GET/ad_campaign/{campaign_id}/ad_group/{ad_group_id}
Note: This method is only available for select partners who have been approved for the eBay priority strategy program. For information about how to request access to this program, refer to Priority Strategy Access Requests in the Promoted Listings Playbook. To determine if a seller qualifies for priority strategy, use the getAdvertisingEligibility method in Account API.
This method retrieves the details of a specified ad group, such as the ad group’s default bid and status.
In the request, specify the campaign_id and ad_group_id as path parameters.
Call getCampaigns to retrieve a list of the current campaign IDs for a seller and call getAdGroups for the ad group ID of the ad group you wish to retrieve.
Input
Resource URI
This method is supported in Sandbox environment. To access the endpoint, just replace the api.ebay.com root URI with api.sandbox.ebay.com
URI parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| campaign_id | string | This path parameter specifies the unique eBay-assigned identifier of the ad campaign associated with the ad group being retrieved. Use the getCampaigns method to retrieve campaign IDs. Occurrence: Required |
| ad_group_id | string | This path parameter specifies the unique identifier of the ad group being retrieved. Use the getAdGroups method to retrieve ad group IDs. Occurrence: Required |
HTTP request headers
All requests made to eBay REST operations require you to provide the Authorization HTTP header for authentication authorization.
All other standard RESTful request headers are optional. For more information on standard RESTful request headers, see the HTTP request headers- opens rest request components page table.
OAuth scope
This request requires an access token created with the authorization code grant flow, using one or more scopes from the following list (please check your Application Keys page for a list of OAuth scopes available to your application):
https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.marketing.readonly
https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.marketing
See OAuth access tokens for more information.
Request payload
This call has no payload.
Request fields
This call has no field definitions.
Output
HTTP response headers
This call has no response headers.
Response payload
Response fields
| Output container/field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| adGroupId | string | A unique eBay-assigned ID for an ad group in a campaign that uses the Cost Per Click (CPC) funding model. Occurrence: Always |
| adGroupStatus | AdGroupStatusEnum | An enumeration value representing the current status of the ad group.
Occurrence: Always |
| defaultBid | Amount | A bid amount that applies to all of the keywords in an ad group that do not have individual bids. For all keywords without individual bids, the default bid is the amount that the seller will pay per click for the listings in the ad group in the promoted listings campaign. Occurrence: Always |
| defaultBid.currency | CurrencyCodeEnum | The base currency applied to the value field to establish a monetary amount. Occurrence: Conditional |
| defaultBid.value | string | The monetary amount in the specified currency. Occurrence: Conditional |
| name | string | The seller-defined name of the ad group. Occurrence: Always |
HTTP status codes
This call can return one of the following HTTP status codes. For an overview of the status codes, see HTTP status codes in Using eBay RESTful APIs.
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 200 | Success |
| 404 | Not Found |
| 409 | Business error |
| 500 | Internal Server error |
Error codes
For more on errors, plus the codes of other common errors, see Handling errors.
| Code | Domain | Category | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35001 | API_MARKETING | APPLICATION | There was a problem with an eBay internal system or process. Contact eBay Developer Technical Support for assistance. |
| 35002 | API_MARKETING | APPLICATION | Internal error. Please wait a few minutes and try the call again. |
| 35045 | API_MARKETING | REQUEST | No campaign found for campaign id {campaign_id}. |
| 35129 | API_MARKETING | BUSINESS | This method is not supported for campaigns with smart targeting type. |
| 36210 | API_MARKETING | REQUEST | No ad group found for ad group id {ad_group_id}. |
| 36213 | API_MARKETING | BUSINESS | The campaign funding model should be CPC. Please check funding model for provided campaign id. |
Warnings
This call has no warnings.
Samples
New to making API calls? Please see Making a Call.
Note: Identifiers, such as order IDs or user IDs, and personal data in these samples might be anonymized or may no longer be active on eBay. If necessary, substitute current, relevant eBay data in your requests.
Sample 1: Retrieve Ad Group Details
This example retrieves the details for an existing ad group.
Input
The inputs for this sample are the campaign_id and the ad_group_id of the priority ad campaign and the ad group for which the details shall be retrieved.
GEThttps://api.ebay.com/sell/marketing/v1/ad_campaign/1********4/ad_group/1********3
Output
If the call is successful, the details for the specified ad group are retrieved.