Retrieving ParentLocations in Google Ads

[Kevin]

Hi,

I was having trouble finding an analog for the ParentLocations data from the AdWords API in the GoogleAds API. Where can I find this data using the Google Ads API?

Thanks,

Kevin

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Kevin,

In Google Ads API, you can use the GeoTargetConstantService which will return locations. This object contains the field parent_geo_target which is equivalent to the parent locations in AdWords API.

Regards,
Anthony
Google Ads API Team
 

Anthony Google Ads API Team

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[Kevin]

Worked for me, thanks Anthony!

[sebastia...@gmail.com]

Hi Anthony,

Actually parent_geo_target is a dumbed-down version of ParentLocations:

1. It skips some hierarchy. Example: according to parent_geo_target the postal code SW4 (id: 9045894) is a child of England (id: 20339). But ParentLocations accurately includes the city London (id: 1006886).

2. In addition it can't replace ParentLocations as some locations actually have multiple parents. Example Kwinana Town Centre (id: 1000658) is actually a child of both Perth (id: 1000676) and Southern & Fremantle (id: 9060985). Which can be derived via the ParentLocations field and verified in the Google Ads UI.

To switch from the Adwords API I would need the equivalent of the ParentLocations field that returns all of the location's parents.

/Sebastian

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Sebastian,

Thanks for this feedback. I will go pass this to our team.

Cheers,
Anthony

[sebastia...@gmail.com]

Great. Thanks!

[Jonatan Heyman]

Hi!

Any updates on how to retrieve all the parent IDs for a location using the Google Ads API?

The geo_target_constant.parent_geo_target seems to only return a single parent still.

Best,

Jonatan

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Jonatan,

Thank you for following up on this concern.

A feature request for retrieving parent locations was already raised by one of our members. For now, you may keep an eye on our blog for updates and announcements.

Best regards,

Peter Laurence Google Ads API Team

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