Hi! With their first question they're asking specifically about the *YouTube Engagements *campaign goal (and I'd like to know the same thing please!).
Is the YouTube Engagements campaign goal specifically supported? Thanks On Thursday, 24 April 2025 at 15:28:55 UTC-5 Google Ads API Forum Advisor wrote: > Hi, > > Thank you for reaching out to the Google Ads API support team. > > Please find the answers for your questions below: > > *1. Is this campaign goal supported in API version 18?* > > - Yes, campaign goals are supported for the Google Ads API version 18. > Campaign > goals <https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/9143218> allow you > to optimize individual campaigns for specific conversion actions. If > certain campaigns have goals that differ from your overall account-level > objectives, you can adjust each 'CampaignConversionGoal' accordingly by > modifying its 'biddable' setting. For instance, if your account typically > focuses on eCommerce conversions but you have one campaign aimed at > driving > store visits, you can set 'biddable=true' for all > 'CampaignConversionGoal' objects with the category 'STORE_VISIT', and set > 'biddable=false' for all others. I would recommend you to refer to the > Campaign > goals > > <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/conversions/goals/campaign-goals> > > documentation for more detailed information. > > *2. If yes, could you please provide the relevant resource > names/endpoints and the required parameters for creating this campaign via > the Google Ads API?* > > - You can use this campaigns.mutate > > <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/rest/reference/rest/v19/customers.campaigns/mutate> > > endpoint for creating campaigns using the API. I would recommend you to > refer to this guide > > <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/rest/reference/rest/v19/Campaign#:~:text=campaign_bidding_strategy.%0A%7D-,Fields,-resourceName> > > to find the required and optional fields while creating campaigns using > the > Google Ads API. > > *3. Additionally, if possible, could you share a sample code > snippet showing how to set up: The campaign itself, An ad group, And a > YouTube ad (asset/ad creative)* > > - There are no specific code snippets on how to create a demand gen > campaign, ad group and ad. However, I am sharing with you the sample > request and response logs for each of these for your reference. > - I would recommend you to refer to the Create a Demand Gen Campaign > > <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/demand-gen/create-campaign> > > documentation for more detailed information. > > For creating a campaign first you need to create a campaign budget using > the campaignBudgets > <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/rest/reference/rest/v19/customers.campaignBudgets/mutate> > > method in the Google Ads API: > > *Request Body: > ==============* > POST > https://googleads.googleapis.com/v19/customers/{customerId}/campaignBudgets:mutate?key=[YOUR_API_KEY] > HTTP/1.1 > > developer-token: ********************** > Authorization: Bearer [YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN] > Accept: application/json > Content-Type: application/json > > { > "operations": [ > { > "create": { > "amountMicros": 100000, > "deliveryMethod": "STANDARD", > "name": "campaign budget1289", > "type": "STANDARD" > } > } > ] > } > *Response: > ===========* > HTTP/1.1 200 > content-encoding: gzip > content-length: 114 > content-type: application/json; charset=UTF-8 > date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:00:45 GMT > server: ESF > vary: Origin, X-Origin, Referer > > { > "results": [ > { > "resourceName": > "customers/{customerId}/campaignBudgets/{campaignBudgetId}" > } > ] > } > > Then you need to create a campaign using the campaigns > <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/rest/reference/rest/v19/customers.campaigns/mutate> > > method: > > *Request Body: > ==============* > POST > https://googleads.googleapis.com/v19/customers/{customerId}/campaigns:mutate?key=[YOUR_API_KEY] > HTTP/1.1 > > developer-token: ********************** > Authorization: Bearer [YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN] > Accept: application/json > Content-Type: application/json > > { > "operations": [ > { > "create": { > "name": "demand gen campaign233", > "advertisingChannelType": "DEMAND_GEN", > "campaignBudget": > "customers/{customerId}/campaignBudgets/{campaignBudgetId}", > "targetCpa": { > "targetCpaMicros": 10000 > } > } > } > ] > }*Response: > ==========* > HTTP/1.1 200 > content-encoding: gzip > content-length: 108 > content-type: application/json; charset=UTF-8 > date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:04:49 GMT > server: ESF > vary: Origin, X-Origin, Referer > > { > "results": [ > { > "resourceName": "customers/{customerId}/campaigns/{campaignId}" > } > ] > } > > Then you need to create an ad group using the adGroups > <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/rest/reference/rest/v19/customers.adGroups/mutate?apix=true> > > method: > > *Request Body: > ===============* > POST > https://googleads.googleapis.com/v19/customers/{customerId}/adGroups:mutate?key=[YOUR_API_KEY] > HTTP/1.1 > > developer-token: ********************** > Authorization: Bearer [YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN] > Accept: application/json > Content-Type: application/json > > { > "operations": [ > { > "create": { > "campaign": "customers/{customerId}/campaigns/{campaignId}", > "name": "demand gen ad group 20", > "status": "ENABLED" > } > } > ] > }*Response: > ==========* > HTTP/1.1 200 > content-encoding: gzip > content-length: 106 > content-type: application/json; charset=UTF-8 > date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:06:05 GMT > server: ESF > vary: Origin, X-Origin, Referer > > { > "results": [ > { > "resourceName": "customers/{customerId}/adGroups/{adGroupId}" > } > ] > } > > As you are specifically looking for the YouTube videos related ad, you > need to create a DemandGenVideoResponsiveAdInfo > <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/v19/DemandGenVideoResponsiveAdInfo> > and > add the YouTube based video asset IDs to the 'videos > <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/v19/DemandGenVideoResponsiveAdInfo#videos[]>' > > field. I would recommend you to kindly refer to the adGroupAds.mutate > <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/rest/reference/rest/v19/customers.adGroupAds/mutate> > method > where you can create ads using the Google Ads API. > > *Request Body: > ===============* > POST > https://googleads.googleapis.com/v19/customers/{customerId}/adGroupAds:mutate?key=[YOUR_API_KEY] > HTTP/1.1 > > developer-token: ********************** > Authorization: Bearer [YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN] > Accept: application/json > Content-Type: application/json > > { > "operations": [ > { > "create": { > "adGroup": "customers/{customerId}/adGroups/{adGroupId}", > "status": "ENABLED", > "ad": { > "demandGenVideoResponsiveAd": { > "headlines": [ > { > "text": "demand gen video ad" > } > ], > "descriptions": [ > { > "text": "a good demand gen video responsive ad" > } > ], > "longHeadlines": [ > { > "text": "a long headline for the demand gen video responsive > ad" > } > ], > "videos": [ > { > "asset": "customers/{customerId}/assets/{assetId}" > } > ], > "logoImages": [ > { > "asset": "customers/{customerId}/assets/{assetId}" > } > ], > "breadcrumb1": "demand gen", > "breadcrumb2": "video", > "businessName": { > "text": "Video Ads business" > }, > "callToActions": [ > { > "asset": "customers/{customerId}/assets/{assetId}" > } > ] > }, > "name": "Demand gen video responsive", > "finalUrls": [ > "https://www.example.com"; > ] > } > } > } > ] > }*Response: > ============* > HTTP/1.1 200 > content-encoding: gzip > content-length: 121 > content-type: application/json; charset=UTF-8 > date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:07:58 GMT > server: ESF > vary: Origin, X-Origin, Referer > > { > "results": [ > { > "resourceName": "customers/{customerId}/adGroupAds/{adGroupId}~{adId}" > } > ] > } > > I hope this clarifies. > > Thanks, > > [image: Google Logo] Google Ads API Team > Feedback > How was our support today? > > [image: rating1] > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRhIg5VeThVmbcD0c5DTWTDjmpJuSktN8vFelEL7_KV_Orbg/viewform?usp=pp_url&entry.141427034=1&entry.295079254=500Ht00001qUt5qIAC> > > [image: rating2] > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRhIg5VeThVmbcD0c5DTWTDjmpJuSktN8vFelEL7_KV_Orbg/viewform?usp=pp_url&entry.141427034=2&entry.295079254=500Ht00001qUt5qIAC> > > [image: rating3] > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRhIg5VeThVmbcD0c5DTWTDjmpJuSktN8vFelEL7_KV_Orbg/viewform?usp=pp_url&entry.141427034=3&entry.295079254=500Ht00001qUt5qIAC> > > [image: rating4] > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRhIg5VeThVmbcD0c5DTWTDjmpJuSktN8vFelEL7_KV_Orbg/viewform?usp=pp_url&entry.141427034=4&entry.295079254=500Ht00001qUt5qIAC> > > [image: rating5] > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRhIg5VeThVmbcD0c5DTWTDjmpJuSktN8vFelEL7_KV_Orbg/viewform?usp=pp_url&entry.141427034=5&entry.295079254=500Ht00001qUt5qIAC> > [2025-04-24 20:28:02Z GMT] This message is in relation to case > "ref:!00D1U01174p.!500Ht01qUt5q:ref" (ADR-00301597) > > > -- -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ Also find us on our blog: https://googleadsdeveloper.blogspot.com/ =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWords API and Google Ads API Forum" group. 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