How to get "Exact" match keyword result while using TargetingIdeaService (v201402)?

[Vishal Chawla]

I am trying to get Average Monthly Search for a keyword using the Adwords API (v201402) in PHP. For this I am using the TagretingIdeaService by specifying my keyword in the queries parameter of RelatedToQuerySearchParameter.

Strangely, the response contains data only for the related keywords but not the exact keyword. I do not find any parameter to specify the MatchType as Exact. The Adwords Web Interface shows the exact keyword data and related keyword data in two different tables.

Is there any way to get the exact keyword data via API?

[Ray Tsang (AdWords API Team)]

Vishal,

Could I trouble you to show me a screenshot of what you are referring to?

Thanks,

Ray

[roberto....@nu3.de]

Dear Vishal,

I got it.

I am using Java but I think for PHP is similar.

When you set the selector,

selector.setRequestType(RequestType.STATS);

if you put .STATS you get the info for the specific keyword.

if you put .IDEAS you get the related keywords.

Hope this can help!

Roberto