Create Ads

Add responsive search ad

The best way to set up new ads in the API is to use the Add Responsive Search Ad code example in the Basic Operations folder of your client library. The sample handles all the background authentication tasks for you, and walks you through creating responsive search ads.

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#!/usr/bin/env python
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"""
This example shows how to create a complete Responsive Search ad.

Includes creation of: budget, campaign, ad group, ad group ad,
keywords, and geo targeting.

More details on Responsive Search ads can be found here:
https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/7684791
"""

import argparse
import sys
import uuid

from google.ads.googleads.client import GoogleAdsClient
from google.ads.googleads.errors import GoogleAdsException

# Keywords from user.
KEYWORD_TEXT_EXACT = "example of exact match"
KEYWORD_TEXT_PHRASE = "example of phrase match"
KEYWORD_TEXT_BROAD = "example of broad match"

# Geo targeting from user.
GEO_LOCATION_1 = "Buenos aires"
GEO_LOCATION_2 = "San Isidro"
GEO_LOCATION_3 = "Mar del Plata"

# LOCALE and COUNTRY_CODE are used for geo targeting.
# LOCALE is using ISO 639-1 format. If an invalid LOCALE is given,
# 'es' is used by default.
LOCALE = "es"

# A list of country codes can be referenced here:
# https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/data/geotargets
COUNTRY_CODE = "AR"


def main(client, customer_id, customizer_attribute_name=None):
    """
    The main method that creates all necessary entities for the example.

    Args:
        client: an initialized GoogleAdsClient instance.
        customer_id: a client customer ID.
        customizer_attribute_name: The name of the customizer attribute to be
            created
    """
    if customizer_attribute_name:
        customizer_attribute_resource_name = create_customizer_attribute(
            client, customer_id, customizer_attribute_name
        )

        link_customizer_attribute_to_customer(
            client, customer_id, customizer_attribute_resource_name
        )

    # Create a budget, which can be shared by multiple campaigns.
    campaign_budget = create_campaign_budget(client, customer_id)

    campaign_resource_name = create_campaign(
        client, customer_id, campaign_budget
    )

    ad_group_resource_name = create_ad_group(
        client, customer_id, campaign_resource_name
    )

    create_ad_group_ad(
        client, customer_id, ad_group_resource_name, customizer_attribute_name
    )

    add_keywords(client, customer_id, ad_group_resource_name)

    add_geo_targeting(client, customer_id, campaign_resource_name)


def create_customizer_attribute(client, customer_id, customizer_attribute_name):
    """Creates a customizer attribute with the given customizer attribute name.

    Args:
        client: an initialized GoogleAdsClient instance.
        customer_id: a client customer ID.
        customizer_attribute_name: the name for the customizer attribute.

    Returns:
        A resource name for a customizer attribute.
    """
    # Create a customizer attribute operation for creating a customizer
    # attribute.
    operation = client.get_type("CustomizerAttributeOperation")
    # Create a customizer attribute with the specified name.
    customizer_attribute = operation.create
    customizer_attribute.name = customizer_attribute_name
    # Specify the type to be 'PRICE' so that we can dynamically customize the
    # part of the ad's description that is a price of a product/service we
    # advertise.
    customizer_attribute.type_ = client.enums.CustomizerAttributeTypeEnum.PRICE

    # Issue a mutate request to add the customizer attribute and prints its
    # information.
    customizer_attribute_service = client.get_service(
        "CustomizerAttributeService"
    )
    response = customizer_attribute_service.mutate_customizer_attributes(
        customer_id=customer_id, operations=[operation]
    )
    resource_name = response.results[0].resource_name

    print(f"Added a customizer attribute with resource name: '{resource_name}'")

    return resource_name


def link_customizer_attribute_to_customer(
    client, customer_id, customizer_attribute_resource_name
):
    """Links the customizer attribute to the customer.

