Create the campaign criteria

  • Performance Max campaigns support various criteria types for targeting, including ad schedule, age range, brand, device, keyword, language, location, location group, and webpage.

  • Both positive and negative criteria can be applied, with the exception of brand and keyword criteria which can only be used negatively.

  • For location targeting, if no specific locations or location groups are set, the campaign will default to including all regions.

  • Performance Max campaigns allow for the inclusion of up to 10,000 negative keywords.

  • Negative webpage criteria can be utilized to exclude specific URLs from final URL expansion.

Performance Max campaigns support the following types of criteria:

Both positive and negative criteria can be used, except for the BRAND and KEYWORD criterion type, which can only be used as negative to exclude brands and keywords from targeting.

For location targeting, a campaign with no specified location or location groups defaults to including all regions.

Performance Max campaigns can have up to 10,000 negative keywords.

Negative WEBPAGE criteria can be used to exclude specific URLs from final URL expansion. Learn more about Final URL expansion and URL Exclusion.

Java

/** Creates a list of MutateOperations that create new campaign criteria. */
private List<MutateOperation> createCampaignCriterionOperations(long customerId) {
  String campaignResourceName =
      ResourceNames.campaign(customerId, PERFORMANCE_MAX_CAMPAIGN_TEMPORARY_ID);
  List<CampaignCriterion> campaignCriteria = new ArrayList<>();
  // Sets the LOCATION campaign criteria.
  // Targets all of New York City except Brooklyn.
  // Location IDs are listed here:
  // https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/data/geotargets
  // and they can also be retrieved using the GeoTargetConstantService as shown
  // here: https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/targeting/location-targeting
  //
  // We will add one positive location target for New York City (ID=1023191)
  // and one negative location target for Brooklyn (ID=1022762).
  // First, adds the positive (negative = False) for New York City.
  campaignCriteria.add(
      CampaignCriterion.newBuilder()
          .setCampaign(campaignResourceName)
          .setLocation(
              LocationInfo.newBuilder()
                  .setGeoTargetConstant(ResourceNames.geoTargetConstant(1023191))
                  .build())
          .setNegative(false)
          .build());
  // Next adds the negative target for Brooklyn.
  campaignCriteria.add(
      CampaignCriterion.newBuilder()
          .setCampaign(campaignResourceName)
          .setLocation(
              LocationInfo.newBuilder()
                  .setGeoTargetConstant(ResourceNames.geoTargetConstant(1022762))
                  .build())
          .setNegative(true)
          .build());
  // Sets the LANGUAGE campaign criterion.
  campaignCriteria.add(
      CampaignCriterion.newBuilder()
          .setCampaign(campaignResourceName)
          // Sets the language.
          // For a list of all language codes, see:
          // https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/data/codes-formats#expandable-7
          .setLanguage(
              LanguageInfo.newBuilder()
                  .setLanguageConstant(ResourceNames.languageConstant(1000)) // English
                  .build())
          .build());
  // Returns a list of mutate operations with one operation per criterion.
  return campaignCriteria.stream()
      .map(
          criterion ->
              MutateOperation.newBuilder()
                  .setCampaignCriterionOperation(
                      CampaignCriterionOperation.newBuilder().setCreate(criterion).build())
                  .build())
      .collect(Collectors.toList());
}

AddPerformanceMaxCampaign.java

C#

/// <summary>
/// Creates a list of MutateOperations that create new campaign criteria.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="campaignResourceName">The campaign resource name.</param>
/// <returns>A list of MutateOperations that create new campaign criteria.</returns>
private List<MutateOperation> CreateCampaignCriterionOperations(
    string campaignResourceName)
{
    List<MutateOperation> operations = new List<MutateOperation>();

