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:

Member	Type	Description
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:

Type	Description
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:

Type	Description
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:

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

getBusinessName()

Returns the business name of the advertiser.

Return values:

Type	Description
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:

Type	Description
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:

Type	Description
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:

Type	Description
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:

Type	Description
String	Type of this entity: "AdGroupMessage".

getExtensionText()

Returns the extension text shown in the ad.

Return values:

Type	Description
String	The extension text shown in the ad.

getId()

Returns the ID of the ad group-level message.

Return values:

Type	Description
long	The ID of the ad group-level message.

getMessageText()

Returns the message text populating the messaging app.

Return values:

Type	Description
String	The message text populating the messaging app.

getPhoneNumber()

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

Return values:

Type	Description
String	The phone number as a string.

getSchedules()

Returns the scheduling of the ad group-level message.

Return values:

Type	Description
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:

Type	Description
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:

Name	Type	Description
dateRange	String	Date range for which the stats are requested.

Return values:

Type	Description
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:

Name	Type	Description
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:

Type	Description
AdsApp.Stats	The stats for the specified date range.

isMobilePreferred()

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

Return values:

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

setBusinessName(businessName)

Sets the business name of the advertiser.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
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:

Name	Type	Description
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:

Name	Type	Description
date	Object	The new ad group-level message end date.

setExtensionText(extensionText)

Sets the extension text shown in the ad.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
extensionText	String	The extension text shown in the ad.

setMessageText(messageText)

Sets the message text populating the messaging app.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
messageText	String	The message text populating the messaging app.

setMobilePreferred(isMobilePreferred)

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

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
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:

Name	Type	Description
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:

Name	Type	Description
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:

Name	Type	Description
date	Object	The new ad group-level message start date.