Re: Keyword bid update using "new keyword add", not an actual update

Hi Shwetha, we noticed a little bit different behavior for these keywords that had their bids updated via "ADD" operation. Looks like it takes them way longer to start performing on new bids than when we use actual SET operation. Thank you, GDZ On Friday, March 24, 2017 at 2:55:29 PM UTC-4, S

Re: Keyword bid update using "new keyword add", not an actual update

Hi, Yes, if you only want to change the keyword's bid amount, you can use the ADD operator as well. If the keyword with the text and matchType is already present in the AdGroup, it'll be treated as a SET operation and the keyword attributes as specified. Regards, Shwetha, AdWords API Team.

Re: Keyword bid update using "new keyword add", not an actual update

Thank you, but generally speaking if only attribute to be changed is bid amount, it is safe to say this method works just fine. What I meant keyword won't be treated as a new keyword, i.e. when there is a delay between actuall addition of a keyword and its participation in an auction? Thanks!

Re: Keyword bid update using "new keyword add", not an actual update

Hi, Yes, that is correct. The addition of a keyword with the same combination of text and the match type in an ad group will not result in an error, instead it would update the existing keyword with the values provided in the request. Using the SET for update operation would be the right app

Re: Keyword bid update using "new keyword add", not an actual update

Oh wait :) That actually means you can update kw bid with ADD operation much faster than with the SET operation where you have to obtain kw id first? On Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at 3:34:40 PM UTC-5, GDZ wrote: > > Never mind. Just tested this and yes it did change the bid for existing kw. >

Re: Keyword bid update using "new keyword add", not an actual update

Never mind. Just tested this and yes it did change the bid for existing kw. On Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at 3:21:51 PM UTC-5, GDZ wrote: > > Hello! > > Suppose I have a kw [red widget] with its own bid say $1.00, different > from default adgroup bid say $0.50. Now I'm adding bunch of new kws t

Keyword bid update using "new keyword add", not an actual update

Hello! Suppose I have a kw [red widget] with its own bid say $1.00, different from default adgroup bid say $0.50. Now I'm adding bunch of new kws to this adgroup and of of them is [red widget] too with bid $2.00 Am I right that after ADD operation my [red widget] bid will now be to $2.00? Tha