TargetingIdeaService v201209: Notice Error: Array to string conversion in /Google/Google/Api/Ads/Common/Lib/AdsSoapClient.php, line 200

[Francisca Munhoz]

Hi Guys,

I'm new to Google API, so I would really appreciate some help here :)

I'm having problem using TargetingIdeaService v201209 with GetKeywordIdeasExample. If I send array like that: 

array_unique(array("smart tv","truck","Ipad","porshe","bmw","fiat","hotels","Iphone","car","Tablet","omega3")); it works fine I can get keywords and category ids back. 

But if I repeat a keyword (car) like that:  

array_unique(array("car","smart tv","truck","Ipad","porshe","bmw","fiat","hotels","Iphone","car","Tablet","omega3"));

Even using array_unique to remove repeated keywords I get this result which only returned the same ids no matter how different the keywords are :

Notice Error: Array to string conversion in [/var/www/sorting-hat/app/Vendor/Google/Google/Api/Ads/Common/Lib/AdsSoapClient.php, line 200]

string(5) "array"

KW: 

array(6) {

  [0]=>

  int(13111)

  [1]=>

  int(10885)

  [2]=>

  int(12197)

  [3]=>

  int(10019)

  [4]=>

  int(12211)

  [5]=>

  int(10168)

}

array(0) {

}

        public function GetKeywordIdeasExample(AdWordsUser $user)

        {

                    $arrKeyword = array_unique(array("smart tv","truck","Ipad","porshe","bmw","fiat","hotels","Iphone","car","Tablet","omega3"));

           $targetingIdeaService = $user->GetService('TargetingIdeaService', 'v201209');

           // Create selector.

           $selector = new TargetingIdeaSelector();

           $selector->requestType = 'STATS';

           $selector->ideaType = 'KEYWORD';

           $selector->requestedAttributeTypes = array('KEYWORD_TEXT','CATEGORY_PRODUCTS_AND_SERVICES');

           // Create related to query search parameter.

           $relatedToQuerySearchParameter = new RelatedToQuerySearchParameter();

           $relatedToQuerySearchParameter->queries = $arrKeyword;

           $selector->searchParameters[] = $relatedToQuerySearchParameter;

           // Set selector paging (required by this service).

           $selector->paging = new Paging(0, AdWordsConstants::RECOMMENDED_PAGE_SIZE);

           do {

               // Make the get request.

               $page = $targetingIdeaService->get($selector);

               if (isset($page->entries))

               {

                   foreach ($page->entries as $targetingIdea)

                   {

                       $data = MapUtils::GetMap($targetingIdea->data);

                       $keyword = $data['KEYWORD_TEXT']->value;

                                echo "KW: ". var_dump($keyword) ."\n\n";

                       if (is_array($data['CATEGORY_PRODUCTS_AND_SERVICES']->value))

                       {

                           $categories = $data['CATEGORY_PRODUCTS_AND_SERVICES']->value;

                                    var_dump($categories)."\n\n";

                       }

                   }

               } else {

                   echo "No results\n";

               }

               // Advance the paging index.

               $selector->paging->startIndex += AdWordsConstants::RECOMMENDED_PAGE_SIZE;

           } while ($page->totalNumEntries > $selector->paging->startIndex);

               $this->out("End:" . date("Y-m-d H:i:s"));

     }  

Thanks in advance!

Fran

[Evgeniy Bogdanov]

Hi Fran,

I've tried your code and it gives same result for me. I'm not sure about reasons - seems that problem is in SOAP serialization.

Change to make your code working right:

array_values(array_unique(array("car","smart tv","truck","Ipad","porshe","bmw","fiat","hotels","Iphone","car","Tablet","omega3")));

Regards,

Evgeniy.