AdsApp.​TargetedLocation

Represents a Google Ads targeted location.

Targeted locations are used to only show your ads in specific geographic areas. For instance, a broadly-targeted campaign might have location targets for an entire country, whereas a more specifically-targeted campaign might break down its location targets at the city level.

For more information on locations, see the API documentation on geotargeting.

See also ExcludedLocation.

Methods:

MemberTypeDescription
getBidModifier double Returns the bid modifier for this targeted location.
getCampaign AdsApp.Campaign Returns the campaign to which this targeted location belongs or null if it does not belong to a search or display campaign.
getCampaignType String Returns the campaign type.
getCountryCode String Returns the country code of this location.
getEntityType String Returns the type of this entity as a String, in this case, "TargetedLocation".
getId String Returns the ID of the targeted location.
getName String Returns the name of this location.
getResourceName String Returns the resource name of the targeted location.
getShoppingCampaign AdsApp.ShoppingCampaign Returns the shopping campaign to which this targeted location belongs or null if it does not belong to a shopping campaign.
getStatsFor AdsApp.Stats Returns stats for the specified date range.
getStatsFor AdsApp.Stats Returns stats for the specified custom date range.
getTargetType String Returns the target type of this location.
getTargetingStatus String Returns the targeting status of this location.
getVideoCampaign AdsApp.VideoCampaign Returns the video campaign to which this targeted location belongs or null if it does not belong to a video campaign.
remove void Removes the targeted location.
setBidModifier void Sets the bid modifier for this targeted location.

getBidModifier()

Returns the bid modifier for this targeted location.

The bid modifier is a multiplier applied to bids which match this targeted location. So, for instance, a bid modifier of 1.1 increases the bid to 110% of its original value, and changes a bid of $5.00 to a bid of $5.50.

The bid modifiers for all matching criteria are multiplied together to calculate the actual bid modification. A campaign with the following bid modifiers:

TypeValueBid Modifier
LocationLaos1.3
Ad ScheduleSaturday 6AM-10AM0.9
PlatformMobile1.1
would have a combined bid modifier of 1.3 * 0.9 * 1.1 = 1.287, so a bid of $10 would get increased to $12.87 for metrics.clicks by Laotian smartphone users on Saturday mornings in the account timezone.

For more information about bid modifiers, please see the Google Ads Help Center article.

Return values:

TypeDescription
double The criterion bid modifier.

getCampaign()

Returns the campaign to which this targeted location belongs or null if it does not belong to a search or display campaign.

Return values:

TypeDescription
AdsApp.Campaign The campaign to which this targeted location belongs or null if it does not belong to a search or display campaign.

getCampaignType()

Returns the campaign type. Possible return values:

SEARCH_OR_DISPLAY, VIDEO, SHOPPING

Return values:

TypeDescription
String Video campaign type.

getCountryCode()

Returns the country code of this location.

This is the standard two-letter country code, e.g. "US" or "BR".

Return values:

TypeDescription
String The country code of this location.

getEntityType()

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

Return values:

TypeDescription
String Type of this entity: "TargetedLocation".

getId()

Returns the ID of the targeted location.

Location IDs are shared across campaigns. In order to uniquely identify a location target, one must specify both its campaign ID and the location ID.

Return values:

TypeDescription
String The ID of the targeted location.

getName()

Returns the name of this location.

Return values:

TypeDescription
String The name of this location.

getResourceName()

Returns the resource name of the targeted location.

Return values:

TypeDescription
String The resource name of the targeted location.

getShoppingCampaign()

Returns the shopping campaign to which this targeted location belongs or null if it does not belong to a shopping campaign.

Return values:

TypeDescription
AdsApp.ShoppingCampaign The shopping campaign to which this targeted location belongs or null if it does not belong to a shopping campaign.

getStatsFor(dateRange)

Returns stats for the specified date range. Supported values:

TODAY, YESTERDAY, LAST_7_DAYS, THIS_WEEK_SUN_TODAY, LAST_WEEK, LAST_14_DAYS, LAST_30_DAYS, LAST_BUSINESS_WEEK, LAST_WEEK_SUN_SAT, THIS_MONTH, LAST_MONTH, ALL_TIME.

Example:

var stats = targetedLocation.getStatsFor("THIS_MONTH");

Arguments:

NameTypeDescription
dateRange String Date range for which the stats are requested.

Return values:

TypeDescription
AdsApp.Stats The stats for the specified date range.

getStatsFor(dateFrom, dateTo)

Returns stats for the specified custom date range. Both parameters can be either an object containing year, month, and day fields, or an 8-digit string in YYYYMMDD form. For instance, March 24th, 2013 is represented as either {year: 2013, month: 3, day: 24} or "20130324". The date range is inclusive on both ends, so forDateRange("20130324", "20130324") defines a range of a single day.

Arguments:

NameTypeDescription
dateFrom Object Start date of the date range. Must be either a string in YYYYMMDD form, or an object with year, month and day properties.
dateTo Object End date of the date range. Must be either a string in YYYYMMDD form, or an object with year, month and day properties.

Return values:

TypeDescription
AdsApp.Stats The stats for the specified date range.

getTargetType()

Returns the target type of this location.

The target type is a generic description of the location, such as "City", "Postal Code", or "Country". For a full list of target types, see Geo targets.

Return values:

TypeDescription
String The target type of this location.

getTargetingStatus()

Returns the targeting status of this location.

This can return one of three values:

  • "ACTIVE": indicates that the location can be targeted as normal. The vast majority of locations are active.
  • "PHASING_OUT": indicates that the location can be targeted, but that support will soon be removed. To get a list of which locations are phasing out, see Geo targets.
  • "OBSOLETE": indicates that the location cannot be targeted.

Return values:

TypeDescription
String The targeting status of this location.

getVideoCampaign()

Returns the video campaign to which this targeted location belongs or null if it does not belong to a video campaign.

Return values:

TypeDescription
AdsApp.VideoCampaign The video campaign to which this targeted location belongs or null if it does not belong to a video campaign.

remove()

Removes the targeted location.

Returns nothing.

setBidModifier(modifier)

Sets the bid modifier for this targeted location.

The bid modifier is a multiplier applied to bids which match this targeted location. So, for instance, a bid modifier of 1.1 increases the bid to 110% of its original value, and changes a bid of $5.00 to a bid of $5.50.

The bid modifiers for all matching criteria are multiplied together to calculate the actual bid modification. A campaign with the following bid modifiers:

TypeValueBid Modifier
LocationLaos1.3
Ad ScheduleSaturday 6AM-10AM0.9
PlatformMobile1.1
would have a combined bid modifier of 1.3 * 0.9 * 1.1 = 1.287, so a bid of $10 would get increased to $12.87 for metrics.clicks by Laotian smartphone users on Saturday mornings in the account timezone.

For more information about bid modifiers, please see the Google Ads Help Center article. For locations, acceptable bid modifiers are in the range 0.1 to 10.

Returns nothing.

Arguments:

NameTypeDescription
modifier double The new bid modifier.