---
title: "PATCH /userprofiles/{+profileId}/floodlightActivities"
method: PATCH
path: "/userprofiles/{+profileId}/floodlightActivities"
tags: ["floodlightActivities"]
---

# PATCH /userprofiles/{+profileId}/floodlightActivities

`PATCH /userprofiles/{+profileId}/floodlightActivities`

Updates an existing floodlight activity. This method supports patch semantics.

## Path parameters

- `profileId` string, required

## Query parameters

- `id` string, required

## Request body

- FloodlightActivity — Contains properties of a Floodlight activity.
  - `cacheBustingType` 'JAVASCRIPT' | 'ACTIVE_SERVER_PAGE' | 'JSP' | 'PHP' | 'COLD_FUSION' — Code type used for cache busting in the generated tag. Applicable only when floodlightActivityGroupType is COUNTER and countingMethod is STANDARD_COUNTING or UNIQUE_COUNTING.
  - `advertiserIdDimensionValue` DimensionValue — Represents a DimensionValue resource.
    - `id` string — The ID associated with the value if available.
    - `dimensionName` string — The name of the dimension.
    - `value` string — The value of the dimension.
    - `matchType` 'EXACT' | 'BEGINS_WITH' | 'CONTAINS' | 'WILDCARD_EXPRESSION' — Determines how the 'value' field is matched when filtering. If not specified, defaults to EXACT. If set to WILDCARD_EXPRESSION, '*' is allowed as a placeholder for variable length character sequences, and it can be escaped with a backslash. Note, only paid search dimensions ('dfa:paidSearch*') allow a matchType other than EXACT.
    - `kind` string — The kind of resource this is, in this case dfareporting#dimensionValue.
    - `etag` string — The eTag of this response for caching purposes.
  - `floodlightConfigurationIdDimensionValue` DimensionValue — Represents a DimensionValue resource.
    - `id` string — The ID associated with the value if available.
    - `dimensionName` string — The name of the dimension.
    - `value` string — The value of the dimension.
    - `matchType` 'EXACT' | 'BEGINS_WITH' | 'CONTAINS' | 'WILDCARD_EXPRESSION' — Determines how the 'value' field is matched when filtering. If not specified, defaults to EXACT. If set to WILDCARD_EXPRESSION, '*' is allowed as a placeholder for variable length character sequences, and it can be escaped with a backslash. Note, only paid search dimensions ('dfa:paidSearch*') allow a matchType other than EXACT.
    - `kind` string — The kind of resource this is, in this case dfareporting#dimensionValue.
    - `etag` string — The eTag of this response for caching purposes.
  - `floodlightConfigurationId` string, int64 — Floodlight configuration ID of this floodlight activity. If this field is left blank, the value will be copied over either from the activity group's floodlight configuration or from the existing activity's floodlight configuration.
  - `conversionCategory` 'CONVERSION_CATEGORY_DEFAULT' | 'CONVERSION_CATEGORY_PURCHASE' | 'CONVERSION_CATEGORY_SIGNUP' | 'CONVERSION_CATEGORY_PAGE_VIEW' | 'CONVERSION_CATEGORY_DOWNLOAD' | 'CONVERSION_CATEGORY_ADD_TO_CART' | 'CONVERSION_CATEGORY_BEGIN_CHECKOUT' | 'CONVERSION_CATEGORY_SUBSCRIBE_PAID' | 'CONVERSION_CATEGORY_SUBMIT_LEAD_FORM' | 'CONVERSION_CATEGORY_BOOK_APPOINTMENT' | 'CONVERSION_CATEGORY_REQUEST_QUOTE' | 'CONVERSION_CATEGORY_GET_DIRECTIONS' | 'CONVERSION_CATEGORY_OUTBOUND_CLICK' | 'CONVERSION_CATEGORY_CONTACT' | 'CONVERSION_CATEGORY_QUALIFIED_LEAD' | 'CONVERSION_CATEGORY_CONVERTED_LEAD' | 'CONVERSION_CATEGORY_IN_APP_AD_REVENUE' — Required. The conversion category of the activity.
  - `notes` string — General notes or implementation instructions for the tag.
  - `floodlightTagType` 'IFRAME' | 'IMAGE' | 'GLOBAL_SITE_TAG' — The type of Floodlight tag this activity will generate. This is a required field.
  - `tagString` string — Value of the cat= parameter in the floodlight tag, which the ad servers use to identify the activity. This is optional: if empty, a new tag string will be generated for you. This string must be 1 to 8 characters long, with valid characters being a-z0-9[ _ ]. This tag string must also be unique among activities of the same activity group. This field is read-only after insertion.
  - `floodlightActivityGroupType` 'COUNTER' | 'SALE' — Type of the associated floodlight activity group. This is a read-only field.
  - `tagFormat` 'HTML' | 'XHTML' — Tag format type for the floodlight activity. If left blank, the tag format will default to HTML.
  - `attributionEnabled` boolean — Whether the activity is enabled for attribution.
  - `advertiserId` string, int64 — Advertiser ID of this floodlight activity. If this field is left blank, the value will be copied over either from the activity group's advertiser or the existing activity's advertiser.
  - `floodlightActivityGroupTagString` string — Tag string of the associated floodlight activity group. This is a read-only field.
  - `floodlightActivityGroupName` string — Name of the associated floodlight activity group. This is a read-only field.
