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Settings that control the rate at which a budget is spent.
JSON representation
{"pacingPeriod": enum (PacingPeriod),"pacingType": enum (PacingType),// Union field daily_max_value can be only one of the following:"dailyMaxMicros": string,"dailyMaxImpressions": string// End of list of possible types for union field daily_max_value.}
Maximum currency amount to spend every day in micros of advertiser's currency.
Applicable when the budget is currency based. Must be greater than 0. For example, for 1.5 standard unit of the currency, set this field to 1500000.
The value assigned will be rounded to whole billable units for the relevant currency by the following rules: any positive value less than a single billable unit will be rounded up to one billable unit and any value larger than a single billable unit will be rounded down to the nearest billable value. For example, if the currency's billable unit is 0.01, and this field is set to 10257770, it will round down to 10250000, a value of 10.25. If set to 505, it will round up to 10000, a value of 0.01.
Applicable when the budget is impression based. Must be greater than 0.
PacingPeriod
Possible time periods used to spend to the pacing amount.
Enums
PACING_PERIOD_UNSPECIFIED
Period value is not specified or is unknown in this version.
PACING_PERIOD_DAILY
The pacing setting will be applied on daily basis.
PACING_PERIOD_FLIGHT
The pacing setting will be applied to the whole flight duration.
PacingType
Possible pacing types.
Enums
PACING_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED
Pacing mode value is not specified or is unknown in this version.
PACING_TYPE_AHEAD
Only applicable to PACING_PERIOD_FLIGHT pacing period. Ahead pacing attempts to spend faster than evenly, to make sure the entire budget is spent by the end of the flight.
PACING_TYPE_ASAP
Spend all of pacing budget amount as quick as possible.
PACING_TYPE_EVEN
Spend a consistent budget amount every period of time.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-04-02 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003ePacing settings manage the rate at which a budget is spent, either daily or over the entire campaign duration.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eYou can control spending by setting daily limits for currency or impressions.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003ePacing types allow you to spend evenly, quickly ("ASAP"), or ahead of schedule to exhaust the budget by the campaign's end.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eStarting November 5, 2024, the "ASAP" pacing type will no longer work with campaign-duration pacing for insertion orders.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["Pacing settings control budget spending rates, defined by `pacingPeriod` and `pacingType`. `pacingPeriod` specifies the time frame (daily or flight duration), with `PACING_PERIOD_FLIGHT` as the default for automated budget allocation. `pacingType` dictates spending behavior (ASAP, ahead, or evenly), with `PACING_TYPE_ASAP` being incompatible with `PACING_PERIOD_FLIGHT`. For daily pacing, `dailyMaxMicros` sets the maximum daily currency spending, and `dailyMaxImpressions` sets the maximum number of daily impressions.\n"],null,["# Pacing\n\n| Display \\& Video 360 API is deprecated and will sunset on **October 7, 2025** . Migrate to [Display \\& Video 360 API v4](/display-video/api/reference/rest/v4) before sunset to avoid an interruption in service.\n- [JSON representation](#SCHEMA_REPRESENTATION)\n- [PacingPeriod](#PacingPeriod)\n- [PacingType](#PacingType)\n\nSettings that control the rate at which a budget is spent.\n\n| JSON representation |\n|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ``` { \"pacingPeriod\": enum (/display-video/api/reference/rest/v3/Pacing#PacingPeriod), \"pacingType\": enum (/display-video/api/reference/rest/v3/Pacing#PacingType), // Union field `daily_max_value` can be only one of the following: \"dailyMaxMicros\": string, \"dailyMaxImpressions\": string // End of list of possible types for union field `daily_max_value`. } ``` |\n\n| Fields ||\n|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `pacingPeriod` | `enum (`[PacingPeriod](/display-video/api/reference/rest/v3/Pacing#PacingPeriod)`)` Required. The time period in which the pacing budget will be spent. When automatic budget allocation is enabled at the insertion order via [automationType](/display-video/api/reference/rest/v3/advertisers.insertionOrders#InsertionOrderBudget.FIELDS.automation_type), this field is output only and defaults to `PACING_PERIOD_FLIGHT`. |\n| `pacingType` | `enum (`[PacingType](/display-video/api/reference/rest/v3/Pacing#PacingType)`)` Required. The type of pacing that defines how the budget amount will be spent across the [pacingPeriod](/display-video/api/reference/rest/v3/Pacing#FIELDS.pacing_period). `PACING_TYPE_ASAP` is not compatible with [pacingPeriod](/display-video/api/reference/rest/v3/Pacing#FIELDS.pacing_period) `PACING_PERIOD_FLIGHT` for insertion orders. |\n| Union field `daily_max_value`. Applicable when [pacing_period](/display-video/api/reference/rest/v3/Pacing#FIELDS.pacing_period) is set to be `PACING_PERIOD_DAILY`. `daily_max_value` can be only one of the following: ||\n| `dailyMaxMicros` | `string (`[int64](https://developers.google.com/discovery/v1/type-format)` format)` Maximum currency amount to spend every day in micros of advertiser's currency. Applicable when the budget is currency based. Must be greater than 0. For example, for 1.5 standard unit of the currency, set this field to 1500000. The value assigned will be rounded to whole billable units for the relevant currency by the following rules: any positive value less than a single billable unit will be rounded up to one billable unit and any value larger than a single billable unit will be rounded down to the nearest billable value. For example, if the currency's billable unit is 0.01, and this field is set to 10257770, it will round down to 10250000, a value of 10.25. If set to 505, it will round up to 10000, a value of 0.01. |\n| `dailyMaxImpressions` | `string (`[int64](https://developers.google.com/discovery/v1/type-format)` format)` Maximum number of impressions to serve every day. Applicable when the budget is impression based. Must be greater than 0. |\n\nPacingPeriod\n------------\n\nPossible time periods used to spend to the pacing amount.\n\n| Enums ||\n|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `PACING_PERIOD_UNSPECIFIED` | Period value is not specified or is unknown in this version. |\n| `PACING_PERIOD_DAILY` | The pacing setting will be applied on daily basis. |\n| `PACING_PERIOD_FLIGHT` | The pacing setting will be applied to the whole flight duration. |\n\nPacingType\n----------\n\nPossible pacing types.\n\n| Enums ||\n|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `PACING_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED` | Pacing mode value is not specified or is unknown in this version. |\n| `PACING_TYPE_AHEAD` | Only applicable to `PACING_PERIOD_FLIGHT` pacing period. Ahead pacing attempts to spend faster than evenly, to make sure the entire budget is spent by the end of the flight. |\n| `PACING_TYPE_ASAP` | Spend all of pacing budget amount as quick as possible. |\n| `PACING_TYPE_EVEN` | Spend a consistent budget amount every period of time. |"]]