AdWords Video ID Uniqueness

[Austin Smith]

Hi, I have a question re: the AdWords Video Performance Report, and AdWords Videos in general.

1.  Are Videos a type of ad (ie. Video == Ad), or are Videos just a type of media that can be associated to an Ad?

2.  Are Video ID's unique identifiers?  Or would a unique identifier for a video be Video ID and Ad ID?

[Peter Oliquino]

Hi Austin,

You may refer below for my answers :

1.  Are Videos a type of ad (ie. Video == Ad), or are Videos just a type of media that can be associated to an Ad?

   

    Videos are a type of media that are associated to your ads and you can also create video ads in the AdWords API through template ads.

    Currently, however, the uploading of video files is not supported in the MediaService.upload of the AdWords API so they can only be created via the AdWords UI.

2.  Are Video ID's unique identifiers?  Or would a unique identifier for a video be Video ID and Ad ID?

    In the AdWords API, videos are encapsulated via the MediaId field as its identifier. Ads should have a separate identifier than the video itself. 

You may also refer here for more information on AdWords object uniqueness, and should you have further questions regarding the topic, I would recommend that you get in touch with the product experts at the AdWords Community Forum as it is already more product specific.

Thanks and regards,

Peter

AdWords API Team