Update (Feb 1, 2021): Correction to some of the category mappings. this Google Ads Help Center article .October 15th 2020 , these suggestions will be automatically applied if you haven’t already accepted them. Google Ads API, AdWords API and Google Ads Scripts users will see the following changes:ConversionActionCategoryEnumConversionTracker.Category
  New Conversion Category 
  ConversionTracker.Category  
  Add to cart 
  LEAD 
  Begin checkout 
  LEAD 
  Purchase 
  PURCHASE 
  Subscribe 
  PURCHASE 
  Sign-up 
  SIGNUP 
  Phone call leads 
  LEAD 
  Imported lead 
  LEAD 
  Submit lead form 
  LEAD 
  Book appointment 
  LEAD 
  Request quote 
  LEAD 
  Get directions 
  LEAD 
  Outbound click 
  LEAD 
  Contact 
  LEAD 
  Download 
  DOWNLOAD 
  Page view 
  PAGE_VIEW 
  Engagement 
  DEFAULT 
  Store visit 
  DEFAULT 
  Store sale 
  PURCHASE 
  Other 
  DEFAULT 
 
Therefore, if you are using the AdWords API to retrieve conversion category types (via reports or services), you will still see existing conversion category types  being returned based on the mapping above, which will be different from the migrated new types in Google Ads UI.existing category types . The AdWords API will automatically translate the created conversions to new category types, based on machine learning models. You can find code examples on how to set category type for conversion actions on the AdWords API developer site .ConversionCategoryName, you will see the same existing category types as the ones used in AdWords API, based on the mapping in the above table.forum . - Fei Xiang, Google Ads API Team