    Args:
        client: an initialized GoogleAdsClient instance.
            customer_id: a client customer ID.
        customizer_attribute_resource_name: a resource name for  customizer
            attribute.
    """
    # Create a customer customizer operation.
    operation = client.get_type("CustomerCustomizerOperation")
    # Create a customer customizer with the value to be used in the responsive
    # search ad.
    customer_customizer = operation.create
    customer_customizer.customizer_attribute = (
        customizer_attribute_resource_name
    )
    customer_customizer.value.type_ = (
        client.enums.CustomizerAttributeTypeEnum.PRICE
    )
    # The ad customizer will dynamically replace the placeholder with this value
    # when the ad serves.
    customer_customizer.value.string_value = "100USD"

    customer_customizer_service = client.get_service(
        "CustomerCustomizerService"
    )
    # Issue a mutate request to create the customer customizer and prints its
    # information.
    response = customer_customizer_service.mutate_customer_customizers(
        customer_id=customer_id, operations=[operation]
    )
    resource_name = response.results[0].resource_name

    print(
        f"Added a customer customizer to the customer with resource name: '{resource_name}'"
    )


def create_ad_text_asset(client, text, pinned_field=None):
    """Create an AdTextAsset.

    Args:
        client: an initialized GoogleAdsClient instance.
        text: text for headlines and descriptions.
        pinned_field: to pin a text asset so it always shows in the ad.

    Returns:
        An AdTextAsset.
    """
    ad_text_asset = client.get_type("AdTextAsset")
    ad_text_asset.text = text
    if pinned_field:
        ad_text_asset.pinned_field = pinned_field
    return ad_text_asset


def create_ad_text_asset_with_customizer(
    client, customizer_attribute_resource_name
):
    """Create an AdTextAsset.
    Args:
        client: an initialized GoogleAdsClient instance.
        customizer_attribute_resource_name: The resource name of the customizer attribute.

    Returns:
        An AdTextAsset.
    """
    ad_text_asset = client.get_type("AdTextAsset")

    # Create this particular description using the ad customizer. Visit
    # https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/ads/customize-responsive-search-ads#ad_customizers_in_responsive_search_ads
    # for details about the placeholder format. The ad customizer replaces the
    # placeholder with the value we previously created and linked to the
    # customer using CustomerCustomizer.
    ad_text_asset.text = (
        f"Just {{CUSTOMIZER.{customizer_attribute_resource_name}:10USD}}"
    )

    return ad_text_asset


def create_campaign_budget(client, customer_id):
    """Creates campaign budget resource.

    Args:
      client: an initialized GoogleAdsClient instance.
      customer_id: a client customer ID.

    Returns:
      Campaign budget resource name.
    """
    # Create a budget, which can be shared by multiple campaigns.
    campaign_budget_service = client.get_service("CampaignBudgetService")
    campaign_budget_operation = client.get_type("CampaignBudgetOperation")
    campaign_budget = campaign_budget_operation.create
    campaign_budget.name = f"Campaign budget {uuid.uuid4()}"
    campaign_budget.delivery_method = (
        client.enums.BudgetDeliveryMethodEnum.STANDARD
    )
    campaign_budget.amount_micros = 500000

    # Add budget.
    campaign_budget_response = campaign_budget_service.mutate_campaign_budgets(
        customer_id=customer_id, operations=[campaign_budget_operation]
    )

    return campaign_budget_response.results[0].resource_name


def create_campaign(client, customer_id, campaign_budget):
    """Creates campaign resource.

    Args:
      client: an initialized GoogleAdsClient instance.
      customer_id: a client customer ID.
      campaign_budget: a budget resource name.

    Returns:
      Campaign resource name.
    """
    campaign_service = client.get_service("CampaignService")
    campaign_operation = client.get_type("CampaignOperation")
    campaign = campaign_operation.create
    campaign.name = f"Testing RSA via API {uuid.uuid4()}"
    campaign.advertising_channel_type = (
        client.enums.AdvertisingChannelTypeEnum.SEARCH
    )

    # Recommendation: Set the campaign to PAUSED when creating it to prevent
    # the ads from immediately serving. Set to ENABLED once you've added
    # targeting and the ads are ready to serve.
    campaign.status = client.enums.CampaignStatusEnum.PAUSED

