Required Minimum Functionality RMF now applies to Internal-Only users?

[Matt Perry]

Hello,

As an agency, we've been developing various tools that we use internally to 
help us with account creation and management.  We've been very careful to 
not allow clients, partners, etc to use the API to maintain our status of 
an "Internal-Only AdWords API Client".  And our intention is to report any 
use changes when they are developed, as required.

When we began developing these tools, the RMF document said that it didn't 
apply to "Internal-Only" clients:

"This Section III(2)(f) does not apply to End-Advertiser-Only AdWords API 
Clients and Internal-Only AdWords API Clients"
See: 
http://googledata.org/google-adwords-api/changes-to-required-minimum-functionality-for-adwords-api-clients/

But now, the RMF document does not even mention "Internal-Only" clients:

"*End-Advertiser-Only AdWords API Clients (each as defined in the **Terms & 
Conditions ) are not 
required to fully implement the required AdWords API features shown in the 
chart below; all other AdWords API Clients (as defined in the Terms & 
Conditions **) must 
fully implement the required AdWords API feature*s relevant to their tool 
type as explained below."
See: https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/requirements

I understand that this forum cannot provide legal interpretation, but I'm 
hoping I'm missing something.

Since we use the API to manage other business's accounts, we're not 
End-Advertiser-Only.  But it makes no sense to me that if we've written 
code to internally use the API to create a campaign, we also need to have 
code to use the API to create Ad Group Sitelinks.

Was there any discussion around this change?  Do we know when this change 
occurred?  Are there any other documents that address this besides the RMF 
and TOS? Am I missing something?

Thanks.


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Re: Required Minimum Functionality RMF now applies to Internal-Only users?

[Matt Perry]

Update: I contacted the API token team directly about this.  

They didn't provide too many details in their response, but it appears to 
be a case-by-case thing now.   Although the term "internal-only" has 
disappeared from the RMF document, in our case, as long as our use remains 
internal-only, we're "good to go".




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Re: Required Minimum Functionality RMF now applies to Internal-Only users?

[Matt Perry]

Update: I contacted the API token team directly about this.  They didn't 
provide too many details in their response, but it appears to be a 
case-by-case thing now.   

Although the term "internal-only" has disappeared from the RMF document, 
it's still a consideration in determining RMF compliance.  In our case, 
because our use remained internal-only, we were "good to go".


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Use Maps API to show all geotargeting within an MCC?

[Matt Perry]

Is it possible to use the Maps and AdWords APIs together to create an 
accurate map of all geotargeting within an MCC?  We typically geotarget for 
local businesses using a combination of zip codes and radii around 
addresses in U.S. and Canada.  We'd like to see the geotargeting off all 
accounts within the MCC on one map.

Not looking for how - just want to know if it's possible before outsourcing 
the project.   

Thanks!

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Does AdWords Editor (AWE) use the API?

[Matt Perry]

Hello,

In determining if something is possible with the API, I've assumed that if 
you can do it with AdWords Editor, you can find a way to do it with the 
API?  Is this correct?

One thing that makes me question this is that when we pulled targeted 
locations via the API, it didn't include any of the zip codes.  I know zip 
code targeting is "in beta", but AdWords Editor pulls them fine.  So I'm 
guessing we just weren't doing it properly with the API - since we can do 
it with AWE.  

So does the AdWords Editor use the same API we use?


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Way to check if client billing is setup or ads not showing because of billing issue?

[Matt Perry]

Hi,

I understand that the Adwords API doesn't support MCC client forms of 
payment/billing.  I accept that the client needs to provide their billing 
info through the UI (except w/ whitelisted BillingOrderService).   

But is there any way to somehow use the API to confirm that billing has 
been setup and/or ads aren't eligible to show b/c of a billing issue?

Maybe...
- an error that would be caused by a particular API request that would 
indicate that the ads aren't eligible to show b/c of billing?
- a reporting behavior attribute? 

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Re: Way to check if client billing is setup or ads not showing because of billing issue?

[Matt Perry]

Well, that just might be workable.

We often setup campaigns before the client has entered their billing info. The 
last thing they need to do before their ads start showing is provide Google a 
form of payment. So, theoretically, assuming the campaigns are setup and not 
paused, their ServingStatus would change after their billing info is setup. 

We'll give it a shot. Thanks! 

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