What’s changing?
In 2025, Google rolled out changes to support the EU Political Ads Regulation in the Google Ads API and Google Ads scripts . On April 1, 2026 , we will change account-level API restrictions. If you use either of these products to create or manage campaigns, you may need to update your application before April 1, 2026 to handle these enforcements.
API validation and enforcement changes
On April 1, 2026 , Google Ads API and Google Ads scripts will implement the following changes in versions v20, v21, v22 and v23 of the API.
select campaign.id
from
campaign
where
campaign.missing_eu_political_advertising_declaration = true
How will this affect my campaign serving?
Any campaign that has declared EU political ads by setting contains_eu_political_advertising true will stop serving ads in the EU. Refer to the Help Center to learn more.
What do I need to do?
If your application uses either the Google Ads API or Google Ads scripts to create or manage campaigns, make sure to update your application to handle these enforcements before April 1, 2026.
How do I get help?
Reach out to the Google Ads API support or Google Ads scripts support channels if you have more questions about this change.
Anash P. Oommen , Google Ads API Team