    # Set the bidding strategy and budget.
    # The bidding strategy for Maximize Clicks is TargetSpend.
    # The target_spend_micros is deprecated so don't put any value.
    # See other bidding strategies you can select in the link below.
    # https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/latest/Campaign#campaign_bidding_strategy
    campaign.target_spend.target_spend_micros = 0
    campaign.campaign_budget = campaign_budget

    # Set the campaign network options.
    campaign.network_settings.target_google_search = True
    campaign.network_settings.target_search_network = True
    campaign.network_settings.target_partner_search_network = False
    # Enable Display Expansion on Search campaigns. For more details see:
    # https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/7193800
    campaign.network_settings.target_content_network = True

    # # Optional: Set the start date.
    # start_time = datetime.date.today() + datetime.timedelta(days=1)
    # campaign.start_date = datetime.date.strftime(start_time, _DATE_FORMAT)

    # # Optional: Set the end date.
    # end_time = start_time + datetime.timedelta(weeks=4)
    # campaign.end_date = datetime.date.strftime(end_time, _DATE_FORMAT)

    # Add the campaign.
    campaign_response = campaign_service.mutate_campaigns(
        customer_id=customer_id, operations=[campaign_operation]
    )
    resource_name = campaign_response.results[0].resource_name
    print(f"Created campaign {resource_name}.")
    return resource_name


def create_ad_group(client, customer_id, campaign_resource_name):
    """Creates ad group.

    Args:
      client: an initialized GoogleAdsClient instance.
      customer_id: a client customer ID.
      campaign_resource_name: a campaign resource name.

    Returns:
      Ad group ID.
    """
    ad_group_service = client.get_service("AdGroupService")

    ad_group_operation = client.get_type("AdGroupOperation")
    ad_group = ad_group_operation.create
    ad_group.name = f"Testing RSA via API {uuid.uuid4()}"
    ad_group.status = client.enums.AdGroupStatusEnum.ENABLED
    ad_group.campaign = campaign_resource_name
    ad_group.type_ = client.enums.AdGroupTypeEnum.SEARCH_STANDARD

    # If you want to set up a max CPC bid uncomment line below.
    # ad_group.cpc_bid_micros = 10000000

    # Add the ad group.
    ad_group_response = ad_group_service.mutate_ad_groups(
        customer_id=customer_id, operations=[ad_group_operation]
    )
    ad_group_resource_name = ad_group_response.results[0].resource_name
    print(f"Created ad group {ad_group_resource_name}.")
    return ad_group_resource_name


def create_ad_group_ad(
    client, customer_id, ad_group_resource_name, customizer_attribute_name
):
    """Creates ad group ad.

    Args:
      client: an initialized GoogleAdsClient instance.
      customer_id: a client customer ID.
      ad_group_resource_name: an ad group resource name.
      customizer_attribute_name: (optional) If present, indicates the resource
        name of the customizer attribute to use in one of the descriptions

    Returns:
      Ad group ad resource name.
    """
    ad_group_ad_service = client.get_service("AdGroupAdService")

    ad_group_ad_operation = client.get_type("AdGroupAdOperation")
    ad_group_ad = ad_group_ad_operation.create
    ad_group_ad.status = client.enums.AdGroupAdStatusEnum.ENABLED
    ad_group_ad.ad_group = ad_group_resource_name

    # Set responsive search ad info.
    # https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/latest/ResponsiveSearchAdInfo

    # The list of possible final URLs after all cross-domain redirects for the ad.
    ad_group_ad.ad.final_urls.append("https://www.example.com/")

    # Set a pinning to always choose this asset for HEADLINE_1. Pinning is
    # optional; if no pinning is set, then headlines and descriptions will be
    # rotated and the ones that perform best will be used more often.

