Jeff: Thanks for pointing out the language/country difference. That does explain most of the differences.
Best, Jason On Mar 17, 8:51 am, AdWords API Advisor <adwordsapiadvi...@google.com> wrote: > Hello Jason, > > First off, just to set expectations, we do not guarantee that the > numbers returned from the web version of the tool and the numbers from > the AdWords API's KeywordToolService will always match up. Both > methods of retrieving data involve approximate search volumes. > > That being said, if you're careful to make sure you specify the same > language and geographic targeting, the numbers should be close. In > this case, I think you're making a mistake in the targeting you > specify when using the web tool. Specifically, I think you are using > the default targeting of English/United States. Please make sure that > you edit your targeting before generating keyword ideas using the web > tool. I believe that you said you were using all languages and regions > wit the API, so be sure to select all the languages (using shift- > clicks is the easiest way) and choose the "All Countries and > Territories" option in the geographic targeting list. > > When I run things in the web tool with all languages/countries > selected, I get numbers that match those you pulled from the API. When > I run things with the default English/United States, I get numbers > that match what you say you're getting from the web tool. > > Cheers, > -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team > > On Mar 16, 8:30 pm, jason <jr...@sugarinc.com> wrote: > > > Jeff: > > > I did some spot checks to verify the update before doing another batch > > pull and am still seeing some discrepancies. When passing the seed > > "football" into both the web tool and the API, this is what I'm > > seeing: > > > Pulled from API (broad match): > > > date keyword last month avg search volume > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 03/16/2009 football tickets 49,500 450,000 > > 03/16/2009 football 3,350,000 68,000,000 > > 03/16/2009 college football 74,000 2,240,000 > > 03/16/2009 football scores 165,000 673,000 > > > Pulled from online AdWords Keyword Tool (broad match) > > > date keyword last month (Feb) avg search volume > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 03/16/2009 football tickets 9,900 301,000 > > 03/16/2009 football 823,000 30,400,000 > > 03/16/2009 college football 60,500 1,830,000 > > 03/16/2009 football scores 6,600 368,000 > > > FYI, the API data matches what you reported below, but now does not > > match the web tool. Can you please advise on the discrepancies and if/ > > when they may be resolved? > > > Thanks, > > Jason > > > On Mar 9, 8:43 am, AdWords API Advisor <adwordsapiadvi...@google.com> > > wrote: > > > > Hello Jason, > > > > I was told that it should be complete by today. Using your example > > > keywords with all language and locations as the parameters I'm seeing > > > results that match via the API and via the web tool. They're not > > > exactly the same results as what you posted: i.e. for football, I'm > > > getting last month of 3,350,000 and average of 68,000,000 via both the > > > API and web tool. > > > > Cheers, > > > -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team > > > > On Mar 7, 12:49 pm, jason <jr...@sugarinc.com> wrote: > > > > > Jeff: > > > > > Thanks for the update. Can you reply back when the update is complete > > > > and it's safe to pull the new data? > > > > > Best, > > > > Jason > > > > > On Mar 6, 2:06 pm, AdWords API Advisor <adwordsapiadvi...@google.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Hello Jason, > > > > > > Actually, scratch that last request. The folks responsible for the > > > > > search volume data returned from the AdWords API spotted a problem > > > > > with the process that refreshes the data (and also with the process > > > > > that monitors whether the data was refreshed...) and they're working > > > > > to get everything updated now. They actually discovered this a few > > > > > days ago independently of your report, and that's also what's causing > > > > > some queries to return -1 for search volume while the backend data is > > > > > being updated, as reported in this thread: > > > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api/browse_thread/thread/e43f3... > > > > > > There's apparently a large amount of data that needs to be updated, > > > > > and it's taking some time to get pushed out to all of the places that > > > > > it's replicated, but once it is complete fresh data should be > > > > > available. > > > > > > Apologies for the inconvenience in the meantime. > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team > > > > > > On Mar 6, 1:24 pm, AdWords API Advisor <adwordsapiadvi...@google.com> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > And for the AdWords API request? Are you leaving out the countries > > > > > > and > > > > > > languages elements completely? > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team > > > > > > > On Mar 6, 12:06 pm, jason <jr...@sugarinc.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Jeff: > > > > > > > > I'm using "all" for both language and country. > > > > > > > > Jason > > > > > > > > On Mar 5, 1:29 pm, AdWords API Advisor > > > > > > > <adwordsapiadvi...@google.com> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello Jason, > > > > > > > > > Could you clarify as to what language and country settings > > > > > > > > you're > > > > > > > > using? I'm not seeing the same results as you are, but I'm > > > > > > > > checking > > > > > > > > with US/English. > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team > > > > > > > > > On Mar 5, 12:05 pm, jason <jr...@sugarinc.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Jeff: > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the follow-up. > > > > > > > > > > Here are a few generic examples: > > > > > > > > > > Pulled from API (broad match): > > > > > > > > > > date keyword last month avg search volume > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > 01/29/2009 video 618,000,000 414,000,000 > > > > > > > > > 01/28/2009 mobile 151,000,000 124,000,000 > > > > > > > > > 01/28/2009 football 101,000,000 68,000,000 > > > > > > > > > > 03/05/2009 video 618,000,000 414,000,000 > > > > > > > > > 03/05/2009 mobile 151,000,000 124,000,000 > > > > > > > > > 03/05/2009 football 101,000,000 68,000,000 > > > > > > > > > > Pulled from online AdWords Keyword Tool (broad match) > > > > > > > > > > date keyword last month (Feb) avg search volume > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > 03/05/2009 video 185,000,000 124,000,000 > > > > > > > > > 03/05/2009 mobile 30,400,000 24,900,000 > > > > > > > > > 03/05/2009 football 55,600,000 30,400,000 > > > > > > > > > > I believe the 1/29 API data matched the online AdWords data > > > > > > > > > for > > > > > > > > > December and Average, but I can't be sure. Hope this helps > > > > > > > > > and that > > > > > > > > > we can get the data refreshed on/around the first of the > > > > > > > > > month as it > > > > > > > > > is in the online tool. Please let me know if you see > > > > > > > > > something > > > > > > > > > different when using the API. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > Jason > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 2, 12:20 pm, AdWords API Advisor > > > > > > > > > <adwordsapiadvi...@google.com> > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hello Jason, > > > > > > > > > > > See this previous thread: > > > > > > > > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api/browse_thread/thread/79451... > > > > > > > > > > > I never received a response from the original poster. Could > > > > > > > > > > you > > > > > > > > > > provide the information I requested? A sample of different > > > > > > > > > > requests > > > > > > > > > > (i.e. more than one) illustrating this behavior would be > > > > > > > > > > ideal. > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > > > -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team > > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 2, 2:28 pm, jason <jr...@sugarinc.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm using the KeywordToolService to retrieve keyword > > > > > > > > > > > suggestions for > > > > > > > > > > > terms I'm passing in. Does anyone know when the search > > > > > > > > > > > volumes > > > > > > > > > > > "refresh," i.e., average and last month matches what I > > > > > > > > > > > would see using > > > > > > > > > > > the tool in the AdWords Keyword Tool? > > > > > > > > > > > > I successfully used the service on 1/28, in which "last > > > > > > > > > > > month" matched > > > > > > > > > > > December data. However, when I run the same request > > > > > > > > > > > today, I see the > > > > > > > > > > > same search volume. It doesn't even seem to show January > > > > > > > > > > > data, > > > > > > > > > > > whereas the AdWords Keyword Tool is already showing > > > > > > > > > > > "Approximate > > > > > > > > > > > Search Volume: February." > > > > > > > > > > > > Are there any plans to have this data match what we see > > > > > > > > > > > in the AdWords > > > > > > > > > > > Keyword Tool and can we get some guidance on when we can > > > > > > > > > > > expect the > > > > > > > > > > > data to refresh each month so we know when to pull new > > > > > > > > > > > "last month" > > > > > > > > > > > search volume? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > Jason > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWords API Forum" group. 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