In an earlier blog post, 
we announced that you have until 
January 31, 2017 to upgrade from 
standard text ads to 
expanded text ads. You will no longer be able to create new standard text ads starting on January 31st even though those ads will continue to serve.
Many of you have already taken advantage of the new ad format, but there are some developers who are still creating new standard text ads. If you need help upgrading to expanded text ads or if you have any questions, please add to 
this forum post or 
start a new forum post. Let us help you get these ads upgraded!
 Nadine Sundquist, AdWords API Team
 Nadine Sundquist, AdWords API Team