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Key actions involve targeting or excluding device categories. `targetedDeviceCategories` specifies devices for inclusion, while `excludedDeviceCategories` lists devices to exclude. Both fields utilize technologies such as `BandwidthGroup`, `Browser`, `MobileCarrier`, `OperatingSystem`, and others to specify criteria for device inclusion or exclusion, impacting ad delivery. The service interacts with several other service like AdRuleService and LineItemService.\n"],null,["# type DeviceCategoryTargeting (v202408)\n\n**Service** \n[AdRuleService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/AdRuleService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [AdjustmentService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/AdjustmentService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [ForecastService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) **LineItemService** [NativeStyleService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/NativeStyleService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [ProposalLineItemService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ProposalLineItemService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [ProposalService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ProposalService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [PublisherQueryLanguageService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/PublisherQueryLanguageService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [TargetingPresetService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/TargetingPresetService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [YieldGroupService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/YieldGroupService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) **Dependencies** \n[TechnologyTargeting](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.TechnologyTargeting) \n▼\n**DeviceCategoryTargeting**\n\nRepresents device categories that are being targeted or excluded by the [LineItem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.LineItem).\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\nNamespace\n:\n `https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202408`\n\n| Field ----- ||\n|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ### `targetedDeviceCategories` | 1. ` `[Technology](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.Technology)`[]` 1. ` `[BandwidthGroup](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.BandwidthGroup)` ` 2. ` `[Browser](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.Browser)` ` 3. ` `[BrowserLanguage](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.BrowserLanguage)` ` 4. ` `[DeviceCapability](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.DeviceCapability)` ` 5. ` `[DeviceCategory](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.DeviceCategory)` ` 6. ` `[DeviceManufacturer](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.DeviceManufacturer)` ` 7. ` `[MobileCarrier](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.MobileCarrier)` ` 8. ` `[MobileDevice](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.MobileDevice)` ` 9. ` `[MobileDeviceSubmodel](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.MobileDeviceSubmodel)` ` 10. ` `[OperatingSystem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.OperatingSystem)` ` 11. ` `[OperatingSystemVersion](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.OperatingSystemVersion)` ` \u003cbr /\u003e Device categories that are being targeted by the [LineItem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.LineItem). |\n| ### `excludedDeviceCategories` | 1. ` `[Technology](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.Technology)`[]` 1. ` `[BandwidthGroup](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.BandwidthGroup)` ` 2. ` `[Browser](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.Browser)` ` 3. ` `[BrowserLanguage](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.BrowserLanguage)` ` 4. ` `[DeviceCapability](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.DeviceCapability)` ` 5. ` `[DeviceCategory](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.DeviceCategory)` ` 6. ` `[DeviceManufacturer](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.DeviceManufacturer)` ` 7. ` `[MobileCarrier](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.MobileCarrier)` ` 8. ` `[MobileDevice](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.MobileDevice)` ` 9. ` `[MobileDeviceSubmodel](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.MobileDeviceSubmodel)` ` 10. ` `[OperatingSystem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.OperatingSystem)` ` 11. ` `[OperatingSystemVersion](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.OperatingSystemVersion)` ` \u003cbr /\u003e Device categories that are being excluded by the [LineItem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.LineItem). |"]]
