Missmatch between location view in UI and geographic_view in API

[the...@funnel.io]

Hi, one of our customers have raised concerns that our geo report generated from the Google Ads API does not match the location view he sees in the Google Ads UI. We have tried tweaking which geo fields we bring in as we know this affects what data gets included, but it seems to be either over or under report the cost values, never matching up. Is the API geographic_view not expected to match up with "Locations" in the google ads UI?

Best regards
Theodor @ Funnel

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Theodor,

Thank you for reaching out to our support team.

The Locations > Targeted view in the Google Ads UI should map to the location_view of the Google Ads API.

As for the geographic_view, this should map to the Geographic report in the UI. To access the Geographic report, navigate to the Locations menu on the left, then click the MORE tab on the top bar, finally click Geographic report.

For more information on how to map UI to API reports, you may refer to the below documentation :

AdWords API reports to UI
AdWords reports to Google Ads API reports
Google Ads API reports to UI

I hope this helps.

Best regards,

Peter Laurence Napa Oliquino Google Ads API Team

 

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[Johan Wallinder]

Hi Peter.

Unfortunately we can not find MORE or Geographic report after clicking Locations. We have also tried search for Geographic report in your help articles but haven't found anything. 

Can you please be more specific what we need to do in order to see the Geographic report. If possible send us screenshots.

Best regards
Johan @ Funnel

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Johan,

Thank you for providing these details.

You may reach out to the Google Ads Product (UI) support team instead, via this link, for further assistance on determining the navigation to the Geographic report in your Google Ads account. This is because their team is the more appropriate team to provide guidance on UI concerns.

Should you have more API specific concerns, please let me know so I can assist on this perspective.