Just to amend something in my previous post: I forgot that we already impose a server-side restriction on addCriteria() calls that requires all new criteria in a single call be associated with the same ad group. So passing in new criteria for multiple ad groups in a single call isn't an option.
Cheers, -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team On Nov 10, 1:34 pm, AdWords API Advisor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > As Tino points out, the cost in API units is identical regardless of > the batch size you use for your addCriteria() calls. So that's not a > consideration. > > Here are a couple of things to keep in mind when deciding how to > batch up your criteria: > > - You need to either call checkCriteria() in advance to make sure all > your criteria are valid, or be prepared to handle the case where one > or more of your keywords are considered invalid. If one keyword in > your addCriteria() request is invalid then none of the other keywords > in your request will be processed (http://code.google.com/apis/ > adwords/docs/developer/adwords_api_services.html#policychecking), so > that is something to consider if you're not calling checkCriteria() in > advance. > > - If your primary concern is speed and this isn't a one-off type of > operation, you may see better performance by bucketing your criteria > by ad group, and only passing in criteria that are added to the same > ad group in each addCriteria() call. This isn't the more important > optimization and will only save you a few milliseconds at best, but > it's worth mentioning. > > - There's some overhead involved in SOAP requests and responses, from > the XML de/serialization to the time it takes for a roundtrip HTTP > request. You will in general see higher throughput if you can minimize > the number of total SOAP requests you make. > > - Your HTTP client library might be configured with a client-side > timeout that will close the connection if the SOAP server takes to > long in sending back a response due to a very large request. I'm not > aware of any server-side timeouts that we impose--at least nothing > that's hardcoded. > > So take all that into account. As for specific recommendations for > batch sizes, you should be fine with passing several hundred criteria > into an addCriteria() call. If all you're looking to do is add 10,000 > keywords in a one-off operation then I don't really see much benefit > in doing them more than a hundred or so at a time in a loop. > > Cheers, > -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team > > P.S.: I'm actually based on the East Coast, though I might be accused > of keeping a West Coast schedule. :-) > > On Nov 10, 4:51 am, "Tino Hertlein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Sorry, I do not have any official numbers. > > > But perhaps Jeff can help you this (european) afternoon, when the Googlers > > start to work at the WestCoast ;-) > > > Tino > > > -- > > > Refined Labs GmbH > > Landwehrstraße 17 > > 80336 München > > Tel +49 89 1392879-0 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >http://www.refinedlabs.com > > > Sitz: München > > AG München HRB 166589 > > > Geschäftsführer: > > > Thomas Bindl, Stephan Seitz > > > Von: Exotic Solutions [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Gesendet: Montag, 10. November 2008 10:38 > > An: Tino Hertlein > > Betreff: Re: AdWords API AW: AdWords API Re: Google Adwords Keyword > > Insertion API Usage Rates? > > > Dear Tino, > > > Thank you for your quick reply. > > > Can you provide me any information on the limits to send number of items > > per call? > > > Regards, > > > Shahid. > > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 2:21 PM, Tino Hertlein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Unfortunately your calculations are not correct: > > > API costs for an addCriteria-call in CriterionService are 20 <b> per item > > </b>, not per call! > > > So adding 10.000 keywords, will cost you 10.000 * 20 API units, regardless > > in how many calls you split the request. > > > Though batch-requests are very useful in general, in do not know if 10.000 > > items per call is exceeding any limitation of the AdWords-webservice... > > > Tino > > > -- > > Refined Labs GmbH > > Landwehrstraße 17 > > 80336 München > > Tel +49 89 1392879-0 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]://www.refinedlabs.com > > > Sitz: München > > AG München HRB 166589 > > Geschäftsführer: > > Thomas Bindl, Stephan Seitz > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: adwords-api@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von > > Exotic Solutions > > Gesendet: Montag, 10. November 2008 09:28 > > An: AdWords API Forum > > Betreff: AdWords API Re: Google Adwords Keyword Insertion API Usage Rates? > > > Dear Jeff, > > > It seems that you are from API team. > > I would like to know that is it possible to send an API call (one > > call) of 10,000 keywords at a time using Google API? > > Basically I would like to reduce cost since I have to get report on > > more than 1 million keywords > > Therefore, what I am looking is to send a Packet of 10,000 keywords on > > each call. Is it possible? > > As per Google rate sheet, Google charge 20 API units to send one API > > call. So if I can send a packet of 10,000 keywords in one call, it > > should cost me 20 API Units for each call as per the rate sheet. > > > Eagerly waiting for your reply. > > > Best Regards, > > > Bryan Raymond. > > > On Nov 4, 9:15 pm, AdWords API Advisor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > Jan's calculations are correct, except that we've temporarily reduced > > > our rates for the busy holiday season. As per > > > > http://adwordsapi.blogspot.com/2008/10/happy-holidays-enjoy-more-api-... > > > > 1200 API units = $0.25USD until January 15th. > > > > Cheers, > > > -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team > > > > On Nov 4, 3:02 am, "Jan Piotrowski (AdWords API Guru)" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >http://code.google.com/apis/adwords/docs/developer/adwords_api_ratesh... > > > > > Keywords are 'criteria', so CriterionService -> addCriteria -> 20 per > > > > item. > > > > 1000 API units = $ 0.25 > > > > 20 x 2000 = 40000 API units => $ 10 > > > > > - Jan > > > > > On 4 Nov., 05:46, API <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Im new to Google's API, and are trying to do some calculations on > > > > > usage for my clients. > > > > > > Basically, I want to know how many units Google charge for uploading > > > > > new keywords into an Ad Group. > > > > > > For example, if my client uploads 2000 keywords, how many units is > > > > > that? > > > > > > I'd appreciate it if you could give me as much information as > > > > > possible. > > > > > > Many thanks. > > > > > > Andrew > > > -- > > ---- > > Exotic Solutions. > > 8667, Glades Road, > > Boca Raton, FL > > 33434. 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