Jeff- I just wanted to add my voice to those calling for you to add Phrase & Exact match results. I rarely use broad match anymore in Adwords, because your 'Expanded Broad Match' technology returns way too many results, and drives down CTRs. I only use Exact and Phrase match, and really need the ability to look up data on search volumes for those via the API.
Thanks! D On Apr 23, 11:55 am, AdWords API Advisor <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > The folks responsible for evaluating AdWords API feature requests are > aware of the demand for this. > > Cheers, > -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team > > On Apr 22, 12:01 pm, keesjan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sorry this message is of coursenotfor Joe but for > > AdWords API Advisor, can you please answer? > > > On 21 apr, 14:20, keesjan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > HI Joe, > > > although you can't comment on whether > > > specific functionality will or willnotbe added to a future release > > > of the AdWords API, > > > a lot of developers are asking for thisexactmatch feature for the > > > Adwords API, including myself. > > > > Please can you discuss internally to add this to your roadmap, request > > > list? An api should handle all features and thisexactmatch data are > > > vital for any serious Adwords bidding tool. > > > > On Mar 5, 12:23 am, AdWords API Advisor <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > Hello Joe, > > > > > As a matter of policy, I'm afraid that I can't comment on whether > > > > specific functionality will or willnotbe added to a future release > > > > of the AdWords API. > > > > > Cheers, > > > > -Jeff Posnick, Adwords API Team > > > > > On Mar 4, 5:19 pm, Joeyw <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Thanks for that - and I should have read the whole post properly! > > > > > > Do you have any plans to retrieve the phrase andexactsearch volumes > > > > > for the future? > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Joe > > > > > > On Mar 4, 8:50 pm, AdWords API Advisor <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hello Joe, > > > > > > > The scenario you describe is exactly what I was describing in my > > > > > > blog > > > > > > post, and to quote from the last paragraph: > > > > > > > "The search volumes in the results returned from the API should > > > > > > roughly correspond to what you'd see with the Broad setting formatch > > > > > > type in the web tool, but retrieving search volumes for Phrase or > > > > > >Exactmatchtypes isnotpossible." > > > > > > > So to reiterate, you cannot retrieve search volumes that correspond > > > > > > to > > > > > > theExactmatchtype via the AdWords API. > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team > > > > > > > On Mar 4, 3:19 pm, Joeyw <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Jeff, > > > > > > > > I am very much after what the orginal poster asked for and I got > > > > > > > quite > > > > > > > excited when I read your post: > > > > > > > 'KeywordMatchType and the > > > > > > > KeywordToolService'http://adwordsapi.blogspot.com/2009/01/keyword-match-type-and.html > > > > > > > > It appeared to solve my problem, but so far it hasn't. > > > > > > > > I would like the returned search volumes from the API to be > > > > > > > forexact > > > > > > >matchtype andnotbroad. I have used the following code for a UK > > > > > > > query: > > > > > > > > # Create seed keyword structure. > > > > > > > $seed_keyword = > > > > > > > '<negative>false</negative>' . > > > > > > > '<text>google api</text>' . > > > > > > > '<type>Exact</type>'; > > > > > > > $use_synonyms = '<useSynonyms>true</useSynonyms>'; > > > > > > > > # Get keyword variations. > > > > > > > $request_xml = > > > > > > > '<getKeywordVariations>' . > > > > > > > '<seedKeywords>' . $seed_keyword . '</seedKeywords>' . > > > > > > > $use_synonyms . > > > > > > > '<languages>en</languages>' . > > > > > > > '<countries>GB</countries>' . > > > > > > > '</getKeywordVariations>'; > > > > > > > > You can see I have specified the type to beexactand query the UK. > > > > > > > > The search volume returned for 'google api' is 33100 - checking > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > web keyword tool reveals this is the number for the > > > > > > > broadmatchtype, > > > > > > > theexactis actually 1,600. > > > > > > > > Could you explain why this is the case and if I am doing anything > > > > > > > wrong? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Joe > > > > > > > > On Jan 5, 3:59 pm, AdWords API Advisor > > > > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > When I use the web tool to perform the actions you describe, I > > > > > > > > get > > > > > > > > the following result: > > > > > > > > > Keywords related to term(s) entered - sorted by relevance > > > > > > > > google api 1 - 3 $1.79 550,000 450,000 > > > > > > > > > I'mnotsure where you're getting the 27,100 number from, but > > > > > > > > 450,000 > > > > > > > > is the average search volume I'm getting. > > > > > > > > > When I make the following call to getKeywordVariations(), > > > > > > > > leaving out > > > > > > > > the countries and languages options so that all are selected: > > > > > > > > > <getKeywordVariations> > > > > > > > > <seedKeywords> > > > > > > > > <negative>false</negative> > > > > > > > > <text>Google Api</text> > > > > > > > > <type>Broad</type> > > > > > > > > </seedKeywords> > > > > > > > > <useSynonyms>false</useSynonyms> > > > > > > > > </getKeywordVariations> > > > > > > > > > I get a response that contains this result, along with many > > > > > > > > other > > > > > > > > results: > > > > > > > > > <ns1:moreSpecific> > > > > > > > > <ns1:text>google api</ns1:text> > > > > > > > > <ns1:language></ns1:language> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <ns1:advertiserCompetitionScale>4</ns1:advertiserCompetitionScale> > > > > > > > > <ns1:avgSearchVolume>450000</ns1:avgSearchVolume> > > > > > > > > <ns1:lastMonthSearchVolume>550000</ns1:lastMonthSearchVolume> > > > > > > > > </ns1:moreSpecific> > > > > > > > > > That's the same data as I'm seeing in the web tool. While there > > > > > > > > can > > > > > > > > sometimes be differences in the estimates returned from the web > > > > > > > > tool > > > > > > > > and the getKeywordVariations() call, there doesn't seem to be > > > > > > > > in this > > > > > > > > case. > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team > > > > > > > > > On Dec 31 2008, 2:50 am, SEO <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > While we've been using AdWords tools manually, we are trying > > > > > > > > > to get > > > > > > > > > the AdWords API code to work, we havenotbeen able to get a > > > > > > > > > API code > > > > > > > > > that will return back what we need and currently do manually. > > > > > > > > > > Currently the manual process is: > > > > > > > > > > Goto:https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal > > > > > > > > > > Select: > > > > > > > > > All Countries and Territories > > > > > > > > > > Select: (all countries in the list) > > > > > > > > > English > > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > Vietnamese > > > > > > > > > > Enter Keyword: > > > > > > > > > Google Api > > > > > > > > > > Uncheck: > > > > > > > > > [] Use synonyms > > > > > > > > > > Click: > > > > > > > > > Filter my results > > > > > > > > > > Check: > > > > > > > > > [] Don't show ideas for new keywords. I only want to see data > > > > > > > > > about > > > > > > > > > the keywords I entered. > > > > > > > > > > Click: > > > > > > > > > Get keyword ideas > > > > > > > > > > Drop Down Select: > > > > > > > > >MatchType:Exact > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Output ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > > > Keyword: google api > > > > > > > > > Approx Avg Search Volume: 27,100 > > > > > > > > > > Now how can we get the Google AdWords API tool to do the > > > > > > > > > above? I > > > > > > > > > hate having to pay $30/hour for people to sit in front of a > > > > > > > > > computer > > > > > > > > > and cut and paste when we have great API tools from Google, > > > > > > > > > just can't > > > > > > > > > get the those great API tools too work... > > > > > > > > > > Can anyone help? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWords API Forum" group. 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