Has anyone successfully used this template with Python? I have looked up
the media id with mediaService, but am still getting the INVALID_MEDIA_TYPE
error. If anyone could post the code you are using to create template 433
in Python it would be super helpful.
This is the syntax I am trying to use:
ad_data = {
'uniqueName': 'adData',
'fields': [
{
'name': 'appStore',
'fieldText': '1',
'type': 'ENUM'
},
{
'name': 'appId',
'fieldText': '578830929',
'type': 'TEXT'
},
{
'name': 'headline',
'fieldText': 'This is Headline',
'type': 'TEXT'
},
{
'name': 'description',
'fieldText': 'This is Description',
'type': 'TEXT'
},
{
'name': 'skippableSeconds',
'fieldText': '5',
'type': 'NUMBER'
},
{
'name': 'video',
'fieldMedia': {
'mediaId': video_media_id
}
'type': 'VIDEO'
}
]
}
This is the error I am getting:
suds.WebFault: Server raised fault: '[MediaError.INVALID_MEDIA_TYPE @
operations[0].operand.ad.templateElements[0].fields[5].fieldMedia;
trigger:'<null>']'
On Monday, September 21, 2015 at 5:09:56 AM UTC-7, Josh Radcliff (AdWords
API Team) wrote:
>
> Hi Ankit,
>
> The template ads team has informed me that uploading YouTube videos
> through *MediaService *is not supported at this time. Therefore, the only
> option for the foreseeable future is to use the workaround I mentioned
> earlier
> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/adwords-api/n4rKQcZaYTw/G3WpiJFD_RAJ>.
>
> Thanks,
> Josh, AdWords API Team
>
> On Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 2:58:58 PM UTC-4, Josh Radcliff (AdWords
> API Team) wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Sorry, but I don't have an update at this time. For now, I'd recommend
>> using the workaround I mentioned in my previous post
>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/adwords-api/n4rKQcZaYTw/G3WpiJFD_RAJ>.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Josh, AdWords API Team
>>
>> On Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 12:32:02 PM UTC-4, Ankit Jain wrote:
>>>
>>> Any updates on creating "TrueView In stream youtube ad" through API?
>>>
>>> On Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 11:10:54 AM UTC-4, Josh Radcliff (AdWords
>>> API Team) wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi Richard,
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately, I don't have an ETA for when or if this will be
>>>> available, but I've passed your feedback along.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Josh, AdWords API Team
>>>>
>>>> On Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 5:03:54 PM UTC-4, Richard Biffin wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Josh
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for this. Are you able to tell me if this will become available
>>>>> in the future? Would be really handy to be able to do this without having
>>>>> to do one first via the web interface.
>>>>>
>>>>> Richard
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wednesday, 22 July 2015 05:46:07 UTC+12, Josh Radcliff (AdWords API
>>>>> Team) wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Richard,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I was able to create one of these ads through the user interface on a
>>>>>> *Search
>>>>>> Network with Display Select* campaign, but not on a *Display Network
>>>>>> only* campaign. Were you trying to do this on a *Display Network
>>>>>> only* campaign, perhaps?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regarding creating template ad ID 231 through the API, I've got good
>>>>>> news and bad news. The bad news is that, as you suggested, you need a
>>>>>> *mediaId* in order to create the ad, and the only way to do that
>>>>>> (even for a YouTube video) is to create a template ad through the user
>>>>>> interface that points to your YouTube video. After that, you can fetch
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> *mediaId* via MediaService
>>>>>> <https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201506/MediaService>
>>>>>> .
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The good news is that once you've created at least one template ad
>>>>>> that uses your YouTube video, you can use the generated *mediaId* to
>>>>>> create additional template ads through the API that use that video.
>>>>>> You'll
>>>>>> need to include the following fields:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - displayUrl
>>>>>> - finalUrls
>>>>>> - templateId
>>>>>> - templateElements
>>>>>> - headline
>>>>>> - description1
>>>>>> - description2
>>>>>> - videoId
>>>>>> - type = VIDEO
>>>>>> - fieldMedia
>>>>>> - mediaId = the *mediaId* you retrieved via
>>>>>> *MediaService*
>>>>>> - imageUrl
>>>>>> - channelName
>>>>>> - name
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hope that helps!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Josh, AdWords API Team
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Monday, July 20, 2015 at 6:05:58 PM UTC-4, Richard Biffin wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Josh
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I tried creating an ad based on the TrueView template within the
>>>>>>> Adwords web interface. I can select the YouTube video fill out the form
>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>> every time I try and save the ad the error pops up saying "Please
>>>>>>> correct errors above"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> These are the steps I use to produce this problem.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Login to Adwords using my test MCC account
>>>>>>> Select one of my client account which I created
>>>>>>> Create a Campaign of type "Search Network with Display Select" with
>>>>>>> "All Features" checked
>>>>>>> Enter a daily budget (all other settings are default)
>>>>>>> Create Campaign
>>>>>>> Create an Ad Group with a default bid (all other settings are
>>>>>>> default)
>>>>>>> On the Ad tab, click the + Ad dropdown, select Ad Gallery
>>>>>>> Select Video Ads
>>>>>>> Select TrueView in-display video ad
>>>>>>> Fill out the Ad form
>>>>>>> Add Headline, Description
>>>>>>> Select a YouTube video (Looks like you can select any YouTube video)
>>>>>>> At no point has it asked me to link my YouTube account.
