Hi there,

Any update on this situation? I understand you guys are working on it,
but any update you can provide in terms of timeline would be
invaluable to me and my clients.

Thanks!
Rob

On Jul 14, 9:42 am, AdWords API Advisor <adwordsapiadvi...@google.com>
wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Just to clarify, this is a known issue that we're working on.  Note
> that, for a given AdWords account, the numbers will match across the
> API and the Keyword Tool.  We're working on addressing the differences
> in numbers between the external Keyword Tool, and the signed-in
> version of the Keyword Tool.
>
> Best,
> - Eric
>
> On Jul 12, 7:13 pm, AdWords API Advisor <adwordsapiadvi...@google.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > The core engineering team is working on this issue, but at this time I
> > don't have any further details.
>
> > Best,
> > - Eric
>
> > On Jul 9, 5:21 pm, k <keen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Bump. I am having the same problem as Achim above. It is quite
> > > maddening.
>
> > > Has anyone figured out why there is such a huge discrepancy?
>
> > > Can anyone explain how to get the stats for A SINGLE PARTICULAR
> > > keyword using the GUI tool when signed in?
>
> > > If there is no fix for this, then I would at least like to understand
> > > what is causing the huge difference.
>
> > > Thanks, K
>
> > > On Jul 5, 7:42 am, GMTD <i...@kntrst.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Dear Eric,
> > > > I seem to have sort of the same problem, but Brians solution didn't
> > > > help me since now.
> > > > We're using the API-Requests targeted with
> > > > LanguageTargetSearchParameter and CountryTargetSearchParameter but
> > > > havedifferentresults using the API and the Webinterface.
>
> > > > For the Keyword "wandpaneele" in the "EXACT"-Mode...
> > > > i) Adwords API gives me the value of 2.400 for global_monthly_requests
> > > > ii) Adwords Keyword Tool LOGGED IN WITH THE SAME USERNAME AS MY API-
> > > > APPLICATION uses doesn't give me any stats about exactly this keyword
> > > > (strange, isn't it?)
> > > > iii) Adwords Keyword Tool External (NOT LOGGED IN, captcha-mode) gives
> > > > me 8.100 for global_monthly_requests (some 340% divergence)
> > > > iv) Adwords Keyword Tool LOGGED IN WITH ANOTHER USERNAME gives me
> > > > 8.100 for global_monthly_requests
>
> > > > We just wonder if the data available throughout the API is any
> > > > reliable, or - as we pay for the API data - if only the API-Data is
> > > > close to the truth.
> > > > If you need my accounts'-data to help out pls refer to me via email.
>
> > > > Thanks in advance
> > > > Achim
>
> > > > On 30 Jun., 22:45, AdWords API Advisor <adwordsapiadvi...@google.com>
> > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > Hi Brian,
>
> > > > > So it looks like the problem is due to the existence of two keyword
> > > > > tools that use slightlydifferenttechnology.
>
> > > > > 1)Search-based Keyword Tool:http://www.google.com/sktool/
>
> > > > > 2) AdWords Keyword 
> > > > > Tool:https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal
>
> > > > > The TargetingIdeaService and AdWords Keyword Tool share the same
> > > > > underlying technology, and thesearchvolumeestimates should be the
> > > > > same in both.  TheSearch-based Keyword Tool uses slightlydifferent
> > > > > technology and is expected to deliverdifferentsearchvolume
> > > > > estimates.  Please using the AdWords Keyword Tool when doing
> > > > > comparisons with the TargetingIdeaService.
>
> > > > > Best,
> > > > > - Eric
>
> > > > > On Jun 29, 1:02 pm, Brian Jensen <bri.m....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Thanks, Eric.
>
> > > > > > I appreciate you taking the time to review this issue and look 
> > > > > > forward
> > > > > > to your findings.
>
> > > > > > Regards -
> > > > > > Brian
>
> > > > > > On Jun 29, 8:03 am, AdWords API Advisor 
> > > > > > <adwordsapiadvi...@google.com>
> > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > Hi Brian,
>
> > > > > > > I'll look into this a bit deeper and let you know what I find.
>
> > > > > > > Best,
> > > > > > > - Eric
>
> > > > > > > On Jun 25, 5:36 pm, Brian Jensen <bri.m....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > Eric -
