updateKeyword | eBay Marketing API

PUT/ad_campaign/{campaign_id}/keyword/{keyword_id}

Note: This method is only available for select partners who have been approved for the eBay Promoted Listings Advanced (PLA) program. For information about how to request access to this program, refer to Promoted Listings Advanced Access Requests in the Promoted Listings Playbook. To determine if a seller qualifies for PLA, use the getAdvertisingEligibility method in Account API.
This method updates keywords using a campaign ID and keyword ID for an existing PLA campaign.

In the request, specify the campaign_id and keyword_id as path parameters.

Call the getCampaigns method to retrieve a list of current campaign IDs for a seller and call the getKeywords method to retrieve their keyword IDs.

Input

Resource URI

PUT https://api.ebay.com/sell/marketing/v1/ad_campaign/{campaign_id}/keyword/{keyword_id}

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	A unique eBay-assigned ID for an ad campaign that is generated when a campaign is created. Note: You can retrieve the campaign IDs for a specified seller using the getCampaigns method. Occurrence: Required
keyword_id	string	A unique eBay-assigned ID that is generated when a keyword is created. Occurrence: Required

HTTP request headers

All requests made to eBay REST operations require you to provide the Authorization HTTP header for authentication authorization.

In addition, this method requires you to include the Content-Type header and its value should be set to "application/json". See HTTP request headers- opens rest request components page for details.

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

See OAuth access tokens for more information.

Request payload

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{ /* UpdateKeywordRequest */

"bid" :

{ /* Amount */

"currency" : "CurrencyCodeEnum : [AED,AFN,ALL...]",

"value" : "string"

"keywordStatus" : "KeywordStatusEnum : [ACTIVE,PAUSED,ARCHIVED]"

}

Request fields

Input container/field	Type	Description
bid	Amount	This container is used to set or change the bid for the keyword. Each time a listing is retrieved in search results using this keyword and clicked on, the seller will be charged this amount. Each click goes toward the daily budget set up for the CPC campaign. If the bid is not provided, then the default bid associated with the ad group is used. Occurrence: Conditional
bid.currency	CurrencyCodeEnum	The base currency applied to the value field to establish a monetary amount. The currency is represented as a 3-letter ISO 4217 currency code. For example, the code for the Canadian Dollar is `CAD`. Default: The default currency of the eBay marketplace that hosts the listing. Occurrence: Optional
bid.value	string	The monetary amount in the specified currency. Required in the amount type. Occurrence: Conditional
keywordStatus	KeywordStatusEnum	Include this field if you wish to change the status of the keyword. The status value specified here must be different than the keyword's current status. To confirm the current status of a keyword, you can use the getKeyword method. If the status of the ad is currently `ACTIVE`, you can change status to `PAUSED` or `ARCHIVED`. If ad group is currently in `PAUSED` status, you can change the status back to `ACTIVE`. Ads that are currently in `ARCHIVED` status cannot be made `ACTIVE` again. Occurrence: Conditional

Output

HTTP response headers

This call has no response headers.

Response payload

This call has no payload.

Response fields

This call has no field definitions.

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
204	Success
400	Bad Request
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.
35035	API_MARKETING	REQUEST	The campaign with campaign id {campaign_id} has ended.
35045	API_MARKETING	REQUEST	No campaign found for campaign id {campaign_id}.
35089	API_MARKETING	BUSINESS	We are currently testing a premium ads product with a small invite-only group. We will share more information when we are ready to expand.
36305	API_MARKETING	REQUEST	The 'bid' value {bidValue} is not valid. The default bid value should be a double precision value.
36306	API_MARKETING	REQUEST	The 'bid' value {bidValue} is below floor value {bidFloorValue}.
36307	API_MARKETING	REQUEST	The 'bid' value {bidValue} is above max value {bidMaxValue}.
36308	API_MARKETING	REQUEST	The 'bid' currency {bidCurrency} is not valid or missing.
36309	API_MARKETING	REQUEST	The 'bid' currency {bidCurrency} should be the same as the daily budget.
36310	API_MARKETING	REQUEST	No keyword found for keyword id {keyword_id}.
36313	API_MARKETING	REQUEST	The 'bid' value {bidValue} is more than maximum daily budget {maxDailyBudget}.
36317	API_MARKETING	REQUEST	The 'bid' or 'keywordStatus' is missing, either one is required for update.
36318	API_MARKETING	REQUEST	The keyword with 'keyword_id' {keyword_Id} is already archived and cannot be updated.

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: Update Keyword Details

This example updates the details for an existing keyword associated with an ad group within a Promoted Listings Advanced (PLA) campaign.

Input

The inputs for this sample are the campaign_id of the PLA ad campaign with which the keyword is associated, along with the keyword_id for the keyword that shall be updated. The updated details for the keyword (such as the bid data) are passed in the request body.

PUThttps://api.ebay.com/sell/marketing/v1/ad_campaign/1********4/keyword/1********9

Output

A successful call returns the HTTP status code 204 No content. This method has no response payload.