AdsApp.​Draft

Represents a Google Ads draft. Drafts can be used to prepare changes to campaigns, either by applying them directly or running an experiment. For more information, refer to our guide to Drafts and Experiments.

Methods:

Member	Type	Description
getBaseCampaign	AdsApp.Campaign	Returns the base campaign to which this draft belongs.
getDraftCampaign	AdsApp.Campaign	Returns the draft campaign associated with this draft.
getEntityType	String	Returns the type of this entity as a String, in this case, "Draft".
getId	String	Returns the ID of the draft.
getName	String	Returns the name of the draft.
getResourceName	String	Returns the resource name of the draft.
getStatus	String	Returns the status of the draft.
hasRunningExperiment	boolean	Returns true if the draft has a currently-running experiment.
newExperimentBuilder	AdsApp.ExperimentBuilder	Deprecated: This method is deprecated and will be removed soon.
remove	void	Removes the draft, thereby removing its associated draft campaign, but not removing the associated base campaign.
setName	void	Sets the name of the draft.
startApplying	void	Starts applying the draft's changes back to the base campaign.

getBaseCampaign()

Returns the base campaign to which this draft belongs.

Return values:

Type	Description
AdsApp.Campaign	The base campaign to which this draft belongs.

getDraftCampaign()

Returns the draft campaign associated with this draft.

Return values:

Type	Description
AdsApp.Campaign	The draft campaign associated with this draft.

getEntityType()

Returns the type of this entity as a String, in this case, "Draft".

Return values:

Type	Description
String	Type of this entity: "Draft".

getId()

Returns the ID of the draft.

Return values:

Type	Description
String	The ID of the draft.

getName()

Returns the name of the draft.

Return values:

Type	Description
String	Name of the draft.

getResourceName()

Returns the resource name of the draft.

Return values:

Type	Description
String	The resource name of the draft.

getStatus()

Returns the status of the draft. Possible values: DRAFTED, APPLIED, APPLYING, REMOVED, UNABLE_TO_APPLY.

Return values:

Type	Description
String	The status of the draft.

hasRunningExperiment()

Returns true if the draft has a currently-running experiment.

Return values:

Type	Description
boolean	true if the draft has a currently-running experiment.

newExperimentBuilder()

Deprecated: This method is deprecated and will be removed soon.

Returns a new experiment builder for this draft. Once built, the experiment will run with the changes made in this draft.

Return values:

Type	Description
AdsApp.ExperimentBuilder	A new experiment builder for this draft.

remove()

Removes the draft, thereby removing its associated draft campaign, but not removing the associated base campaign.

Returns nothing.

setName(name)

Sets the name of the draft.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The new name for the draft.

startApplying()

Starts applying the draft's changes back to the base campaign. Does not wait for completion. View this draft in the "All drafts" tab of the UI to see if its changes are finished being applied.

Returns nothing.