According to the AdWords doc (https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/3481092?hl=en) an ad group can only have a single type of video ad format, in_stream or in_display. This constraint is enforced during creation on the AdWords Web page by forcing the user to specify which ad format it will be. At the very least reporting this for an ad_group would be very nice since many of our customers want to see various cost metrics separated for in-stream and in-display. Since no such attribute is exposed on the ad_group level it means we have to inspect ads under an ad group to discover which ad format is used by a given ad group. Adds complexity and degrades performance. To create an ad group via the API is also would be nice if this were directly settable instead of relying on the fragile sequence exposed by the web UI.
On Friday, February 19, 2016 at 4:03:06 PM UTC-5, Josh Radcliff (AdWords API Team) wrote: > > Hi, > > Sorry - my mistake. I somehow missed the *Ad group type* column in the > user interface when I looked for it back on January 22. > > Could you provide some details as to why you need this column to be > visible and/or settable via the AdWords API? For example, is there certain > functionality you want to use that is not available to you because *Ad > group type* is not available? > > Thanks, > Josh, AdWords API Team > > On Friday, February 19, 2016 at 12:22:09 PM UTC-5, Tex Russky wrote: >> >> That's not true. In the AdWords UI go to the "Ad Groups" tab, select >> "Columns", then "Attributes". AdGroupType is the last attribute listed. >> It's also available if you download a csv. >> It would be very nice if it were added to the api. >> >> On Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 5:24:45 PM UTC-5, Josh Radcliff (AdWords >> API Team) wrote: >>> >>> Hi Nick, >>> >>> The AdWords API does not have the concept of *ad group type* - that >>> appears to be an AdWords Editor feature. I don't see anything related to ad >>> group type in the AdWords UI either. >>> >>> The *targeting optimization* setting you mentioned is configurable in >>> the AdWords API by adding or removing an ExplorerAutoOptimizerSetting >>> <https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201409/AdGroupService.ExplorerAutoOptimizerSetting> >>> in >>> your *AdGroup* object's settings collection >>> <https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201409/AdGroupService.AdGroup#settings>. >>> >>> You can further configure the *ExplorerAutoOptimizerSetting* by setting >>> its optIn >>> <https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201409/AdGroupService.ExplorerAutoOptimizerSetting#optIn> >>> field >>> as follows: >>> >>> - false -> This is equivalent to *Conservative* targeting in the UI >>> - true -> This is equivalent to *Aggressive* targeting in the UI >>> (enabling *Display Campaign Optimizer*) >>> >>> Regarding finding objects in the API that correspond to AdWords UI >>> objects, the API services are organized by object type. For example, if you >>> are looking for attributes that you set on the *Campaigns* tab in the >>> UI, chances are they are on the Campaign object >>> <https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201409/CampaignService.Campaign> >>> in >>> the CampaignService >>> <https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201409/CampaignService>. >>> >>> Similarly, *Ad groups* tab settings are mostly in the *AdGroupService*. >>> >>> Another good resource is the set of guides we have under Developer's >>> Guide <https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/>. These are >>> grouped by Campaign, Ads, Reporting, etc., and each guide will contain >>> links to the relevant services and object types for the features covered in >>> the guide. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Josh, AdWords API Team >>> >>> On Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 5:10:20 AM UTC-5, Nikola Jordanovski >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> so i am given a task to replicate the ad-words editor, and i am having >>>> trouble making the replica using the API, because some of the features are >>>> very hard to find. >>>> Can you help me with something? >>>> So i am trying to set the : >>>> >>>> *Ad group type -> Default* >>>> >>>> *Targeting optimization -> Disabled* >>>> >>>> >>>> but can't find the appropriate API methods to do so. >>>> >>>> Can you give me a hand? >>>> Also what is the best practice for finding the wanted functions , >>>> because the API is endless :D >>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> Nick >>>> >>>> >>> -- -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ Also find us on our blog and Google+: https://googleadsdeveloper.blogspot.com/ https://plus.google.com/+GoogleAdsDevelopers/posts =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWords API Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to adwords-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/adwords-api/48b2a186-12a2-4726-8708-2681aa272aca%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
