This script expands the functionality of the single account version of the Common Negative List to work against multiple accounts under a manager account. This script simplifies the task of managing a common negative list for campaigns in multiple accounts.
How it works
The script reads negative criteria from a Google Spreadsheet. It creates a shared negative criteria list in the Google Ads account and syncs the list with the criteria from the spreadsheet. Separate lists are maintained for keywords and placements. Lists are created individually in each managed account, and synced in each account to match the configuration provided in the spreadsheet.
The script then ensures that the negative criteria list is applied to all the campaigns in the account. If required, you can limit the list of campaigns by specifying a label in the configuration spreadsheet to filter for inclusion when processing campaigns.
The script optionally sends out an email summarizing its actions to an email address specified in the configuration spreadsheet.
Setup
Click the button below to create the spreadsheet-based script in your Google Ads account.
Click the button below to make a copy of the template spreadsheet.
Update
spreadsheet_urlin your script.The script processes all the
ENABLEDandPAUSEDcampaigns in an account by default. To limit the list of campaigns processed, perform these steps:- Create a label in each account you want to process.
- Apply this label to the list of campaigns to be processed.
- Specify this label in cell C3 of the configuration spreadsheet.
The script processes all campaigns accessible from your manager account by default. To limit to a specific subset of accounts, specify a comma-separated list of Customer IDs (in the format
XXX-XXX-XXXX) in Cell C7.Specify an email address in cell C6 to receive a summary email once the script completes running.
The script creates separate shared negative criteria lists for keywords and placements in the accounts it processes. Specify the name of the shared negative criteria lists in the configuration spreadsheet, cells C4 and C5.
Omit any protocol prefix (
http://orhttps://) from any Placement URL in your placement list.Ensure that all Placement URLs do not have trailing slashes (
/).Ensure that all Placement URLs are in lower case in your spreadsheet.
Scheduling
Schedule the script to run daily or hourly.
Source code
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/**
* @name Master Negative List Script for Google Ads manager accounts
*
* @overview The Master Negative List script for Google Ads manager accounts
* applies negative keywords and placements from a spreadsheet to multiple
* campaigns in your account using shared keyword and placement lists. The
* script can process multiple Google Ads accounts in parallel. See
* https://developers.google.com/google-ads/scripts/docs/solutions/manager-common-negative-list
* for more details.
*
* @author Google Ads Scripts Team [adwords-scripts@googlegroups.com]
*
* @version 2.2
*
* @changelog
* - version 2.2
* - Fixed an issue where the match type of keywords in the negative list was
* ignored.
* - version 2.1
* - Split into info, config, and code.
* - version 2.0
* - Updated to use new Google Ads scripts features.
* - version 1.0.2
* - Added validation for external spreadsheet setup.
* - version 1.0.1
* - Improvements to time zone handling.
* - version 1.0
* - Released initial version.
*/
/**
* Configuration to be used for the Master Negative List Script for Google Ads
* manager accounts.
*/
CONFIG = {
// The URL of the tracking spreadsheet. This should be a copy of
// https://goo.gl/rwnCbF
// Make sure the sheet is owned by or shared with same Google user executing the script
'spreadsheet_url': 'INSERT_SPREADSHEET_URL_HERE'
};
const SPREADSHEET_URL = CONFIG.spreadsheet_url;
/**
* Keep track of the spreadsheet names for various criteria types, as well as
* the criteria type being processed.
*/
const CriteriaType = {
KEYWORDS: 'Keywords',
PLACEMENTS: 'Placements'
};
/**
* The code to execute when running the script.
*/
function main() {
const config = readConfig();
const accountSelector = AdsManagerApp.accounts();
if (config.customerids.length > 0) {
accountSelector.withIds(config.customerids);
}
accountSelector.executeInParallel('processAccounts', 'postProcess');
}
/**
* Process an account when processing multiple accounts under a Google Ads
* manager account in parallel.
*
* @return {string} A JSON string that summarizes the number of keywords and
* placements synced, and the number of campaigns processed.
*/
function processAccounts() {
return JSON.stringify(syncMasterLists());
}
/**
* Callback method after processing accounts, when processing multiple accounts
* under a Google Ads manager account in parallel.
*
* @param {Array.<AdsManagerApp.ExecutionResult>} results The execution results
* from the accounts that were processed by this script.
*/
function postProcess(results) {
const config = readConfig();
const emailParams = {
// Number of placements that were synced.
PlacementCount: 0,
// Number of keywords that were synced.
KeywordCount: 0,
// Summary of customers who were synced.
Customers: {
// How many customers were synced?
Success: 0,
// How many customers failed to sync?
