Hi Steve, The Criteria field is a string representation of the criteria ( http://code.google.com/apis/adwords/docs/appendix/reports.html#criteria). It's format differs depending on the type of the criteria. For placements, the Criteria field will return a value like this: "bookfactory.de".
- Kevin Winter AdWords API Team On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 2:16:11 PM UTC-5, Steve B wrote: > > Does the Criteria Performance Report also return the Website and Content > info? The vast majority of the missing "Keywords" are website entries. > > -->Steve > > On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 1:52:14 PM UTC-5, Kevin Winter wrote: >> >> Hi Steve, >> I ran some tests and spoke with my colleagues. It turns out I was 50% >> correct (and 50% wrong). BoomUserList will not return in v201109 Keywords >> report as this report only returns keywords. However, the BoomUserList is >> the same as our remarketing list criteria in the new API. These create ARE >> returning via the CRITERIA_PERFORMANCE_REPORT. I wrote a quick python >> script that worked with the results of the AdPerformanceReport and the >> CriteriaPerformanceReport and cross referenced on AdGroupId and KeywordId >> (still not named well) and found that for your account the >> CriteriaPerformanceReport did return values for each keywordId seen in the >> AdPerformance report. You should be able to use this as a workaround. >> (The only caveat is that KeywordMatchType is not available via the >> Criteria report (for technical reasons), you'll have to use the Keyword >> report if you need match type). >> >> - Kevin Winter >> AdWords API Team >> >> On Monday, March 5, 2012 1:47:29 PM UTC-5, Kevin Winter wrote: >>> >>> Hi Steve, >>> Could you please contact me off-list with the ReportDefinition XML you >>> are using and the Customer ID of the account that are seeing these results >>> in the Ad Performance Report? I'd like to investigate this further. >>> >>> - Kevin Winter >>> AdWords API Team >>> >>> On Monday, March 5, 2012 1:43:30 PM UTC-5, Steve B wrote: >>>> >>>> Yes, they may be getting filtered out of the Keyword Performance Report >>>> now, but... We're getting these rows in the v201109 Ad Performance >>>> Report, >>>> despite your comment in #2, and the fact the Keyword ID now doesn't map to >>>> anything in the Keyword Performance Report is a significant issue. >>>> Either >>>> the Ad Performance Report shouldn't be returning those rows, OR there >>>> should be a field in the Ad Performance Report which lets us identify >>>> those >>>> rows and their usage and treat them accordingly, OR the Keyword >>>> Performance >>>> Report should be returning something which matches those Keyword IDs. >>>> Having those rows dangle with unspecified purpose is problematic -- just >>>> leaving them in there with a dangling keyword ID isn't enough for us to >>>> work with. >>>> >>>> -->Steve >>>> >>>> On Monday, March 5, 2012 11:11:36 AM UTC-5, Kevin Winter wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> 1) These "keywords" are part of a feature that has not yet been >>>>> released in the API - logic was never added to filter it out of v13, >>>>> hence >>>>> v13 incorrectly returned this data. The reporting data returned in the >>>>> UI >>>>> also will not include this data. >>>>> 2) Similar to #1, the UI won't return these values and therefore >>>>> v201109 reports won't either. >>>>> 3) This is the special "Content" keyword which represents the >>>>> clicks/impressions/etc associated with the "sum" of all keywords in an >>>>> adgroup that caused it to trigger on Content networks (i.e. display) when >>>>> you added keywords to an adgroup that displays on websites (placements). >>>>> >>>>> V13 uses a completely different reporting backend from both the UI and >>>>> v201109 reports. When troubleshooting discrepancies, please compare API >>>>> reports to the UI, as there is no guarantee that v13 behavior is still >>>>> possible. (i.e. the product moved in a different direction and v13 didn't >>>>> keep up). >>>>> >>>>> - Kevin Winter >>>>> AdWords API Team >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, February 28, 2012 12:14:29 PM UTC-5, Steve B wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Alas, that didn't work for me, at least in most cases. I've did a >>>>>> lot of analysis, cross checking IDs against the v13 report data, and >>>>>> have >>>>>> discovered they all fall into the following categories. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 1) Many of the missing keywords are reported in the v13 keyword >>>>>> report as domain names, with a kwType of "Website". >>>>>> >>>>>> 2) Other keywords which are reported in the v13 keyword report with a >>>>>> kwType of "BoomUserList", where the keyword itself is "boomuserlist >> >>>>>> nnnnnn" where nnnnnn is a number. >>>>>> >>>>>> 3) Two of the entries are reported as having a keywordid of 3000000 - >>>>>> and aren't reported in the v13 keyword list either. In the Ad >>>>>> Performance >>>>>> Reports, this keyword was reported with a kwType of Content and a >>>>>> keyword >>>>>> of Total - content targeting >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> It's really unclear to me whether the necessary data exists in the Ad >>>>>> Performance Report to deal with these. I can handle the third case by >>>>>> explicitly checking for that keyword ID, but I don't have any clue how >>>>>> to >>>>>> fill in the blanks on the first two cases. They don't seem to be >>>>>> covered >>>>>> in the docs or any other discussion on the web, as yet. Can anyone >>>>>> from >>>>>> Google elaborate on this, please? