempted to update the same data in the same network at about the same time. Please wait and try the request again.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
CustomTargetingError Lists all errors related to CustomTargetingKey and CustomTargetingValue objects.
Enumerations
KEY_NOT_FOUND
Requested CustomTargetingKey is not found.
KEY_COUNT_TOO_LARGE
Number of CustomTargetingKey objects created exceeds the limit allowed for the network.
KEY_NAME_DUPLICATE
CustomTargetingKey with the same CustomTargetingKey.name already exists.
KEY_NAME_EMPTY
CustomTargetingKey.name is empty.
KEY_NAME_INVALID_LENGTH
CustomTargetingKey.name is too long.
KEY_NAME_INVALID_CHARS
CustomTargetingKey.name contains unsupported or reserved characters.
KEY_NAME_RESERVED
CustomTargetingKey.name matches one of the reserved custom targeting key names.
KEY_DISPLAY_NAME_INVALID_LENGTH
CustomTargetingKey.displayName is too long.
KEY_STATUS_NOT_ACTIVE
Key is not active.
VALUE_NOT_FOUND
Requested CustomTargetingValue is not found.
GET_VALUES_BY_STATEMENT_MUST_CONTAIN_KEY_ID
The WHERE clause in the Statement.query must always contain CustomTargetingValue.customTargetingKeyId as one of its columns in a way that it is AND'ed with the rest of the query.
VALUE_COUNT_FOR_KEY_TOO_LARGE
The number of CustomTargetingValue objects associated with a CustomTargetingKey exceeds the network limit. This is only applicable for keys of type CustomTargetingKey.Type#PREDEFINED.
VALUE_NAME_DUPLICATE
CustomTargetingValue with the same CustomTargetingValue.name already exists.
VALUE_NAME_EMPTY
CustomTargetingValue.name is empty.
VALUE_NAME_INVALID_LENGTH
CustomTargetingValue.name is too long.
VALUE_NAME_INVALID_CHARS
CustomTargetingValue.name contains unsupported or reserved characters.
VALUE_DISPLAY_NAME_INVALID_LENGTH
CustomTargetingValue.displayName is too long.
VALUE_MATCH_TYPE_NOT_ALLOWED
Only Ad Manager 360 networks can have CustomTargetingValue.matchType other than CustomTargetingValue.MatchType.EXACT.
VALUE_MATCH_TYPE_NOT_EXACT_FOR_PREDEFINED_KEY
You can only create CustomTargetingValue objects with match type CustomTargetingValue.MatchType.EXACT when associating with CustomTargetingKey objects of type CustomTargetingKey.Type.PREDEFINED
SUFFIX_MATCH_TYPE_NOT_ALLOWED
CustomTargetingValue object cannot have match type of CustomTargetingValue.MatchType.SUFFIX when adding a CustomTargetingValue to a line item.
CONTAINS_MATCH_TYPE_NOT_ALLOWED
CustomTargetingValue object cannot have match type of CustomTargetingValue.MatchType.CONTAINS when adding a CustomTargetingValue to targeting expression of a line item.
VALUE_STATUS_NOT_ACTIVE
Value is not active.
KEY_WITH_MISSING_VALUES
The CustomTargetingKey does not have any CustomTargetingValue associated with it.
INVALID_VALUE_FOR_KEY
The CustomTargetingKey has a CustomTargetingValue specified for which the value is not a valid child.
CANNOT_OR_DIFFERENT_KEYS
CustomCriteriaSet.LogicalOperator.OR operation cannot be applied to values with different keys.
INVALID_TARGETING_EXPRESSION
Targeting expression is invalid. This can happen if the sequence of operators is wrong, or a node contains invalid number of children.
DELETED_KEY_CANNOT_BE_USED_FOR_TARGETING
The key has been deleted. CustomCriteria cannot have deleted keys.
DELETED_VALUE_CANNOT_BE_USED_FOR_TARGETING
The value has been deleted. CustomCriteria cannot have deleted values.
VIDEO_BROWSE_BY_KEY_CANNOT_BE_USED_FOR_CUSTOM_TARGETING
The key is set as the video browse-by key, which cannot be used for custom targeting.
CANNOT_DELETE_CUSTOM_KEY_USED_IN_PARTNER_ASSIGNMENT_TARGETING
Cannot delete a custom criteria key that is targeted by an active partner assignment.
