Hi, You could guess the ngram group on the first request, but it may not produce any results. I think a two request approach is probably best.
Using an NgramGroupsSearchParameter will only act as a filter, producing a subset of the original list. Best, - Eric On Nov 11, 9:11 am, keesjan <[email protected]> wrote: > Eric, > thanks for your explanation, that does make sense! > 1 question: > > > However, if you include a NgramGroupsSearchParameter with the ngram > > group "car rental" the results are limited to variations of that > > keyword: > > That is only possible after getting back first batch of keywords with > there Ngram name. > Then do a second call to get only the ngram group "car rental" out of > it? > > Will the first batch contain all kewyord variations for "car rental"? > Or is the second call with the NgramGroupsSearchParameter with the > ngram > group "car rental" a more complete list or yust a sublist of teh first > call? > > On Nov 10, 5:25 pm, AdWords API Advisor <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > I've talked with the engineers that developed this parameter and they > > have given me the following description: > > > A keyword is assigned to the ngram group with the longest matching > > substring. Ngram groups are defined as substrings that that appear > > more than n times in the result set (where n is defined by the AdWords > > system). > > > An ngram group is like a stem keyword. It is a substring of the > > keyword that is common to many other keywords. Here are some examples > > > [keyword] => [ngram group] > > car => car > > car leasing => car > > car rental => car rental > > car rental coupons => car rental > > > The substring "car leasing" is not common enough to have its own ngram > > group, so it goes in the "car" group. However "car rental" is a very > > common substring, so it has its own ngram group, which includes "car > > rental coupons". You can find out the ngram group of a keyword idea > > by including the requestedAttributeType NGRAM_GROUP. > > > This parameter can be useful when you want to get keyword ideas that > > are variations on an existing keyword. If you don't use an > > NgramGroupsSearchParameter the following keyword ideas are returned > > for the seed keyword "car rental": > > > car rentals > > rental car > > car hire > > cheap hire car > > airport > > > However, if you include a NgramGroupsSearchParameter with the ngram > > group "car rental" the results are limited to variations of that > > keyword: > > > car rental cheap > > luxury car rental > > airport car rental > > cheapest car rental > > > Let me know if you have any other questions. > > > Best, > > - Eric > > > On Nov 9, 3:13 pm, keesjan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ok thanks in forworth, > > > this gives me a kind of feeling the the documentation can do better, > > > isn't? > > > > On Nov 9, 6:19 pm, AdWords API Advisor <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > I will have to follow up with the core engineering team to get more > > > > information. > > > > > Best, > > > > - Eric Koleda, AdWords API Team > > > > > On Nov 9, 7:36 am, keesjan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Wat means: NgramsGroups. is that the category group a keyword belongs > > > > > too? > > > > > >http://code.google.com/apis/adwords/v2009/docs/reference/TargetingIde... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWords API Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api?hl=.
