Google announced the release of v17_1 of the Google Ads API, introducing several new features and updates for developers and advertisers.
Key Updates:
ShareablePreviewService.GenerateShareablePreviews(): Generates shareable ad preview URLs for enabled and paused asset groups, with expiration dates included.AdGroupAdService.RemoveAutomaticallyCreatedAssets(): Allows removal of automatically created assets linked to Responsive Search Ads.- New
ASSET_GROUPchange status resource type. - New
offline_conversion_upload_conversion_action_summaryreport for offline conversion diagnostics. - Added metrics to offline diagnostics reports to track conversions still being processed.
- Support for
segments.sk_ad_network_versionandsegments.dateforper_store_viewsegmentation. - Retrieving information on video campaign bidding strategies, including Fixed CPM and Target CPV.
- New
segments.ad_format_typefor compatible reports.
Why we care. These updates provide advertisers and developers with more granular control, insights and flexibility when working with the Google Ads API. The new preview, asset management, and offline conversion diagnostics features, in particular, address common pain points.
What’s Next. Developers will need to upgrade their client libraries and code to take advantage of the v17_1 features, which will be published next week. Google notes that this release has no breaking changes.
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