TargetingIdeaService data freshness

[Jonathan Lavon]

Hey,

We are using the TargetingIdeaService API to get information on keywords like CPC and monthly search volume.

However, we've seen that when using TARGETED_MONTHLY_SEARCHES the data might not be updated for up to 10 days for specific keywords.

For example, we'd query for a specific keyword on the 9th of July, and the results will contain information for 12 months starting May, and only on the 10th the 12 months will contain June.

Is there a set date when the last month's data is guaranteed to appear? If not, is there any other API that will allow us to fetch this information with fresher data?

Thanks. 

[Dannison Yao (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Jonathan,

The TARGETED_MONTHLY_SEARCHES value in the TargetingIdeaSelector.requestedAttributeTypes will generate results only for the past 12 months, the current month not included as stated in the link. As for the set date or custom date feature, I'm afraid that this is not supported in the TargetingIdeaService. I am not aware of any other APIs that can retrieve fresher data in the AdWords UI as we only provide support for the AdWords API. 

Regards,

Dannison

AdWords API Team

[Jonathan Lavon]

Hey,

Thanks for the answer.

I am aware of the TARGETED_MONTHLY_SEARCHES definition, however I'm wondering when the "current month" is advanced. I mean, we've seen that on the 9th of July, June is not yet returned. So is it still considered as "current month = June" on the 9th of July?

[Dannison Yao (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Jonathan,

Could you try the same request in the UI's Keyword Planner to check if it does return the same results? If it returns the same results, then I would suggest that you open your concern to the Advertiser's Community Forum as the product experts are better equipped in answering your questions, since the API only mirrors the capabilities of the UI. 

However, if results are not the same, could you provide the screenshot of the results in the UI and also in the API so I could investigate on this further? You may do so by Reply privately to author.

[Jonathan Lavon]

It seems the issue is at the underlying data, as I'm seeing the same phenomenon in the UI - the last month available is June even if we're in August.

I will post my question there.
Thanks for your help.