    # Headline 1
    served_asset_enum = client.enums.ServedAssetFieldTypeEnum.HEADLINE_1
    pinned_headline = create_ad_text_asset(
        client, "Headline 1 testing", served_asset_enum
    )

    # Headline 2 and 3
    ad_group_ad.ad.responsive_search_ad.headlines.extend(
        [
            pinned_headline,
            create_ad_text_asset(client, "Headline 2 testing"),
            create_ad_text_asset(client, "Headline 3 testing"),
        ]
    )

    # Description 1 and 2
    description_1 = create_ad_text_asset(client, "Desc 1 testing")
    description_2 = None

    if customizer_attribute_name:
        description_2 = create_ad_text_asset_with_customizer(
            client, customizer_attribute_name
        )
    else:
        description_2 = create_ad_text_asset(client, "Desc 2 testing")

    ad_group_ad.ad.responsive_search_ad.descriptions.extend(
        [description_1, description_2]
    )

    # Paths
    # First and second part of text that can be appended to the URL in the ad.
    # If you use the examples below, the ad will show
    # https://www.example.com/all-inclusive/deals
    ad_group_ad.ad.responsive_search_ad.path1 = "all-inclusive"
    ad_group_ad.ad.responsive_search_ad.path2 = "deals"

    # Send a request to the server to add a responsive search ad.
    ad_group_ad_response = ad_group_ad_service.mutate_ad_group_ads(
        customer_id=customer_id, operations=[ad_group_ad_operation]
    )

    for result in ad_group_ad_response.results:
        print(
            f"Created responsive search ad with resource name "
            f'"{result.resource_name}".'
        )


def add_keywords(client, customer_id, ad_group_resource_name):
    """Creates keywords.

    Creates 3 keyword match types: EXACT, PHRASE, and BROAD.

    EXACT: ads may show on searches that ARE the same meaning as your keyword.
    PHRASE: ads may show on searches that INCLUDE the meaning of your keyword.
    BROAD: ads may show on searches that RELATE to your keyword.
    For smart bidding, BROAD is the recommended one.

    Args:
      client: an initialized GoogleAdsClient instance.
      customer_id: a client customer ID.
      ad_group_resource_name: an ad group resource name.
    """
    ad_group_criterion_service = client.get_service("AdGroupCriterionService")

    operations = []
    # Create keyword 1.
    ad_group_criterion_operation = client.get_type("AdGroupCriterionOperation")
    ad_group_criterion = ad_group_criterion_operation.create
    ad_group_criterion.ad_group = ad_group_resource_name
    ad_group_criterion.status = client.enums.AdGroupCriterionStatusEnum.ENABLED
    ad_group_criterion.keyword.text = KEYWORD_TEXT_EXACT
    ad_group_criterion.keyword.match_type = (
        client.enums.KeywordMatchTypeEnum.EXACT
    )

    # Uncomment the below line if you want to change this keyword to a negative target.
    # ad_group_criterion.negative = True

    # Optional repeated field
    # ad_group_criterion.final_urls.append('https://www.example.com')

    # Add operation
    operations.append(ad_group_criterion_operation)

    # Create keyword 2.
    ad_group_criterion_operation = client.get_type("AdGroupCriterionOperation")
    ad_group_criterion = ad_group_criterion_operation.create
    ad_group_criterion.ad_group = ad_group_resource_name
    ad_group_criterion.status = client.enums.AdGroupCriterionStatusEnum.ENABLED
    ad_group_criterion.keyword.text = KEYWORD_TEXT_PHRASE
    ad_group_criterion.keyword.match_type = (
        client.enums.KeywordMatchTypeEnum.PHRASE
    )

    # Uncomment the below line if you want to change this keyword to a negative target.
    # ad_group_criterion.negative = True

    # Optional repeated field
    # ad_group_criterion.final_urls.append('https://www.example.com')

    # Add operation
    operations.append(ad_group_criterion_operation)

    # Create keyword 3.
    ad_group_criterion_operation = client.get_type("AdGroupCriterionOperation")
    ad_group_criterion = ad_group_criterion_operation.create
    ad_group_criterion.ad_group = ad_group_resource_name
    ad_group_criterion.status = client.enums.AdGroupCriterionStatusEnum.ENABLED
    ad_group_criterion.keyword.text = KEYWORD_TEXT_BROAD
    ad_group_criterion.keyword.match_type = (
        client.enums.KeywordMatchTypeEnum.BROAD
    )

    # Uncomment the below line if you want to change this keyword to a negative target.
    # ad_group_criterion.negative = True

    # Optional repeated field
    # ad_group_criterion.final_urls.append('https://www.example.com')

    # Add operation
    operations.append(ad_group_criterion_operation)

    # Add keywords
    ad_group_criterion_response = (
        ad_group_criterion_service.mutate_ad_group_criteria(
            customer_id=customer_id,
            operations=operations,
        )
    )
    for result in ad_group_criterion_response.results:
        print("Created keyword " f"{result.resource_name}.")


def add_geo_targeting(client, customer_id, campaign_resource_name):
    """Creates geo targets.

