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Change historychevron_rightGoogle Ads API & Scriptschevron_rightAug 13, 2026

Campaign-level language targeting removed for Search and AI Max campaigns from late September 2026

Date
Aug 13, 2026
Effective
Sep 30, 2026
Regions
Global
Primary source
Google Ads Developers Blog

Search ads match on the language of the ad instead of campaign language settings; adding or updating CampaignCriterion.language on Search campaigns returns ContextError.OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED_FOR_CONTEXT, while Performance Max keeps the language setting for non-Search channels only. Existing criteria are still returned in queries but no longer used.

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