TrafficEstimatorService api returns different value that the asWords front end

[fulfy]

Hi,
The issue is that we are trying to use the adWords API in order to
simulate the TrafficEstimatorService that is provided in the google
adWords website.
Is it correct that we receive different results while querying the
same keywors with all the corresponding data first through the front
end and then via the api?
The main difference is in the estimated clicks per day.

For example:
For keyword "Skylights"
max CPC = $100,
targeting language: English (United States)
targeting Country: United States
currency: US Dollars
daily budget: not provided

We receive the following outcome for estimated click per day:
Google front end: 51 - 66
adWords api: 36.753307 - 47.42518

Please advise,

Regards,
-Flora

[AdWords API Advisor]

Hi Flora,

I did some tests and it looks like you're leaving out the
networkTargeting element in your campaign request. If you add the
following to your XML, you should get the same numbers as the front
end:

<networkTargeting>
<networkTypes>GoogleSearch</networkTypes>
<networkTypes>SearchNetwork</networkTypes>
<networkTypes>ContentNetwork</networkTypes>
</networkTargeting>

Network targeting goes inside the <campaignRequests> element.

Let me know if this helps.

-Aaron Karp
AdWords API Team

[fulfy]

YESSSS
It did help!
Thank you so much!

-Flora

On May 16, 12:30 am, AdWords API Advisor

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[wei]

Aaron,

Can you please clarify this for me as well? Thanks.

We are using traffic estimate to do estimate for existing campaigns.
If we omit network targetting in campaignEstimate, does it mean it
won't pick up network targetting from the campaign and the numbers we
got won't be the same as the front end ?

Thanks,
Wei

On May 15, 2:30 pm, AdWords API Advisor <adwordsapiadvi...@google.com>
wrote:

> Hi Flora,
>
> I did some tests and it looks like you're leaving out the
> networkTargeting element in your campaign request. If you add the
> following to your XML, you should get the same numbers as the front
> end:
>
> <networkTargeting>
> <networkTypes>GoogleSearch</networkTypes>
> <networkTypes>SearchNetwork</networkTypes>
> <networkTypes>ContentNetwork</networkTypes>
> </networkTargeting>
>

> Networktargetinggoes inside the <campaignRequests> element.

>
> Let me know if this helps.
>
> -Aaron Karp
> AdWords API Team
>
> On May 15, 8:45 am, fulfy <Flora.Se...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > The issue is that we are trying to use the adWords API in order to
> > simulate the TrafficEstimatorService that is provided in the google
> > adWords website.
> > Is it correct that we receive different results while querying the
> > same keywors with all the corresponding data first through the front
> > end and then via the api?
> > The main difference is in the estimated clicks per day.
>
> > For example:
> > For keyword "Skylights"
> > max CPC = $100,
> > targetinglanguage: English (United States)

> > targetingCountry: United States