Add Ad Groups

Java

// Copyright 2018 Google LLC
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.

package com.google.ads.googleads.examples.basicoperations;

import static com.google.ads.googleads.examples.utils.CodeSampleHelper.getPrintableDateTime;

import com.beust.jcommander.Parameter;
import com.google.ads.googleads.examples.utils.ArgumentNames;
import com.google.ads.googleads.examples.utils.CodeSampleParams;
import com.google.ads.googleads.lib.GoogleAdsClient;
import com.google.ads.googleads.v18.enums.AdGroupStatusEnum.AdGroupStatus;
import com.google.ads.googleads.v18.enums.AdGroupTypeEnum.AdGroupType;
import com.google.ads.googleads.v18.errors.GoogleAdsError;
import com.google.ads.googleads.v18.errors.GoogleAdsException;
import com.google.ads.googleads.v18.resources.AdGroup;
import com.google.ads.googleads.v18.services.AdGroupOperation;
import com.google.ads.googleads.v18.services.AdGroupServiceClient;
import com.google.ads.googleads.v18.services.MutateAdGroupResult;
import com.google.ads.googleads.v18.services.MutateAdGroupsResponse;
import com.google.ads.googleads.v18.utils.ResourceNames;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/** Adds ad groups to a campaign. */
public class AddAdGroups {

  private static class AddAdGroupParams extends CodeSampleParams {

    @Parameter(names = ArgumentNames.CUSTOMER_ID, required = true)
    private Long customerId;

    @Parameter(names = ArgumentNames.CAMPAIGN_ID, required = true)
    private Long campaignId;
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    AddAdGroupParams params = new AddAdGroupParams();
    if (!params.parseArguments(args)) {

      // Either pass the required parameters for this example on the command line, or insert them
      // into the code here. See the parameter class definition above for descriptions.
      params.customerId = Long.parseLong("INSERT_CUSTOMER_ID_HERE");
      params.campaignId = Long.parseLong("INSERT_CAMPAIGN_ID_HERE");
    }

    GoogleAdsClient googleAdsClient = null;
    try {
      googleAdsClient = GoogleAdsClient.newBuilder().fromPropertiesFile().build();
    } catch (FileNotFoundException fnfe) {
      System.err.printf(
          "Failed to load GoogleAdsClient configuration from file. Exception: %s%n", fnfe);
      System.exit(1);
    } catch (IOException ioe) {
      System.err.printf("Failed to create GoogleAdsClient. Exception: %s%n", ioe);
      System.exit(1);
    }

    try {
      new AddAdGroups().runExample(googleAdsClient, params.customerId, params.campaignId);
    } catch (GoogleAdsException gae) {
      // GoogleAdsException is the base class for most exceptions thrown by an API request.
      // Instances of this exception have a message and a GoogleAdsFailure that contains a
      // collection of GoogleAdsErrors that indicate the underlying causes of the
      // GoogleAdsException.
      System.err.printf(
          "Request ID %s failed due to GoogleAdsException. Underlying errors:%n",
          gae.getRequestId());
      int i = 0;
      for (GoogleAdsError googleAdsError : gae.getGoogleAdsFailure().getErrorsList()) {
        System.err.printf("  Error %d: %s%n", i++, googleAdsError);
      }
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Runs the example.
   *
   * @param googleAdsClient the Google Ads API client.
   * @param customerId the client customer ID.
   * @param campaignId the campaign ID.
   * @throws GoogleAdsException if an API request failed with one or more service errors.
   */
  private void runExample(GoogleAdsClient googleAdsClient, long customerId, long campaignId) {
    String campaignResourceName = ResourceNames.campaign(customerId, campaignId);

    // Creates an ad group, setting an optional CPC value.
    AdGroup adGroup1 =
        AdGroup.newBuilder()
            .setName("Earth to Mars Cruises #" + getPrintableDateTime())
            .setStatus(AdGroupStatus.ENABLED)
            .setCampaign(campaignResourceName)
            .setType(AdGroupType.SEARCH_STANDARD)
            .setCpcBidMicros(10_000_000L)
            .build();

