AdWords API Re: Creatives with unexpected destination URLs
Hi, Unfortunately I wasn't able to get any further information about the ad type values that are returned. It appears that various ad types are listed as richMediaAd in the reports, and it is not possible to determine the exact type using reports alone. Best, - Eric On Nov 3, 8:11 am, Zweitze wrote: > Hi, > > Do you have any updates on the issues raised in this thread? > > Thanks. -- 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-...@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.
AdWords API Re: Creatives with unexpected destination URLs
Hi, Do you have any updates on the issues raised in this thread? Thanks. -- 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-...@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.
AdWords API Re: Creatives with unexpected destination URLs
Hi, Unfortunately there is no definitive list of ad types at this time. I'll reach out to my colleagues to see if I can get a list of these values. In the meantime I would recommend comparing returned values in the report XML to the displayed values of the same report in the AdWords web interface. This should give you more information about the meaning behind these values. Best, - Eric On Oct 5, 5:56 am, Zweitze wrote: > Thanks, I hope you'll post the results here. > > On a side note, I'm having troubles with all these new ad types. The > software retrieves all info from a creative report, looking at column > 'creativetype'. > > Some values are trivial, for instance 'text', 'image', 'mobile' and > 'video'. > But value 'richMediaAd' means that the ad is either a Gadget Ad or a > Third Party Ads - how does one find out? (For example, see my opening > post) > Would 'geo' be a Local Business Ad? > And what ad type is 'gadgetTemplate'? > > Note that my software must communicate to end users about the ad. > Nowadays I report just the value of column creativetype, but names > like 'richMediaAd' and 'geo' make no sense to them. Essentially I'm > looking for a rather complete table of ad type descriptions. > > Thanks in advance. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
AdWords API Re: Creatives with unexpected destination URLs
Thanks, I hope you'll post the results here. On a side note, I'm having troubles with all these new ad types. The software retrieves all info from a creative report, looking at column 'creativetype'. Some values are trivial, for instance 'text', 'image', 'mobile' and 'video'. But value 'richMediaAd' means that the ad is either a Gadget Ad or a Third Party Ads - how does one find out? (For example, see my opening post) Would 'geo' be a Local Business Ad? And what ad type is 'gadgetTemplate'? Note that my software must communicate to end users about the ad. Nowadays I report just the value of column creativetype, but names like 'richMediaAd' and 'geo' make no sense to them. Essentially I'm looking for a rather complete table of ad type descriptions. Thanks in advance. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
AdWords API Re: Creatives with unexpected destination URLs
Hi, It appears that the current behavior of Third Party Ads is to return a destination URL of "http://ignore_this_destination.com/";. I agree that this is inconsistent with other ad types, and I'll open a dialog with the core engineering team to see if we can better align these values. In the meantime, I suggest adding this domain as a special exception in your application. There are no other fake URLs like this that I am aware of, but let us know if anything else pops up. Best, - Eric Koleda, AdWords API Team On Oct 1, 5:55 am, Zweitze wrote: > Hello, > > We have some software that creates ads. When a new ad is created, we > check whether the domain of the destination URL is the same as every > other destination URL domain in that group - the ad policy of Adwords > requires that, so we enforce it before we submit the new ad. > The destination URLs are retrieved from a creative report. > > Recently we retrieved a creative report, where the field > 'creativedesturl' contained a very weird > value:http://ignore_this_destination.com. > > According to that same report, the ad type is 'richMediaAd' (?!) > although the web UI states 'Third Party Ad' (?!). (AdwordsAdvisor: see > adgroup 1290650060, creatives 3405546110 and 3405546200.) > In another instance, the ad type is also 'richMediaAd' but the web UI > now states 'Gadget Ad' (Adgroup 1448948919, creatives 4558938699, > 4558938789 and more) > > Obviously such URLs break my application. I know of other ad types > without destination URLs, like mobile ads, but those ads have an empty > creativedesturl. I could deal with those - return an empty URL to > suggest a NULL value. > > But this URL is something else... Is this a temporary glitch of > Adwords reports, and should we actually get empty URLs? (As I > understand, they don't really have destination URLs, as the > destination URL is created dynamically) > If not, where can I find a complete list of all 'mock-up' URLs that > Adwords may report? > > Thanis in advance. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
