AdsApp.PolicyTopic
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Represents an ad's policy topic. These are policy decisions that have been
made about the ad.
For more information about policy topics, please see the Google Ads Help Center
article.
Methods:
| Member | Type | Description |
|---|
| getId() |
String |
Returns the ID of the policy topic. |
getName() |
String |
Returns the ID of the policy topic. |
| getType() |
String |
Returns the type of the policy topic. |
getId()
Returns the ID of the policy topic. e.g. "RESTRICTED_MEDICAL_CONTENT" or
"DESTINATION_NOT_WORKING".
Return values:
| Type | Description |
|---|
String |
The ID of the policy topic. |
getName()
Returns the ID of the policy topic. This method is deprecated as it is
functionally equivalent to
getId().
Return values:
| Type | Description |
|---|
String |
The ID of the policy topic. |
getType()
Returns the type of the policy topic. This describes the effect the policy
topic has on the ad. e.g. "PROHIBITED" or "LIMITED".
For a full list of policy topic types and the effect they have on ads,
please see the Google
Ads API documentation on policy topics.
Return values:
| Type | Description |
|---|
String |
The type of the policy topic. |
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Last updated 2025-08-25 UTC.
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