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Google Ads API Version 10 Is Out
Google has released version 10.0 of the Google Ads API. Keep in mind, the AdWords API will sunset on April 27, 2022, which is coming up soon. So what is new in version 10 of the Google Ads API? A lot, including smart campaigns, performance max campaign upgrades, local service ads changes and much more.
Google also added this new diff page that shows the protos that were added, removed, and changed in the latest Google Ads API release. You can click the links to view the protos in our GitHub repository after they’re released. You can view quick and full-context diffs in the Changed tab.
Google has a short video of the bigger changes in the version 10.0 release of the Google Ads API:
Account Management
- Added Customer.status and CustomerClient.status, whose type is CustomerStatus to show the status of the account.
- You can now retrieve all types of accounts when using CustomerService.ListAccessibleCustomers, GoogleAdsService.Search and GoogleAdsService.SearchStream. Previously, they returned only ENABLED accounts and test accounts.
Ads
- Renamed Video TrueView Discovery Ad format to In-Feed Video Ad:
- VideoTrueViewDiscoveryAdInfo is renamed to InFeedVideoAdInfo.
- AdType.VIDEO_TRUEVIEW_DISCOVERY_AD is renamed to AdType.IN_FEED_VIDEO_AD.
- Renamed MutateOperation.customizer_customizer_operation to MutateOperation.customer_customizer_operation.
Assets
- Added support for ad_group_ad_asset_combination_view for responsive search ads.
- Added support for reporting the performance of App pre registration ads in ad_group_ad_asset_view.
- For Image and Media Bundle assets (Asset that has image_asset and media_bundle_asset set, respectively):
- Made name required.
- Added support for auto-renaming the asset names on creation. If an asset exists with the same name but different content, it is renamed by appending the specified name with a timestamp and a counter.
- For the following asset types, if an asset with a different name having the same content already exists then the asset uploaded will be silently dropped. Image, Media Bundle, Text, Call to Action abd Book on Google
- Added the following values related to asset sets to ResourceLimitType: PAGE_FEED_ASSET_SETS_PER_CUSTOMER, DYNAMIC_EDUCATION_FEED_ASSET_SETS_PER_CUSTOMER, ASSET_PER_PAGE_FEED_ASSET_SET, ASSET_PER_DYNAMIC_EDUCATION_FEED_ASSET_SET
- Added the following values to AssetError: MOBILE_APP_INVALID_APP_ID, MOBILE_APP_INVALID_FINAL_URL_FOR_APP_DOWNLOAD_URL, NAME_REQUIRED_FOR_ASSET_TYPE
Audiences
- Added support for Audience used to create a targeting based on created dimensions, such as demographics or memberships in user lists and user interests:
- Resource: Audience
- Service: AudienceService
- Fields in other resources: GoogleAdsRow.audience, Campaign.audience_setting, AdGroup.audience_setting, AdGroupCriterion.audience
- Enums: AudienceError and CriterionType.AUDIENCE
Bidding
- Removed support for creating seasonality adjustments on manager accounts.
- Added the following values to BiddingError: BIDDING_STRATEGY_AND_BUDGET_MUST_BE_ALIGNED, BIDDING_STRATEGY_AND_BUDGET_MUST_BE_ATTACHED_TO_THE_SAME_CAMPAIGNS_TO_ALIGN, BIDDING_STRATEGY_AND_BUDGET_MUST_BE_REMOVED_TOGETHER
Campaigns
- Smart campaigns have exited open beta and entered general availability.
- Added support for Local Services Ads campaigns as open beta.
- They have AdvertisingChannelType as LOCAL_SERVICES.
- Added support for retrieving these campaigns using Search and SearchStream.
- Added support for updating their status and amount_micros of their . associated CampaignBudget objects.
- Performance Max Campaigns now support asset group signals which advertisers can use to tell the campaign who’s most likely to convert.
- Added Campaign.use_vehicle_inventory for Smart Shopping campaigns.
Conversions
- Added the following fields to the conversion_tracking_setting attribute of Customer:
- conversion_tracking_status indicates whether the customer is using conversion tracking, and who is the conversion tracking owner.
- accepted_customer_data_terms indicates if the conversion tracking owner has accepted the customer data terms.
- enhanced_conversions_for_leads_enabled indicates if the customer has opted into enhanced conversions for leads.
- Made ConversionAction.primary_for_goal optional to support setting the value to false during create operations.
- Made ConversionValueRuleSet.attachment_type immutable.
- Added ConversionValueRuleSet.conversion_action_categories and ValueRuleSetDimension.NO_CONDITION to support conversion value rules for store visits and store sales.
- Added the following values to ConversionValueRuleSetError: INELIGIBLE_CONVERSION_ACTION_CATEGORIES, DIMENSION_NO_CONDITION_USED_WITH_OTHER_DIMENSIONS, DIMENSION_NO_CONDITION_NOT_ALLOWED
- Removed LEAD from the ConversionActionCategory enum and replaced with the following new values: QUALIFIED_LEAD and CONVERTED_LEAD
- Added ExternalConversionSource.DISPLAY_AND_VIDEO_360_FLOODLIGHT.
