type DeviceCategoryTargeting (v202411)
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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/v202411
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Last updated 2025-08-06 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-08-06 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eDeviceCategoryTargeting is used to define which device categories a LineItem should target or exclude.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt uses two main fields: \u003ccode\u003etargetedDeviceCategories\u003c/code\u003e for inclusion and \u003ccode\u003eexcludedDeviceCategories\u003c/code\u003e for exclusion.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eBoth fields allow specifying various technology criteria like bandwidth, browser, device capabilities, and more.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThis targeting helps to refine ad delivery and reach specific device groups.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt's part of the Google Ad Manager API and falls under the namespace \u003ccode\u003ehttps://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202411\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["DeviceCategoryTargeting specifies device categories targeted or excluded by a LineItem. This involves services like AdRuleService, AdjustmentService, and others. The key actions are defining `targetedDeviceCategories` and `excludedDeviceCategories`. Both fields can include various targeting options like Technology, BandwidthGroup, Browser, DeviceCategory, MobileCarrier, OperatingSystem and others. These options allow for precise control over which devices see specific LineItems. The namespace for this is `https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202411`.\n"],null,["# type DeviceCategoryTargeting (v202411)\n\n**Service** \n[AdRuleService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdRuleService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [AdjustmentService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/AdjustmentService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [ForecastService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [LineItemService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/LineItemService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [NativeStyleService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/NativeStyleService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [ProposalLineItemService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalLineItemService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) **ProposalService** [PublisherQueryLanguageService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/PublisherQueryLanguageService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [TargetingPresetService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/TargetingPresetService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) [YieldGroupService](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/YieldGroupService.DeviceCategoryTargeting) **Dependencies** \n[TechnologyTargeting](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.TechnologyTargeting) \n▼\n**DeviceCategoryTargeting**\n\nRepresents device categories that are being targeted or excluded by the [LineItem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItem).\n\n*** ** * ** ***\n\nNamespace\n:\n `https://www.google.com/apis/ads/publisher/v202411`\n\n| Field ----- ||\n|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ### `targetedDeviceCategories` | 1. ` `[Technology](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.Technology)`[]` 1. ` `[BandwidthGroup](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.BandwidthGroup)` ` 2. ` `[Browser](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.Browser)` ` 3. ` `[BrowserLanguage](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.BrowserLanguage)` ` 4. ` `[DeviceCapability](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.DeviceCapability)` ` 5. ` `[DeviceCategory](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.DeviceCategory)` ` 6. ` `[DeviceManufacturer](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.DeviceManufacturer)` ` 7. ` `[MobileCarrier](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.MobileCarrier)` ` 8. ` `[MobileDevice](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.MobileDevice)` ` 9. ` `[MobileDeviceSubmodel](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.MobileDeviceSubmodel)` ` 10. ` `[OperatingSystem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.OperatingSystem)` ` 11. ` `[OperatingSystemVersion](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.OperatingSystemVersion)` ` \u003cbr /\u003e Device categories that are being targeted by the [LineItem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItem). |\n| ### `excludedDeviceCategories` | 1. ` `[Technology](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.Technology)`[]` 1. ` `[BandwidthGroup](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.BandwidthGroup)` ` 2. ` `[Browser](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.Browser)` ` 3. ` `[BrowserLanguage](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.BrowserLanguage)` ` 4. ` `[DeviceCapability](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.DeviceCapability)` ` 5. ` `[DeviceCategory](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.DeviceCategory)` ` 6. ` `[DeviceManufacturer](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.DeviceManufacturer)` ` 7. ` `[MobileCarrier](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.MobileCarrier)` ` 8. ` `[MobileDevice](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.MobileDevice)` ` 9. ` `[MobileDeviceSubmodel](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.MobileDeviceSubmodel)` ` 10. ` `[OperatingSystem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.OperatingSystem)` ` 11. ` `[OperatingSystemVersion](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ProposalService.OperatingSystemVersion)` ` \u003cbr /\u003e Device categories that are being excluded by the [LineItem](/ad-manager/api/reference/v202411/ForecastService.LineItem). |"]]