    // You may add as many additional ad groups as you need.
    AdGroup adGroup2 =
        AdGroup.newBuilder()
            .setName("Earth to Venus Cruises #" + getPrintableDateTime())
            .setStatus(AdGroupStatus.ENABLED)
            .setCampaign(campaignResourceName)
            .setType(AdGroupType.SEARCH_STANDARD)
            .setCpcBidMicros(10_000_000L)
            .build();

    List<AdGroupOperation> operations = new ArrayList<>();
    operations.add(AdGroupOperation.newBuilder().setCreate(adGroup1).build());
    operations.add(AdGroupOperation.newBuilder().setCreate(adGroup2).build());

    try (AdGroupServiceClient adGroupServiceClient =
        googleAdsClient.getLatestVersion().createAdGroupServiceClient()) {
      MutateAdGroupsResponse response =
          adGroupServiceClient.mutateAdGroups(Long.toString(customerId), operations);
      System.out.printf("Added %d ad groups:%n", response.getResultsCount());
      for (MutateAdGroupResult result : response.getResultsList()) {
        System.out.println(result.getResourceName());
      }
    }
  }
}
AddAdGroups.java
      

C#

// Copyright 2019 Google LLC
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.

using CommandLine;
using Google.Ads.Gax.Examples;
using Google.Ads.GoogleAds.Lib;
using Google.Ads.GoogleAds.V18.Enums;
using Google.Ads.GoogleAds.V18.Errors;
using Google.Ads.GoogleAds.V18.Resources;
using Google.Ads.GoogleAds.V18.Services;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace Google.Ads.GoogleAds.Examples.V18
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This code example illustrates how to create ad groups. To create campaigns, run
    /// AddCampaigns.cs.
    /// </summary>
    public class AddAdGroups : ExampleBase
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Command line options for running the <see cref="AddAdGroups"/> example.
        /// </summary>
        public class Options : OptionsBase
        {
            /// <summary>
            /// The Google Ads customer ID for which the call is made.
            /// </summary>
            [Option("customerId", Required = true, HelpText =
                "The Google Ads customer ID for which the call is made.")]
            public long CustomerId { get; set; }

            /// <summary>
            /// ID of the campaign to which ad groups are added.
            /// </summary>
            [Option("campaignId", Required = true, HelpText =
                "ID of the campaign to which ad groups are added.")]
            public long CampaignId { get; set; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Main method, to run this code example as a standalone application.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="args">The command line arguments.</param>
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Options options = ExampleUtilities.ParseCommandLine<Options>(args);

            AddAdGroups codeExample = new AddAdGroups();
            Console.WriteLine(codeExample.Description);
            codeExample.Run(new GoogleAdsClient(),
                options.CustomerId,
                options.CampaignId);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Number of ad groups to create.
        /// </summary>
        private const int NUM_ADGROUPS_TO_CREATE = 5;

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a description about the code example.
        /// </summary>
        public override string Description =>
            "This code example illustrates how to create ad groups. To create campaigns, run " +
            "AddCampaigns.cs";

        /// <summary>
        /// Runs the code example.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="client">The Google Ads client.</param>
        /// <param name="customerId">The Google Ads customer ID for which the call is made.</param>
        /// <param name="campaignId">ID of the campaign to which ad groups are added.</param>
        public void Run(GoogleAdsClient client, long customerId, long campaignId)
        {
            // Get the AdGroupService.
            AdGroupServiceClient adGroupService = client.GetService(Services.V18.AdGroupService);

