Structured Snippet Ad Extension Record - Bulk
Defines a structured snippet ad extension that can be downloaded and uploaded in a bulk file.
A structured snippet ad extension pairs one header with between 3 and 10 snippet values that tell customers more about your business.
In the following example, Courses is the header, and .NET, Java, Python, and PHP are examples of individual values.
Courses: .NET, Java, Python, PHP
You can associate a structured snippet ad extension with the account or with campaigns and ad groups in the account. Each entity (account, campaign, or ad group) can be associated with up to 20 structured snippet ad extensions. An expanded text ad will only include one structured snippet (one headline with 3 - 10 values) per impression. Use the Account Structured Snippet Ad Extension, Ad Group Structured Snippet Ad Extension, and Campaign Structured Snippet Ad Extension records to manage structured snippet ad extension associations.
You can download all Structured Snippet Ad Extension records in the account by including the DownloadEntity value of StructuredSnippetAdExtensions in the DownloadCampaignsByAccountIds or DownloadCampaignsByCampaignIds service request. Additionally the download request must include the EntityData scope. For more details about the Bulk service including best practices, see Bulk Download and Upload.
The following Bulk CSV example would add a new Structured Snippet Ad Extension to the account's shared library.
Type,Status,Id,Parent Id,Campaign,Ad Group,Client Id,Modified Time,Start Date,End Date,Device Preference,Name,Ad Schedule,Use Searcher Time Zone,Structured Snippet Header,Structured Snippet Values
Format Version,,,,,,,,,,,6.0,,,,
Structured Snippet Ad Extension,Active,-18,0,,,ClientIdGoesHere,,,12/31/2020,,,(Monday[09:00-21:00]),FALSE,Brands,Windows;Xbox;Skype
If you are using the Bing Ads SDKs for .NET, Java, or Python, you can save time using the BulkServiceManager to upload and download the BulkStructuredSnippetAdExtension object, instead of calling the service operations directly and writing custom code to parse each field in the bulk file.
var uploadEntities = new List<BulkEntity>();
// Map properties in the Bulk file to the BulkStructuredSnippetAdExtension
var bulkStructuredSnippetAdExtension = new BulkStructuredSnippetAdExtension
{
// 'Parent Id' column header in the Bulk file
AccountId = 0,
// 'Client Id' column header in the Bulk file
ClientId = "ClientIdGoesHere",
// Map properties in the Bulk file to the
// StructuredSnippetAdExtension object of the Campaign Management service.
StructuredSnippetAdExtension = new StructuredSnippetAdExtension
{
// 'Header' column header in the Bulk file
Header = "Brands",
// 'Id' column header in the Bulk file
Id = structuredSnippetAdExtensionIdKey,
// 'Ad Schedule' column header in the Bulk file
Scheduling = new Schedule
{
// Each day and time range is delimited by a semicolon (;) in the Bulk file
DayTimeRanges = new[]
{
// Within each day and time range the format is Day[StartHour:StartMinue-EndHour:EndMinute].
new DayTime
{
Day = Day.Monday,
StartHour = 9,
StartMinute = Minute.Zero,
EndHour = 21,
EndMinute = Minute.Zero,
},
},
// 'End Date' column header in the Bulk file
EndDate = new Microsoft.BingAds.V13.CampaignManagement.Date
{
Month = 12,
Day = 31,
Year = DateTime.UtcNow.Year + 1
},
// 'Start Date' column header in the Bulk file
StartDate = null,
// 'Use Searcher Time Zone' column header in the Bulk file
UseSearcherTimeZone = false,
},
// 'Status' column header in the Bulk file
Status = AdExtensionStatus.Active,
// 'Structured Snippet Values' column header in the Bulk file
// Each value is delimited by a semicolon (;) in the Bulk file
Values = new[] { "Windows", "Xbox", "Skype" },
},
};
uploadEntities.Add(bulkStructuredSnippetAdExtension);
var entityUploadParameters = new EntityUploadParameters
{
Entities = uploadEntities,
ResponseMode = ResponseMode.ErrorsAndResults,
ResultFileDirectory = FileDirectory,
ResultFileName = DownloadFileName,
OverwriteResultFile = true,
};
var uploadResultEntities = (await BulkServiceManager.UploadEntitiesAsync(entityUploadParameters)).ToList();
For a Structured Snippet Ad Extension record, the following attribute fields are available in the Bulk File Schema.
