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Method: customers.generateProductMixIdeas

Generates a product mix ideas given a set of preferences. This method helps the advertiser to obtain a good mix of ad formats and budget allocations based on its preferences.

List of thrown errors: AuthenticationError AuthorizationError HeaderError InternalError QuotaError ReachPlanError RequestError

HTTP request

POST https://googleads.googleapis.com/v8/customers/{customerId}:generateProductMixIdeas

The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.

Path parameters

Parameters
customerId

string

Required. The ID of the customer.

Request body

The request body contains data with the following structure:

JSON representation 
{
  "plannableLocationId": string,
  "currencyCode": string,
  "budgetMicros": string,
  "preferences": {
    object (Preferences)
  }
}
Fields
plannableLocationId

string

Required. The ID of the location, this is one of the ids returned by v4.listPlannableLocations.
currencyCode

string

Required. Currency code. Three-character ISO 4217 currency code.
budgetMicros

string (int64 format)

Required. Total budget. Amount in micros. One million is equivalent to one unit.
preferences

object (Preferences)

The preferences of the suggested product mix. An unset preference is interpreted as all possible values are allowed, unless explicitly specified.

Response body

If successful, the response body contains data with the following structure:

The suggested product mix.

JSON representation 
{
  "productAllocation": [
    {
      object (ProductAllocation)
    }
  ]
}
Fields
productAllocation[]

object (ProductAllocation)

A list of products (ad formats) and the associated budget allocation idea.

Authorization Scopes

Requires the following OAuth scope:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/adwords

For more information, see the OAuth 2.0 Overview.

Preferences

Set of preferences about the planned mix.

JSON representation 
{
  "adLength": enum (ReachPlanAdLength),
  "isSkippable": boolean,
  "startsWithSound": boolean,
  "topContentOnly": boolean,
  "hasGuaranteedPrice": boolean
}
Fields
adLength

enum (ReachPlanAdLength)

The length of the ad. If not set, default is any value.
isSkippable

boolean

True if ad skippable. If not set, default is any value.
startsWithSound

boolean

True if ad start with sound. If not set, default is any value.
topContentOnly

boolean

True if ad will only show on the top content. If not set, default is false.
hasGuaranteedPrice

boolean

True if the price guaranteed. The cost of serving the ad is agreed upfront and not subject to an auction. If not set, default is any value.

ReachPlanAdLength

Possible ad length values.

Enums
UNSPECIFIED Not specified.
UNKNOWN The value is unknown in this version.
SIX_SECONDS 6 seconds long ad.
FIFTEEN_OR_TWENTY_SECONDS 15 or 20 seconds long ad.
TWENTY_SECONDS_OR_MORE More than 20 seconds long ad.

ProductAllocation

An allocation of a part of the budget on a given product.

JSON representation 
{
  "plannableProductCode": string,
  "budgetMicros": string
}
Fields
plannableProductCode

string

Selected product for planning. The product codes returned are within the set of the ones returned by v4.listPlannableProducts when using the same location id.
budgetMicros

string (int64 format)

The value to be allocated for the suggested product in requested currency. Amount in micros. One million is equivalent to one unit.