Not able to SELECT metrics.search_click_share FROM ad_group, despite documentation saying it is possible

[Miles Hopper]

Hi,

I am trying to select the following metric from the ad_group report: https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/fields/v10/ad_group#metrics.search_click_share

with this query:

SELECT metrics.search_click_share
FROM ad_group

The documentation gives the impression that this will work but I see the following error in the query validator:

Fix your query to address the errors below and re-submit.

• 'metrics.search_click_share' is not a valid field in the SELECT clause when 'ad_group' is the resource in the FROM clause. Fields in the SELECT must be 'Selectable'.
• Query must contain at least one valid field in the SELECT clause.

Why does this not work despite the documentation saying this metric is available for the ad_group report?

Thanks!

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Miles,

Thank you for raising this concern to the Google Ads API team.

Moving forward, I understand that selecting the 'metrics.search_click_share' field in your query returns an invalid query error. Kindly note that for you to know what fields are compatible or selectable to a specific report, you will need to select 'Yes it is' option in the dropdown of a specific report.

That being said, in the ad_group report, you will need to select the  'Yes it is' option in this dropdown and you will see that 'metrics.search_click_share' is not a selectable field for the said report.

Regards,

Carmela Google Ads API Team

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[Miles Hopper]

Thanks for the information