Failure: 0,
// Details of each account processed. Contains 3 properties:
// CustomerId, CampaignCount, Status.
Details: []
}
};
for (const result of results) {
const customerResult = {
// The customer ID that was processed.
CustomerId: result.getCustomerId(),
// Number of campaigns that were synced.
CampaignCount: 0,
// Status of processing this account - OK / ERROR / TIMEOUT
Status: result.getStatus()
};
if (result.getStatus() == 'OK') {
let retval = JSON.parse(result.getReturnValue());
customerResult.CampaignCount = retval.CampaignCount;
if (emailParams.Customers.Success == 0) {
emailParams.KeywordCount = retval.KeywordCount;
emailParams.PlacementCount = retval.PlacementCount;
}
emailParams.Customers.Success++;
} else {
emailParams.Customers.Failure++;
}
emailParams.Customers.Details.push(customerResult);
}
const spreadsheet = validateAndGetSpreadsheet(SPREADSHEET_URL);
// Make sure the spreadsheet is using the account's timezone.
spreadsheet.setSpreadsheetTimeZone(AdsApp.currentAccount().getTimeZone());
spreadsheet.getRangeByName('LastRun').setValue(new Date());
spreadsheet.getRangeByName('CustomerId').setValue(
AdsApp.currentAccount().getCustomerId());
sendEmail(config, emailParams);
}
/**
* Sends a summary email about the changes that this script made.
*
* @param {Object} config The configuration object.
* @param {Object} emailParams Contains details required to create the email
* body.
*/
function sendEmail(config, emailParams) {
const html = [];
html.push('<html>',
'<head></head>',
'<body>',
"<table style='font-family:Arial,Helvetica; " +
'border-collapse:collapse;font-size:10pt; ' +
"color:#444444; border: solid 1px #dddddd;' " +
"width='600' cellpadding=20>",
'<tr>',
'<td>',
'<p>Hello,</p>',
'<p>The Master Negative List script synced a total ' +
'of <b>' + emailParams.KeywordCount + '</b> ' +
'keywords and <b>' + emailParams.PlacementCount +
'</b> placements. <b>' +
(emailParams.Customers.Success +
emailParams.Customers.Failure) +
'</b> accounts were processed, of which <b>' +
emailParams.Customers.Success + '</b> ' +
'succeeded, and <b>' +
emailParams.Customers.Failure + '</b> failed. ' +
'See the table below' +
' for details.</p>',
"<table border='1' width='100%' " +
"style='border-collapse: collapse; " +
"border: solid 1px #dddddd;font-size:10pt;'>",
'<tr>',
'<th>CustomerId</th>',
'<th>Synced Campaigns</th>',
'<th>Status</th>',
'</tr>'
);
for (const detail of emailParams.Customers.Details) {
html.push('<tr>',
'<td>' + detail.CustomerId + '</td>',
'<td>' + detail.CampaignCount + '</td>',
'<td>' + detail.Status + '</td>',
'</tr>'
);
}
html.push('</table>',
'<p>Cheers<br />Google Ads Scripts Team</p>',
'</td>',
'</tr>',
'</table>',
'</body>',
'</html>'
);
if (config.email != '') {
MailApp.sendEmail({
to: config.email,
subject: 'Master Negative List Script',
htmlBody: html.join('\n')
});
}
}
/**
* Synchronizes the negative criteria list in an account with the master list
* in the user spreadsheet.
*
* @return {Object} A summary of the number of keywords and placements synced,
* and the number of campaigns to which these lists apply.
*/
function syncMasterLists() {
const config = readConfig();
let syncedCampaignCount = 0;
const keywordListDetails = syncCriteriaInNegativeList(config,
CriteriaType.KEYWORDS);
syncedCampaignCount = syncCampaignList(config, keywordListDetails.SharedList,
CriteriaType.KEYWORDS);
const placementListDetails = syncCriteriaInNegativeList(config,
CriteriaType.PLACEMENTS);
syncedCampaignCount = syncCampaignList(config,
placementListDetails.SharedList, CriteriaType.PLACEMENTS);
return {
'CampaignCount': syncedCampaignCount,
'PlacementCount': placementListDetails.CriteriaCount,
'KeywordCount': keywordListDetails.CriteriaCount
};
}
/**
* Synchronizes the list of campaigns covered by a negative list against the
* desired list of campaigns to be covered by the master list.
*
* @param {Object} config The configuration object.
* @param {AdsApp.NegativeKeywordList|AdsApp.ExcludedPlacementList}
* sharedList The shared negative criterion list to be synced against the
* master list.
* @param {String} criteriaType The criteria type for the shared negative list.
*
* @return {Number} The number of campaigns synced.
*/
function syncCampaignList(config, sharedList, criteriaType) {
const campaignIds = getLabelledCampaigns(config.label);
const totalCampaigns = Object.keys(campaignIds).length;
const listedCampaigns = sharedList.campaigns().get();
const campaignsToRemove = [];
for (const listedCampaign of listedCampaigns) {
if (listedCampaign.getId() in campaignIds) {
delete campaignIds[listedCampaign.getId()];
} else {
campaignsToRemove.push(listedCampaign);
}
}
// Anything left over in campaignIds starts a new list.
const campaignsToAdd = AdsApp.campaigns().withIds(
Object.keys(campaignIds)).get();
for (const campaignToAdd of campaignsToAdd) {
if (criteriaType == CriteriaType.KEYWORDS) {
campaignToAdd.addNegativeKeywordList(sharedList);
} else if (criteriaType == CriteriaType.PLACEMENTS) {
campaignToAdd.addExcludedPlacementList(sharedList);
}
}
for (const campaignToRemove of campaignsToRemove) {
if (criteriaType == CriteriaType.KEYWORDS) {
campaignToRemove.removeNegativeKeywordList(sharedList);
} else if (criteriaType == CriteriaType.PLACEMENTS) {
campaignToRemove.removeExcludedPlacementList(sharedList);
}
}
return totalCampaigns;
}
/**
* Gets a list of campaigns having a particular label.
*
* @param {String} labelText The label text.
*
* @return {Array.<Number>} An array of campaign IDs having the specified
* label.
*/
function getLabelledCampaigns(labelText) {
const campaignIds = {};
let campaigns = null;
if (labelText != '') {
const label = getLabel(labelText);
campaigns = label.campaigns().withCondition(
'campaign.status in (ENABLED, PAUSED)').get();
} else {
campaigns = AdsApp.campaigns().withCondition(
'campaign.status in (ENABLED, PAUSED)').get();
}
for (const campaign of campaigns) {
campaignIds[campaign.getId()] = 1;
}
return campaignIds;
}
/**
* Gets a label with the specified label text.
*
* @param {String} labelText The label text.
*
* @return {AdsApp.Label} The label text.
*/
function getLabel(labelText) {
const labels = AdsApp.labels().withCondition(
`label.name = '${labelText}'`).get();
if (labels.totalNumEntities() == 0) {
const message = Utilities.formatString(`Label named ${labelText} is ` +
`missing in your account. Make sure the label exists in the account, `+
`and is applied to campaigns and adgroups you wish to process.`);
throw (message);
}
return labels.next();
}
/**
* Synchronizes the criteria in a shared negative criteria list with the user
* spreadsheet.
*
* @param {Object} config The configuration object.
* @param {String} criteriaType The criteria type for the shared negative list.
*
* @return {Object} A summary of the synced negative list, and the number of
* criteria that were synced.
*/
function syncCriteriaInNegativeList(config, criteriaType) {
const criteriaFromSheet = loadCriteria(criteriaType);
const totalCriteriaCount = Object.keys(criteriaFromSheet).length;
let sharedList = null;
let listName = config.listname[criteriaType];
sharedList = createNegativeListIfRequired(listName, criteriaType);
let negativeCriteria = null;
try {
if (criteriaType == CriteriaType.KEYWORDS) {
negativeCriteria = sharedList.negativeKeywords().get();
} else if (criteriaType == CriteriaType.PLACEMENTS) {
negativeCriteria = sharedList.excludedPlacements().get();
}
} catch (e) {
console.error(`Failed to retrieve shared list. Error says ${e}`);
if (AdsApp.getExecutionInfo().isPreview()) {
let message = Utilities.formatString(`The script cannot create the ` +
`negative ${criteriaType} list in preview mode. Either run the ` +
`script without preview, or create a negative ${criteriaType} list ` +
`with name "${listName}" manually before previewing the script.`);
console.log(message);
}
throw e;
}
const criteriaToDelete = [];
for (const negativeCriterion of negativeCriteria) {
let key = null;
if (criteriaType == CriteriaType.KEYWORDS) {
key = negativeCriterion.getText();
// Since the keyword text in the spreadsheet specifies match types in the
// syntax accepted by the UI, we need to convert our keys to match it.
const matchType = negativeCriterion.getMatchType();
if (matchType === "PHRASE") {
key = `"${key}"`;
} else if (matchType === "EXACT") {
key = `[${key}]`;
}
} else if (criteriaType == CriteriaType.PLACEMENTS) {
key = negativeCriterion.getUrl();
}
if (key in criteriaFromSheet) {
// Nothing to do with this criteria. Remove it from loaded list.
delete criteriaFromSheet[key];
} else {
// This criterion is not in the sync list. Mark for deletion.
criteriaToDelete.push(negativeCriterion);
}
}
// Whatever left in the sync list are new items.
if (criteriaType == CriteriaType.KEYWORDS) {
sharedList.addNegativeKeywords(Object.keys(criteriaFromSheet));
} else if (criteriaType == CriteriaType.PLACEMENTS) {
sharedList.addExcludedPlacements(Object.keys(criteriaFromSheet));
}
for (const criterionToDelete of criteriaToDelete) {
criterionToDelete.remove();
}
return {
'SharedList': sharedList,
'CriteriaCount': totalCriteriaCount,
'Type': criteriaType
};
}
/**
* Creates a shared negative criteria list if required.
*
* @param {string} listName The name of shared negative criteria list.
* @param {String} listType The criteria type for the shared negative list.
*
* @return {AdsApp.NegativeKeywordList|AdsApp.ExcludedPlacementList} An
* existing shared negative criterion list if it already exists in the
* account, or the newly created list if one didn't exist earlier.
*/
function createNegativeListIfRequired(listName, listType) {
let negativeListSelector = null;
if (listType == CriteriaType.KEYWORDS) {
negativeListSelector = AdsApp.negativeKeywordLists();
} else if (listType == CriteriaType.PLACEMENTS) {
negativeListSelector = AdsApp.excludedPlacementLists();
}
let negativeListIterator = negativeListSelector.withCondition(
`shared_set.name = '${listName}'`).get();
if (negativeListIterator.totalNumEntities() == 0) {
let builder = null;
if (listType == CriteriaType.KEYWORDS) {
builder = AdsApp.newNegativeKeywordListBuilder();
} else if (listType == CriteriaType.PLACEMENTS) {
builder = AdsApp.newExcludedPlacementListBuilder();
}
let negativeListOperation = builder.withName(listName).build();
return negativeListOperation.getResult();
} else {
return negativeListIterator.next();
}
}
/**
* Loads a list of criteria from the user spreadsheet.
*
* @param {string} sheetName The name of shared negative criteria list.
*
* @return {Object} A map of the list of criteria loaded from the spreadsheet.
*/
function loadCriteria(sheetName) {
const spreadsheet = validateAndGetSpreadsheet(SPREADSHEET_URL);
const sheet = spreadsheet.getSheetByName(sheetName);
const values = sheet.getRange('B4:B').getValues();
const retval = {};
for (const value of values) {
let keyword = value[0].toString().trim();
if (keyword != '') {
retval[keyword] = 1;
}
}
return retval;
}
/**
* Loads a configuration object from the spreadsheet.
*
* @return {Object} A configuration object.
*/
function readConfig() {
const spreadsheet = validateAndGetSpreadsheet(SPREADSHEET_URL);
let values = spreadsheet.getRangeByName('ConfigurationValues').getValues();
const config = {
'label': values[0][0],
'listname': {
},
'email': values[3][0],
'customerids': extractCustomerIds(values[4][0])
};
config.listname[CriteriaType.KEYWORDS] = values[1][0];
config.listname[CriteriaType.PLACEMENTS] = values[2][0];
return config;
}
/**
* Extracts customerIds from a comma separated list.
*
* @param {string} data the input.
* @return {Array.<number>} A list of customer IDs.
*/
function extractCustomerIds(data) {
const retval = [];
const splits = data.split(',');
for (let split of splits) {
split = split.trim().replace(/-/g, '').replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');
if (split) {
if (isNaN(split)) {
console.log(`Invalid customer ID found in spreadsheet: ${split}`);
} else {
const customerId = parseInt(split).toFixed(0);
retval.push(customerId);
}
}
}
return retval;
}
/**
* DO NOT EDIT ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE.
* Please modify your spreadsheet URL at the top of the file only.
*/
/**
* Validates the provided spreadsheet URL and email address
* to make sure that they're set up properly. Throws a descriptive error message
* if validation fails.
*
* @param {string} spreadsheeturl The URL of the spreadsheet to open.
* @return {Spreadsheet} The spreadsheet object itself, fetched from the URL.
* @throws {Error} If the spreadsheet URL or email hasn't been set
*/
function validateAndGetSpreadsheet(spreadsheeturl) {
if (spreadsheeturl == 'INSERT_SPREADSHEET_URL_HERE') {
throw new Error('Please specify a valid Spreadsheet URL. You can find' +
' a link to a template in the associated guide for this script.');
}
return SpreadsheetApp.openByUrl(spreadsheeturl);
}