For anyone else following this, it appears like they updated their docs, nulled out and no longer have examples, but do finally have the right instructions here: https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/keyword-planning/generate-forecast-metrics
Google team -- next time, might we please update docs & replace examples *before* we deprecate methods widely used for key things like forecasting? On Friday, June 9, 2023 at 1:00:35 PM UTC-6 Google Ads API Forum Advisor wrote: > Hi Aqeel, > > Thanks for reaching out to the Google Ads API Forum. > > As per this* blog post* > <https://ads-developers.googleblog.com/2023/04/ad-group-and-keyword-forecasts-being.html>, > > as stated above, you may note that starting June 1, the > GenerateForecastMetricsRequest > <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/v13/GenerateForecastMetricsRequest> > > will still be used to fetch forecasts, but the KeywordPlanAdGroupForecast > and KeywordPlanKeywordForecast will be empty. The > KeywordPlanCampaignForecast > <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/v13/KeywordPlanCampaignForecast> > > will be returned as usual. > > > > If you are using KeywordPlanAdGroupForecast or KeywordPlanKeywordForecast > in your applications, update your applications to ensure that they can > handle blank responses. > > We recommend that you start updating your applications as soon as > possible. You can find more information about how to use > KeywordPlanCampaignForecast in the Google Ads API documentation > <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/keyword-planning/generate-forecast-metrics> > . > > In addition, you may note that new Google Ads API v14 already released > with following release notes: > > 1. Removed the following methods from *KeywordPlanService* > > <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/v14/KeywordPlanService> > : > > > - GenerateForecastCurve > - GenerateForecastMetrics > - GenerateForecastTimeSeries > - GenerateHistoricalMetrics > > *Added KeywordPlanIdeaService.GenerateKeywordForecastMetrics > <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/v14/KeywordPlanIdeaService#generatekeywordforecastmetrics> > > to support generating keyword campaign forecast metrics without the need of > creating a keyword plan first.* > > You may give it a try. For more information, you may check here: > *https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/release-notes* > <https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/release-notes> > > Let us know if you have further questions. > This message is in relation to case "ref:_00D1U1174p._5004Q2mA3EP:ref" > > > Thanks, > > [image: Google Logo] Google Ads API Team > > > > > -- -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ Also find us on our blog: https://googleadsdeveloper.blogspot.com/ =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWords API and Google Ads 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Ads API and AdWords API Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to adwords-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/adwords-api/f3733d24-4b09-4c0d-ab73-786124c9d903n%40googlegroups.com.
