type InventoryTargetingError (v202411)

  • InventoryTargetingError lists all errors related to associating a line item with a targeting expression in the Ad Manager API.

  • This error type inherits from ApiError and includes fields such as fieldPath, trigger, and errorString for detailed error information.

  • Specific reasons for InventoryTargetingError are provided through an enumeration, including issues like required placements/inventory units, conflicting targeting/exclusion, and hierarchical targeting constraints.

  • Enumerated reasons cover scenarios such as targeting/excluding ancestor/child inventory units, explicitly targeted units, landing page-only ad units, and targeting YouTube audience segments with specific inventory.

Lists all inventory errors caused by associating a line item with a targeting expression.


Namespace
https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202411

Field

ApiError (inherited)

fieldPath

xsd:string

The OGNL field path to identify cause of error.

fieldPathElements

FieldPathElement[]

A parsed copy of the field path. For example, the field path "operations[1].operand" corresponds to this list: {FieldPathElement(field = "operations", index = 1), FieldPathElement(field = "operand", index = null)}.

trigger

xsd:string

The data that caused the error.

errorString

xsd:string

A simple string representation of the error and reason.

InventoryTargetingError

reason

InventoryTargetingError.Reason

The error reason represented by an enum.


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.