>
> > > > > > > > Thank you for your quick response.  We actually went back and 
> > > > > > > > modified
> > > > > > > > the 'GetRelatedKeywords.php' file from the v2009 client library
> > > > > > > > examples with those additional parameters.  It corrected the 
> > > > > > > > average
> > > > > > > > monthlysearchvolumes (to show only US volumes) but the global
> > > > > > > > volumes stayed the same.  Both of these numbers (the average 
> > > > > > > > and the
> > > > > > > > global) are still too high.
>
> > > > > > > > Using the same example: "twin air bed"
> > > > > > > >      Global EXACT match: 2900 (API) vs 320 (KW Tool)
> > > > > > > >      Local EXACT match: 2400 (API) vs 260 (KW Tool)
>
> > > > > > > > It actually makes sense that this only changed the local 
> > > > > > > > numbers since
> > > > > > > > we only added language and country parameters - the global 
> > > > > > > > numbers
> > > > > > > > should not change regardless of the language and country, 
> > > > > > > > correct?
> > > > > > > > Can anyone else verify my numbers and the variance in returns 
> > > > > > > > we are
> > > > > > > > seeing between the API and the KW tool?
>
> > > > > > > > Thanks -
> > > > > > > > Brian
>
> > > > > > > > On Jun 24, 3:30 pm, AdWords API Advisor 
> > > > > > > > <adwordsapiadvi...@google.com>
> > > > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > Hi Brian,
>
> > > > > > > > > Thedifferenceis likely due to adifferencein targeting.  By 
> > > > > > > > > default
> > > > > > > > > theSearch-based Keyword Tool targets the results to your 
> > > > > > > > > language and
> > > > > > > > > country (English and United States for example).  The API on 
> > > > > > > > > the other
> > > > > > > > > hand doesn't target the results by default, and will return 
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > statistics for all languages and countries.  To emulate the 
> > > > > > > > > results of
> > > > > > > > > the keyword tool you need to include a 
> > > > > > > > > LanguageTargetSearchParameter
> > > > > > > > > and CountryTargetSearchParameter.
>
> > > > > > > > >  http://code.google.com/apis/adwords/v2009/docs/reference/TargetingIde...
> > > > > > > > >  http://code.google.com/apis/adwords/v2009/docs/reference/TargetingIde...
>
> > > > > > > > > Best,
> > > > > > > > > - Eric Koleda, AdWords API Team
>
> > > > > > > > > P.S. The GlobalMonthlySearchesSearchParameter and the
> > > > > > > > > AverageTargetedMonthlySearchesSearchParameter are only 
> > > > > > > > > required if you
> > > > > > > > > want to limit the results to only ideas that have certain 
> > > > > > > > > amounts of
> > > > > > > > > searches.  If you just want to return those values you need 
> > > > > > > > > only to
> > > > > > > > > include the GLOBAL_MONTHLY_SEARCHES and
> > > > > > > > > AVERAGE_TARGETED_MONTHLY_SEARCHES AttributeTypes respectively.
>
> > > > > > > > > On Jun 23, 5:59 pm, Brian Jensen <bri.m....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > Hello -
>
> > > > > > > > > > We are using the TargetingIdeaService with the
> > > > > > > > > > GlobalMonthlySearchesSearchParameter and the
> > > > > > > > > > AverageTargetedMonthlySearchesSearchParameter with the STATS
> > > > > > > > > > RequestType in order to returnsearchvolumes for specific 
> > > > > > > > > > keywords.
>
> > > > > > > > > > When I compare these results with the AdWords Keyword Tool, 
> > > > > > > > > > I'm
> > > > > > > > > > baffled as to why the volumes are so far apart.
>
> > > > > > > > > > Example: "twin air bed"
> > > > > > > > > >      Global EXACT match: 2900 (API) vs 320 (KW Tool)
> > > > > > > > > >      Global PHRASE match: 6600 (API) vs 1000 (KW Tool)
> > > > > > > > > >      Global BROAD match: 33100 (API) vs 3600 (KW Tool)
>
> > > > > > > > > > In reading previous posts, I understand that the API should 
> > > > > > > > > > more
> > > > > > > > > > closely match the SK Tool results than the Keyword Tool but 
> > > > > > > > > > even this
> > > > > > > > > > doesn't hold true.  For the example above the SK Tool 
> > > > > > > > > > returns 190.
>
> > > > > > > > > > Any ideas what we're doing wrong?
>
> > > > > > > > > > Thank you -
> > > > > > > > > > Brian

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