AdWords API updateAds() Inquiry.

2008-11-10 Thread positus
As it is well known, updateAds() currently only supports the alteration of the status of an ad. It would be most useful to retain the same functionality of the Google AdWords GUI via the API. In other words, instead of having to delete the ad, and then recreate it (thus losing the CTR and other

AdWords API Re: updateAds() Inquiry.

2008-11-11 Thread positus
Thanks for the clarification. On Nov 11, 10:32 am, "Jan Piotrowski (AdWords API Guru)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is this degree of functionality something that Google might > > want to implement in the next API version, or sometime in > > the near future, or at all? > > No. The GUI does exac

AdWords API In-link Tracking

2008-12-02 Thread positus
I've made a system for a client that uses the AdWords API to provide more specific information about each lead as they arrive (such as which ad they clicked on, their search query, and the relevant keywords from their search query inside of the related AdGroup). It works by appending a unique id

AdWords API Re: In-link Tracking

2008-12-02 Thread positus
Also, in case this extra bit of information is helpful, the destination URL with the appended code looks something like this: http://example.com/?av=c4b8f491db --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AdWords

AdWords API Re: In-link Tracking

2008-12-02 Thread positus
> While you're using the AdWords API to create these ads, it sounds like > the actual issue you're experiencing isn't API related, but rather > something going on with AdWords itself. > > Cheers, > -Jeff Posnick, AdWords API Team > > On Dec 2, 1:46 pm, positus &

AdWords API Re: In-link Tracking

2008-12-03 Thread positus
rs on all > our destination URLs and have no issues. > > Pete > > On Dec 2, 4:32 pm, positus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thank you for your prompt response, Jeff.  I have posted the question > > in the AdWords forum (http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/A

AdWords API Re: In-link Tracking

2008-12-03 Thread positus
code). I went ahead and took a screenshot of one of the ads from within AdWords: http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s267/positus-reputo/?action=view¤t=ad_screenshot.jpg - Don On Dec 3, 4:06 pm, "Pete Lavetsky (AdWords API Guru)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can you post just

AdWords API Re: In-link Tracking

2008-12-03 Thread positus
I figured it out. I hadn't noticed that the client had the main URL/ Domain attached to each and every keyword until just now. Removing the URL's has rendered success. I feel like such a doof. Thanks to Jeff, Pete and Jan for your responses and assistance. On Dec 3, 6:36 pm, posit