Problem adding YouTubeVideo Placements v201502+

[scor...@guptamedia.com]

Up until upgrading to v201502, we were able to create youtube video Placements using the AdGroupCriterionServiceInterface and the Criterion Placement Object.  Now it seems we are required to use the Criterion YouTubeVideo ( received errors "YouTube urls are not supported in Placement criterion. Use YouTubeChannel and YouTubeVideo criterion instead.") object, but when I try to do so the placement url for the youtube video seems to be missing the initial "www." (when viewed from the adwords web interface) which makes it invalid and we get no impressions.  I'm setting the videoId in the YouTubeVideo object and the system seems to automatically prepend the necessary "youtube.com/video" but as i said  the "www." is missing and that seems to be key. Any help?

[Michael Cloonan (AdWords API Team)]

Hello,

The YouTubeVideo criterion doesn't have an associated "placement url". If you have both a Placement and a YouTubeVideo for the same video page on YouTube, perhaps the Placement is causing an issue and should be removed in order to allow the YouTubeVideo criterion to produce traffic.

Regards,

Mike, AdWords API Team

[scor...@guptamedia.com]

 Right, there is no placement url in the YouTubeVideo object, but you can set the ID of the video, which I am doing.  The system seems to then know to prepend "youtube.com/video/" to that ID in order to create the placement.  As mentioned before though it is lacking the "www.",  and this seems to be the cause of no traffic.  I am not creating a placement and a youtubevideo for the same page on YouTube, sorry for any confusion.

From the docs :
"Added support for YouTubeVideo and YouTubeChannel criteria to CampaignCriterionService and AdGroupCriterionService. These replace using Placement criteria to target or exclude YouTube.com videos and channels, which now results in a YOUTUBE_URL_UNSUPPORTED error."  I'm simply trying to replace that Placement criteria with the YouTubeVideo criteria it is suggesting.  Is there any other info I could provide to help resolve this?

[Michael Cloonan (AdWords API Team)]

Hello,

I'm not sure where any kind of URL is coming into play. To create a YouTubeVideo criterion, you provide an ID for the video. If you fetch a YouTubeVideo criterion via the API, you can retrieve the ID and the video title, but no URL. Where exactly are you seeing these URLs in conjunction with YouTubeVideo criteria?

Regards,

Mike, AdWords API Team

[scor...@guptamedia.com]

I'm adding these YouTubeVideo criterion to ad groups in my campaign using the AdGroupCriterionService. As such I can see them in my campaign in the AdWords web interface under the "Display Network" tab selecting the "Placements" option.  The YouTube video url will appear under the "Placements" column in the table in the form "youtube.com/video/${id}" where ${id} is the alphanum ID for the video.

[Michael Cloonan (AdWords API Team)]

Hello,

Would you mind providing me an example campaign ID so that I can take a look from my end? You can send a response privately to me only if you prefer.

And to confirm, Placements that previously got impressions when you set them using a URL are no longer getting impressions using the new YouTubeAd criterion type, correct?

Once I confirm the behavior that you're reporting, I'll talk to the engineering team to see if there's an issue with this criteria type.

Regards,

Mike, AdWords API Team

[scor...@guptamedia.com]

I've sent a private message. Let me know if you have not received it. (They dont seem to appear anywhere in the forums interface). Thanks!

[Michael Cloonan (AdWords API Team)]

Hello,

I received the private message and am looking into this issue. I will respond there when I have something to share.

Regards,

Mike, AdWords API Team

[Michael Cloonan (AdWords API Team)]

Hello,

Thank you for reporting this issue. The engineering team has determined that this is not working as intended, and is currently working hard to get a fix out as soon as possible. I will keep this thread updated as I hear more.

Regards,

Mike, AdWords API Team

[Michael Cloonan (AdWords API Team)]

Hello,

I'd like to give an update on this issue. The engineering team has determined a fix and we are currently working on implementing it to get it out as quickly as possible. I will update again when this is resolved.

Regards,

Mike, AdWords API Team

On Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 2:55:50 PM UTC-4, scor...@guptamedia.com wrote:

[Michael Cloonan (AdWords API Team)]

Hello,

This issue should be resolved. Ads set up on the display network using YouTubeVideo placements should now be serving normally.

Regards,

Mike, AdWords API Team