type DeviceCategoryTargeting (v202408)
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Represents device categories that are being targeted or excluded by the LineItem.
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https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202408
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Last updated 2025-08-06 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-08-06 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eDeviceCategoryTargeting refers to the device categories that are targeted or excluded by a LineItem.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt includes two main fields: \u003ccode\u003etargetedDeviceCategories\u003c/code\u003e and \u003ccode\u003eexcludedDeviceCategories\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThese fields allow specifying device categories like bandwidth groups, browsers, device capabilities, and more to include or exclude in targeting.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eDeviceCategoryTargeting helps refine ad delivery by focusing on specific device characteristics.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["DeviceCategoryTargeting, used by the ForecastService, manages device categories for LineItems. Key actions include targeting and excluding specific device categories. Target categories, such as Technology, BandwidthGroup, and Browser, are specified in the `targetedDeviceCategories` field. Conversely, categories to be excluded are listed in `excludedDeviceCategories`. Both fields allow the selection of a wide variety of device types like mobile devices and operating systems to include or exclude certain devices from being displayed an ad.\n"],null,["# type DeviceCategoryTargeting (v202408)\n\n**Service** \n[AdRuleService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/AdRuleService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [AdjustmentService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/AdjustmentService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) **ForecastService** [LineItemService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/LineItemService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [NativeStyleService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/NativeStyleService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [ProposalLineItemService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ProposalLineItemService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [ProposalService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ProposalService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [PublisherQueryLanguageService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/PublisherQueryLanguageService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [TargetingPresetService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/TargetingPresetService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [YieldGroupService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/YieldGroupService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) **Dependencies** \n[TechnologyTargeting](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.TechnologyTargeting) \n▼\n**DeviceCategoryTargeting**\n\nRepresents device categories that are being targeted or excluded by the [LineItem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.LineItem).\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\nNamespace\n:\n `https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202408`\n\n| Field ----- ||\n|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ### `targetedDeviceCategories` | 1. ` `[Technology](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.Technology)`[]` 1. ` `[BandwidthGroup](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.BandwidthGroup)` ` 2. ` `[Browser](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.Browser)` ` 3. ` `[BrowserLanguage](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.BrowserLanguage)` ` 4. ` `[DeviceCapability](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.DeviceCapability)` ` 5. ` `[DeviceCategory](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.DeviceCategory)` ` 6. ` `[DeviceManufacturer](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.DeviceManufacturer)` ` 7. ` `[MobileCarrier](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.MobileCarrier)` ` 8. ` `[MobileDevice](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.MobileDevice)` ` 9. ` `[MobileDeviceSubmodel](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.MobileDeviceSubmodel)` ` 10. ` `[OperatingSystem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.OperatingSystem)` ` 11. ` `[OperatingSystemVersion](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.OperatingSystemVersion)` ` \u003cbr /\u003e Device categories that are being targeted by the [LineItem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.LineItem). |\n| ### `excludedDeviceCategories` | 1. ` `[Technology](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.Technology)`[]` 1. ` `[BandwidthGroup](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.BandwidthGroup)` ` 2. ` `[Browser](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.Browser)` ` 3. ` `[BrowserLanguage](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.BrowserLanguage)` ` 4. ` `[DeviceCapability](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.DeviceCapability)` ` 5. ` `[DeviceCategory](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.DeviceCategory)` ` 6. ` `[DeviceManufacturer](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.DeviceManufacturer)` ` 7. ` `[MobileCarrier](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.MobileCarrier)` ` 8. ` `[MobileDevice](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.MobileDevice)` ` 9. ` `[MobileDeviceSubmodel](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.MobileDeviceSubmodel)` ` 10. ` `[OperatingSystem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.OperatingSystem)` ` 11. ` `[OperatingSystemVersion](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.OperatingSystemVersion)` ` \u003cbr /\u003e Device categories that are being excluded by the [LineItem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202408/ForecastService.LineItem). |"]]
