Keywords Idea - search by Postal Code

[Asaf]

Hi,

I am working with theexample located here:

https://github.com/googleads/googleads-java-lib/blob/master/examples/adwords_axis/src/main/java/adwords/axis/v201406/optimization/GetKeywordIdeas.java

I am changing the code as follow: Original CODE / MINE CODE

.....

languageParameter.setLanguages(new Language[] {english});

LocationSearchParameter locationSearchParameter = new LocationSearchParameter();

Location location = GetReachByCity.getLocationCriterionCity(session, "Princeton", "New Jersey").getLocation();

locationSearchParameter.setLocations(new Location[] {location});

selector.setSearchParameters(

                new SearchParameter[] {relatedToQuerySearchParameter, locationSearchParameter, languageParameter});

.....

This change works fine but if I am trying to search by American postal code instead it fails with the following error.

Any idea why ?

Location location = GetReachByZipCode.getLocationCriterionZipCode(session, "08540").getLocation();

Thank is advanced,

Asaf

The error:

20140929:14:17:13.594 ERROR "http-bio-8080"-exec-2 com.my121.controllers.adnetworks.AdNetworksController - Failed to get keywords

AxisFault

 faultCode: {http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/}Server

 faultSubcode: 

 faultString: [TargetingIdeaError.INVALID_SEARCH_PARAMETERS @ selector.searchParameters[3].locations[0]; trigger:'LocationSearchParameter']

 faultActor: 

 faultNode: 

 faultDetail: 

{https://adwords.google.com/api/adwords/o/v201406}ApiExceptionFault:<ns2:message>[TargetingIdeaError.INVALID_SEARCH_PARAMETERS @ selector.searchParameters[3].locations[0]; trigger:'LocationSearchParameter']</ns2:message><ns2:ApplicationException.Type>ApiException</ns2:ApplicationException.Type><ns2:errors xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:type="TargetingIdeaError"><ns2:fieldPath>selector.searchParameters[3].locations[0]</ns2:fieldPath><ns2:trigger>LocationSearchParameter</ns2:trigger><ns2:errorString>TargetingIdeaError.INVALID_SEARCH_PARAMETERS</ns2:errorString><ns2:ApiError.Type>TargetingIdeaError</ns2:ApiError.Type><reason>INVALID_SEARCH_PARAMETERS</reason></ns2:errors>

[TargetingIdeaError.INVALID_SEARCH_PARAMETERS @ selector.searchParameters[3].locations[0]; trigger:'LocationSearchParameter']

at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:57)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:45)

at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:526)

at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:374)

at org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BeanDeserializer.<init>(BeanDeserializer.java:104)

at org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BeanDeserializer.<init>(BeanDeserializer.java:90)

at com.google.api.ads.adwords.axis.v201406.cm.ApiException.getDeserializer(ApiException.java:143)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)

at org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BaseDeserializerFactory.getSpecialized(BaseDeserializerFactory.java:154)

at org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BaseDeserializerFactory.getDeserializerAs(BaseDeserializerFactory.java:84)

at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContext.getDeserializer(DeserializationContext.java:464)

at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContext.getDeserializerForType(DeserializationContext.java:547)

at org.apache.axis.message.SOAPFaultDetailsBuilder.onStartChild(SOAPFaultDetailsBuilder.java:157)

at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContext.startElement(DeserializationContext.java:1035)

at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.startElement(AbstractSAXParser.java:509)

at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.scanStartElement(XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.java:378)

at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl$FragmentContentDriver.next(XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.java:2778)

at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl.next(XMLDocumentScannerImpl.java:606)

at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.next(XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.java:117)

at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.java:510)

at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(XML11Configuration.java:848)

at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(XML11Configuration.java:777)

at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XMLParser.parse(XMLParser.java:141)

at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(AbstractSAXParser.java:1213)

at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.SAXParserImpl$JAXPSAXParser.parse(SAXParserImpl.java:649)

at com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.SAXParserImpl.parse(SAXParserImpl.java:333)

at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContext.parse(DeserializationContext.java:227)

at org.apache.axis.SOAPPart.getAsSOAPEnvelope(SOAPPart.java:696)

at org.apache.axis.Message.getSOAPEnvelope(Message.java:435)

at org.apache.axis.handlers.soap.MustUnderstandChecker.invoke(MustUnderstandChecker.java:62)

at org.apache.axis.client.AxisClient.invoke(AxisClient.java:206)

at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invokeEngine(Call.java:2784)

at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2767)

at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2443)

at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2366)

at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:1812)

at com.google.api.ads.adwords.axis.v201406.o.TargetingIdeaServiceSoapBindingStub.get(TargetingIdeaServiceSoapBindingStub.java:1468)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)

at com.google.api.ads.common.lib.soap.SoapClientHandler.invoke(SoapClientHandler.java:109)

at com.google.api.ads.common.lib.soap.axis.AxisHandler.invokeSoapCall(AxisHandler.java:201)

at com.google.api.ads.common.lib.soap.SoapServiceClient.callSoapClient(SoapServiceClient.java:64)

at com.google.api.ads.common.lib.soap.SoapServiceClient.invoke(SoapServiceClient.java:93)

[Ray Tsang (AdWords API Team)]

Asaf,

What are you using to retrieve the location?  Could I trouble you to send me the full request/response XML for the location request?

Secondly, please also send me the full request/response XML for the TargetingIdeaService request?

Thanks!

Ray

[Progressus]

We are having the same issue. I can use a location ID for the US or a specific city without any issues. But using a location ID for a postal code results in: TargetingIdeaError.INVALID_SEARCH_PARAMETERS
Are postal codes not a valid location for this service?

[Danial Klimkin]

Hello,

Could you please start a new thread on this topic and include full request code and server response (minus developer token and auth information).

Thank you.

-Danial, AdWords API Team.