TargetingIdeaService returns unreal search volume

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valenti...@fishingbooker.com

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May 29, 2017, 3:45:32 AM5/29/17
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Hello, I'm creating script to gather search volume of keyword list, so I was getting to big search volume
so I tried this test code: 
/**
 * @param AdWordsServices $adWordsServices
 * @param AdWordsSession $session
 */
public static function runExample(AdWordsServices $adWordsServices,
    AdWordsSession $session)
{
   
$targetingIdeaService =
       
$adWordsServices->get($session, TargetingIdeaService::class);

    // Create selector.
    $selector = new TargetingIdeaSelector();
    $selector->setRequestType(RequestType::STATS);
    $selector->setIdeaType(IdeaType::KEYWORD);
    $selector->setRequestedAttributeTypes([
       
AttributeType::KEYWORD_TEXT,
        AttributeType::SEARCH_VOLUME,
        AttributeType::CATEGORY_PRODUCTS_AND_SERVICES
    ]);

    $searchParameters = [];
    // Create seed keyword.
    $keyword = 'aasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasd';
    // Create related to query search parameter.
    $relatedToQuerySearchParameter = new RelatedToQuerySearchParameter();
    $relatedToQuerySearchParameter->setQueries([$keyword]);
    $searchParameters[] = $relatedToQuerySearchParameter;

    // Create language search parameter (optional).
    // The ID can be found in the documentation:
    // https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/appendix/languagecodes
    $languageParameter = new LanguageSearchParameter();
    $english = new Language();
    $english->setId(1000);
    $languageParameter->setLanguages([$english]);
    $searchParameters[] = $languageParameter;

    // Create network search parameter (optional).
    $networkSetting = new NetworkSetting();
    $networkSetting->setTargetGoogleSearch(true);
    $networkSetting->setTargetSearchNetwork(false);
    $networkSetting->setTargetContentNetwork(false);
    $networkSetting->setTargetPartnerSearchNetwork(false);

    $networkSearchParameter = new NetworkSearchParameter();
    $networkSearchParameter->setNetworkSetting($networkSetting);
    $searchParameters[] = $networkSearchParameter;

    $selector->setSearchParameters($searchParameters);
    $selector->setPaging(new Paging(0, 50));

    $totalNumEntries = 0;
    do {
       
// Retrieve targeting ideas one page at a time, continuing to request
        // pages until all of them have been retrieved.
        $page = $targetingIdeaService->get($selector);

        // Print out some information for each targeting idea.
        if ($page->getEntries() !== null) {
           
$totalNumEntries = $page->getTotalNumEntries();
            foreach ($page->getEntries() as $targetingIdea) {
               
$data = MapEntries::toAssociativeArray($targetingIdea->getData());
                $keyword = $data[AttributeType::KEYWORD_TEXT]->getValue();
                $searchVolume =
                   
($data[AttributeType::SEARCH_VOLUME]->getValue() !== null)
                       
? $data[AttributeType::SEARCH_VOLUME]->getValue() : 0;
                $categoryIds =
                   
($data[AttributeType::CATEGORY_PRODUCTS_AND_SERVICES]->getValue()
                       
=== null)
                       
? $categoryIds = '' : implode(', ', $data[
                   
AttributeType::CATEGORY_PRODUCTS_AND_SERVICES]->getValue());
                printf(
                   
"Keyword idea with text '%s', category IDs (%d) and average "
                    . "monthly search volume %d was found.\n",
                    $keyword,
                    $categoryIds,
                    $searchVolume
                );
            }
       
}

       
$selector->getPaging()->setStartIndex(
           
$selector->getPaging()->getStartIndex() + 50);
    } while ($selector->getPaging()->getStartIndex() < $totalNumEntries);

    printf("Number of results found: %d\n", $totalNumEntries);
}
and the output is like this:

so if anyone can tell me what have I done wrong, cause the big results are always showing in response? 
Thanks


kristina...@gmail.com

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May 29, 2017, 4:44:07 AM5/29/17
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I have the same problem..  It would be great if somebody knows what could be wrong there. I'm using template given in documentation

Ivan Bautista

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May 29, 2017, 5:16:01 AM5/29/17
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Hi Valentin,

To help us investigate further, could you reply to us privately (using reply privately to author option) with the complete SOAP request and response logs as well as the screenshot of the generated results from the Keyword Planner?

Hi Kristina,

Could you create a separate thread with the details of your concern?

Regards,
Ivan 
AdWords API Team

valenti...@fishingbooker.com

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May 30, 2017, 1:11:30 AM5/30/17
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I have sent you privately requested data :) Thanks
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