URL data missing in response from query to AdGroupAdService

[tom.wa...@raisingit.com]

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to get data on expanded text ads in existing ad groups via an AWQL query to the AdGroupAdService.

It successfully pulls back most data: headlines, descriptions etc. but all the URL fields are missing (in the Python library I'm using, that is None or an empty list, []).

That goes for url, displayUrl, finalUrls etc. despite the fact I have set the final URL manually in the AdWords GUI.

I've tried with the get method too, and the result is exactly the same.

Could this be another quirk of the test API token?

If not, how do I fix it?

Cheers,

Tom

[Milind Sankeshware (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Tom,

Could you please share the query or code snippet along with client customer id so that I can troubleshoot the issue? Also, please elaborate what do you mean by 'Could this be another quirk of the test API token'? Are you checking on your test account? However, you could use displayurl, final url attribute from Ad performance report to get data for expanded text ads. Please find the selector code for ad performance report below:


selector = {
'fields': ['Id', 'AdGroupId', 'Status', 'HeadlinePart1', 'HeadlinePart2',
'Description','Url','CreativeFinalUrls'],
'predicates': [
{
'field': 'AdGroupId',
'operator': 'EQUALS',
'values': [ad_group_id]
},
{
'field': 'AdType',
'operator': 'EQUALS',
'values': ['EXPANDED_TEXT_AD']
}
],
'paging': {
'startIndex': str(offset),
'numberResults': str(PAGE_SIZE)
},
'ordering': [
{
'field': 'Id',
'sortOrder': 'ASCENDING'
}
]
}

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Thanks,
Milind, AdWords API Team.

[Matthew C. Thrash]

Please. help me. i like you, i have know ideal to fix that

Vào 08:22:50 UTC-7 Thứ Sáu, ngày 20 tháng 7 năm 2018, tom.wa...@raisingit.com đã viết:

[Milind Sankeshware (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Tom,

To get finalUrl, could you please try with CreativeFinalUrls attribute from AdGroupAdService. Please check the selector fields for reference. Please give a try and let me know if you are still facing issues. 

[tom.wa...@raisingit.com]

Thanks so much Milind, it worked!

Are url and displayUrl deprecated? What circumstances (if any) do they still work in?

Cheers,

Tom

[tom.wa...@raisingit.com]

It's okay - found my answer. Thanks for all your help Milind.

In case useful for others:

Caution: Expanded text ads do not use url, displayUrl, finalAppUrls, or devicePreference; setting these fields on an expanded text ad will cause an error.