find the search terms that triggered a specific keyword with api?

[yohans]

Hi, 

I have a list of 500 keywords (this list changes every week), and I want to find the search terms/queries that triggered each of these keywords (i.e., 500 sets/lists of search terms that correspond with the 500 keywords).  I am new to the adwords API and am having difficulty wading through all of the documentation.  Can the API return a list of search terms that triggered a particular keyword?  And if so, would you mind directing me towards the relevant documentation?  

Thanks, 

Yohans

[Josh Radcliff (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Yohans,

You can get this information by running a SEARCH_QUERY_PERFORMANCE_REPORT where:

1. The fields list includes KeywordId, KeywordTextMatchingQuery, Query, Impressions
2. The predicate filters on KeywordTextMatchingQuery IN [keyword1, keyword2, ...]

If you aren't familiar with the reporting aspect of the API, you can check out the Reporting Basics guide. Also, each client library contains multiple examples of how to run reports in its examples/v201409/reporting folder.

Cheers,

Josh, AdWords API Team