hi, I face the same issue using language Finnish and country Finland...
The difference is so huge that we can't really use the api results atm... Any change the Google engineers can fix it or did they give up? On Jul 20, 10:49 pm, AdWords API Advisor <adwordsapiadvi...@google.com> wrote: > Hi Rob, > > At this time I don't have any time estimates on when this issue will > be resolved. > > Best, > - Eric > > On Jul 19, 4:49 pm, histrionics <robbu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > 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 -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ Also find us on our blog and discussion group: http://adwordsapi.blogspot.com http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWords API Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to adwords-api@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to adwords-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api?hl=en
