Reporting - Video campaigns excluded from CSV report when requested through API (CAMPAIGN_PERFORMANCE_REPORT && VIDEO_PERFORMANCE_REPORT)

[ajoh...@themorangroup.net]

We have processes that request metrics via the PHP client library from the CAMPAIGN_PERFORMANCE_REPORT that suddenly stopped working for video campaigns. The campaigns that stopped working had recently signed up for an AdWords BETA to bid by CPM instead of CPV.

If you export the AdWords report from within the UI, you can see competitive metrics, like Cost, Impressions, etc. for all campaigns including video. Through the API, however, both for the CAMPAIGN_PERFORMANCE_REPORT and the VIDEO_PERFORMANCE_REPORT, if you ask for any competitive metrics it excludes video campaigns from the results. 

Expected behavior: API report matches the report from the UI and includes competitive metrics, like Cost, for video campaigns.

Thanks for any help you could provide us!

Kind Regards, 

Alan

[Dannison Yao (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Alan,

Normally, the AdWords API should allow you to retrieve video campaigns reports as stated in this guide. With this said, could you provide your complete report definition, clientCustomerId and the screenshot of the results in AdWords UI that shows the data discrepancy via Reply privately to author so I can investigate this further?

Regards,

Dannison

AdWords API Team