---
title: "POST /ad_campaign/{campaign_id}/keyword"
method: POST
path: "/ad_campaign/{campaign_id}/keyword"
tags: ["keyword"]
---

# POST /ad_campaign/{campaign_id}/keyword

`POST /ad_campaign/{campaign_id}/keyword`

<span class="tablenote"><b>Note:</b> 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 <a href="/api-docs/sell/static/marketing/pl-verify-eligibility.html#access-requests " target="_blank "> Promoted Listings Advanced Access Requests</a> in the Promoted Listings Playbook. To determine if a seller qualifies for PLA, use the <a href="/api-docs/sell/account/resources/advertising_eligibility/methods/getAdvertisingEligibility " target="_blank ">getAdvertisingEligibility</a> method in Account API.</span><br />This method creates keywords using a specified campaign ID for an existing PLA campaign.<br /><br />In the request, supply the <b>campaign_id</b> as a path parameter.<br /><br />Call the <a href="/api-docs/sell/marketing/resources/campaign/methods/suggestKeywords">suggestKeywords</a> method to retrieve a list of keyword ideas to be targeted for PLA campaigns, and call the <a href="/api-docs/sell/marketing/resources/campaign/methods/getCampaigns">getCampaigns</a> method to retrieve a list of current campaign IDs for a seller.

## Path parameters

- `campaign_id` string, required

## Request body

- CreateKeywordRequest — A type that defines the fields for the <b>CreateKeyword</b> request.
  - `adGroupId` string — This adGroupId is created when an ad group is first created and associated with a campaign. This is the ad group that the corresponding keyword will be added to. This ad group must be a part of the campaign that is specified in the call URI.<br /><br /><span class="tablenote"><b>Note:</b> You can call the <a href="/api-docs/sell/marketing/resources/adgroup/methods/getAdGroups">getAdGroups</a> method to retrieve the ad group IDs for a seller, and <a href="/api-docs/sell/marketing/resources/keywords/methods/getKeywords">getKeywords</a> to retrieve the keyword IDs for a seller's keywords.</span>
  - `bid` Amount — A complex type that describes the value of a monetary amount as represented by a global currency.
    - `currency` string — The base currency applied to the <b>value</b> field to establish a monetary amount. <br><br>The currency is represented as a 3-letter <a href="https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html " title="https://www.iso.org " target="_blank">ISO 4217</a> currency code. For example, the code for the Canadian Dollar is <code>CAD</code>. <br><br><b>Default:</b> The default currency of the eBay marketplace that hosts the listing. For implementation help, refer to <a href='https://developer.ebay.com/api-docs/sell/marketing/types/ba:CurrencyCodeEnum'>eBay API documentation</a>
    - `value` string — The monetary amount in the specified <b>currency</b>. <br><br><i>Required in</i> the <b>amount</b> type.
  - `keywordText` string — Input the keyword into this field.
  - `matchType` string — A field that defines the match type for the keyword.<br /><br /><b>Valid Values:</b><ul><li><code>BROAD</code></li><li><code>EXACT</code></li><li><code>PHRASE</code></li></ul> For implementation help, refer to <a href='https://developer.ebay.com/api-docs/sell/marketing/types/pls:MatchTypeEnum'>eBay API documentation</a>

## Response `201`

Created

- object

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `404` — Not Found
- `409` — Conflict
- `500` — Internal Server error

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