Hi Eric, Thanks for reply. Follow up question...is there a service in either the v13 or v2009 APIs that can return similar Position and CPC results to what is found using the Keyword Tool?
Shane On Jan 22, 8:18 am, AdWords API Advisor <adwordsapiadvi...@google.com> wrote: > Hi Shane, > > I think the primary reason for this discrepancy is that you are > comparing data from two different types of sources. If you are using > the TrafficEstimatorService then you should use the Traffic Estimator > web interface: > > https://adwords.google.com/select/TrafficEstimatorSandbox > > In my testing this delivers results that closely align with the web > service. > > Best, > - Eric Koleda, AdWords API Team > > On Jan 20, 8:39 pm, Shane <conan.the.bl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > We're using the v13 TrafficEstimatorService to retrieve CPC and > > position data for a set of keywords but the data returned is not > > matching what we get from the Google Keyword Tool. > > > This post (http://adwordsapi.blogspot.com/2008/07/traffic-estimator- > > service-explained.html) explained that the estimateKeywordList() call > > by default uses English as the target language and 'All countries and > > territories' as the location target so we're assuming that if we > > change the settings on the Keyword Tool (https://adwords.google.com/ > > select/KeywordToolExternal?defaultView=2) to match then we should be > > getting similar results. > > > For both the api and the keyword tool we used the following settings: > > Target language: English > > Target location: All Countries and Territories > > Keywords: > > chess download program > > chess program download > > download program chess > > download chess program > > program chess download > > program download chess > > Max CPC: $0.15 USD > > Match Type: Phrase > > > Results: > > Keyword Pos (KT) CPC (KT) Pos > > (API) CPC (API) > > chess program download 1-3 $0.11 1-3 > > 0.12-0.15 > > download chess program 1-3 $0.11 4-6 > > 0.00-0.15 > > download chess programs 1-3 $0.05 1-3 > > 0 - 0 > > chess program downloads 1-3 $0.05 1-3 > > 0 - 0 > > chess download program 1-3 $0.11 1-3 > > 0 - 0 > > download program chess 1-3 $0.11 1-3 > > 0 - 0 > > program chess download 1-3 $0.11 1-3 > > 0 - 0 > > program download chess 1-3 $0.11 1-3 > > 0 - 0 > > > I thought it might be a code error so I reran the keywords using the > > script Noel used here (http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api/ > > browse_thread/thread/5974a71693aa6f2d/4aa9b2a8d9084661) but I came out > > with the same numbers. > > > Any thoughts on whether we're misinterpreting how to simulate the > > results of the Keyword Tool or if this is another example of the issue > > demonstrated in the ticket above? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWords API Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to adwords-...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to adwords-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api?hl=en.