>>>>>>> I select a YouTube video that I know about
>>>>>>> Select a thumbnail (it selects the first by default)
>>>>>>> Give it a name
>>>>>>> Hit Save
>>>>>>> Get error message "Please fix above errors"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There are no errors to fix
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Screens
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pSxI3YvXdp4/Va1rK70cEBI/AAAAAAAAFIs/JA51vn0QfuE/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-07-21%2Bat%2B9.35.28%2Bam.png>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c7orR3O8ADs/Va1rRpuM2BI/AAAAAAAAFI0/zTzyxxuBhrk/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-07-21%2Bat%2B9.35.41%2Bam.png>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have tried this with a proper Adwords account also, same issue. So
>>>>>>> I can't query for a created ad via the API because it seems I can't
>>>>>>> even
>>>>>>> create one. This is all done via the standard Adwords interface (Online
>>>>>>> Campaigns not Video Campaigns)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please advise, thanks
>>>>>>> Richard
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tuesday, 21 July 2015 04:57:01 UTC+12, Josh Radcliff (AdWords API
>>>>>>> Team) wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Richard,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Might I suggest creating the ad through the AdWords user interface,
>>>>>>>> then retrieving it via the API? The advantage to this approach is that
>>>>>>>> we'll see precisely which fields of the template need to be populated,
>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>> well as how they are populated.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>> Josh, AdWords API Team
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sunday, July 19, 2015 at 4:59:15 PM UTC-4, Richard Biffin wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Josh
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the update. I have tried creating an ad based on the
>>>>>>>>> TrueView template using this code, so only using the video_id
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> template_ad = {
>>>>>>>>> name: 'Ad Name',
>>>>>>>>> display_url: 'youtube.com/channelname',
>>>>>>>>> final_urls: [
>>>>>>>>> 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoid'
>>>>>>>>> ],
>>>>>>>>> xsi_type: 'TemplateAd',
>>>>>>>>> template_id: "231",
>>>>>>>>> template_elements: [
>>>>>>>>> {
>>>>>>>>> unique_name: "adData",
>>>>>>>>> fields: [
>>>>>>>>> {
>>>>>>>>> name: 'videoId',
>>>>>>>>> type: 'VIDEO',
>>>>>>>>> field_text: params[:video_id]
>>>>>>>>> },
>>>>>>>>> {
>>>>>>>>> name: 'imageUrl',
>>>>>>>>> type: 'URL',
>>>>>>>>> field_text: 'http://i.ytimg.com/vi/videoid/default.jpg'
>>>>>>>>> },
>>>>>>>>> {
>>>>>>>>> name: 'channelName',
>>>>>>>>> type: 'TEXT',
>>>>>>>>> field_text: 'channelName'
>>>>>>>>> },
>>>>>>>>> {
>>>>>>>>> name: 'headline',
>>>>>>>>> type: 'TEXT',
>>>>>>>>> field_text: 'Some Headline Text'
>>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>> ]
>>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>> ]
>>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> operation = {
>>>>>>>>> operator: 'ADD',
>>>>>>>>> operand: {
>>>>>>>>> ad_group_id: ad_group_id,
>>>>>>>>> ad: template_ad
>>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> service = $api.service(:AdGroupAdService, $version)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ad = service.mutate([operation])
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I get back the error
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [AdError.EMPTY_FIELD @
>>>>>>>>> operations[0].operand.ad.templateElements[0].fields[0].fieldMedia;
>>>>>>>>> trigger:'<null>']
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So I guess the field_media is required, but obviously using the
>>>>>>>>> field media means I need to use the MediaService to query for the
>>>>>>>>> mediaId
>>>>>>>>> to include in the field_media. If I leave off the displayUrl,
>>>>>>>>> finalUrls I
>>>>>>>>> also get required field errors, the same if I leave off the imageUrl,
>>>>>>>>> headline and channelName, these are all required.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It seems to me to do with this
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> {
>>>>>>>>> name: 'videoId',
>>>>>>>>> type: 'VIDEO',
>>>>>>>>> field_text: params[:video_id]
>>>>>>>>> },
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The 'type' VIDEO requires the media_field to be included but this
>>>>>>>>> seems to treat it as an in-stream video ad, which requires a 'video'
>>>>>>>>> object
>>>>>>>>> parameter instead of the TrueView template ad which requires only the
>>>>>>>>> YouTube videoId. I am setting the template id to 231 which is the ID
>>>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>>>> the TrueView template.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I don't understand why this requires a MediaService object if we
>>>>>>>>> are already giving it the YouTube videoId.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>> Richard
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Saturday, 18 July 2015 03:26:19 UTC+12, Josh Radcliff (AdWords
>>>>>>>>> API Team) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Richard,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I spoke with our resident *MediaService* expert, and here are
>>>>>>>>>> the key points:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 1. The comment on MediaService.upload
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> <https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201506/MediaService#upload>
>>>>>>>>>> regarding
>>>>>>>>>> images is correct. You can only *upload* images through the
>>>>>>>>>> API. However, if you uploaded Audio or Video media objects
>>>>>>>>>> *through
>>>>>>>>>> the user interface*, you'll be able to retrieve them via
>>>>>>>>>> MediaService.get
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> <https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201506/MediaService#get>
>>>>>>>>>> and MediaService.query
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> <https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201506/MediaService#query>
>>>>>>>>>> .