            List<AdGroupOperation> operations = new List<AdGroupOperation>();

            for (int i = 0; i < NUM_ADGROUPS_TO_CREATE; i++)
            {
                // Create the ad group.
                AdGroup adGroup = new AdGroup()
                {
                    Name = $"Earth to Mars Cruises #{ExampleUtilities.GetRandomString()}",
                    Status = AdGroupStatusEnum.Types.AdGroupStatus.Enabled,
                    Campaign = ResourceNames.Campaign(customerId, campaignId),

                    // Set the ad group bids.
                    CpcBidMicros = 10000000
                };

                // Create the operation.
                AdGroupOperation operation = new AdGroupOperation()
                {
                    Create = adGroup
                };
                operations.Add(operation);
            }

            try
            {
                // Create the ad groups.
                MutateAdGroupsResponse response = adGroupService.MutateAdGroups(
                    customerId.ToString(), operations);

                // Display the results.
                foreach (MutateAdGroupResult newAdGroup in response.Results)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Ad group with resource name '{0}' was created.",
                        newAdGroup.ResourceName);
                }
            }
            catch (GoogleAdsException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Failure:");
                Console.WriteLine($"Message: {e.Message}");
                Console.WriteLine($"Failure: {e.Failure}");
                Console.WriteLine($"Request ID: {e.RequestId}");
                throw;
            }
        }
    }
}
AddAdGroups.cs
      

PHP

<?php

/**
 * Copyright 2018 Google LLC
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

namespace Google\Ads\GoogleAds\Examples\BasicOperations;

require __DIR__ . '/../../vendor/autoload.php';

use GetOpt\GetOpt;
use Google\Ads\GoogleAds\Examples\Utils\ArgumentNames;
use Google\Ads\GoogleAds\Examples\Utils\ArgumentParser;
use Google\Ads\GoogleAds\Examples\Utils\Helper;
use Google\Ads\GoogleAds\Lib\V18\GoogleAdsClient;
use Google\Ads\GoogleAds\Lib\V18\GoogleAdsClientBuilder;
use Google\Ads\GoogleAds\Lib\V18\GoogleAdsException;
use Google\Ads\GoogleAds\Lib\OAuth2TokenBuilder;
use Google\Ads\GoogleAds\Util\V18\ResourceNames;
use Google\Ads\GoogleAds\V18\Enums\AdGroupStatusEnum\AdGroupStatus;
use Google\Ads\GoogleAds\V18\Enums\AdGroupTypeEnum\AdGroupType;
use Google\Ads\GoogleAds\V18\Errors\GoogleAdsError;
use Google\Ads\GoogleAds\V18\Resources\AdGroup;
use Google\Ads\GoogleAds\V18\Services\AdGroupOperation;
use Google\Ads\GoogleAds\V18\Services\MutateAdGroupsRequest;
use Google\ApiCore\ApiException;

/** This example adds ad groups to a campaign. */
class AddAdGroups
{
    private const CUSTOMER_ID = 'INSERT_CUSTOMER_ID_HERE';
    private const CAMPAIGN_ID = 'INSERT_CAMPAIGN_ID_HERE';

    public static function main()
    {
        // Either pass the required parameters for this example on the command line, or insert them
        // into the constants above.
        $options = (new ArgumentParser())->parseCommandArguments([
            ArgumentNames::CUSTOMER_ID => GetOpt::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT,
            ArgumentNames::CAMPAIGN_ID => GetOpt::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT
        ]);

        // Generate a refreshable OAuth2 credential for authentication.
        $oAuth2Credential = (new OAuth2TokenBuilder())->fromFile()->build();

