Hi Steve, I confirmed that this is intentional. The zip codes in your list are for non-geo locations such as PO boxes, so a user cannot actually physically be in that location. As a result, AdWords intentionally does not support targeting such locations.
Thanks, Josh, AdWords API Team On Tuesday, October 7, 2014 6:58:24 PM UTC-4, Josh Radcliff (AdWords API Team) wrote: > > Hi Steve, > > Thanks for sending over the list. I'm following up with our doc team to > update the geo targeting page. > > Cheers, > Josh, AdWords API Team > > On Monday, October 6, 2014 12:18:10 PM UTC-4, Steve Renaker wrote: >> >> Hi Josh, >> >> I got a complete list of US zip codes from here: >> http://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/ >> >> I compared it with the zip code section from the CSV file AdWords API >> Location Criteria 2014-07-23.csv >> >> Attached is the diff output, about 10,000 lines. I spot-checked a few >> lines against the lookup tool at >> https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/appendix/geotargeting, >> but I haven't done an exhaustive check. These are the zip codes I >> spot-checked: 19183 19184 19185 (which are all in Philadelphia). >> >> Thanks and best regards, >> >> - Steve >> >> >> On Monday, October 6, 2014 6:29:44 AM UTC-7, Josh Radcliff (AdWords API >> Team) wrote: >>> >>> Hi Steve, >>> >>> You're absolutely correct - using the CSV file >>> <https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/appendix/geotargeting> >>> is the best way to go. I would expect all valid zip codes to be in that >>> list, however. If you have examples of missing zip codes, could you send >>> them over? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Josh, AdWords API Team >>> >>> On Friday, October 3, 2014 8:08:41 PM UTC-4, Steve Renaker wrote: >>>> >>>> It looks like the solution here is to download the entire ID data file >>>> and do the ID lookups locally. But I've noticed something with the >>>> datafile >>>> -- not all U.S. zip codes are listed there. Only about 80% of all U.S. zip >>>> codes have a Criteria ID. Is there a reason for that? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> - Steve >>>> >>>> On Friday, October 3, 2014 2:39:38 PM UTC-7, Steve Renaker wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I have a long list of geographical locations which I would like to add >>>>> to a campaign. I would like to read from a list of zip codes, look up >>>>> the >>>>> criteria ID for each one, and add them all to a campaign. The bit of >>>>> python >>>>> code which does the ID lookup looks like this: >>>>> >>>>> def find_ids(client): >>>>> location_criterion_service = client.GetService( >>>>> 'LocationCriterionService', version='v201402') >>>>> >>>>> with open('zip_codes.txt') as temp_file: >>>>> location_names = [line.rstrip('\n') for line in temp_file] >>>>> >>>>> selector = { >>>>> 'fields': ['Id', 'LocationName'], >>>>> 'predicates': [{ >>>>> 'field': 'LocationName', >>>>> 'operator': 'IN', >>>>> 'values': location_names >>>>> }, { >>>>> 'field': 'Locale', >>>>> 'operator': 'EQUALS', >>>>> 'values': ['en'] >>>>> }] >>>>> } >>>>> >>>>> location_criteria = location_criterion_service.get(selector) >>>>> >>>>> It works as long as the list of zip codes is no longer than 25. Any >>>>> longer and it throws an error: >>>>> >>>>> SizeLimitError.REQUEST_SIZE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED @ locationName; trigger:'25' >>>>> >>>>> Is there a better way to do this, or do I need to set up a batching >>>>> loop? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks very much for any help. >>>>> >>>>> - Steve Renaker >>>>> >>>> -- -- =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ 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 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 "AdWords API Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to adwords-api+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/adwords-api/be5a46e4-9696-4c49-b5c3-9407bf3bdc2e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
