How is "AppUrl.OsType" returned in Ad Performance report in v201601?

[HK]

Hi,

In the v201601 Ad Performance report, CreativeFinalAppUrls is now returned as a JSON list. Getting this data via other calls, returns an array of AppUrl, containing both the url and the os type. I don't see the os type being returned in the ad performance report. Should it be? I tested with a "Mobile app engagement ad" (TEMPLATE_AD) which seems to only be supported by Android, but shouldn't the os type still be included? Here's an example of the XML I got in the report:

<row campaignID='232584610' adGroupID='18533204170' ad='Here goes my headline - Here goes my headline' devicePreference='--' descriptionLine1='More data goes here' descriptionLine2='more stuff' displayURL='android-app://com.facebook.katana' adID='81837822250' adType='Display ad' adState='enabled' destinationURL='' customParameter='--' trackingTemplate='' appFinalURL='[&quot;android-app://com.facebook.katana/android-app/com.my.App&quot;]' mobileFinalURL='--' finalURL='--'/>

This is not a big deal to us, just wanted to ask for clarification for when we need it.

Thanks,
Hans

[Umesh Dengale]

Hi Hans,

Thanks for providing the report XML logs. From v201509 and v201601, the CreativeFinalAppUrls report field returns data as JSON formatted list of finalAppUrls and does not contains OS type. Please check release notes and Ad Performance report for more details.

Thanks,

Umesh, AdWords API Team.

[HK]

Hi, Umesh

I don't see anything in the release notes or ad performance report documentation stating that the os type is no longer returned. Based on the beginning of the app URL, can I safely make an assumption about the OS type?, so "android-app" in ["android-app://com.facebook.katana/android-app/com.my.App"] is an android app? If so, what would be the expected value for iOS, "ios-app"? As mentioned, the AppUrl class still has both the URL and the os type and I would expect the report to convey the same information.

Thanks,
Hans

[Josh Radcliff (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Hans,

I dug around a bit, and I'm 99% sure that IOS apps will come across with the prefix ios-app, and Android apps will use android-app. If you see counterexamples, please pass them along.

Cheers,

Josh, AdWords API Team

[HK]

Thanks, Josh. Appreciate it. At some point, this would be useful to add to the ad performance report documentation. I have a feeling others might run into this too.

Hans

[Josh Radcliff (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Hans,

Excellent point -- I'll make a note for myself to do just that.

Cheers,

Josh, AdWords API Team