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This will automate setting custom parameters for your adwords tracking template at the campaign and adgroup level.
// Sample Tracking Template
// {lpurl}?utm_medium=adwords&utm_campaign={_campaign}&utm_source={_adgroup}&utm_term={keyword}
// This script will set custom parameters {_campaign} and {_adgroup} at the campaign and adgroup level respectively.
function main() {
///// Update Campaigns
// get all campaigns
var campaignSelector = AdsApp
.campaigns()
.withCondition("Status NOT_IN ['REMOVED']")
.withCondition('CampaignStatus != REMOVED');
// Update those campaigns with the new tracking template
// {_campaign = <name of campaign>}
update_campaign_parameters(campaignSelector);
///// Update AdGroups
// Get All Adgroups
var adgroupSelector = AdsApp
.adGroups()
.withCondition("Status NOT_IN ['REMOVED']")
.withCondition('CampaignStatus != REMOVED');
// Update the adgroups with the new tracking template
// {_adgroup = <name of adgroup>}
update_adgroup_parameters(adgroupSelector);
}
function update_campaign_parameters(campaignSelector) {
// loop through campaigns and update the tracking template
var iterator = campaignSelector.get();
while (iterator.hasNext()) {
var campaign = iterator.next();
var campaign_name = campaign.getName();
param_value = format_parameter_value(campaign_name);
new_custom_parameters = get_new_custom_parameters(campaign, 'campaign', param_value);
// Update the campaign and set the custom parameters
Logger.log("Campaign: " + campaign_name + "|" + new_custom_parameters['campaign']);
campaign.urls().setCustomParameters(new_custom_parameters);
}
}
function update_adgroup_parameters(adgroupSelector) {
// loop through campaigns and update the tracking template
var iterator = adgroupSelector.get();
while (iterator.hasNext()) {
var adgroup = iterator.next();
var adgroup_name = adgroup.getName();
param_value = format_parameter_value(adgroup_name);
new_custom_parameters = get_new_custom_parameters(adgroup, 'adgroup', param_value);
// Update the adgroup and set the custom parameters
Logger.log("Adgroup: " + adgroup_name + "|" + new_custom_parameters['adgroup']);
adgroup.urls().setCustomParameters(new_custom_parameters);
}
}
// replace spaces with underscores, remove all characters that is not a number or letter.
function format_parameter_value(adwords_name) {
return adwords_name.replace(/[^a-z_\d ]+/ig,'').toLowerCase().replace(/ /g, ' ').replace(/ /g, '_').substr(0, 50);
}
// Whether it be an adgroup, ad, or campaign - bget the new tracking parameter.
function get_new_custom_parameters(adwords_object, parameter_name, parameter_value) {
var custom_parameters = adwords_object.urls().getCustomParameters();
var new_custom_parameters = {};
if (custom_parameters == null) {
new_custom_parameters[parameter_name] = parameter_value;
} else {
if (custom_parameters[parameter_name]) {
// update existing value
custom_parameters[parameter_name] = parameter_value;
} else {
// has parameters, but not the adwords parameter. Make sure we have room for one more parameter.
var num = Object.keys(custom_parameters).length;
if (num < 3) {
custom_parameters[parameter_name] = parameter_value;
}
}
new_custom_parameters = custom_parameters;
}
return new_custom_parameters;
}
@princess-carolyn
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Hey,
is it possible to modify this script to run it only on campaigns with some specific campaign name? For example only on campaigns which have TEST in name?

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