>>>>>>>>>> 2. When creating a TrueView template ad
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> <https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/appendix/templateads#pyv_ad_on_search>,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> you should specify the YouTube video ID for the *videoId* field
>>>>>>>>>> (without the URL -- just the ID).
>>>>>>>>>> 3. We're not sure if linking your YouTube and AdWords
>>>>>>>>>> accounts is required for the TrueView template. I'd recommend
>>>>>>>>>> just giving
>>>>>>>>>> it a try without linking to see if you encounter any issues.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hope that helps!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>> Josh, AdWords API Team
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, July 16, 2015 at 7:13:36 PM UTC-4, Richard Biffin
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Josh, are you saying that video uploading is supported? I
>>>>>>>>>>> don't really want to upload I just want to link a YouTube video.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I haven't tried yet because not sure how to do it, with an image
>>>>>>>>>>> you can base64 encode and use the data property of the media object
>>>>>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>>>>>> according to the videos docs there is no data property. How do I
>>>>>>>>>>> tell the
>>>>>>>>>>> MediaService which video to upload or which YouTube video to use.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> This is what I currently have but doesn't work and wouldn't
>>>>>>>>>>> really expect it to but not sure what else to try.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> service = $api.service(:MediaService, $version)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> video = {
>>>>>>>>>>> type: 'VIDEO',
>>>>>>>>>>> you_tube_video_id_string: params[:video_id],
>>>>>>>>>>> streaming_url: "
>>>>>>>>>>> http://youtube.com/get_video?video_id=#{params[:video_id]}";
>>>>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> service.upload([video])
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> This creates an UnexpectedParametersError:
>>>>>>>>>>> [:you_tube_video_id_string, :streaming_url])
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I am looking to create just a regular Adwords campaign with the
>>>>>>>>>>> ad based on the TrueView template (template id 231). Based on the
>>>>>>>>>>> template
>>>>>>>>>>> docs all I need to do is give it a YouTube videoId and an optional
>>>>>>>>>>> videoThumbnail and destinationPage
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/appendix/templateads#pyv_ad_on_search
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> but this doesn't work, if I leave out the field_media, it starts
>>>>>>>>>>> complaining about required field. So I add in field_media with
>>>>>>>>>>> appropriate
>>>>>>>>>>> properties but it requires a media_id which I can only get from the
>>>>>>>>>>> MediaService, either by uploading (which doesn't work for videos)
>>>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>>>> creating an ad through the web interface, selecting a YouTube video
>>>>>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>>>>>> the ad gallery TrueView template, in fact you don't have to create
>>>>>>>>>>> the ad,
>>>>>>>>>>> all you have to do is select the YouTube video when starting to
>>>>>>>>>>> create your
>>>>>>>>>>> ad, which looks like it essentially associates the YouTube video to
>>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>>> Adwords account, this video is then part of the MediaService .get
>>>>>>>>>>> collection via the API.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>>>> Richard
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, 17 July 2015 08:36:45 UTC+12, Josh Radcliff (AdWords
>>>>>>>>>>> API Team) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Richard,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> It may be that the documentation on *MediaService* is
>>>>>>>>>>>> outdated. Have you tried uploading your video via that service and
>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>>>>> failed?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Also, are you looking to set up these ads for an AdWords for
>>>>>>>>>>>> Video campaign or a regular AdWords campaign? I ask because the
>>>>>>>>>>>> AdWords API
>>>>>>>>>>>> does not currently support managing AdWords for Video campaigns.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Josh, AdWords API Team
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 6:25:51 PM UTC-4, Richard Biffin
>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ok thanks for this. I was hoping to just link a YouTube video
>>>>>>>>>>>>> as the media, not have to upload the video again. I see that the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> MediaService has an upload function which currently only supports
>>>>>>>>>>>>> images,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> is there any plan to allow uploading of videos in the near future?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Richard
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, 16 July 2015 04:38:28 UTC+12, Anthony Madrigal
>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Richard,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When creating video template ads
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/guides/template-ads#video_ads>,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you will need to use a video that is uploaded through the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AdWords UI (since
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it is not supported through API). You are required to do so
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since the media
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ID is used to create the video ad and is used to retrieve video
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ads through
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the *MediaService.*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anthony
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> AdWords API Team
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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