        // Construct a Google Ads client configured from a properties file and the
        // OAuth2 credentials above.
        $googleAdsClient = (new GoogleAdsClientBuilder())->fromFile()
            ->withOAuth2Credential($oAuth2Credential)
            ->build();

        try {
            self::runExample(
                $googleAdsClient,
                $options[ArgumentNames::CUSTOMER_ID] ?: self::CUSTOMER_ID,
                $options[ArgumentNames::CAMPAIGN_ID] ?: self::CAMPAIGN_ID
            );
        } catch (GoogleAdsException $googleAdsException) {
            printf(
                "Request with ID '%s' has failed.%sGoogle Ads failure details:%s",
                $googleAdsException->getRequestId(),
                PHP_EOL,
                PHP_EOL
            );
            foreach ($googleAdsException->getGoogleAdsFailure()->getErrors() as $error) {
                /** @var GoogleAdsError $error */
                printf(
                    "\t%s: %s%s",
                    $error->getErrorCode()->getErrorCode(),
                    $error->getMessage(),
                    PHP_EOL
                );
            }
            exit(1);
        } catch (ApiException $apiException) {
            printf(
                "ApiException was thrown with message '%s'.%s",
                $apiException->getMessage(),
                PHP_EOL
            );
            exit(1);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Runs the example.
     *
     * @param GoogleAdsClient $googleAdsClient the Google Ads API client
     * @param int $customerId the customer ID
     * @param int $campaignId the campaign ID to add ad groups to
     */
    public static function runExample(
        GoogleAdsClient $googleAdsClient,
        int $customerId,
        int $campaignId
    ) {
        $campaignResourceName = ResourceNames::forCampaign($customerId, $campaignId);

        $operations = [];

        // Constructs an ad group and sets an optional CPC value.
        $adGroup1 = new AdGroup([
            'name' => 'Earth to Mars Cruises #' . Helper::getPrintableDatetime(),
            'campaign' => $campaignResourceName,
            'status' => AdGroupStatus::ENABLED,
            'type' => AdGroupType::SEARCH_STANDARD,
            'cpc_bid_micros' => 10000000
        ]);

        $adGroupOperation1 = new AdGroupOperation();
        $adGroupOperation1->setCreate($adGroup1);
        $operations[] = $adGroupOperation1;

        // Constructs another ad group.
        $adGroup2 = new AdGroup([
            'name' => 'Earth to Venus Cruises #' . Helper::getPrintableDatetime(),
            'campaign' => $campaignResourceName,
            'status' => AdGroupStatus::ENABLED,
            'type' => AdGroupType::SEARCH_STANDARD,
            'cpc_bid_micros' => 20000000
        ]);

        $adGroupOperation2 = new AdGroupOperation();
        $adGroupOperation2->setCreate($adGroup2);
        $operations[] = $adGroupOperation2;

        // Issues a mutate request to add the ad groups.
        $adGroupServiceClient = $googleAdsClient->getAdGroupServiceClient();
        $response = $adGroupServiceClient->mutateAdGroups(MutateAdGroupsRequest::build(
            $customerId,
            $operations
        ));

        printf("Added %d ad groups:%s", $response->getResults()->count(), PHP_EOL);

        foreach ($response->getResults() as $addedAdGroup) {
            /** @var AdGroup $addedAdGroup */
            print $addedAdGroup->getResourceName() . PHP_EOL;
        }
    }
}

AddAdGroups::main();
AddAdGroups.php
      

Python

#!/usr/bin/env python
# Copyright 2018 Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
"""This example adds an ad group.

To get ad groups, run get_ad_groups.py.
"""


import argparse
import sys
import uuid

from google.ads.googleads.client import GoogleAdsClient
from google.ads.googleads.errors import GoogleAdsException


def main(client, customer_id, campaign_id):
    ad_group_service = client.get_service("AdGroupService")
    campaign_service = client.get_service("CampaignService")

    # Create ad group.
    ad_group_operation = client.get_type("AdGroupOperation")
    ad_group = ad_group_operation.create
    ad_group.name = f"Earth to Mars cruises {uuid.uuid4()}"
    ad_group.status = client.enums.AdGroupStatusEnum.ENABLED
    ad_group.campaign = campaign_service.campaign_path(customer_id, campaign_id)
    ad_group.type_ = client.enums.AdGroupTypeEnum.SEARCH_STANDARD
    ad_group.cpc_bid_micros = 10000000

