---
title: AdminAreaCriteria
framework: Apple Ads
role: symbol
role_heading: Object
platforms: [search ads 2.0+]
path: apple_ads/adminareacriteria
---

# AdminAreaCriteria

The defined targeted audience by administrative area.

## Declaration

```data
object AdminAreaCriteria
```

## Properties

included: The dimension to include targeted users by administrative area. For example, within the United States, administrative area dimensions are states.  "adminArea": {       "included": [         "US|CA"       ]     },

## Discussion

Discussion An adminArea is a state or the equivalent according to its associated country. Use Search for Geolocations with entity to search for and retrieve geolocations. Then use geotargeting dimensions country, adminArea, and locality in the TargetingDimensions payload with the Update an Ad Group endpoint.

## See Also

### Audience Refinement

- [TargetingDimensions](apple_ads/targetingdimensions.md)
- [AppCategoryCriteria](apple_ads/appcategorycriteria.md)
- [AppDownloaderCriteria](apple_ads/appdownloadercriteria.md)
- [CountryCriteria](apple_ads/countrycriteria.md)
- [LocalityCriteria](apple_ads/localitycriteria.md)
- [AgeCriteria](apple_ads/agecriteria.md)
- [AgeRange](apple_ads/agerange.md)
- [DaypartCriteria](apple_ads/daypartcriteria.md)
- [DaypartDetail](apple_ads/daypartdetail.md)
- [DeviceClassCriteria](apple_ads/deviceclasscriteria.md)
- [GenderCriteria](apple_ads/gendercriteria.md)