enum CreativePolicyViolation (v202408)
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Represents the different types of policy violations that may be
detected on a given creative.
For more information about the various types of policy
violations, see here.
- Namespace
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https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202408
Enumeration |
Description |
MALWARE_IN_CREATIVE
|
Malware was found in the creative.
For more information see here.
|
MALWARE_IN_LANDING_PAGE
|
Malware was found in the landing page.
For more information see here.
|
LEGALLY_BLOCKED_REDIRECT_URL
|
The redirect url contains legally objectionable content.
|
MISREPRESENTATION_OF_PRODUCT
|
The creative misrepresents the product or service being advertised.
For more information see here.
|
SELF_CLICKING_CREATIVE
|
The creative has been determined to be self clicking.
|
GAMING_GOOGLE_NETWORK
|
The creative has been determined as attempting to game the Google
network.
For more information see here.
|
DYNAMIC_DNS
|
The landing page for the creative uses a dynamic DNS.
For more information see here.
|
CIRCUMVENTING_SYSTEMS
|
The creative has been determined as attempting to circumvent Google advertising systems.
|
PHISHING
|
Phishing found in creative or landing page.
For more information see here.
|
DOWNLOAD_PROMPT_IN_CREATIVE
|
The creative prompts the user to download a file.
For more information see here
|
UNAUTHORIZED_COOKIE_DETECTED
|
The creative sets an unauthorized cookie on a Google domain.
For more information see here
|
TEMPORARY_PAUSE_FOR_VENDOR_INVESTIGATION
|
The creative has been temporarily paused while we investigate.
|
ABUSIVE_EXPERIENCE
|
The landing page contains an abusive experience.
For more information see here.
|
TRICK_TO_CLICK
|
The creative is designed to mislead or trick the user into
interacting with it.
For more information see here.
|
USE_OF_NON_ALLOWLISTED_OMID_VERIFICATION_SCRIPT
|
Non-allowlisted OMID verification script.
For more information see here.
|
MISUSE_OF_OMID_API
|
OMID sdk injected by creative.
< p>For more information see here.
|
UNACCEPTABLE_HTML_AD
|
Unacceptable HTML5 ad.
For more information see here.
|
UNKNOWN
|
The value returned if the actual value is not exposed by the requested API version.
|
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Last updated 2025-08-06 UTC.
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