Outstream video ads don't seem to have an AdType in the AdWords API

[Dorian Kind]

Hi,

I just noticed that in the AD_PERFORMANCE_REPORT, outstream video ads have their AdType field set to the empty string, whereas other types of video ads use the value "Display ad", as far as I can tell,

Is this by design? If so, can we safely assume that an empty AdType field always indicates an outstream video ad?

Thanks and best regards,
Dorian

[googleadsapi...@google.com]

Hello Dorian,

Could you please share the report definition, the Client customer Id and the Ad_Id for which you are seeing this discrepancy to help further?

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Sai Teja, Google Ads API Team

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[Dorian Kind]

Hello Sai Teja,

here's the report definition:

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<reportDefinition xmlns="https://adwords.google.com/api/adwords/cm/v201809">

  <selector>

    <fields>Id</fields>

    <fields>AdType</fields>

    <predicates>

      <field>CampaignStatus</field>

      <operator>IN</operator>

      <values>ENABLED</values>

      <values>PAUSED</values>

    </predicates>

    <predicates>

      <field>AdGroupStatus</field>

      <operator>IN</operator>

      <values>ENABLED</values>

      <values>PAUSED</values>

    </predicates>

    <predicates>

      <field>Status</field>

      <operator>IN</operator>

      <values>ENABLED</values>

      <values>PAUSED</values>

    </predicates>

  </selector>

  <reportName>Test Report</reportName>

  <reportType>AD_PERFORMANCE_REPORT</reportType>

  <dateRangeType>TODAY</dateRangeType>

  <downloadFormat>CSV</downloadFormat>

</reportDefinition>

For the customer with client ID 974-761-3036, you'll see that ad ID 319718311814, which is an outstream video ad, does not have an AdType set, whereas ad ID 151640670846 (an instream ad) uses "Display Ad".

Let me know if additional information is required.

Thanks & cheers,

Dorian

[googleadsapi...@google.com]

Hello Dorian,

I took a look at the API report for that outstream Ad and got no value for the AdType field. It seems like for the Outstream Ads AdType is empty.  

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Sai Teja, Google Ads API Team

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[Dorian Kind]

Hi Sai Teja,

thanks for confirming. Can we rely on the behavior that these ads have no AdType going forward?

Best,

Dorian

[googleadsapi...@google.com]

Hello Dorian,

As of now we are seeing empty AdType for Outstream video Ads, but we are not sure about the change in future. But for now you can consider this as workaround.

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