Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'adwords api'

Google has released new updates to the AdWords API v2009. The biggest addition is that it now supports asynchronous calls, which allows you to make multiple requests (calls) to the API even before your first call is not complete. This...

Posted on October 23, 2009 8:09 AM

The Google AdWords API Help forum notifies us that the AdWords API is undergoing unscheduled maintenance since late last night. This impacts users of v2009 of the AdWords API only. Eric Koleda from the AdWords API Team team said: We...

Posted on October 7, 2009 11:02 AM

I hate it when I read threads of Google AdWords API users who found out too late that the API they have integrated their software with no longer works and that they either lose money or time due to not...

Posted on August 31, 2009 8:06 AM

A few weeks ago, the Apple App store for the iPhone gained its first app to manage Google AdWords campaigns. The app was developed by Webdevs.com and enables AdWords advertiser to manage their campaigns on the go. The application can...

Posted on August 19, 2009 8:33 AM

Yesterday Google announced the latest version of the AdWords API, version v2009. This is an upgrade from AdWords API 13 which was released in October 2008. There are major changes between v2009 and version 13 and Google wants you to...

Posted on July 1, 2009 8:04 AM

Google has quietly announced in a Google Groups thread that they have finally added the impression share columns to the AdWords API. The new columns, currently visible in the API documents are: exactMatchImpShare which is the Exact Match IS (measure)impShare...

Posted on May 28, 2009 8:02 AM

Jeffrey Posnick, AdWords API Team posted an announcement in a Google Groups thread about budget optimizer changes that AdWords API users might need to know about. If you are an AdWords API user and you use Budget Optimizer, then you...

Posted on May 8, 2009 8:44 AM

AdWords API users out there, you may have noticed that Google is returning errors for some of your operations and calls. Reports came in on April 1st at a Google Groups thread, which has been confirmed by Google. Googler, Jeff...

Posted on April 3, 2009 8:07 AM

Yesterday we reported that there was an Google AdWords API Usage Reporting Glitch. In short, Google wasn't telling AdWords API users how many API calls they were making, and since Google charges some advertisers for API calls, it can become...

Posted on March 24, 2009 6:59 AM

There are reports in the Google AdWords API Google Groups that the Google AdWords API is reporting inaccurate data from the usage tool. First reports came in on March 19th, where an AdWords API user said: We have just rolled...

Posted on March 23, 2009 6:56 AM

Just a heads up to you Google AdWords API users. If you are running development tests off Google's sandbox environment, do not that it is having technical issues for the past day or two. A Google Groups thread has confirmation...

Posted on March 12, 2009 8:05 AM

Over the weekend, I heard some reports of issues with Google's keyword tool. I received a Twitter from @dalka, I spotted a Google Groups thread from the AdWords API forum and a Google AdWords Help forum thread with complaints. They...

Posted on March 9, 2009 8:40 AM

We reported earlier that Google AdWords is sunsetting the AdWords API version 12 on February 23, 2009. Google has been forced to extend that deadline to March 9th, due to the Perl library not being updated until recently. The Perl...

Posted on February 19, 2009 8:47 AM

This is a warning to anyone still using version 12 of the Google AdWords API. Google has announced in a Google Groups thread, amongst other places, that they will stop supporting it on February 23, 2009. AdWords API version 13...

Posted on February 5, 2009 8:03 AM

On December 17, we announced Google's plans to push out a data refresh for the Sandbox due to some issues and bugs that users have been encountering. The initial Sandbox refresh was scheduled for December 19th. Apparently, though, Google has...

Posted on December 23, 2008 9:31 AM

Yesterday, we reported that Google Quietly Released AdWords Editor 7.0. We thought they did it quietly for a reason, but it turned out - they blogged about it soon after and people began installing it. I was hoping they wouldn't...

Posted on December 18, 2008 8:09 AM

For you big AdWords API users, you should know there that on the 19th, Google is pushing out a data refresh for the Sandbox and that there are continued Sandbox issues and bugs. Sandbox Database Refresh is to take place...

Posted on December 17, 2008 8:05 AM

AdWords API Advisor informs us via Google Groups that Google AdWords API v13 has been released. Though mentioned in the release notes, the these new features include enhanced geotargeting options, ability to retrieve only active campaigns/ad groups, campaign budgeting suggestions,...

Posted on October 23, 2008 9:46 AM

Jeffrey Posnick from the AdWords API Team announced at a Google Groups thread the AdWords API Local Database Sync Project. The details of this project are located over at code.google.com/p/awapi-local-db-sync/. Here is the summary: The AdWords API Local Database Sync...

