Starting this week AdWords API reports will by default return all objects regardless of their status. API users will need to specify a custom predicate in order to filter out removed entries.
With
AdWords API v201502 we made the handling of removed items consistent across services by changing the default filter of all services to exclude all removed entries.
We also included a few reports in this change, but based on your feedback, we’re reverting back to the old behavior. The new filters proved to be confusing and caused discrepancies between reports on different levels. In practice, most API users like to see historical stats of all objects regardless of their current status, so we are making it the default.
As of this week, we’ll start returning all entries in AdWords API Reports regardless of their status by default. This fully matches the old v201409 behavior. You can still filter out removed entries by specifying a custom predicate. Note that non-reporting services will still filter out removed entries by default in v201502 and later, as they do now.
If you have any questions or need help with the migration, please post on the
forum or the
Ads Developers Plus Page.
- Danial Klimkin, AdWords API Team.