  - `idDimensionValue` DimensionValue — Represents a DimensionValue resource.
    - `id` string — The ID associated with the value if available.
    - `dimensionName` string — The name of the dimension.
    - `value` string — The value of the dimension.
    - `matchType` 'EXACT' | 'BEGINS_WITH' | 'CONTAINS' | 'WILDCARD_EXPRESSION' — Determines how the 'value' field is matched when filtering. If not specified, defaults to EXACT. If set to WILDCARD_EXPRESSION, '*' is allowed as a placeholder for variable length character sequences, and it can be escaped with a backslash. Note, only paid search dimensions ('dfa:paidSearch*') allow a matchType other than EXACT.
    - `kind` string — The kind of resource this is, in this case dfareporting#dimensionValue.
    - `etag` string — The eTag of this response for caching purposes.
  - `countingMethod` 'STANDARD_COUNTING' | 'UNIQUE_COUNTING' | 'SESSION_COUNTING' | 'TRANSACTIONS_COUNTING' | 'ITEMS_SOLD_COUNTING' — Counting method for conversions for this floodlight activity. This is a required field.
  - `userDefinedVariableTypes` string[] — List of the user-defined variables used by this conversion tag. These map to the "u[1-100]=" in the tags. Each of these can have a user defined type. Acceptable values are U1 to U100, inclusive.
  - `floodlightActivityGroupId` string, int64 — Floodlight activity group ID of this floodlight activity. This is a required field.
  - `sslCompliant` boolean — Whether the floodlight activity is SSL-compliant. This is a read-only field, its value detected by the system from the floodlight tags.
  - `status` 'ACTIVE' | 'ARCHIVED_AND_DISABLED' | 'ARCHIVED' | 'DISABLED_POLICY' — The status of the activity. This can only be set to ACTIVE or ARCHIVED_AND_DISABLED. The ARCHIVED status is no longer supported and cannot be set for Floodlight activities. The DISABLED_POLICY status indicates that a Floodlight activity is violating Google policy. Contact your account manager for more information.
  - `defaultTags` FloodlightActivityDynamicTag[] — Dynamic floodlight tags.
    - `name` string — Name of this tag.
    - `id` string, int64 — ID of this dynamic tag. This is a read-only, auto-generated field.
    - `tag` string — Tag code.
  - `sslRequired` boolean — Whether this floodlight activity must be SSL-compliant.
  - `name` string — Name of this floodlight activity. This is a required field. Must be less than 129 characters long and cannot contain quotes.
  - `secure` boolean — Whether this tag should use SSL.
  - `accountId` string, int64 — Account ID of this floodlight activity. This is a read-only field that can be left blank.
  - `kind` string — Identifies what kind of resource this is. Value: the fixed string "dfareporting#floodlightActivity".
  - `subaccountId` string, int64 — Subaccount ID of this floodlight activity. This is a read-only field that can be left blank.
  - `publisherTags` FloodlightActivityPublisherDynamicTag[] — Publisher dynamic floodlight tags.
    - `directorySiteId` string, int64 — Directory site ID of this dynamic tag. This is a write-only field that can be used as an alternative to the siteId field. When this resource is retrieved, only the siteId field will be populated.
    - `clickThrough` boolean — Whether this tag is applicable only for click-throughs.
    - `siteIdDimensionValue` DimensionValue — Represents a DimensionValue resource.
      - `id` string — The ID associated with the value if available.
      - `dimensionName` string — The name of the dimension.
      - `value` string — The value of the dimension.
      - `matchType` 'EXACT' | 'BEGINS_WITH' | 'CONTAINS' | 'WILDCARD_EXPRESSION' — Determines how the 'value' field is matched when filtering. If not specified, defaults to EXACT. If set to WILDCARD_EXPRESSION, '*' is allowed as a placeholder for variable length character sequences, and it can be escaped with a backslash. Note, only paid search dimensions ('dfa:paidSearch*') allow a matchType other than EXACT.
      - `kind` string — The kind of resource this is, in this case dfareporting#dimensionValue.
      - `etag` string — The eTag of this response for caching purposes.
    - `siteId` string, int64 — Site ID of this dynamic tag.
    - `viewThrough` boolean — Whether this tag is applicable only for view-throughs.
    - `dynamicTag` FloodlightActivityDynamicTag — Dynamic Tag
      - `name` string — Name of this tag.
      - `id` string, int64 — ID of this dynamic tag. This is a read-only, auto-generated field.
      - `tag` string — Tag code.
  - `expectedUrl` string — URL where this tag will be deployed. If specified, must be less than 256 characters long.
  - `id` string, int64 — ID of this floodlight activity. This is a read-only, auto-generated field.

## Response `200`

Successful response

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