Is there a way to eliminate all the keywords with 0 monthly searches from the result and return only the ones that have traffic? Do I receive API charges for each result that is returned with 0 monthly searches?
On Jan 19, 10:39 am, AdWords API Advisor <adwordsapiadvi...@google.com> wrote: > Hi Victor, > > If you use the RequestType STATS instead of IDEAS, then the results > returned will only contain the keywords you included in the request. > > Best, > - Eric Koleda, AdWords API Team > > On Jan 15, 11:30 pm, Victor <victorep...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I am using the targetingIdeaService to retrieve > > AVERAGE_TARGETED_MONTHLY_SEARCHES for various broad match keywords. I > > set: > > $paging->numberResults=100; > > and when I send a list of 100 keywords, only 7 of those 100 keywords > > are returned in the result, and then another 93 "related" or > > "suggested" keywords that are not in my list also get returned. The > > reason this happens, is that 93 of the keywords that I sent have 0 > > monthly searches, so those are not included in the result. > > > The trouble is, I am being charged for all 100 keywords in the result > > when using the API! I only need 7 of them. That is, I only need the > > keywords that are in the list that I sent, and not any related or > > suggested keywords. If 93 of my keywords have 0 monthly searches, then > > only the 7 that do need to be returned, and therefore I would only be > > charged for those 7. > > > How do I instruct the targetingIdeaService to return ONLY the keywords > > that are in the list that I send it, without any related or suggested > > keywords? The AdWords Keyword Tool has an option for this, to return > > only the same keywords that were in my list. How do I get the API to > > do this?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ 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