Posted on October 9, 2008 7:09 AM

Good news for AdWords API junkies, you can now differentiate between negative keywords in your keyword structure reports. According to a post by an official AdWords representative in Google Group, Google has added a KeywordIsNegative column to the Keyword Structure...

Posted on October 6, 2008 7:16 AM

A Google Groups thread has reports from several Google AdWords API users that Google's report download feature is having some issues. In short, if you use the API to download reports, you may be having issues. Minutes after issuing the...

Posted on September 30, 2008 7:25 AM

A Google Groups thread reported a minor scare from some advanced AdWords advertisers. They noticed that Google's AdWords API all of a sudden stopped returning data for the KeywordMinCPC. Advertisers were nervous that they would no longer be able to...

Posted on September 24, 2008 8:48 AM

A Google Groups thread has confirmed reports that the Google AdWords API image creation feature does not work properly in the sandbox environment. When programmers try to enable the image ad feature in test mode (sandbox), they get an exception...

Posted on September 10, 2008 8:43 AM

About three months ago, we reported that the Google AdWords API Traffic Estimator figures were off. Since then, nothing much has changed, but Google announced that they have made changes that should help stabilize those figures and make them more...

Posted on August 28, 2008 7:56 AM

After hearing rumors of the ability to create video ads within the Google AdWords API Sandbox, and then hearing that the launch of that feature would be delayed, it is now officially here. Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team said at...

Posted on August 11, 2008 8:14 AM

In March, Google released AdWords API v12 and is finally discontinuing version 11. This will occur on August 26, 2008. Migration from API v11 to v12 should be relatively straightforward. Jeffrey Posnick of the AdWords API team recommends that you...

Posted on August 8, 2008 9:01 AM

Google AdWords will be unavailable on August 9th between 10AM and 2PM PDT on Saturday, August 9th, we've learned, while system maintenance is performed. Ads will continue to run, but you won't be able to access the AdWords interface to...

Posted on August 6, 2008 9:36 AM

Diacritics are those letters that have a small sign added to a letter to alter pronunciation. For example, Mexico is often spelled México, with the special é. So when you want to tailor your ads to a specific region and...

Posted on July 15, 2008 7:43 AM

A couple weeks ago, we reported that Video Ad Support Comes To Google AdWords API Sandbox. We now have an update from Jeff Posnick, a Google AdWords API representative in the Google Groups thread. In short, due to a mistake...

Posted on May 28, 2008 8:13 AM

A Google Groups thread reports that the numbers reported from the traffic estimator tool within Google's AdWords API interface is reporting different numbers based on the IP calling the data. The AdWords advertiser said that depending on which IP is...

Posted on May 16, 2008 7:51 AM

An older Google Groups thread was just updated by Jeff Posnick the AdWords API Advisor, an official Google representative in charge of the AdWords API development and support. The Googler explains that the API Sandbox should now support the creation...

Posted on May 9, 2008 7:49 AM

AdWordsAPI Advisor posted in a Google Groups thread that Google is now able to drop the prices they charge for using the AdWords API. How can they do this now? Debbie Leight, Product Marketing at Google, said because Google was...

Posted on April 21, 2008 7:26 AM

Google has announced that it has launched the newest version of the AdWords API: version 12. Release notes are here, but include the following new features: Conversion Optimizer support CPC bidding for placement-targeted ads Expanded code sample library Version 11...

Posted on March 27, 2008 9:20 AM

A couple days ago, Google has officially shut off support for version 10 of the AdWords API. A WebmasterWorld thread has one advertiser who is very upset, claiming Google did not warn him. Our system stopped working today, just as...

Posted on March 21, 2008 8:13 AM

AdWords API Advisor at the Google AdWords API Group has introduced three non-Googlers with the title of "AdWords API Gurus." AdWords API Advisor posted the details at a Google Groups thread with the announcement. This is a new Google program...

Posted on February 18, 2008 7:17 AM

Brian Kennish, aka AdWords API Advisor, writes in a Google Groups thread that Google is seeking talent to clarify their help document. Making our Developer Guide (http://www.google.com/apis/adwords/developer/) and Help Center (http://www.google.com/support/adwordsapi/) as clear and comprehensive as possible is a big...

Posted on August 28, 2007 8:47 AM

A Google Groups thread asks if the AdWords API will be adding the Google Quality Score figures. The answer is no. AdWordsAPIAdvisor said: We currently do not plan to release this column's data via the API since minimum bids (already...

Posted on February 21, 2007 3:49 PM

We initially thought the fees for using the Google AdWords API would begin July 1st but that didn't happen. New reports via WebmasterWorld say Google has sent out emails to AdWords API users that the fees are to begin this...

Posted on September 1, 2006 7:42 AM