Hi All, In addition, although the old reports center is going away, you can still schedule these reports to be emailed to you on regular intervals. When you are at the Dimensions -> Destination URL screen, click the icon that looks like a down arrow going into an inbox, and expand the "Email and schedule report" section.
Best, - Eric On Oct 27, 4:31 pm, AdWords API Advisor <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Report definitions are shared between the UI and API, but I don't > believe this type of report can be turned into a report definition > yet. I am not aware of any plans to add this report type to the API, > but I will bring it up with the rest of the team. > > Best, > - Eric > > On Oct 27, 12:49 pm, Terence <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I am in the exact same boat as Jonah. AdWords used to send me > > complete Destination URL reports via email, but the old Report Center > > is being discontinued and reports will no longer be attached to > > emails. So I too am looking to the API to download the Destination > > URL. > > > I'm really hesitant about Eric's suggested solution. Seems very hacky > > and prone to errors. Has anyone found a better solution to getting a > > comprehensive and accurate Destination URL report via API yet? > > > On Oct 24, 7:27 pm, jonahviakeyboard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Thanks Eric. > > > > In my first test, your suggestion worked - at least in terms of the > > > sum of clicks and media. So it is comprehensive. I haven't had the > > > chance to test activity by Desination URL to see if it is accurate. > > > Assuming yes, the next step is to write something that will request > > > both sets, combine them, and remove intersections. Then iterate > > > through many accounts and aggregate results. Certainly seems more > > > cumbersome and prone to error than the single report I can get from > > > the UI. > > > > I currently receive a daily Destination URL report that spans many > > > accounts. It is my understanding that the new version of the report > > > center will not send email attached reports - that the API is the > > > solution. That's what brought about my first question. > > > > As an alternative to your suggestion to replicating the UI's > > > Destination URL report, is it possible to schedule a Destination URL > > > report through the UI, and then download it through the API? How can > > > one get the RVal ID of a report schedule from the UI? That route would > > > certainly be much easier. Would that RVal ID change (daily) as the > > > report is regenerated? > > > > Or, are there plans to include a new report type or option in a future > > > API release that would replicate the UI's version of a Destination URL > > > report? (You said 'yet', so I'm hopeful) > > > > Many thanks. > > > > On Oct 20, 6:21 pm, AdWords API Advisor <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > Hi Jonah, > > > > > Unfortunately the API doesn't have a report that exactly matches the > > > > Destination URL dimension screen in the UI. Your attempts so far have > > > > been good, but the main problem is that there isn't support for > > > > CriterionUserList (Audience) criteria in the reporting system yet. > > > > What may work is the following: > > > > > Use the AD_PERFORMANCE_REPORT and include the KeywordId field. This > > > > will segment the statistics by the criteria that triggered the > > > > impressions. I'm not 100% sure, but I think this field will work for > > > > any type of criterion, CriterionUserList included. You can then use > > > > this ID to cross reference the results from a KEYWORDS / PLACEMENT > > > > report or the AdGroupCriterionService to get the destination URLs of > > > > the criteria. > > > > > Best, > > > > - Eric Koleda, AdWords API Team > > > > > On Oct 18, 7:37 pm, jonahviakeyboard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > With the API, I want to reproduce the UI report generated by > > > > > navigating Campaigns->Dimensions->Destination URL. I thought this > > > > > should be easy to do - expected a URL_PERFORMANCE_REPORT. But this > > > > > returns the URLs from which some of my ads were clicked (display and > > > > > content, I suppose), not the destination URL. > > > > > > I've spent a great deal of time tinkering with different variations of > > > > > report requests, trying both v201008 and v201003. Two requests get me > > > > > close to the truth as reported in the UI: > > > > > > First is an AD_PERFORMANCE_REPORT with DestinationURL as a dimension > > > > > Second is a KEYWORDS_PERFORMANCE_REPORT with DestinationURL as a > > > > > dimension > > > > > > The problem with the first is that it is comprehensive but inaccurate. > > > > > All clicks are reported, but many keywords use override URLs. This > > > > > report shows default URLs at the ad level. > > > > > > The problem with the second is that it is accurate but not > > > > > comprehensive. All Destination URLs are true, but performance activity > > > > > is not included for display network (in my case, remarketing) because > > > > > they dot count as keywords. > > > > > > How can I replicate the results seen in the UI? > > > > > > Many thanks for the help. -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ Also find us on our blog and discussion group: http://adwordsapi.blogspot.com http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ 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=en