Experiments
- Added a new ExperimentService with a set of new resources, which is a replacement for campaign experiments.
Hotel Ads
- Added hotel_reconciliation.campaign and added support for the following metrics: metrics.hotel_commission_rate_micros and metrics.hotel_expected_commission_cost
Recommendations
- Added support for returning ResponsiveSearchAdAssetRecommendation.
- Added support for returning UseBroadMatchKeywordRecommendation.
Reporting
- Fixed inconsistencies where rows with zero metrics were returned when segments were selected in some reports. All reports will now follow the expected behavior of ignoring zero-metric rows in reports that select metrics and segments.
- Added a new meta parameter omit_unselected_resource_names. When set to true, the response from GoogleAdsService will only return resource name fields that you explicitly request in the SELECT clause of your query.
- When retrieving Campaign.start_date and Campaign.end_date, the date returned will always be formatted based on the time zone of the customer specified as customer_id of SearchGoogleAdsRequest or SearchGoogleAdsStreamRequest. Previously, the returned date could vary based on the time zone of the manager account specified in login-customer-id.
- Added support for metrics.absolute_top_impression_percentage and metrics.top_impression_percentage; in geographic_view and with segments.hour
- Added support for the following segments for metrics.sk_ad_network_conversions (SKAdNetwork conversions), which is available when fetching the data of customer or campaign: segments.sk_ad_network_user_type, segments.sk_ad_network_ad_event_type, segments.sk_ad_network_source_app.sk_ad_network_source_app_id
- Added metrics.biddable_app_install_conversions and metrics.biddable_app_post_install_conversions.
RMF
- Added new requirements for Performance Max and Smart campaigns. We are also documenting the required minimum functionality for other developer tools such as shopping, hotel and app campaigns, and simplifying standard shopping campaigns to align with full service campaigns.
Forum discussion at Twitter.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: March 28, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google released its Google Ads Saftey report showing how many ads they removed and advertisers they suspended. Google changed the definition of “Top ads” in their help documents, guess why… Google launched a number of maps and shopping features yesterday. Google Ads Share ad preview is now live. Google now lets you search for blockchain wallet addresses.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
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Google Ads Suspended 90% More Advertisers This Year & Removed 5.5 Billion Ads
Google has released the 2023 Google Ads safety report sharing that Google has removed 5.5 billion ads, suspended 12.7 million advertiser accounts and restricted ads from showing up on 2.1 billion publisher pages. That is about 6% more ads removed, 90% more suspended advertiser accounts and 40% more ads removed from publisher pages. -
Google Updates Its Definition Of Top Ads; They May Not Be At The Top
Back in October we reported that Google has confirmed its search ads, Google Ads, can show up mixed in the middle of the organic search results. Now Google is updating its help documentation to change the definition of top ads to say the ads may appear below the organic results, ultimately not making the ads appear at the top. -
New Google Shopping & Maps Search Features
Google announced a number of new(ish) shopping and maps/local features yesterday, a lot of them using AI features that Google likes to tout. There are glanceable AI-generated reviews, swipe left/right shopping, AI-generated product ideas, local trip ideas, recommendation lists for locations, and more. -
Google Ads Adds Share Ad Preview For Performance Max
Google is now rolling out the ability to share ad campaigns within Google Ads for Performance Max campaigns without the need for the person you are sharing it with to have a Google Ads account. This is a new Share Ad Preview button available in Google Ads account for this. -
Google Can Search For Your Blockchain Wallet Addresses (Bitcoin & More)
You can now search Google for any of your wallet addresses across bitcoin and five new Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) networks. So you can look up your balances within those networks directly on Google Search. -
Google Calligraphy Class In NYC
It appears that Google held some calligraphy class or art class of some sorts at the New York City office. I found this photo on Instagram.
