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2009-02-17 Thread Greg Dingle
I'm reposting a ticket here about using the python code lib. http://code.google.com/p/google-api-adwords-python-lib/issues/detail?id=56&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Milestone%20Priority%20Stars%20Owner%20Summary%20Modified I've added the same image in sandbox mode and to the control center, but

AdWords API just want to debug the demo of get_keyword_variations.php

2009-02-17 Thread ainihong001
hi,i want to use some Adwords api. and i have got developer_token and application_token, i use the demo of get_keyword_variations.php . But it returns "List of additional keywords to consider has 0 variation (s). List of popular queries with given seed has 0 variation(s).", it shows maybe the met

AdWords API Re: Auto content bids

2009-02-17 Thread bryanjj
Thanks Jeff. On Feb 17, 3:30 pm, AdWords API Advisor wrote: > Hello Bryan, > >  If you make an updateAdGroup() call and explicitly set the > keywordContentMaxCpc value to 0, that's equivalent to setting the ad > group to auto content bids. > >  You can confirm by checking in the AdWords web inte

AdWords API Re: Auto content bids

2009-02-17 Thread AdWords API Advisor
Hello Bryan, If you make an updateAdGroup() call and explicitly set the keywordContentMaxCpc value to 0, that's equivalent to setting the ad group to auto content bids. You can confirm by checking in the AdWords web interface after making the update. Cheers, -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team

AdWords API Re: Auto content bids

2009-02-17 Thread bryanjj
Thanks Jeff. Is it possible to change from a specific content bid to Auto using the API? Does a null content bid always mean Auto in a content campaign? Thanks, Bryan On Feb 17, 2:26 pm, AdWords API Advisor wrote: > Hello Bryan, > >  Not setting anything for the keywordContentMaxCpc of a giv

AdWords API Re: Sandbox: Over 2000 adgroups per campaign comes back as 'Failed Validation'

2009-02-17 Thread AdWords API Advisor
Hello Phil, My understanding of the default AdWords production setup is that each campaign is limited to 2000 ad groups. You can obviously have multiple campaigns per account, and the 2000 ad group limit applies to each of the campaigns individually. I'm not aware of any public documentation f

AdWords API Re: Auto content bids

2009-02-17 Thread AdWords API Advisor
Hello Bryan, Not setting anything for the keywordContentMaxCpc of a given ad group should be equivalent to having it set to use auto content bids. Cheers, -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team On Feb 17, 2:17 pm, bryanjj wrote: > Is getting and setting "Auto" content bid supported in the API? > >

AdWords API Re: Sunsetting v12 on February 23, 2009

2009-02-17 Thread AdWords API Advisor
Google::Adwords with support for v13 is now out, and we'll keep v12 running until March 9 to accommodate Perl developers who need to upgrade: http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api/browse_thread/thread/30d25cc3eadb725b As we've previously announced on our blog (http:// adwordsapi.blogspot

AdWords API Re: Google::Adwords v1.12 Perl module (support for v13)

2009-02-17 Thread AdWords API Advisor
Yes, thank you very much for your continued support of this library, Rohan. For all of our Perl developers out there: we do understand that sunsetting AdWords API v12 on February 23 leaves only a short amount of time for you to update your systems to use the new Google::Adwords release. We're goi

AdWords API AdWords Downtime: February 21, 10am-2pm PST

2009-02-17 Thread AdWords API Advisor
We'll be performing routine system maintenance on Saturday, February 21 from approximately 10:00am to 2:00pm PST. You won't be able to access AdWords or the API during this time frame, but your ads will continue to run as normal. Cheers, -Jeffrey Posnick, AdWords API Team --~--~-~--~~

AdWords API Auto content bids

2009-02-17 Thread bryanjj
Is getting and setting "Auto" content bid supported in the API? Description of auto content bid is here: https://adwords.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=77589&hl=en_US Thanks, Bryan --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed

AdWords API Re: Illegal Characters

2009-02-17 Thread Phil
Thanks, I have checked over, and it doesn't cover the characters above in Keyword Phrases. Not to worry, I will just work around any characters that the API library doesn't seem to like if there is no list given anywhere. I am processing files from other sources into Adgroups etc. So I have no gur

AdWords API Re: XML encoding.

