Clarification Required on Image Suggestions and Recent Assets via API

[Amit Tomar]

Hi Team,

I am in the process of creating an ad, and while selecting images, I observed the following on the "Choose images" screen. I would appreciate your guidance on API-level access for these features:

1. Is there an API available to retrieve the Recent Assets shown in the UI (I currently see 5 such images)?

2. When I provide a Final URL, the UI suggests images based on website content and displays Free Stock Images. Is there a way to fetch similar suggestions via the Google Ads API?

3. Is there any beta or finalized API available to programmatically generate images as shown under the "Generated Images (Beta)" section?

4. Is there any API available that can fetch images from a website or social media by supplying a URL (similar to the "Scan another website or social media" option in the UI)?

If direct APIs are not available, I would greatly appreciate any recommended alternative approaches or workarounds to these functionalities.

Thank you for your support.

[Amit Tomar]

Hi team,

I hope you're doing well.

Just following up on my previous query. I completely understand you're handling multiple support requests, but I’d appreciate it if you could share any update or estimated timeline for a response.

Looking forward to your guidance.

[Amit Tomar]

Hi team,
Just checking in again regarding my earlier query. I understand you might be busy, but I’d really appreciate any update whenever possible.

Thanks in advance for your help!

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi,

Thank you for contacting the Google Ads API support team.

Please refer to the below response to your queries respectively.

1. Is there an API available to retrieve the Recent Assets shown in the UI (I currently see 5 such images)?

To further assist you on API availability for what you're seeing as "Recent Assets" in the UI, could you please provide a uncropped Google Ads UI screenshot of those assets? 

Additionally, I would recommend you check out the Assets API documentation to get started. There are various asset types that you can report on. For more information, you can refer to ad_group_asset and campaign_asset resources, which link assets to specific ad groups and campaigns, respectively.

2. When I provide a Final URL, the UI suggests images based on website content and displays Free Stock Images. Is there a way to fetch similar suggestions via the Google Ads API?

I understand you're looking for a way to programmatically get image suggestions similar to what the UI offers when you provide a Final URL. Could you please share a screenshot of where you see these suggestions (both website content-based and free stock images) in the Google Ads UI? 

3. Is there any beta or finalized API available to programmatically generate images as shown under the "Generated Images" section?

For further clarification on if there's an API available for the "Generated Images" functionality, please provide an uncropped screenshot of this section in the Google Ads UI. 

4. Is there any API available that can fetch images from a website or social media by supplying a URL (similar to the "Scan another website or social media" option in the UI)?

Regarding the capability to fetch images from a URL, similar to the "Scan another website or social media" option. Please share an uncropped screenshot of this specific option in the Google Ads UI, to further check and assist you on this,

You can send the details via Reply privately to the author option, or direct private reply to this email.
 

Thanks,
 

Google Ads API Team

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[Amit Tomar]

Hi,

Thank you for your response.
I would like to clarify that I have already shared relevant screenshots covering all four points in this thread. The only elements I cropped were customer/account-specific identifiers for privacy reasons. All other relevant UI sections related to "Recent Assets", "Free Stock Images", "Generated Images (Beta)", and the "Scan another website or social media" feature have been included.

If there's any specific section or additional detail you need that was not clearly visible in the shared images, please let me know and I’ll be happy to provide a focused, uncropped version accordingly.

Thank you again for your support.

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi,

We reviewed the thread and were unable to locate any attached images or screenshots. To ensure we can properly assist you, please consider sending the screenshots again. Once we can view the images, we will be able to review them and provide further support.
 

Thanks,
 

Google Ads API Team

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[Amit Tomar]

PFA

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi,

Unfortunately, the balance information/remaining budget is not directly accessible via API. However, as a workaround, you can compute this information by subtracting the customer's cost_micros field from your known budget. That being said, I will raise a request for this feature to become available in the Google Ads API. However, I cannot provide a scheduled timeline for its availability in the API. So, I would recommend you follow our blog post and release notes for future updates.

Regarding fetching/using the free stock images data via the Google Ads API. However, I am afraid that this is not supported in the Google Ads API.

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Google Ads API Team

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[Amit Tomar]

Hi Team,

Thanks for your response. However, I believe part of the reply about “balance information / remaining budget” might have been sent to me in error, as my original query was specifically about image asset-related features in the UI and their availability via API.

Just to confirm, I was primarily asking about:

1. Fetching "Recent Assets" shown in the UI via API
2. Accessing image suggestions based on Final URL (like website content or social media)
3. Using Free Stock Images via API
4. Programmatic access to “Generated Images (Beta)” shown in the UI
5. Fetching website or social media images using a URL (similar to the "Scan another website or social media" option)

If these are not currently supported in the API, could you please confirm if there is any planned support or workarounds?

Thank you again for your help.

[Google Ads API and AdWords API Forum]

Hi,

Please refer to the below response to your queries respectively.

Fetching "Recent Assets" shown in the UI via API

No, it is not possible to fetch 'Recent Assets' via API as shown in UI.

Accessing image suggestions based on Final URL (like website content or social media)

No, it is not possbile to access image suggestions based on Final URL.

Using Free Stock Images via API

No, Free stock images are not supported via API.

Programmatic access to “Generated Images (Beta)” shown in the UI

No, API does not provdie any programmatic access to “Generated Images (Beta)”.

Fetching website or social media images using a URL (similar to the "Scan another website or social media" option)

No, it is not possible to fetch website or social media images using a URL via API.

Currently, none of the mentioned features are supported in API. Also, there is no workaround for these features. I would recommend that you follow our blog post and release notes for announcements about new API releases and features.

Regards,

Google Ads API Team.