Can I create custom reports from the Google Ads/Adwords API? Or is it really limited to only working off from the available reports?

[Linx Com]

I am new to using the Google Ads/Adwords API. I am trying to make some custom reports via the API, but I am experiencing some difficultly. For example, I want to query the campaigns, ads (not ad-group), and keyword along with cost, impressions, clicks, and conversions. However, I am unable to do this, even though I can do it on the Google Ads UI. Does the API not let me or some reason? What are the restrictions?

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi,

Custom reports are currently not supported in both the AdWords and Google Ads APIs. In the AdWords API, you may only generate reports per report type as listed here. The same applies to the Google Ads API wherein you may only query per view based on this documentation (see API Fields).

You may note that while the said reports may contain information on different levels or entities, the statistics are aggregated only to the specific level or entity in which the report type / view specializes in. I hope this helps.

Thanks and regards,
Peter
Google Ads API Team

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[Saloni Verma]

Hi Team,

I wanted confirmation on two topics: 
 1. If I want to see metrics & dimensions from different Pre-Defined Reports together in one report , is it not supported via API as of now?
 2. Custom metrics & dimensions are not supported in the API. Only the ones available in Pre Defined Reports are supported, is it?  

Regards,

Saloni

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Saloni,

Thank you for reaching out. Please find my response to your questions below:

1. Yes. You are only able to query on each specific report in the API to fetch available data in that report.

      2. You could only fetch data from the Pre-Defined Reports via the API.
 

Thanks and regards,
Xiaoming, Google Ads API Team
 

Xiaoming Google Ads API Team

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