getAvgMonthlySearches returning incorrect values?

[Alex Gunner]

Hello,

Is it possible that GenerateKeywordIdeas - getAvgMonthlySearches() returns bogus values? 

I used the GenerateKeywordIdeas sample for a bunch of keywords and it returned 0 for a certain keyword. 

I retried the same batch today and poof, it now says that the same keyword has 3600 searches and according to getKeywordMetrics().getMonthlySearchVolumesList() - it never had 0 average monthly searches.

Is this a known issue, should I only rely on what I see in the web UI and not the API? 

Thank you.

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi,

Thank you for contacting the Google Ads API support team.

I understand that GenerateKeywordIdeas code is returning 0 results for a specific keyword. To analyse this issue, please provide us with the below details:

• Uncropped screenshots of UI which you are trying to retrieve via API 
• Complete API request and response logs with the request ID and request header generated at your end for scenarios where you got 0 response.
• Complete API request and response logs with the request ID and request header for scenarios where you got the 3600 searches.

Note that API should return the same values that are visible in the UI. If you are using a client library and haven't enabled the logging yet, I would request you to enable logging for the specific client library that  you are using. You can refer to the guides Java, .Net, PHP, Python, Ruby or Perl to enable logging at your end. For REST interface requests, you can enable logging via the curl command by using the -i flag. 

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This message is in relation to case "ref:!00D1U01174p.!5004Q02tPJA6:ref" (ADR-00232557)

Thanks,
 

Google Ads API Team