If you run the report using this definition file (below) using the API, you get duplicate googleClickIDs. Yes, they differ by campaignID. Is it expected that the same googleClickID would be re-used across different campaigns?
<reportDefinition> <selector> <fields>AdGroupId</fields> <fields>AdNetworkType1</fields> <fields>CampaignId</fields> <fields>ClickType</fields> <fields>CreativeId</fields> <fields>CriteriaId</fields> <fields>Date</fields> <fields>Device</fields> <fields>GclId</fields> <fields>UserListId</fields> <fields>Clicks</fields> <dateRange> <min>20170514</min> <max>20170514</max> </dateRange> </selector> <reportName>Click Performance</reportName> <reportType>CLICK_PERFORMANCE_REPORT</reportType> <dateRangeType>CUSTOM_DATE</dateRangeType> <downloadFormat>GZIPPED_XML</downloadFormat> </reportDefinition> On Friday, June 2, 2017 at 8:49:42 AM UTC-7, Josh Radcliff (AdWords API Team) wrote: > > Hi Eric, > > Have you retried the report request recently? Even with the list of fields > you mentioned below, I still only see that GCLID appear once in the report > under campaign ID 689081186. > > Thanks, > Josh, AdWords API Team > > On Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 6:52:42 PM UTC-4, Eric B wrote: >> >> Yes, it is the result of a single report run. In case it helps, these are >> the columns we're requesting if that helps: >> >> AdGroupId, >> AdNetworkType1, >> CampaignId, >> ClickType, >> CreativeId, >> CriteriaId, >> Date, >> Device, >> GclId, >> UserListId, >> Clicks >> >> On Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 4:50:20 AM UTC-7, Josh Radcliff (AdWords API >> Team) wrote: >>> >>> Hi Eric, >>> >>> Did you see the duplicate rows below in a *single* report run? I ask >>> because I just ran the CLICK_PERFORMANCE_REPORT against those two campaigns >>> for 20170514, and I only see a row for that GclId in campaign ID 689081186. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Josh, AdWords API Team >>> >>> On Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 3:37:34 PM UTC-4, Eric B wrote: >>>> >>>> Peter, we have adjusted our code per your comments above (I work with >>>> Hans) which fixed our problems. However, today we have just encountered a >>>> new unexpected duplicate: >>>> >>>> <row adGroupID="43902098308" network="Search Network" campaignID=" >>>> 689081186" clickType="Shopping ad - Standard" adID="154131121840" >>>> keywordID="281271283605" day="2017-05-14" device="Mobile devices with full >>>> browsers" googleClickID="CP6JicTl79MCFVOZGwodj4kBCg" userListID="--" >>>> clicks="1"/> >>>> >>>> <row adGroupID="39455494019" network="Search Network" campaignID=" >>>> 689081027" clickType="Shopping ad - Standard" adID="176045324527" >>>> keywordID="269678030771" day="2017-05-14" device="Mobile devices with full >>>> browsers" googleClickID="CP6jicTl79MCFVOZGwodj4kBCg" userListID="--" >>>> clicks="1"/> >>>> >>>> This one is so odd because it's the same gclid across campaigns. Bug? >>>> If not, I need to know the distinct set of identifiers to key off of. >>>> >>>> thanks, >>>> Eric >>>> >>>> On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 2:16:46 PM UTC-7, HK wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I the last 3-4 days, we are seeing the Click Performance Report >>>>> returning rows for with duplicate googleClickID values. We are using >>>>> v201609. Only difference is the clickType in those rows. I understand >>>>> this >>>>> is expected for reports dealing with impressions, but we've been running >>>>> this click report for at least a year, and never seen it return dupes >>>>> like >>>>> this, so we suspect a recent (intentional?) change. >>>>> >>>>> Based on the documentation >>>>> <https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/appendix/reports/click-performance-report>, >>>>> >>>>> it seems that as the user can only click one area of the ad, only one row >>>>> (click type) should be returned. If they clicked it twice, it should have >>>>> a >>>>> different googleClickID the second time: >>>>> >>>>> *"The ClickType field will reflect each area of the ad that the user >>>>> clicked for each GclId. This differs from other reports, where the >>>>> ClickType shows every area of the ad that was shown to the user for each >>>>> impression."* >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Example: >>>>> >>>>> <row adGroupID="26784431459" network="Search Network" >>>>> campaignID="377706899" clickType="Headline" adID="101702313179" >>>>> keywordID="1921524420" day="2017-04-14" device="Mobile devices with full >>>>> browsers" >>>>> googleClickID="EAIaIQobChMI5OuP84yk0wIVB0wNCh1S_wMFEAAYASAAEgKcsfD_BwE" >>>>> userListID="--" /> >>>>> >>>>> <row adGroupID="26784431459" network="Search Network" >>>>> campaignID="377706899" clickType="Sitelink" adID="101702313179" >>>>> keywordID="1921524420" day="2017-04-14" device="Mobile devices with full >>>>> browsers" >>>>> googleClickID="EAIaIQobChMI5OuP84yk0wIVB0wNCh1S_wMFEAAYASAAEgKcsfD_BwE" >>>>> userListID="--" /> >>>>> >>>>> Can someone please let us know if this is a permanent change or a >>>>> change that will be reverted? It is affecting a good chunk of our >>>>> customers. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Hans >>>>> >>>> -- -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ 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. 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