    // Set the LOCATION campaign criteria.
    // Target all of New York City except Brooklyn.
    // Location IDs are listed here:
    // https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/data/geotargets
    // and they can also be retrieved using the GeoTargetConstantService as shown
    // here: https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/targeting/location-targeting
    //
    // We will add one positive location target for New York City (ID=1023191)
    // and one negative location target for Brooklyn (ID=1022762).
    // First, add the positive (negative = False) for New York City.
    MutateOperation operation1 = new MutateOperation()
    {
        CampaignCriterionOperation = new CampaignCriterionOperation()
        {
            Create = new CampaignCriterion()
            {
                Campaign = campaignResourceName,
                Location = new LocationInfo()
                {
                    GeoTargetConstant = ResourceNames.GeoTargetConstant(1023191)
                },

                Negative = false
            }
        }
    };

    operations.Add(operation1);

    // Next add the negative target for Brooklyn.
    MutateOperation operation2 = new MutateOperation()
    {
        CampaignCriterionOperation = new CampaignCriterionOperation()
        {
            Create = new CampaignCriterion()
            {
                Campaign = campaignResourceName,
                Location = new LocationInfo()
                {
                    GeoTargetConstant = ResourceNames.GeoTargetConstant(1022762)
                },

                Negative = true
            }
        }
    };

    operations.Add(operation2);

    // Set the LANGUAGE campaign criterion.
    MutateOperation operation3 = new MutateOperation()
    {
        CampaignCriterionOperation = new CampaignCriterionOperation()
        {
            Create = new CampaignCriterion()
            {
                Campaign = campaignResourceName,

                // Set the language.
                // For a list of all language codes, see:
                // https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/data/codes-formats#expandable-7
                Language = new LanguageInfo()
                {
                    LanguageConstant = ResourceNames.LanguageConstant(1000) // English
                },
            }
        }
    };

    operations.Add(operation3);

    return operations;
}

AddPerformanceMaxCampaign.cs

PHP

private static function createCampaignCriterionOperations(int $customerId): array
{
    $operations = [];
    // Set the LOCATION campaign criteria.
    // Target all of New York City except Brooklyn.
    // Location IDs are listed here:
    // https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/data/geotargets
    // and they can also be retrieved using the GeoTargetConstantService as shown
    // here: https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/targeting/location-targeting
    //
    // We will add one positive location target for New York City (ID=1023191)
    // and one negative location target for Brooklyn (ID=1022762).
    // First, adds the positive (negative = false) for New York City.
    $operations[] = new MutateOperation([
        'campaign_criterion_operation' => new CampaignCriterionOperation([
            'create' => new CampaignCriterion([
                'campaign' => ResourceNames::forCampaign(
                    $customerId,
                    self::PERFORMANCE_MAX_CAMPAIGN_TEMPORARY_ID
                ),
                'location' => new LocationInfo([
                    'geo_target_constant' => ResourceNames::forGeoTargetConstant(1023191)
                ]),
                'negative' => false
            ])
        ])
    ]);

    // Next adds the negative target for Brooklyn.
    $operations[] = new MutateOperation([
        'campaign_criterion_operation' => new CampaignCriterionOperation([
            'create' => new CampaignCriterion([
                'campaign' => ResourceNames::forCampaign(
                    $customerId,
                    self::PERFORMANCE_MAX_CAMPAIGN_TEMPORARY_ID
                ),
                'location' => new LocationInfo([
                    'geo_target_constant' => ResourceNames::forGeoTargetConstant(1022762)
                ]),
                'negative' => true
            ])
        ])
    ]);

    // Sets the LANGUAGE campaign criterion.
    $operations[] = new MutateOperation([
        'campaign_criterion_operation' => new CampaignCriterionOperation([
            'create' => new CampaignCriterion([
                'campaign' => ResourceNames::forCampaign(
                    $customerId,
                    self::PERFORMANCE_MAX_CAMPAIGN_TEMPORARY_ID
                ),
                // Set the language.
                // For a list of all language codes, see:
                // https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/data/codes-formats#expandable-7
                'language' => new LanguageInfo([
                    'language_constant' => ResourceNames::forLanguageConstant(1000)  // English
                ])
            ])
        ])
    ]);

    return $operations;
}
AddPerformanceMaxCampaign.php