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Deprecating Url Performance Report and Automatic Placements Performance Report in the AdWords API

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

July 12, 2021Url Performance Report Automatic Placements Performance ReportAdWords APIGoogle Ads API

For Url Performance Report, use detail_placement_view in Google Ads API

For Automatic Placements Performance Report, use group_placement_view in Google Ads API

report migration guideforum

Fei Xiang, Google Ads API Team

Call Ads Replace Call Only Ads in the Google Ads API

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Call Only Ads Call Ads AdWords API SunsetWhat you need to do

Use the ad type CallAd instead of CallOnlyAd to create new Call Ads.

Filter on ad.type = 'CALL_AD' to retrieve information for existing ads regardless of what ad.type was used to create the ad. For example, using the Google Ads API to query

    SELECT ad_group_ad.ad.call_ad.country_code,
           ad_group_ad.ad.call_ad.phone_number
    FROM ad_group_ad
    WHERE ad_group_ad.ad.type = 'CALL_AD'

will return ads created as CALL_ONLY_AD and CALL_AD.

What has changed

ad_group_ad.ad.final_urls

This is where you specify the URL of your website.

path1

First part of text that may appear appended to the url displayed in the ad.

path2

Second part of text that may appear appended to the url displayed in the ad. This field can only be set when path1 is set.

ad.display_url

We removed the display_url for Call Only Ads.
The URL that will be displayed alongside your
ad will now be based on ad_group.ad.final_urls
if provided, or phone_number_verification_url
if ad_group.ad.final_urls is blank, as well
any additional text you specify in path1 and path2.

phone_number_verification_url

This field is now required if ad_group.ad.final_urls is empty.

ad.final_urls

ad.path1

ad.path2

Where to get helpforumgoogleadsapi-support@google.com

Bob Hancock, Google Ads API Team

Announcing v8 of the Google Ads API

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Google Ads APIclient librariesmigration guide

We’ve added cross-account bidding strategies, which allow for attaching manager-owned bidding strategies to client accounts. Also included is a new resource, AccessibleBiddingStrategy, which provides a read-only view of all bidding strategies accessible to the current customer (including portfolio strategies owned by the customer and cross-account bidding strategies shared with the customer).

You can now retrieve labels managed by the manager account using CustomerClient.applied_labels.

CallOnlyAdInfo is replaced with CallAdInfo to support more capabilities of this ad type. This includes the ability to append text after the URL displayed in the Ad using fields CallAdInfo.path1 and CallAdInfo.path2.

ClickConversion now supports cart_data for uploading conversions with the additional information on the items sold.

Several fields added to TransactionAttribute and UserAttribute allow you to associate more information about a sold item and a user’s purchase record, when uploading user data using UserDataService or OfflineUserDataJobService.

We’ve added support for Smart campaigns, which allows for creating, monitoring and managing smart campaign types. Smart campaigns are highly automated, efficient campaigns designed to maximize returns with minimal ongoing management. For more details, visit our development guide.

Where can I learn more?

forum

Thanet Knack Praneenararat, on behalf of the Google Ads API Team

Live Webinar: Migrating to the Google Ads API

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Migrating to the Google Ads APIMark your calendarAgendaMigration Guide

High level differences between the AdWords and Google Ads APIs

Migrating Reporting

Migrating Mutates

New & Improved Features

Migration Best Practices

Remindersadd the event to your calendarYouTube event pageWe look forward to sharing our knowledge of the Google Ads API with you and answering your questions. If you have any questions or need additional help, contact us via the forum or at googleadsapi-support@google.com.

- Sasha Friedenberg, Google Ads API Team

Sunsetting the KEYWORD_MATCH_TYPE recommendation type

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

July 21, 2021KEYWORD_MATCH_TYPEWhat's changing?KEYWORD_MATCH_TYPEsearchGoogle Ads APIGoogle Ads scriptsKEYWORD_MATCH_TYPERequestError.RESOURCE_NOT_FOUNDGoogle Ads APIWhat do you need to do?July 21, 2021Recommendation.keyword_match_type_recommendationKeywordMatchTypeRecommendationforumgoogleadsapi-support@google.com

Pierrick Voulet, Google Ads API Team

Important changes to Google Contact Policy for Merchant Center

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

August 2, 2021a minimum of one

A “contact us” form

A link to a social media business profile

An email address

A phone number

business address and phone numberprivateprivateContent API for ShoppingAccountBusinessInformationAccount

Accounts.update (Existing Merchant Center accounts)

Accounts.insert (New Merchant Center accounts)

ImportantAccounts.updatedeletedNoteUnderstanding account-level enforcement for product data quality violationsContent API for Shopping forum

Ian Ballantyne, Content API for Shopping Team

Announcing the Google Ads Query Language Query Validator

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Google Ads Query LanguageQuery ValidatorInteractive GAQL Query Buildervalidator pageEnter or edit a query buttonContinue Editing in Query BuilderEnter or Edit a Query buttonSend feedback
If you have any questions or need additional help, contact us via the forum or at googleadsapi-support@google.com.

- Devin Chasanoff, on behalf of the Google Ads API Team

Ads Developer Blog

Deprecating Url Performance Report and Automatic Placements Performance Report in the AdWords API

Call Ads Replace Call Only Ads in the Google Ads API

Announcing v8 of the Google Ads API

Live Webinar: Migrating to the Google Ads API

Sunsetting the KEYWORD_MATCH_TYPE recommendation type

Important changes to Google Contact Policy for Merchant Center

Announcing the Google Ads Query Language Query Validator

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