RE: This conversion is reported to have happened before the click associated with the given identifier
Google Ads API Forum Advisor
Hi Keji,
Thanks for reaching out to the Google Ads API Forum.
I can see that the complete logs are posted in the forum thread, however, it is not recommended. You may need to send the logs to us privately or create support thread with us using googleadsa...@google.com email alias. I’ve deleted your post, but you may see below for your reference:
“This error has troubled me for a long time. What can I do to avoid this error.
Request
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MethodName: google.ads.googleads.v11.services.ConversionUploadService/UploadClickConversions
conversions {
gclid: "*******"
conversion_action: ""*******""
conversion_date_time: "2023-01-14 12:14:38-12:08"
conversion_value: 133.0
currency_code: "USD"
order_id: ""*******""
}
partial_failure: true
Response
--------
Body: partial_failure_error {
code: 3
message: "This conversion is reported to have happened before the click associated with the given identifier or iOS URL parameter., at conversions[0].conversion_date_time"
details {
type_url: "type.googleapis.com/google.ads.googleads.v11.errors.GoogleAdsFailure"
value: "\n\307\001\n\003\370\006*\022xThis conversion is reported to have happened before the click associated with the given identifier or iOS URL parameter.\032\033*\0312023-01-14 12:14:38-12:08\")\022\017\n\vconversions\030\000\022\026\n\024conversion_date_time"
}
}
results {
}
Failure message: null
Status: Status{code=OK, description=null, cause=null}.
Partial failure occurred: This conversion is reported to have happened before the click associated with the given identifier or iOS URL parameter.”
Upon checking your logs, it appears that you have encountered the CONVERSION_PRECEDES_EVENT error. The error message “This conversion is reported to have happened before the click associated with the given identifier or iOS URL parameter.” indicates that the given specified conversion_date_time is before the event time associated with the given identifier or iOS URL parameter. Please make sure that the given conversion in your API request is not reported to have happened before the click associated with the given identifier or iOS URL parameter. Note that the conversion_date_time is the date time at which the conversion occurred, and it must be after the click time. The timezone must be specified.
The conversion_date_time should allow for specifying the timezone as per the recommended format :
- The date time at which the conversion occurred. Must be after the click time. The timezone must be specified. The format is "yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss+|-hh:mm", for example, "2019-01-01 12:32:45-08:00".
In addition, you may also check if you're tracking the DST, and performing the adjustments. Let us know how this goes on your end.
Regards,
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