Multiple Search Parameters for GetKeywordIdeas(v201802)

[Sally CHEN]

Hi,

I am testing the TargetingIdeaPage. When I only pass the SeedAdGroupIdSearchParameter , it will return the keyword ideas that related to my ad group. When I only pass the RelatedToQuerySearchParameter, it will return the keyword ideas that related to the given keyword, but when I pass my SeedAdGroupIdSearchParameter AND the RelatedToQuerySearchParameter the result is the same as only passing the RelatedToQuerySearchParameter. 

I read the Google AdWords API Document (https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201802/TargetingIdeaService.TargetingIdeaSelector), and I found that the adGroup's keywords would be used to generate new and related keywords when passing the SeedAdGroupIdSearchParameter. I would like to know what is the right result when passing the RelatedToQuerySearchParameter and SeedAdGroupIdSearchParameter to the targetingIdeaService. Also,  I would like to know the strategy to give out the keyword ideas when passing multiple search parameters, especially the 'RelatedToQuerySearchParameter', 'SeedAdGroupIdSearchParameter' and 'RelatedToUrlSearchParameter'.

Thanks
Sally

[Bharani Cherukuri (AdWords API Team)]

Hello Sally, 

Could you please share the complete SOAP request and response logs, so I can take a look? You can reply back via Reply privately to author option. 

Regards,

Bharani, AdWords API Team

[Bharani Cherukuri (AdWords API Team)]

Hello Sally, 

Apologize for taking time to get back to you. Let me explain in detail about the issue here. I see that you're using different combinations of search parameters in the API that are not available in the UI. Depending on the search parameters, sometimes certain search parameters might not be a logical combination. The TargetingIdeaService is used to achieve the similar goals as the Keyword Planner in the UI based on the input fields which are common on both the platforms. Please check this section of the guide on Mapping Keyword Planner to replicate that behavior in the UI. The best approach is to find the combinations in the Keyword Planner and match those parameters to the AdWords UI. Any other combinations of Search Parameters are something we do not officially support. 

Could you please elaborate on the specific use case of why you're looking to generate the keywords ideas for the combinations? For instance, if you are using the keyword parameters, the generated ideas will be based on the seed keyword. If the keyword is already defined in the AdGroup, you will be able to give the seed AdGroup as the search parameter. I'm trying to understand the scenario on how you're planning to use the results from these combinations so I can take a look if something similar can be achieved through other parameters that match in the Keyword Planner.