Wrong URL in ImageAsset

[Ihor S.]

Hello team.

There is an application ad with 3 images. When receiving these images, Google returns the wrong URL.

Let's take one of them as an example, asset id = 176915472164

Search Request:

SELECT asset.resource_name, asset.id, asset.name, asset.type, asset.image_asset.full_size.url FROM asset WHERE asset.id IN (176915472164)

Request:
{"asset":{"resourceName":"customers/2371636299/assets/176915472164","id":"176915472164","name":"Free stock image - 2024-10-11 21:37:31_1.542 (1)","type":"IMAGE","imageAsset":{"fullSize":{"url":"https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/simgad/15838574335205574330"}}}}

The request is given to us by the URL: https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/simgad/15838574335205574330

We get this image from this link:

But if you look at the link in the Google Ads interface, the link will be different
https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/simgad/1794203702079736265
And by this link we get the correct image. Therefore, Api gives the wrong link.

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out to the Google Ads API support team. 

With regard to your concern, I am checking with the rest of our team and one of our colleagues will reach out to you once we have an update.

This message is in relation to case "ref:!00D1U01174p.!5004Q02vGewM:ref" (ADR-00272033)

Thanks,
 

Google Ads API Team

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi, 

 

We have an update.

 

Due to Google’s ongoing partnership with Shutterstock, Getty Images, and other stock image providers, licensed content such as stock photo image assets should only be available internally within Google products or features. There was a feature launched earlier in the year that redacts URLs for stock images when requested via Simply. If the stock_id is populated, the URL will be replaced with a fallback URL, obfuscating the original asset. Otherwise, the image asset URL is returned as normal.

 

 

Thanks,
 

Google Ads API Team

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[2025-10-31 06:58:16Z GMT] This message is in relation to case "ref:!00D1U01174p.!5004Q02vGewM:ref" (ADR-00272033)