type DeviceCategoryTargeting (v202411)
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Represents device categories that are being targeted or excluded by the LineItem.
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https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202411
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Last updated 2025-08-06 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-08-06 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eDeviceCategoryTargeting allows you to target or exclude specific device categories in your line items.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eYou can include (\u003ccode\u003etargetedDeviceCategories\u003c/code\u003e) or exclude (\u003ccode\u003eexcludedDeviceCategories\u003c/code\u003e) device categories like mobile devices, operating systems, browsers and more.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eDeviceCategoryTargeting is used within various Google Ad Manager services to refine ad delivery.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt leverages a namespace located at \u003ccode\u003ehttps://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202411\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["DeviceCategoryTargeting allows targeting or excluding specific device categories for a LineItem. It utilizes services like AdRuleService and ForecastService. Key actions include defining `targetedDeviceCategories` and `excludedDeviceCategories`. These fields allow targeting/excluding based on technology, bandwidth, browser, device features, manufacturers, carriers, operating systems, and more. This targeting is achieved through a list of eleven distinct targeting criteria. The namespace for these operations is `https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202411`.\n"],null,["# type DeviceCategoryTargeting (v202411)\n\n**Service** \n[AdRuleService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdRuleService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [AdjustmentService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [ForecastService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [LineItemService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/LineItemService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [NativeStyleService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/NativeStyleService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [ProposalLineItemService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalLineItemService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [ProposalService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [PublisherQueryLanguageService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/PublisherQueryLanguageService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) **TargetingPresetService** [YieldGroupService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/YieldGroupService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) **Dependencies** \n[TechnologyTargeting](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.TechnologyTargeting) \n▼\n**DeviceCategoryTargeting**\n\nRepresents device categories that are being targeted or excluded by the [LineItem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItem).\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\nNamespace\n:\n `https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202411`\n\n| Field ----- ||\n|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ### `targetedDeviceCategories` | 1. ` `[Technology](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.Technology)`[]` 1. ` `[BandwidthGroup](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.BandwidthGroup)` ` 2. ` `[Browser](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.Browser)` ` 3. ` `[BrowserLanguage](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.BrowserLanguage)` ` 4. ` `[DeviceCapability](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.DeviceCapability)` ` 5. ` `[DeviceCategory](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.DeviceCategory)` ` 6. ` `[DeviceManufacturer](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.DeviceManufacturer)` ` 7. ` `[MobileCarrier](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.MobileCarrier)` ` 8. ` `[MobileDevice](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.MobileDevice)` ` 9. ` `[MobileDeviceSubmodel](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.MobileDeviceSubmodel)` ` 10. ` `[OperatingSystem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.OperatingSystem)` ` 11. ` `[OperatingSystemVersion](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.OperatingSystemVersion)` ` \u003cbr /\u003e Device categories that are being targeted by the [LineItem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItem). |\n| ### `excludedDeviceCategories` | 1. ` `[Technology](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.Technology)`[]` 1. ` `[BandwidthGroup](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.BandwidthGroup)` ` 2. ` `[Browser](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.Browser)` ` 3. ` `[BrowserLanguage](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.BrowserLanguage)` ` 4. ` `[DeviceCapability](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.DeviceCapability)` ` 5. ` `[DeviceCategory](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.DeviceCategory)` ` 6. ` `[DeviceManufacturer](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.DeviceManufacturer)` ` 7. ` `[MobileCarrier](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.MobileCarrier)` ` 8. ` `[MobileDevice](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.MobileDevice)` ` 9. ` `[MobileDeviceSubmodel](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.MobileDeviceSubmodel)` ` 10. ` `[OperatingSystem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.OperatingSystem)` ` 11. ` `[OperatingSystemVersion](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.OperatingSystemVersion)` ` \u003cbr /\u003e Device categories that are being excluded by the [LineItem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItem). |"]]
