AdsApp.​AdGroupMessage

Represents a message that has been added to an ad group as an ad message extension. Visit our Ad Extensions page for more information on messages and other types of ad extensions.

Methods:

MemberTypeDescription
clearEndDate void Clears the ad group-level message's end date.
clearStartDate void Clears the ad group-level message's start date.
getAdGroup AdsApp.AdGroup Returns the ad group to which this ad group-level message belongs.
getBaseAdGroup AdsApp.AdGroup Returns the base ad group to which this ad group-level message belongs.
getBaseCampaign AdsApp.Campaign Returns the base campaign to which this ad group-level message belongs.
getBusinessName String Returns the business name of the advertiser.
getCampaign AdsApp.Campaign Returns the campaign to which this ad group-level message belongs or null if it does not belong to a search or display campaign.
getCountryCode String Returns the two character country code of the advertiser's phone number.
getEndDate AdsApp.GoogleAdsDate Returns the end date of the ad group-level message, or null if no end date is set.
getEntityType String Returns the type of this entity as a String, in this case, "AdGroupMessage".
getExtensionText String Returns the extension text shown in the ad.
getId long Returns the ID of the ad group-level message.
getMessageText String Returns the message text populating the messaging app.
getPhoneNumber String Returns the advertiser's phone number that gets appended to the ad.
getSchedules AdsApp.ExtensionSchedule[] Returns the scheduling of the ad group-level message.
getStartDate AdsApp.GoogleAdsDate Returns the start date of the ad group-level message, or null if no start date is set.
getStatsFor AdsApp.Stats Returns stats for the specified date range.
getStatsFor AdsApp.Stats Returns stats for the specified custom date range.
isMobilePreferred boolean Returns true if the ad group-level message specifies mobile device preference.
setBusinessName void Sets the business name of the advertiser.
setCountryCode void Sets the two character country code of the advertiser's phone number.
setEndDate void Sets the ad group-level message's end date from either an object containing year, month, and day fields, or an 8-digit string in YYYYMMDD format.
setExtensionText void Sets the extension text shown in the ad.
setMessageText void Sets the message text populating the messaging app.
setMobilePreferred void Sets the ad group-level message's device preference.
setPhoneNumber void Sets the advertiser's phone number that gets appended to the ad.
setSchedules void Sets the ad group-level message scheduling.
setStartDate void Sets the ad group-level message's start date from either an object containing year, month, and day fields, or an 8-digit string in YYYYMMDD format.

clearEndDate()

Clears the ad group-level message's end date.

Returns nothing.

clearStartDate()

Clears the ad group-level message's start date.

Returns nothing.

getAdGroup()

Returns the ad group to which this ad group-level message belongs.

Return values:

TypeDescription
AdsApp.AdGroup The ad group to which this ad group-level message belongs.

getBaseAdGroup()

Returns the base ad group to which this ad group-level message belongs.

Return values:

TypeDescription
AdsApp.AdGroup The base ad group to which this ad group-level message belongs.

getBaseCampaign()

Returns the base campaign to which this ad group-level message belongs.

Return values:

TypeDescription
AdsApp.Campaign The base campaign to which this ad group-level message belongs.

getBusinessName()

Returns the business name of the advertiser.

Return values:

TypeDescription
String The business name of the advertiser.

getCampaign()

Returns the campaign to which this ad group-level message belongs or null if it does not belong to a search or display campaign.

Return values:

TypeDescription
AdsApp.Campaign The campaign to which this ad group-level message belongs or null if it does not belong to a search or display campaign.

getCountryCode()

Returns the two character country code of the advertiser's phone number.

Return values:

TypeDescription
String The country code of the phone number.

getEndDate()

Returns the end date of the ad group-level message, or null if no end date is set.

For instance, if the end date of the ad group-level message is May 3, 2013, this would return the following object: {year: 2013, month: 5, day: 3}.

Return values:

TypeDescription
AdsApp.GoogleAdsDate The ad group-level message's end date, or null if there's no end date.

getEntityType()

Returns the type of this entity as a String, in this case, "AdGroupMessage".

Return values:

TypeDescription
String Type of this entity: "AdGroupMessage".

getExtensionText()

Returns the extension text shown in the ad.

Return values:

TypeDescription
String The extension text shown in the ad.

getId()

Returns the ID of the ad group-level message.

Return values:

TypeDescription
long The ID of the ad group-level message.

getMessageText()

Returns the message text populating the messaging app.

Return values:

TypeDescription
String The message text populating the messaging app.

getPhoneNumber()

Returns the advertiser's phone number that gets appended to the ad.

Return values:

TypeDescription
String The phone number as a string.

getSchedules()

Returns the scheduling of the ad group-level message.

Return values:

TypeDescription
AdsApp.ExtensionSchedule[] The scheduling of the ad group-level message.

getStartDate()

Returns the start date of the ad group-level message, or null if no start date is set.

For instance, if the start date of the ad group-level message is May 3, 2013, this would return the following object: {year: 2013, month: 5, day: 3}.

Return values:

TypeDescription
AdsApp.GoogleAdsDate The ad group-level message's start date, or null if there's no start date.

getStatsFor(dateRange)

Returns stats for the specified date range. Supported values:

TODAY, YESTERDAY, LAST_7_DAYS, THIS_WEEK_SUN_TODAY, LAST_WEEK, LAST_14_DAYS, LAST_30_DAYS, LAST_BUSINESS_WEEK, LAST_WEEK_SUN_SAT, THIS_MONTH, LAST_MONTH, ALL_TIME.

Example:

 var stats = adGroupMessage.getStatsFor("THIS_MONTH");

Arguments:

NameTypeDescription
dateRange String Date range for which the stats are requested.

Return values:

TypeDescription
AdsApp.Stats The stats for the specified date range.

getStatsFor(dateFrom, dateTo)

Returns stats for the specified custom date range. Both parameters can be either an object containing year, month, and day fields, or an 8-digit string in YYYYMMDD form. For instance, March 24th, 2013 is represented as either {year: 2013, month: 3, day: 24} or "20130324". The date range is inclusive on both ends, so forDateRange("20130324", "20130324") defines a range of a single day.

Arguments:

NameTypeDescription
dateFrom Object Start date of the date range. Must be either a string in YYYYMMDD form, or an object with year, month and day properties.
dateTo Object End date of the date range. Must be either a string in YYYYMMDD form, or an object with year, month and day properties.

Return values:

TypeDescription
AdsApp.Stats The stats for the specified date range.

isMobilePreferred()

Returns true if the ad group-level message specifies mobile device preference.

Return values:

TypeDescription
boolean true if the ad group-level message specifies mobile device preference.

setBusinessName(businessName)

Sets the business name of the advertiser.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

NameTypeDescription
businessName String The business name of the advertiser.

setCountryCode(countryCode)

Sets the two character country code of the advertiser's phone number.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

NameTypeDescription
country String The new country code for the phone number.

setEndDate(date)

Sets the ad group-level message's end date from either an object containing year, month, and day fields, or an 8-digit string in YYYYMMDD format.

For instance, adGroupMessage.setEndDate("20130503"); is equivalent to adGroupMessage.setEndDate({year: 2013, month: 5, day: 3});.

The change will fail and report an error if:

  • the given date is invalid (e.g., {year: 2013, month: 5, day: 55}),
  • the start date now comes after the end date, or
  • it's a date in the past.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

NameTypeDescription
date Object The new ad group-level message end date.

setExtensionText(extensionText)

Sets the extension text shown in the ad.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

NameTypeDescription
extensionText String The extension text shown in the ad.

setMessageText(messageText)

Sets the message text populating the messaging app.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

NameTypeDescription
messageText String The message text populating the messaging app.

setMobilePreferred(isMobilePreferred)

Sets the ad group-level message's device preference.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

NameTypeDescription
isMobilePreferred boolean true sets the device preference to mobile. false clears the device preference.

setPhoneNumber(phoneNumber)

Sets the advertiser's phone number that gets appended to the ad.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

NameTypeDescription
phoneNumber String The phone number as a string.

setSchedules(schedules)

Sets the ad group-level message scheduling. Scheduling of a ad group-level message allows you to control the days of week and times of day during which the ad group-level message will show alongside your ads.

Passing in an empty array clears the scheduling field, causing the ad group-level message to run at all times.

The following example sets the ad group-level message to run on Mondays and Tuesday from 8:00 to 11:00.

 var mondayMorning = {
   dayOfWeek: "MONDAY",
   startHour: 8,
   startMinute: 0,
   endHour: 11,
   endMinute: 0
 };
 var tuesdayMorning = {
   dayOfWeek: "TUESDAY",
   startHour: 8,
   startMinute: 0,
   endHour: 11,
   endMinute: 0
 };

 adGroupMessage.setSchedules([mondayMorning, tuesdayMorning]);

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

NameTypeDescription
schedules AdsApp.ExtensionSchedule[] The new ad group-level message schedules.

setStartDate(date)

Sets the ad group-level message's start date from either an object containing year, month, and day fields, or an 8-digit string in YYYYMMDD format.

For instance, adGroupMessage.setStartDate("20130503"); is equivalent to adGroupMessage.setStartDate({year: 2013, month: 5, day: 3});.

The change will fail and report an error if:

  • the given date is invalid (e.g., {year: 2013, month: 5, day: 55}),
  • the given date is after the ad group-level message's end date.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

NameTypeDescription
date Object The new ad group-level message start date.