    Args:
      client: an initialized GoogleAdsClient instance.
      customer_id: a client customer ID.
      campaign_resource_name: an campaign resource name.

    Returns:
      Geo targets.
    """
    geo_target_constant_service = client.get_service("GeoTargetConstantService")

    # Search by location names from
    # GeoTargetConstantService.suggest_geo_target_constants() and directly
    # apply GeoTargetConstant.resource_name.
    gtc_request = client.get_type("SuggestGeoTargetConstantsRequest")
    gtc_request.locale = LOCALE
    gtc_request.country_code = COUNTRY_CODE

    # The location names to get suggested geo target constants.
    gtc_request.location_names.names.extend(
        [GEO_LOCATION_1, GEO_LOCATION_2, GEO_LOCATION_3]
    )

    results = geo_target_constant_service.suggest_geo_target_constants(
        gtc_request
    )

    operations = []
    for suggestion in results.geo_target_constant_suggestions:
        print(
            "geo_target_constant: "
            f"{suggestion.geo_target_constant.resource_name} "
            f"is found in LOCALE ({suggestion.locale}) "
            f"with reach ({suggestion.reach}) "
            f"from search term ({suggestion.search_term})."
        )
        # Create the campaign criterion for location targeting.
        campaign_criterion_operation = client.get_type(
            "CampaignCriterionOperation"
        )
        campaign_criterion = campaign_criterion_operation.create
        campaign_criterion.campaign = campaign_resource_name
        campaign_criterion.location.geo_target_constant = (
            suggestion.geo_target_constant.resource_name
        )
        operations.append(campaign_criterion_operation)

    campaign_criterion_service = client.get_service("CampaignCriterionService")
    campaign_criterion_response = (
        campaign_criterion_service.mutate_campaign_criteria(
            customer_id=customer_id, operations=[*operations]
        )
    )

    for result in campaign_criterion_response.results:
        print(f'Added campaign criterion "{result.resource_name}".')


if __name__ == "__main__":
    # GoogleAdsClient will read the google-ads.yaml configuration file in the
    # home directory if none is specified.
    googleads_client = GoogleAdsClient.load_from_storage(version="v16")

    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description=("Creates a Responsive Search Ad for specified customer.")
    )
    # The following argument(s) should be provided to run the example.
    parser.add_argument(
        "-c",
        "--customer_id",
        type=str,
        required=True,
        help="The Google Ads customer ID.",
    )

    # The name of the customizer attribute used in the ad customizer, which
    # must be unique for a given customer account. To run this example multiple
    # times, specify a unique value as a command line argument. Note that there is
    # a limit for the number of enabled customizer attributes in one account
    # For more details visit:
    # https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/ads/customize-responsive-search-ads#rules_and_limitations
    parser.add_argument(
        "-n",
        "--customizer_attribute_name",
        type=str,
        default=None,
        help=(
            "The name of the customizer attribute to be created. The name must "
            "be unique across a client account, so be sure not to use "
            "the same value more than once."
        ),
    )

    args = parser.parse_args()

    try:
        main(
            googleads_client,
            args.customer_id,
            args.customizer_attribute_name,
        )
    except GoogleAdsException as ex:
        print(
            f'Request with ID "{ex.request_id}" failed with status '
            f'"{ex.error.code().name}" and includes the following errors:'
        )
        for error in ex.failure.errors:
            print(f'Error with message "{error.message}".')
            if error.location:
                for field_path_element in error.location.field_path_elements:
                    print(f"\t\tOn field: {field_path_element.field_name}")
        sys.exit(1)

      

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