BiddingStrategyConfiguration now returning bids as null instead of empty array for Product Group subdivisions.

[HK]

Hi,

Starting last night around 7 pm PDT, we are seeing the bids object being null instead of an empty array for subdivisions (v201502). In other words, in a BiddableAdGroupCriterion object, bids on the BiddingStrategyConfiguration object is now unexpectedly null. Is this a planned change? As always, changes like these outside of an API release, are likely to break existing API implementations as is the case for us and a large number of clients. Here's an example output of the BiddingStrategyConfiguration:

criterion.biddingStrategyConfiguration

{Google.AdWords.WebService.BiddingStrategyConfiguration}

    biddingScheme: null

    biddingSchemeField: null

    biddingStrategyId: 0

    biddingStrategyIdField: 0

    biddingStrategyIdFieldSpecified: false

    biddingStrategyIdSpecified: false

    biddingStrategyName: null

    biddingStrategyNameField: null

    biddingStrategySource: CAMPAIGN

    biddingStrategySourceField: CAMPAIGN

    biddingStrategySourceFieldSpecified: false

    biddingStrategySourceSpecified: false

    biddingStrategyType: MANUAL_CPC

    biddingStrategyTypeField: MANUAL_CPC

    biddingStrategyTypeFieldSpecified: true

    biddingStrategyTypeSpecified: true

    bids: null

    bidsField: null

(Interestingly enough, we noticed what appears to be a similar change on Google's side earlier this week, although it may not be related at all. For a SharedBiddingStrategy object of type TARGET_SPEND, the biddingScheme came back as null. Not sure if these are bidding strategies that have been auto migrated from another type. We could not repro that creating new bidding strategies of type TARGET_SPEND).

Thanks,

Hans

[Thanet Knack Praneenararat (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Hans,

I'll follow up this issue and let you know as soon as possible.

Thanks so much for your valuable information.

Cheers,

Thanet, AdWords API Team

[Thanet Knack Praneenararat (AdWords API Team)]

Hello Hans,

Sorry for keeping you waiting.

Could you please provide me more information like SOAP requests and responses?

Or if it began to happen with all your request, your clientCustomerId and one of CampaignIds might be enough.

Please do so by using Reply privately to author and ensure you strip your developer token off.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers,

Thanet, AdWords API Team

On Friday, August 14, 2015 at 2:48:43 AM UTC+9, HK wrote: