Hi Will, You are correct, the TargetingIdeaService <https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201710/TargetingIdeaService> only accepts up to 10 locations to be targeted for keyword requests as LocationSearchParameter <https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/reference/v201710/TargetingIdeaService.LocationSearchParameter>. In regards to the workaround of combining the data (e.g. average CPC, competition, etc.) from the different requests for different locations, it seems that it would be difficult as the data being returned is based on the specific parameters on your request. For example, you cannot just combine or add the average CPC from multiple requests as we are not 100% sure how the backend computes this per request.
In the AdWords UI's Keyword Planner, it accepts more than 10 locations, however, when clicking the "Get ideas" button, it shows you this warning message "These statistics are for the first 10 locations you selected. But don't worry, you'll get forecasts for all of the locations.". With this, there appears to be no available workaround for your requirement since both the AdWords UI and API behaves the same way. As a recommendation, you can start with fewer locations first. For example, the first request will target 2 locations, the second request will target another 2 different locations, and the third request will target all the 4 locations. By the result of each request, you can compare and check if you can combine the results (per keyword idea) of first and second requests and if their combination is equal to the result of the third request. If the result combination of first and second requests is indeed equal to the third request, then most probably, the formula (e.g. you can check if you just need to do an addition, or you need to get their average per data) that you are using is correct. You can then use that formula in the combination of your multiple requests for more than 10 locations. Furthermore, since AdWords API and UI returns the same result and behaves the same way, then this is more on the AdWords product level concern. You can post this concern in the AdWords Community Forum <https://www.en.advertisercommunity.com/t5/Google-AdWords/ct-p/Google_AdWords#> for further assistance on how to combine (e.g. formula) results from different requests with different locations. Thanks, Vincent AdWords API Team -- -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ Also find us on our blog and Google+: https://googleadsdeveloper.blogspot.com/ https://plus.google.com/+GoogleAdsDevelopers/posts =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWords API Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/adwords-api/363f189b-2454-45ab-ac2e-be07145508ca%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