    # Add the ad group.
    ad_group_response = ad_group_service.mutate_ad_groups(
        customer_id=customer_id, operations=[ad_group_operation]
    )
    print(f"Created ad group {ad_group_response.results[0].resource_name}.")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description="Adds an ad group for specified customer and campaign id."
    )
    # The following argument(s) should be provided to run the example.
    parser.add_argument(
        "-c",
        "--customer_id",
        type=str,
        required=True,
        help="The Google Ads customer ID.",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "-i", "--campaign_id", type=str, required=True, help="The campaign ID."
    )
    args = parser.parse_args()

    # GoogleAdsClient will read the google-ads.yaml configuration file in the
    # home directory if none is specified.
    googleads_client = GoogleAdsClient.load_from_storage(version="v18")

    try:
        main(googleads_client, args.customer_id, args.campaign_id)
    except GoogleAdsException as ex:
        print(
            f'Request with ID "{ex.request_id}" failed with status '
            f'"{ex.error.code().name}" and includes the following errors:'
        )
        for error in ex.failure.errors:
            print(f'\tError with message "{error.message}".')
            if error.location:
                for field_path_element in error.location.field_path_elements:
                    print(f"\t\tOn field: {field_path_element.field_name}")
        sys.exit(1)
add_ad_groups.py
      

Ruby

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# Encoding: utf-8
#
# Copyright 2018 Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
#
# This example adds an ad group. To get ad groups, run get_ad_groups.rb.

require 'optparse'
require 'google/ads/google_ads'
require 'date'

def add_ad_groups(customer_id, campaign_id)
  # GoogleAdsClient will read a config file from
  # ENV['HOME']/google_ads_config.rb when called without parameters
  client = Google::Ads::GoogleAds::GoogleAdsClient.new

  # Create an ad group, setting an optional CPC value.
  ad_group = client.resource.ad_group do |ag|
    ag.name = "Earth to Mars Cruises #{(Time.new.to_f * 1000).to_i}"
    ag.status = :ENABLED
    ag.campaign = client.path.campaign(customer_id, campaign_id)
    ag.type = :SEARCH_STANDARD
    ag.cpc_bid_micros = 10_000_000
  end

  # Create the operation
  ad_group_operation = client.operation.create_resource.ad_group(ad_group)

  # Add the ad group.
  response = client.service.ad_group.mutate_ad_groups(
    customer_id: customer_id,
    operations: [ad_group_operation],
  )

  puts "Created ad group #{response.results.first.resource_name}."
end

if __FILE__ == $0
  options = {}
  # The following parameter(s) should be provided to run the example. You can
  # either specify these by changing the INSERT_XXX_ID_HERE values below, or on
  # the command line.
  #
  # Parameters passed on the command line will override any parameters set in
  # code.
  #
  # Running the example with -h will print the command line usage.
  options[:customer_id] = 'INSERT_CUSTOMER_ID_HERE'
  options[:campaign_id] = 'INSERT_CAMPAIGN_ID_HERE'

  OptionParser.new do |opts|
    opts.banner = sprintf('Usage: %s [options]', File.basename(__FILE__))

    opts.separator ''
    opts.separator 'Options:'

    opts.on('-C', '--customer-id CUSTOMER-ID', String, 'Customer ID') do |v|
      options[:customer_id] = v
    end

    opts.on('-c', '--campaign-id CAMPAIGN-ID', String, 'Campaign ID') do |v|
      options[:campaign_id] = v
    end

    opts.separator ''
    opts.separator 'Help:'

    opts.on_tail('-h', '--help', 'Show this message') do
      puts opts
      exit
    end
  end.parse!

