How to translate column names which are collected through Google Ads API?

[임현수]

Hi,

I wonder if there's a way I can get the translated column names which are resulted from Google API.

I am working on translating column names from Google API, which is written in English, to my mother tongue language(Korean).

I was doing this manually, and one thought came to my mind that there must be somewhat process that Google translate those column names to Korean, as shown in dashboard. I guess there might be a kind of dictionary to match column names in English to diverse languages, and hope to access to it.

Is there any way for me to access to the data, and stop translating hundreds of columns manually?

Thanks in advance,

Hyunsoo Lim

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Hyunsoo,

Thanks for reaching out to us.

We provide assistance to issues/concerns related to the AdWords API / Google Ads API.

Could you please elaborate on the process of translating column names and share the screenshot of the dashboard that you’re referring to Google translating those column names to Korean language? Also, any documentation link or UI references will be helpful in order for us to provide the specific recommendations.

If the screenshot contains sensitive account data, you may then send via the Reply privately to author option. If this option is not available, you may send the screenshot directly to our googleadsa...@google.com alias instead.

Regards,

Yasar Google Ads API Team

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[임현수]

Hi Yasar,

I sent the reply message via the Reply privately to author option.

please check the message, and I'd be glad if you let me know where I can check the messages I just sent, and you will send me back.

(I sent the message via "Reply privately to author" option, and expected that'd remain in this thread, but it's not)

Thank you.

Best regards,

Hyunsoo Lim

2021년 9월 27일 월요일 오후 10시 16분 53초 UTC+9에 adsapi님이 작성:

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Hyunsoo,

Thanks for providing us the requested information.

Upon checking your concern based on the latest information you’ve provided us, it appears that you’re looking for translating column names to the Korean locale for the data received from the Google Ads API in order to compare it with the report generated by Google Ads UI where it’s column names already in Korean locale.

As your concern is specific to translation from English locale to Korean locale, then, I’m afraid that our team can not provide further support since this is outside of our support scope. However, upon Google search for translating, I would suggest you may also use the Translation API. That said, you may reach out to the Google Cloud support console team, via this link, for further assistance as they might help you regarding your translation concern.

Regards,

[임현수]

Hi,

I checked the Google Cloud Translation API as you suggested, but I'm afraid that this wouldn't be a proper solution to me for the following reason.

1. I needed the terms Google use to match the ones in api to other languages (e.g. Korean), not the general translation service.

 - My intention for this translation was to provide reports in Korean for marketers in my company, letting them understand more easily.

   This means those convert should be in not only accustomed language, but also familiar terms, which can be seen in Google Ads dashboard.

   I can translate column names with any general translation applications, but it wouldn't be exactly same to the terms in the dashboard, following to the confusion to understand the data.

  That's why I am trying to translate in exact matching words in the dashboard.

If the word 'translation' causes the confusion in this communication, I would change the question as below:

"Can I get access to the dictionary, or the data in somewhat shape, which Google Ads use to convert terms in API to the ones shown in dashboard?"
I guess there would be somewhat logic Google Ads use to convert words in APIs to the ones shown in the dashboard.

(Not only to foreign languages, but also in English. I checked and found that the 'Impression', for example, is converted to 'Impr.'.
  I think this must not the result of general translation service, but of any specific logics Googld Ads use)

And I was trying to request if it's available for me to access to the information, and thought it wouldn't be impossible and confidential, as advertisers can check it in their own dashboards.

To sum up, I thought general translation application wouldn't be the good enough solution, as the translated terms might differ from the ones in the dashboard, causing confusions to match them each other.

So I requested whether I can access to the way Google Ads utilize to convert API words to various languages in the dashboard.

Thus, I guess the way you suggested, contacting to Google Cloud support team, might not fit to my needs, and would be grateful if you find another way for me.

Best regards,

Hyunsoo Lim

2021년 9월 30일 목요일 오후 11시 48분 36초 UTC+9에 adsapi님이 작성:

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi,

I work with Yasar and will assist you. I raised with my team your request for an option to return translated field names in the API to match the native language option in the UI. You may monitor our blog for an update.

Regards,

Aryeh Baker Google Ads API Team

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[임현수]

Hi Aryeh,

Thank you for your reply.

Okay, I will monitor the blog, and would be appreciate if you let me know when there comes any update.

Best regards,

Hyunsoo Lim

2021년 10월 2일 토요일 오전 3시 43분 41초 UTC+9에 adsapi님이 작성:

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Hyunsoo,

We cannot make any guarantees. The way we publish new features is via the blog.