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# CountryCriteria

The defined targeted audience by country or region.

```
object CountryCriteria
```

## Discussion

Use [`Search for Geolocations`](/documentation/apple_ads/Search-for-Geolocations) with `entity` to search for and retrieve geolocations. Then use geotargeting dimensions `country`, `adminArea`, and `locality` in the [`TargetingDimensions`](/documentation/apple_ads/TargetingDimensions) payload with [`Create an Ad Group`](/documentation/apple_ads/Create-an-Ad-Group)  and [`Update an Ad Group`](/documentation/apple_ads/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`](/documentation/apple_ads/UpdateCampaignRequest) to clear geotargeting from a campaign.

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