Other Great Search Threads:
- “Grow with Google” serves as a resource for training and tools to enhance your skills, career, or business. However, it appears that the platform is not regularly updated. Here are a few examples: [List examples under use-too, Shameem Adhikarath on X
- To help understand better the difference between key events and conversions, we’ve launched a detailed resource to answer all the questions you might have. Check it out!, Google Analytics on X
- Hreflang tag on individual blog post?, Reddit
- Webmasters, who may be less talented than you, have made significant mistakes in the past with this feature. They accidentally wiped out their entire sites. Since we have limited the usage of this feature to, Fabrice Canel on X
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Daily Search Forum Recap: March 27, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google Local Service Ads is asking for more photos. SEOs, please don’t remove the contact us and about us pages. Hotels can remove pricing details from its Google listings. Google Local reviews is testing reactions. Google Analytics real time reporting had issues today. Google help documentation is testing using AI features.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
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SEOs, Please Don’t Remove Contact Us & About Us Pages
Google’s John Mueller asked if it would be alright not to list a contact us and about us page on their website. The reason is, they would only add it if Google wanted it, but not for users. John Mueller responded, “I can think of good reasons for some sites to have these kinds of pages, but, after double-checking, there’s nothing in our search developer documentation that suggests this is needed.” -
Google Local Service Ads Sends Email Asking You To Upload Photos
Google is sending some Local Service Ads advertisers emails asking them to upload photos to their profiles. The email says, “Photos are coming to your Local Services Ads. Upload images to your profile to help your business stand out.” But don’t LSAs already contain photos? -
Google Search Developer Docs Gain AI Generated Help Features
A week ago Monday, March 18th, I noticed Google’s search developer documentation had generative AI features to help you find the answers to your question. This is in the form of an improved search, summary of the page content, a chat feature and more. I was told this was rolled out on some developer docs earlier in the year. -
Google Local Reviews Reactions Notice
In November 2023 we started to see Google allow reactions on local photos and some reviews. Well, it seems to be rolling out more widely now. -
Google Analytics Real Time Data Lagging Today
There are countless complaints across the forums and social media that Google Analytics real time data is lagging and not reporting accurately. It seems like those complaints are legit after checking a number of sites. -
Google Cafe Cleaning & Delivery Robot
You probably have seen these cleaning and delivery robots in some restaurants and lounges but have you seen them in the Google cafes? Here is one doing its thing at one of the cafes at the GooglePlex in Mountain View, California.
Other Great Search Threads:
- It’s also not a request for the site’s homepage nor for a comprehensive sorted list – it’s a restrict. Sometimes the homepage doesn’t show on top, I wouldn’t take that as a sign of anything in particular. It’s a bit easier with small sites, but not always, John Mueller on X
- It’s really refreshing to see this level of detail after an appeal is denied in GBP. This saves us a lot of time trying to get everything ship shape! Also – make sure you know who has admin access to your GBP, y’all.., Carrie Hill on X
- That’s correct – hreflang is not geotargeting, it’s all about alternate versions., John Mueller on X
- When I joined Google in early 2021, it was clear that regulatory & privacy changes and AI (automation) advancements would be key focus areas for marketers over the next several years. Fast-forward three years, and we’re now at the inflection point., AdsLiaison on X
- Hey Brett, This is currently in closed beta. I don’t have further details to share at this time, but we’re continuing to test it., AdsLiaison on X
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SEO
- All about Core Web Vitals: INP (Interaction to Next Paint), Yoast
- Google Shopping GTIN Requirements Explained!, ZATO Marketing
- Google’s Helpful Content Update & Ranking System: What Happened and What Changed in 2024?, Amsive
- How to Do Keyword Mapping for SEO (+Free Template), WordStream
- Managing decentralized marketing for international SEO, Oncrawl
- Structured data for SEO: What you need to know, Wix SEO Hub
- The helpful content system has changed, Marie Haynes
- Why Site Speed Matters for SEO, Lumar
- Content Pruning: Why It Works, and How to Do It, Ahrefs
- Does Google rank AI content?, SERP’s Up SEO Podcast
- How To Survive 3 New Threats to Your SEO Strategy, Content Marketing Institute
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Daily Search Forum Recap: March 26, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google Search Console is testing an Android App. Google is testing places and places sites in the search bar menu. Google spoke about if a business should have a website and a blog. Google added 3D models to product structured data. Google Search does not support AVIF images, yet. Mikhail Parakhin stepped down as the head of Bing Search and Microsoft Advertising.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
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Google Search Console Tests Android App
Google seems to be testing an Android App for Google Search Console. This comes several weeks after I reported that Google has no plans for a mobile app for Google Search Console. -
Google Tests Places & Places Sites Search Bar Filter Tabs
Yesterday we reported Google is testing products and products sites in the search bar tab in the European regions. Today, Google is testing places and places sites in the search bar tab in the European regions. -
Google: Should Small Service Businesses Start A Website & A Blog?
Google’s Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, was asked about if a business should always have a website and if so, should they also have a blog. Sullivan replied that he believes all businesses should have at least a basic website, but when it comes to a blog, that depends on what they have to say on that blog. -
Google Adds 3D Models Markup To Product Structured Data For Linking
Google has added new 3D models markup support to the product structured data documentation so that you can connect, associate or link your products to the appropriate 3D model. -
Google Search Does Not Support AVIF Images Just Yet
Did you know that Google Search does not support the AVIF image format? At least not yet. Google Search doesn’t list it on its supported image formats and Google Image Search simply won’t index them. But John Mueller of Google said on X, “I’m sure this won’t be necessary long term.” -
Mikhail Parakhin Steps Down As Head Of Bing Search & Microsoft Advertising
Mikhail Parakhin, the head of Bing Search and Microsoft Advertising, is stepping down from that role as Parakhin “decided to explore new roles.” We’ve quoted Mikhail Parakhin here countless times over the past couple of years, to hear that he is leaving the role makes me super sad. His transparency and willingness to listen to the community was amazing. -
St. Patrick’s Day Dancers At Google Ireland
Here is a video I found on Instagram from the Google Ireland office of dancers performing at the Google office in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. It looks like they call themselves the Golden Beats.
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