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Please find below responses for your queries: 1. I'm using the same date range on click_view and adgroup_ad, however, I'm still getting different totals on metrics.clicks. Am I missing other filter parameters, or does this have something to do with click validity on click_view? Different totals of metrics.clicks between click_view and adgroup_ad can arise due to several reasons: Click validity: click_view may include both valid and invalid clicks, whereas adgroup_ad only counts valid clicks. Invalid clicks are those that are filtered out due to factors like bot traffic, repeated clicks, or clicks from ineligible sources. Duplicate clicks: click_view may count a single click multiple times if it occurs across different devices or browsers. Adgroup_ad, on the other hand, deduplicates clicks to ensure accurate reporting. Click attribution: click_view and adgroup_ad may use different click attribution models, leading to discrepancies in click counts. For instance, click_view might attribute a click to the last ad interacted with, while adgroup_ad might attribute it to the first ad clicked. 2. If click_view contains both valid and invalid clicks, are all metrics.clicks from adgroup_ad considered valid? Yes, all metrics.clicks from adgroup_ad are considered valid clicks. This means they have passed through Google Ads' click validation process and are deemed genuine user interactions with your ads. 3. Is there a way (a field/column perhaps) to identify if a click is valid or not? Unfortunately, there's no direct field or column in click_view that explicitly indicates whether a click is valid or invalid. 4. Is it possible for an adgroup_ad_id to be present in adgroup_ad, but not available in click_view even using the same date range? Yes, it's possible for an adgroup_ad_id to be present in adgroup_ad but not available in click_view even using the same date range. This can happen if the ad group or ad was inactive or paused during the specified date range in click_view, resulting in no clicks being recorded. I hope this helps. Kindly get back to us if you have any further queries. This message is in relation to case "ref:!00D1U01174p.!5004Q02pWUtf:ref" Thanks, Google Ads API Team -- -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ Also find us on our blog: https://googleadsdeveloper.blogspot.com/ =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWords API and Google Ads API Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to adwords-api@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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Ads API and AdWords API Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to adwords-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/adwords-api/UJZ8w000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000S4EHH800FhFx3uq0Sg6uyRB9Y78BPw%40sfdc.net.
