Unified API for TrueView video campaigns

[Akshay Surve]

Hi All,

It was interesting to read about unifying "TrueView video campaigns and AdWords". Although, in the interface this is unified, it seems like this feature isn't available through the API (would be glad to be corrected). 

Would like to know some of the following things through the API (and what endpoints):

- Can one create TrueView video campaigns 

- Can we pull reporting stats (at ad level) for TrueView video campaigns

Is this something that is already supported? Will it be available in the upcoming API version? 

Best,

[Anthony Madrigal]

Hey Akshay,

Unfortunately, TrueView video campaigns are not currently supported with AdWords API. There is no timeframe of if and when we will release this feature.

Please take a look at our blog for any announcements.

Regards,

Anthony

AdWords API Team

[Pete]

HI Anthony,

Any updates on the broader support for TrueView campaigns in the API?
We have been monitoring the blog as you suggested but there hasn't been any updates there since early October.

Thank you
Pete

[Anthony Madrigal]

Hi Pete,

Currently, the only support we have for video campaigns in the API is through reporting. We have a new report type called the Video Performance Report specifically for reporting video campaigns.

Cheers,

Anthony

AdWords API Team

[Thomas Koller]

You also get performance values of video campaigns via the CAMPAIGN_PERFORMANCE_REPORT (https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/appendix/reports/campaign-performance-report). The AdvertisingChannelType is “VIDEO”.

Fully tested with AWQL in AdWords Scripts.

 

 

Kind regards

 

Thomas

[Pete]

Anthony, Thomas,

Yes, we are actually integrating with all those reporting end-points already. We studied your API cover-to-cover if you will :)

However, as you know, the thing that the API does not yet support is ability to make any create or update actions to TrueView related objects.

Without this functionality in the API, we obviously can't satisfy the RMF.

Is there any indication (timing or at least yey/ney) of this functionality becoming available?

Thanks
Pete

[Anthony Madrigal]

Hi Pete,

Unfortunately, we do not have a timetable for when this will be available. I will update this thread as soon as it does.