CANNOT_DELETE_CUSTOM_VALUE_USED_IN_PARTNER_ASSIGNMENT_TARGETING
Cannot delete a custom criteria value that is targeted by an active partner assignment.
CANNOT_TARGET_AUDIENCE_SEGMENT
AudienceSegment object cannot be targeted.
CANNOT_TARGET_THIRD_PARTY_AUDIENCE_SEGMENT
Third party AudienceSegment cannot be targeted.
CANNOT_TARGET_INACTIVE_AUDIENCE_SEGMENT
Inactive AudienceSegment object cannot be targeted.
INVALID_AUDIENCE_SEGMENTS
Targeted AudienceSegment object is not valid.
CANNOT_TARGET_MAPPED_METADATA
Mapped metadata key-values are deprecated and cannot be targeted.
ONLY_APPROVED_AUDIENCE_SEGMENTS_CAN_BE_TARGETED
Targeted AudienceSegment objects have not been approved.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
FeatureError Errors related to feature management. If you attempt using a feature that is not available to the current network you'll receive a FeatureError with the missing feature as the trigger.
Enumerations
MISSING_FEATURE
A feature is being used that is not enabled on the current network.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
GeoTargetingError Lists all errors associated with geographical targeting for a LineItem.
Enumerations
TARGETED_LOCATIONS_NOT_EXCLUDABLE
A location that is targeted cannot also be excluded.
EXCLUDED_LOCATIONS_CANNOT_HAVE_CHILDREN_TARGETED
Excluded locations cannot have any of their children targeted.
POSTAL_CODES_CANNOT_BE_EXCLUDED
Postal codes cannot be excluded.
UNTARGETABLE_LOCATION
Indicates that location targeting is not allowed.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
InternalApiError Indicates that a server-side error has occured. InternalApiErrors are generally not the result of an invalid request or message sent by the client.
Enumerations
UNEXPECTED_INTERNAL_API_ERROR
API encountered an unexpected internal error.
TRANSIENT_ERROR
A temporary error occurred during the request. Please retry.
UNKNOWN
The cause of the error is not known or only defined in newer versions.
DOWNTIME
The API is currently unavailable for a planned downtime.
ERROR_GENERATING_RESPONSE
Mutate succeeded but server was unable to build response. Client should not retry mutate.
InventoryTargetingError Lists all inventory errors caused by associating a line item with a targeting expression.
Enumerations
AT_LEAST_ONE_PLACEMENT_OR_INVENTORY_UNIT_REQUIRED
At least one placement or inventory unit is required
INVENTORY_CANNOT_BE_TARGETED_AND_EXCLUDED
The same inventory unit or placement cannot be targeted and excluded at the same time
INVENTORY_UNIT_CANNOT_BE_TARGETED_IF_ANCESTOR_IS_TARGETED
A child inventory unit cannot be targeted if its ancestor inventory unit is also targeted.
INVENTORY_UNIT_CANNOT_BE_TARGETED_IF_ANCESTOR_IS_EXCLUDED
A child inventory unit cannot be targeted if its ancestor inventory unit is excluded.
INVENTORY_UNIT_CANNOT_BE_EXCLUDED_IF_ANCESTOR_IS_EXCLUDED
A child inventory unit cannot be excluded if its ancestor inventory unit is also excluded.
EXPLICITLY_TARGETED_INVENTORY_UNIT_CANNOT_BE_TARGETED
An explicitly targeted inventory unit cannot be targeted.
EXPLICITLY_TARGETED_INVENTORY_UNIT_CANNOT_BE_EXCLUDED
An explicitly targeted inventory unit cannot be excluded.
SELF_ONLY_INVENTORY_UNIT_NOT_ALLOWED
A landing page-only ad unit cannot be targeted.
SELF_ONLY_INVENTORY_UNIT_WITHOUT_DESCENDANTS
A landing page-only ad unit cannot be targeted if it doesn't have any children.
YOUTUBE_AUDIENCE_SEGMENTS_CAN_ONLY_BE_TARGETED_WITH_YOUTUBE_SHARED_INVENTORY
Audience segments shared from YouTube can only be targeted with inventory shared from YouTube for cross selling.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
NotNullError Caused by supplying a null value for an attribute that cannot be null.
Enumerations
ARG1_NULL
Assuming that a method will not have more than 3 arguments, if it does, return NULL
ARG2_NULL
ARG3_NULL
NULL
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
ParseError Lists errors related to parsing.
Enumerations
UNPARSABLE
Indicates an error in parsing an attribute.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
PermissionError Errors related to incorrect permission.
Enumerations
PERMISSION_DENIED
User does not have the required permission for the request.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
PoddingError Errors related to podding fields in ad rule slots.
Enumerations
INVALID_PODDING_TYPE_NONE
Invalid podding type NONE, but has podding fields filled in. Podding types are defined in PoddingType.
INVALID_PODDING_TYPE_STANDARD
Invalid podding type STANDARD, but doesn't specify the max ads in pod and max ad duration podding fields.
INVALID_OPTIMIZED_POD_WITHOUT_DURATION
Invalid podding type OPTIMIZED, but doesn't specify pod duration.
INVALID_OPTIMIZED_POD_WITHOUT_ADS
Invalid optimized pod that does not specify a valid max ads in pod, which must either be a positive number or -1 to signify that there is no maximum.
INVALID_POD_DURATION_RANGE
Min pod ad duration is greater than max pod ad duration.
PublisherQueryLanguageContextError An error that occurs while executing a PQL query contained in a Statement object.
Enumerations
UNEXECUTABLE
Indicates that there was an error executing the PQL.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
PublisherQueryLanguageSyntaxError An error that occurs while parsing a PQL query contained in a Statement object.
Enumerations
UNPARSABLE
Indicates that there was a PQL syntax error.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
QuotaError Describes a client-side error on which a user is attempting to perform an action to which they have no quota remaining.
Enumerations
EXCEEDED_QUOTA
The number of requests made per second is too high and has exceeded the allowable limit. The recommended approach to handle this error is to wait about 5 seconds and then retry the request. Note that this does not guarantee the request will succeed. If it fails again, try increasing the wait time.

Another way to mitigate this error is to limit requests to 8 per second for Ad Manager 360 accounts, or 2 per second for Ad Manager accounts. Once again this does not guarantee that every request will succeed, but may help reduce the number of times you receive this error.

UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
REPORT_JOB_LIMIT
This user has exceeded the allowed number of new report requests per hour (this includes both reports run via the UI and reports run via ReportService.runReportJob). The recommended approach to handle this error is to wait about 10 minutes and then retry the request. Note that this does not guarantee the request will succeed. If it fails again, try increasing the wait time.

Another way to mitigate this error is to limit the number of new report requests to 250 per hour per user. Once again, this does not guarantee that every request will succeed, but may help reduce the number of times you receive this error.

SEGMENT_POPULATION_LIMIT
This network has exceeded the allowed number of identifiers uploaded within a 24 hour period. The recommended approach to handle this error is to wait 30 minutes and then retry the request. Note that this does not guarantee the request will succeed. If it fails again, try increasing the wait time.
RequiredCollectionError A list of all errors to be used for validating sizes of collections.
Enumerations
REQUIRED
A required collection is missing.
TOO_LARGE
Collection size is too large.
TOO_SMALL
Collection size is too small.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
RequiredError Errors due to missing required field.
Enumerations
REQUIRED
Missing required field.
RequiredNumberError A list of all errors to be used in conjunction with required number validators.
Enumerations
REQUIRED
TOO_LARGE
TOO_SMALL
TOO_LARGE_WITH_DETAILS
TOO_SMALL_WITH_DETAILS
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
ServerError Errors related to the server.
Enumerations
SERVER_ERROR
Indicates that an unexpected error occured.
SERVER_BUSY
Indicates that the server is currently experiencing a high load. Please wait and try your request again.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
StatementError An error that occurs while parsing Statement objects.
Enumerations
VARIABLE_NOT_BOUND_TO_VALUE
A bind variable has not been bound to a value.
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
StringFormatError A list of error code for reporting invalid content of input strings.
Enumerations
UNKNOWN
ILLEGAL_CHARS
The input string value contains disallowed characters.
INVALID_FORMAT
The input string value is invalid for the associated field.
StringLengthError Errors for Strings which do not meet given length constraints.
Enumerations
TOO_LONG
TOO_SHORT
UNKNOWN
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
UniqueError An error for a field which must satisfy a uniqueness constraint