  begin
    add_ad_groups(options.fetch(:customer_id).tr("-", ""), options[:campaign_id])
  rescue Google::Ads::GoogleAds::Errors::GoogleAdsError => e
    e.failure.errors.each do |error|
      STDERR.printf("Error with message: %s\n", error.message)
      if error.location
        error.location.field_path_elements.each do |field_path_element|
          STDERR.printf("\tOn field: %s\n", field_path_element.field_name)
        end
      end
      error.error_code.to_h.each do |k, v|
        next if v == :UNSPECIFIED
        STDERR.printf("\tType: %s\n\tCode: %s\n", k, v)
      end
    end
    raise
  end
end
add_ad_groups.rb
      

Perl

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
#
# Copyright 2019, Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
#
# This example adds an ad group. To get ad groups, run get_ad_groups.pl.

use strict;
use warnings;
use utf8;

use FindBin qw($Bin);
use lib "$Bin/../../lib";
use Google::Ads::GoogleAds::Client;
use Google::Ads::GoogleAds::Utils::GoogleAdsHelper;
use Google::Ads::GoogleAds::V18::Resources::AdGroup;
use Google::Ads::GoogleAds::V18::Enums::AdGroupStatusEnum qw(ENABLED);
use Google::Ads::GoogleAds::V18::Enums::AdGroupTypeEnum   qw(SEARCH_STANDARD);
use Google::Ads::GoogleAds::V18::Services::AdGroupService::AdGroupOperation;
use Google::Ads::GoogleAds::V18::Utils::ResourceNames;

use Getopt::Long qw(:config auto_help);
use Pod::Usage;
use Cwd          qw(abs_path);
use Data::Uniqid qw(uniqid);

# The following parameter(s) should be provided to run the example. You can
# either specify these by changing the INSERT_XXX_ID_HERE values below, or on
# the command line.
#
# Parameters passed on the command line will override any parameters set in
# code.
#
# Running the example with -h will print the command line usage.
my $customer_id = "INSERT_CUSTOMER_ID_HERE";
my $campaign_id = "INSERT_CAMPAIGN_ID_HERE";

sub add_ad_groups {
  my ($api_client, $customer_id, $campaign_id) = @_;

  # Create an ad group, setting an optional CPC value.
  my $ad_group = Google::Ads::GoogleAds::V18::Resources::AdGroup->new({
      name     => "Earth to Mars Cruises #" . uniqid(),
      status   => ENABLED,
      campaign => Google::Ads::GoogleAds::V18::Utils::ResourceNames::campaign(
        $customer_id, $campaign_id
      ),
      type         => SEARCH_STANDARD,
      cpcBidMicros => 10000000
    });

  # Create an ad group operation.
  my $ad_group_operation =
    Google::Ads::GoogleAds::V18::Services::AdGroupService::AdGroupOperation->
    new({create => $ad_group});

  # Add the ad group.
  my $ad_groups_response = $api_client->AdGroupService()->mutate({
      customerId => $customer_id,
      operations => [$ad_group_operation]});

  printf "Created ad group '%s'.\n",
    $ad_groups_response->{results}[0]{resourceName};

  return 1;
}

# Don't run the example if the file is being included.
if (abs_path($0) ne abs_path(__FILE__)) {
  return 1;
}

# Get Google Ads Client, credentials will be read from ~/googleads.properties.
my $api_client = Google::Ads::GoogleAds::Client->new();

# By default examples are set to die on any server returned fault.
$api_client->set_die_on_faults(1);

# Parameters passed on the command line will override any parameters set in code.
GetOptions("customer_id=s" => \$customer_id, "campaign_id=i" => \$campaign_id);

# Print the help message if the parameters are not initialized in the code nor
# in the command line.
pod2usage(2) if not check_params($customer_id, $campaign_id);

# Call the example.
add_ad_groups($api_client, $customer_id =~ s/-//gr, $campaign_id);

=pod

=head1 NAME

add_ad_groups

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This example adds an ad group. To get ad groups, run get_ad_groups.pl.

=head1 SYNOPSIS

add_ad_groups.pl [options]

    -help                       Show the help message.
    -customer_id                The Google Ads customer ID.
    -campaign_id                The campaign ID.

=cut
add_ad_groups.pl