- Ad Schedule
- Client Id
- Editorial Location
- Editorial Reason Code
- Editorial Status
- Editorial Term
- End Date
- Id
- Modified Time
- Parent Id
- Publisher Countries
- Start Date
- Status
- Structured Snippet Header
- Structured Snippet Values
- Use Searcher Time Zone
- Version
Ad Schedule
The list of day and time ranges that you want the ad extension to be displayed with your ads. Each day and time range includes the scheduled day of week, start/end hour, and start/end minute. Each day and time range is enclosed by left and right parentheses, and separated from other day and time ranges with a semicolon (;) delimiter. Within each day and time range the format is Day[StartHour:StartMinue-EndHour:EndMinute].
The possible values of StartHour range from 00 to 23, where 00 is equivalent to 12:00AM and 12 is 12:00PM.
The possible values of EndHour range from 00 to 24, where 00 is equivalent to 12:00AM and 12 is 12:00PM.
The possible values of StartMinute and EndMinute range from 00 to 60.
The following example demonstrates day and time ranges during weekdays from 9:00AM through 9:00PM: (Monday[09:00-21:00]);(Tuesday[09:00-21:00]);(Wednesday[09:00-21:00]);(Thursday[09:00-21:00]);(Friday[09:00-21:00])
Add: Optional. If you do not set this field, the ad extension will be eligible for scheduling anytime during the calendar start and end dates.
Update: Optional. The individual day and time ranges cannot be updated. You can effectively update the day and time ranges by sending a new set that should replace the prior set. The Ad Schedule, End Date, Start Date, and Use Searcher Time Zone fields depend on each other and are updated together. If you leave all of these fields empty during update, then none of them are updated. If you include values for any of these fields, then the prior values for all of these fields are removed or replaced. To remove all prior schedule settings, set each of these fields to delete_value.
Delete: Read-only
Client Id
Used to associate records in the bulk upload file with records in the results file. The value of this field is not used or stored by the server; it is simply copied from the uploaded record to the corresponding result record. It may be any valid string to up 100 in length.
Add: Optional
Update: Optional
Delete: Read-only
Editorial Location
The component or property of the ad extension that failed editorial review.
Add: Read-only
Update: Read-only
Delete: Read-only
Editorial Reason Code
A code that identifies the reason for the failure. For a list of possible reason codes, see Editorial Reason Codes.
Add: Read-only
Update: Read-only
Delete: Read-only
Editorial Status
The editorial status of the ad extension.
Possible values are described in the table below.
Add: Read-only
Update: Read-only
Delete: Read-only
Editorial Term
The term that failed editorial review.
This field will not be set if a combination of terms caused the failure or if the failure was based on a policy violation.
Add: Read-only
Update: Read-only
Delete: Read-only
End Date
The ad extension scheduled end date string formatted as MM/DD/YYYY.
The end date is inclusive. For example, if you set this field to 12/31/2020, the ad extensions will stop being shown at 11:59 PM on 12/31/2020.
Add: Optional. If you do not specify an end date, the ad extension will continue to be delivered unless you pause the associated campaigns, ad groups, or ads.
Update: Optional. The end date can be shortened or extended, as long as the start date is either null or occurs before the new end date. If you set this field to the delete_value string, then you are effectively removing the end date. The Ad Schedule, End Date, Start Date, and Use Searcher Time Zone fields depend on each other and are updated together. If you leave all of these fields empty during update, then none of them are updated. If you include values for any of these fields, then the prior values for all of these fields are removed or replaced. To remove all prior schedule settings, set each of these fields to delete_value.
