Structured Data - v7.1 - YouTube Ad Group

Ad Group Id

Required only when editing existing Ad Groups

integer

No

Numeric ID value of the ad group. If left blank, a new Ad Group ID will be created and a unique ID will be assigned. Optionally, when creating new Ad Groups, you can use a custom identifier for the purpose of assigning TrueView Ads to the new Ad Group. The format for a custom identifier is "ext[custom identifier]", for example, ext123. When the file is uploaded and processed, all custom identifiers will be replaced with DBM-assigned IDs and the objects will be associated (for example, Ad to Ad Group) based on the custom identifiers.

Line Item Id

Yes

integer

No

Numeric ID value of the parent line item. You can specify a custom identifier (for example, "ext[custom line item ID]") for a line item that you are creating at the same time as this Ad Group.

Line Item Name

No

string

No

Line Item Name

Name

Yes

string

Yes

The name of the entry.

Status

Yes

string

Yes

The status setting for the entry.

• Active
• Paused
• Deleted

Video Ad Format

Yes

string

Yes

The video ad format of the ad group.

• In-stream
• In-feed video
• Bumper
• Non skippable
• Responsive
• Efficient reach
• YouTube audio

Bid Cost

Yes

float

Yes

Keyword Targeting - Include

No

string, list

Yes

List of keyword strings to include in targeting.

This list is generated in ascending alphabetical order.

Keyword Targeting - Exclude

No

string, list

Yes

List of keyword strings to exclude in targeting.

This list is generated in ascending alphabetical order.

Category Targeting - Include

No

string, list

Yes

List of categories to include in targeting. This column uses Display & Video 360 API TargetingOption resource IDs for targeting type TARGETING_TYPE_CATEGORY .

List format = (TargetingOption.targetingOptionId; TargetingOption.targetingOptionId; etc.). This list is generated in ascending numerical order.

Category Targeting - Exclude

No

string, list

Yes

List of categories to exclude in targeting. This column uses Display & Video 360 API TargetingOption resource IDs for targeting type TARGETING_TYPE_CATEGORY .

List format = (TargetingOption.targetingOptionId; TargetingOption.targetingOptionId; etc.). This list is generated in ascending numerical order.

Placement Targeting - YouTube Channels - Include

No

string, list

Yes

List of YouTube channels to include.

List format = (YouTube Channel ID; YouTube Channel ID; etc.).

Placement Targeting - YouTube Channels - Exclude

No

string, list

Yes

List of YouTube channels to exclude.

List format = (YouTube Channel ID; YouTube Channel ID; etc.).

Placement Targeting - YouTube Videos - Include

No

string, list

Yes

List of YouTube videos to include.

List format = (YouTube Video ID; YouTube Video ID; etc.).

Placement Targeting - YouTube Videos - Exclude

No

string, list

Yes

List of YouTube videos to exclude.

List format = (YouTube Video ID; YouTube Video ID; etc.).

Placement Targeting - Popular Content - Include

No

string, list

Yes

List of popular content across YouTube and Google video partners to include. Select one or more of the acceptable values:

• youtube_popular_content::001a1
• gvp_popular_content::global_tier2
• video_content::<ID>

Placement Targeting - URLs - Include

No

string, list

Yes

List of URLs to include in targeting. The list consists of URL strings.

List format = (someurl.com; someurltwo.com; etc.).

Placement Targeting - URLs - Exclude

No

string, list

Yes

List of URLs to exclude in targeting. The list consists of URL strings.

List format = (someurl.com; someurltwo.com; etc.).

Placement Targeting - Apps - Include

No

string, list

Yes

List of mobile apps to exclude in targeting. The list consists of app platform IDs.

The ID is provided by the relevant platform, such as a bundle ID from Android's Play store (example: com.google.android.gm) or a App ID from Apple's App store (example: 422689480).

List format = (com.google.android.gm; 422689480; etc.).

Placement Targeting - Apps - Exclude

No

string, list

Yes

List of mobile apps to exclude in targeting. The list consists of app platform IDs.

The ID is provided by the relevant platform, such as a bundle ID from Android's Play store (example: com.google.android.gm) or a App ID from Apple's App store (example: 422689480).

List format = (com.google.android.gm; 422689480; etc.).

Placement Targeting - App Collections - Include

No

string, list

Yes

List of app collections to include in targeting. List format= App Collection ID; App Collection ID;

Placement Targeting - App Collections - Exclude

No

string, list

Yes

List of app collections to exclude in targeting. List format= App Collection ID; App Collection ID;

Demographic Targeting Gender

Yes

string, list

Yes

List of genders to target. Select one or more of the acceptable values:

• Female
• Male
• Unknown

Demographic Targeting Age

Yes

string, list

Yes

List of ages to target. Select one or more of the acceptable values.

• 18-24
• 25-34
• 35-44
• 45-54
• 55-64
• 65+
• Unknown

Demographic Targeting Household Income

Yes

string, list

Yes

List of household incomes to target. Select one or more of the acceptable values.

• Top 10%
• 11-20%
• 21-30%
• 31-40%
• 41-50%
• Lower 50%
• Unknown

Demographic Targeting Parental Status

Yes

string, list

Yes

List of parental status to target. Select one or more of the acceptable values.

• Parent
• Not a parent
• Unknown

Optimized Targeting

No

string

Yes

Enable optimized targeting.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Optimized targeting is not compatible with all bid strategies. This column must be 'FALSE' if:

• 'Bid Strategy Type' is 'Fixed'
• 'Bid Strategy Type' is 'Optimized vCPM'
• 'Bid Strategy Type' is 'Maximum' and 'Bid Strategy Unit' is 'CIVA', 'IVO_TEN', or 'AV_VIEWED'

Audience Expansion Level

No

integer

Yes

Audience expansion level. It can only be set to AdGroups with value 0, 1, 2, 3.

Audience Expansion Seed List Excluded

No

string

Yes

Enable audience expansion seed list excluded.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Audience Targeting - Include

No

string, list

Yes

List of audience lists to include.

This column uses Display & Video 360 API FirstPartyAndPartnerAudience resource IDs.

List format = (FirstPartyAndPartnerAudience.firstPartyAndPartnerAudienceId; FirstPartyAndPartnerAudience.firstPartyAndPartnerAudienceId; etc.). This list is generated in ascending numerical order.

Audience Targeting - Exclude

No

string, list

Yes

List of audience lists to exclude.

This column uses Display & Video 360 API FirstPartyAndPartnerAudience resource IDs.

List format = (FirstPartyAndPartnerAudience.firstPartyAndPartnerAudienceId; FirstPartyAndPartnerAudience.firstPartyAndPartnerAudienceId; etc.). This list is generated in ascending numerical order.

Affinity & In Market Targeting - Include

No

string, list

Yes

List of affinity and/or in-market audience lists to include.

Audience list IDs can be retrieved from the Display & Video 360 interface.

List format = (Audience ID; Audience ID; etc.). This list is generated in ascending numerical order.

Affinity & In Market Targeting - Exclude

No

string, list

Yes

List of affinity and/or in-market audience lists to exclude.

Audience list IDs can be retrieved from the Display & Video 360 interface.

List format = (Audience ID; Audience ID; etc.). This list is generated in ascending numerical order.

Custom List Targeting

No

string, list

Yes

List of custom lists to target.

This column uses Display & Video 360 API CustomList resource IDs.

List format = (CustomList.customListId; CustomList.customListId; etc.). This list is generated in ascending numerical order.