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enum AdSpotTargetingType (v202502)

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AdSpotTargetingType defines how line items target an ad spot.
NOT_REQUIRED allows line items not explicitly targeting the ad spot to serve in it.
EXPLICITLY_TARGETED restricts serving only to line items explicitly targeting the ad spot.
EXPLICITLY_TARGETED_EXCEPT_HOUSE allows house ads to serve regardless of targeting, while other allowed reservation types must explicitly target the ad spot.

Service

AdRuleService

Dependencies

AdSpot

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AdSpotTargetingType

Defines the targeting behavior of an ad spot.

Namespace: https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202502

Enumeration	Description
`NOT_REQUIRED`	Line items not targeting this ad spot explicitly may serve in it.
`EXPLICITLY_TARGETED`	Only line items targeting this ad spots explicitly may serve in it
`EXPLICITLY_TARGETED_EXCEPT_HOUSE`	If house ads are an allowed reservation type, they may serve in the ad spot regardless of whether they explicitly target it. Ads of other reservation types (whose type is allowed in the ad spot), may serve in the ad spot only if explicitly targeted.
`UNKNOWN`	The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.

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Last updated 2025-08-06 UTC.