Delete: Read-only
Id
The system-generated identifier of the ad extension.
Add: Optional. You must either leave this field empty, or specify a negative identifier. A negative identifier set for the ad extension can then be referenced in the Id field of dependent record types such as Ad Group Structured Snippet Ad Extension and Campaign Structured Snippet Ad Extension. This is recommended if you are adding new ad extensions and new dependent records in the same Bulk file. For more information, see Bulk File Schema Reference Keys.
Update: Read-only and Required
Delete: Read-only and Required
Modified Time
The date and time that the entity was last updated. The value is in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Note
The date and time value reflects the date and time at the server, not the client. For information about the format of the date and time, see the dateTime entry in Primitive XML Data Types.
Add: Read-only
Update: Read-only
Delete: Read-only
Parent Id
The system-generated identifier of the account that contains the ad extension.
This bulk field maps to the Id field of the Account record.
Add: Read-only
Update: Read-only
Delete: Read-only
Publisher Countries
The list of publisher countries or regions whose editorial guidelines do not allow the specified term.
In a bulk file, the list of publisher countries or regions are delimited with a semicolon (;).
Add: Read-only
Update: Read-only
Delete: Read-only
Start Date
The ad extension scheduled start date string formatted as MM/DD/YYYY.
The start date is inclusive. For example, if you set StartDate to 5/5/2020, the ad extensions will start being shown at 12:00 AM on 5/5/2020.
Add: Optional. If you do not specify a start date, the ad extension is immediately eligible to be scheduled.
Update: Optional. The start date can be shortened or extended, as long as the end date is either null or occurs after the new start date. If you set this field to the delete_value string, then you are effectively removing the start date and the ad extension is immediately eligible to be scheduled. The Ad Schedule, End Date, Start Date, and Use Searcher Time Zone fields depend on each other and are updated together. If you leave all of these fields empty during update, then none of them are updated. If you include values for any of these fields, then the prior values for all of these fields are removed or replaced. To remove all prior schedule settings, set each of these fields to delete_value.
Delete: Read-only
Status
The status of the ad extension.
Possible values are Active or Deleted.
Add: Optional. The default value is Active.
Update: Optional. If no value is set for the update, this setting is not changed.
Delete: Required. The Status must be set to Deleted.
Structured Snippet Header
The header that is appended with a colon (:) and precedes the snippet values.
Structured Snippet headers must be specified in the same language that you intend it to be shown. For example, if you want header Amenities in English you must specify the header as Amenities. If you want header Ausstattung in German you must specify the header as Ausstattung (Amenities in German). For a list of supported headers per language, please see Ad Extension Header Languages.
Add: Required
Update: Required
Delete: Read-only
Structured Snippet Values
The snippet values that follow after the Structured Snippet Header component of the ad that is shown.
Each text value that you choose can have a maximum length of 25 characters. Note that for Traditional Chinese characters, each value can have a maximum length of 12 characters.
In a bulk file, the list of values are delimited with a semicolon (;).
Add: Required
Update: Required
Delete: Read-only
Use Searcher Time Zone
Determines whether to use the account time zone or the time zone of the search user where the ads could be delivered.
Set this property to TRUE if you want the ad extensions to be shown in the search user's time zone, and otherwise set it to FALSE.
Add: Optional. If you do not specify this field or leave it empty, the default value of FALSE will be set and the account time zone will be used.
Update: Optional. If you set this field to the delete_value string, then you are effectively resetting to the default value of FALSE. The Ad Schedule, End Date, Start Date, and Use Searcher Time Zone fields depend on each other and are updated together. If you leave all of these fields empty during update, then none of them are updated. If you include values for any of these fields, then the prior values for all of these fields are removed or replaced. To remove all prior schedule settings, set each of these fields to delete_value.
Delete: Read-only
Version
The number of times the contents of the ad extension has been updated. The version is set to 1 when you add the extension and is incremented each time it's revised.
Add: Read-only
Update: Read-only
Delete: Read-only