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 2:16:11 PM UTC-5, Steve B wrote: > > Does the Criteria Performance Report also return the Website and Content > info? The vast majority of the missing "Keywords" are website entries. > > -->Steve > > On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 1:52:14 PM UTC-5, Kevin Winter wrote: >> >> Hi Steve, >> I ran some tests and spoke with my colleagues. It turns out I was 50% >> correct (and 50% wrong). BoomUserList will not return in v201109 Keywords >> report as this report only returns keywords. However, the BoomUserList is >> the same as our remarketing list criteria in the new API. These create ARE >> returning via the CRITERIA_PERFORMANCE_REPORT. I wrote a quick python >> script that worked with the results of the AdPerformanceReport and the >> CriteriaPerformanceReport and cross referenced on AdGroupId and KeywordId >> (still not named well) and found that for your account the >> CriteriaPerformanceReport did return values for each keywordId seen in the >> AdPerformance report. You should be able to use this as a workaround. >> (The only caveat is that KeywordMatchType is not available via the >> Criteria report (for technical reasons), you'll have to use the Keyword >> report if you need match type). >> >> - Kevin Winter >> AdWords API Team >> >> On Monday, March 5, 2012 1:47:29 PM UTC-5, Kevin Winter wrote: >>> >>> Hi Steve, >>> Could you please contact me off-list with the ReportDefinition XML you >>> are using and the Customer ID of the account that are seeing these results >>> in the Ad Performance Report? I'd like to investigate this further. >>> >>> - Kevin Winter >>> AdWords API Team >>> >>> On Monday, March 5, 2012 1:43:30 PM UTC-5, Steve B wrote: >>>> >>>> Yes, they may be getting filtered out of the Keyword Performance Report >>>> now, but... We're getting these rows in the v201109 Ad Performance >>>> Report, >>>> despite your comment in #2, and the fact the Keyword ID now doesn't map to >>>> anything in the Keyword Performance Report is a significant issue. >>>> Either >>>> the Ad Performance Report shouldn't be returning those rows, OR there >>>> should be a field in the Ad Performance Report which lets us identify >>>> those >>>> rows and their usage and treat them accordingly, OR the Keyword >>>> Performance >>>> Report should be returning something which matches those Keyword IDs. >>>> Having those rows dangle with unspecified purpose is problematic -- just >>>> leaving them in there with a dangling keyword ID isn't enough for us to >>>> work with. >>>> >>>> -->Steve >>>> >>>> On Monday, March 5, 2012 11:11:36 AM UTC-5, Kevin Winter wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> 1) These "keywords" are part of a feature that has not yet been >>>>> released in the API - logic was never added to filter it out of v13, >>>>> hence >>>>> v13 incorrectly returned this data. The reporting data returned in the >>>>> UI >>>>> also will not include this data. >>>>> 2) Similar to #1, the UI won't return these values and therefore >>>>> v201109 reports won't either. >>>>> 3) This is the special "Content" keyword which represents the >>>>> clicks/impressions/etc associated with the "sum" of all keywords in an >>>>> adgroup that caused it to trigger on Content networks (i.e. display) when >>>>> you added keywords to an adgroup that displays on websites (placements). >>>>> >>>>> V13 uses a completely different reporting backend from both the UI and >>>>> v201109 reports. When troubleshooting discrepancies, please compare API >>>>> reports to the UI, as there is no guarantee that v13 behavior is still >>>>> possible. (i.e. the product moved in a different direction and v13 didn't >>>>> keep up). >>>>> >>>>> - Kevin Winter >>>>> AdWords API Team >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, February 28, 2012 12:14:29 PM UTC-5, Steve B wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Alas, that didn't work for me, at least in most cases. I've did a >>>>>> lot of analysis, cross checking IDs against the v13 report data, and >>>>>> have >>>>>> discovered they all fall into the following categories. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 1) Many of the missing keywords are reported in the v13 keyword >>>>>> report as domain names, with a kwType of "Website". >>>>>> >>>>>> 2) Other keywords which are reported in the v13 keyword report with a >>>>>> kwType of "BoomUserList", where the keyword itself is "boomuserlist >> >>>>>> nnnnnn" where nnnnnn is a number. >>>>>> >>>>>> 3) Two of the entries are reported as having a keywordid of 3000000 - >>>>>> and aren't reported in the v13 keyword list either. In the Ad >>>>>> Performance >>>>>> Reports, this keyword was reported with a kwType of Content and a >>>>>> keyword >>>>>> of Total - content targeting >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> It's really unclear to me whether the necessary data exists in the Ad >>>>>> Performance Report to deal with these. I can handle the third case by >>>>>> explicitly checking for that keyword ID, but I don't have any clue how >>>>>> to >>>>>> fill in the blanks on the first two cases. They don't seem to be >>>>>> covered >>>>>> in the docs or any other discussion on the web, as yet. Can anyone >>>>>> from >>>>>> Google elaborate on this, please? >>>>>> >>>>>> -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ 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. 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