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

# CountryCriteria

The defined targeted audience by country or region.

## Declaration

```data
object CountryCriteria
```

## Properties

included: The dimension to include targeted users by country or region. note: For reports, countryCriteria must be the same location as the specified CountryOrRegion.

## Discussion

Discussion 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 Create an Ad Group  and Update an Ad Group endpoints. For the country dimension, use two-letter country codes in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code format. Campaigns that serve multiple countries or regions can’t use geotargeting. Use UpdateCampaignRequest to clear geotargeting from a campaign.

## See Also

### Audience Refinement

- [TargetingDimensions](apple_ads/targetingdimensions.md)
- [AppCategoryCriteria](apple_ads/appcategorycriteria.md)
- [AppDownloaderCriteria](apple_ads/appdownloadercriteria.md)
- [AdminAreaCriteria](apple_ads/adminareacriteria.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)