2009-02-17 Thread Phil
Great. Thank you. However, these errors are coming back as XML errors before the query is sent. It doesn't seem to like (,)@% in the text of a keyword phrase. On Feb 17, 5:03 pm, AdWords API Advisor wrote: > Hello Phil, > >  Are you saying that the AdWords SOAP service returns a fault back > com

AdWords API Re: Illegal Characters

2009-02-17 Thread AdWords API Advisor
Please see my response in http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api/browse_thread/thread/0e76088990be2523 as I believe it addresses the same question. Cheers, -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team On Feb 17, 9:29 am, Phil <5000...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hi, > What are the illegal characters i

AdWords API Re: XML encoding.

2009-02-17 Thread AdWords API Advisor
Hello Phil, Are you saying that the AdWords SOAP service returns a fault back complaining that your ad or keyword has illegal characters in it? The policies in place for checking ads submitted via the API are the same as those for ads submitted using the AdWords web interface. There are a couple

AdWords API Re: KeywordToolExternal --- How much would it cost per search???

2009-02-17 Thread AdWords API Advisor
Hello, Each call to the AdWords API consumes API units, which are billed back to the owner of the Developer token associated with the API request. Please refer to our Rate Sheet for more information on billing and how much each API costs: http://code.google.com/apis/adwords/docs/developer/adw

AdWords API Re: updateCriteria returns error

2009-02-17 Thread AdWords API Advisor
Hello Ali, You're not specifying what type of criteria you're passing in. To do so, please include a Keyword element (or Website) as a child to your element. Cheers, -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team On Feb 17, 2:03 am, "ali.ghaznavi.mediafl...@gmail.com" wrote: > Dear  Jan Piotrowski (AdWord

AdWords API Re: Sandbox: Over 2000 adgroups per campaign comes back as 'Failed Validation'

2009-02-17 Thread Phil
I am afraid that the error is as terse as I present it. I haven't dug deeper to find anything else after I found a thread on here saying that others had hit the same limit. - I resorted to belief at this point and moved on assuming 'production' would be ok. Are you saying that there is a 2000 adgr

AdWords API Re: Ad Preview Tool

2009-02-17 Thread AdWords API Advisor
Hello, I'm afraid that I can't comment on whether specific features will or will not make it into future releases of the AdWords API. I can pass along your feature request to our product team, though. Cheers, -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team On Feb 16, 3:03 pm, TCash wrote: > Adwords API team

AdWords API Re: XML encoding.

2009-02-17 Thread Phil
Hi Jeff. The parse int thingy was the only error I was digging up. It turns out to have been a red herring. I did some further investigation and it appeared that A. I don't need to encode for XML it is handled by the .net xml object. B. The problem wasn't XML encoding it was other special charact

AdWords API Re: Sandbox: Over 2000 adgroups per campaign comes back as 'Failed Validation'

2009-02-17 Thread AdWords API Advisor
Hello Phil, Yes, I do believe that you're getting that SOAP fault because an attempt to go over 2000 ad groups in a given campaign can't be processed. There's a similar limit in the Production AdWords service, last I checked. The error message you describe is rather terse. Is there anything in

AdWords API Re: XML encoding.

2009-02-17 Thread AdWords API Advisor
Hello Phil, Yes, the error you describe is coming from Microsoft's XML serialization library code. You say that it happens when serializing integers--what makes you think that? Any how is it that you're passing in anything other than the characters 0-9 for an integer value? I'd think that if y

AdWords API Re: Developer and Application Token Disapproved

2009-02-17 Thread AdWords API Advisor
Hello, If you plan on letting external users use your application and charging for use then "Advertiser" isn't the right classification. The "Advertiser" classification implies that you're writing an internal program for your own use, to manage ads for your own products. It sound like you migh

AdWords API Re: Terms for creating a service with adwords api...

2009-02-17 Thread AdWords API Advisor
Hello, If/when you activate your AdWords API Developer token you need to agree to our terms and conditions, which provide the authoritative description of what you are allowed to do using the API. Assuming you've already gone through the process, you can review the terms and conditions by loggin

AdWords API Illegal Characters

2009-02-17 Thread Phil
Hi, What are the illegal characters in plain text when using the Adwords API? I understand the following so far: * The API library (for .net at least) encodes for XML validity for you. * the characters sent must be in UTF-8 * _(_ and _,_ and _)_ and _...@_ are illegal characters. Who else

AdWords API Illegal Characters

2009-02-17 Thread Phil
Hi, When using the API what are the illegal characters? I understand the following: The API library provided by google (for .net at least) encodes for XML. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWords API

AdWords API KeywordToolExternal --- How much would it cost per search???

2009-02-17 Thread kray
If you developed an exact copy of the "KeywordToolExternal" provided free by google. How much would it cost in tokens, costs for someone using the API??? Thanks. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWo