Search Ads API v8 Release Note

Release version

v8

Release date

May 16, 2022 (Mon)

Main Contents of this release

*More about objects and other details are described on the Reference document.


1. Adding features on Responsive Ads for Search

We added the Ad Customizer output actual performance values by each asset on the performance report on Responsive Ads for Search.
It will be available around the summer of 2022.

Service
CustomizerAttributeService
AccountCustomizerService
CampaignCustomizerService
AdGroupCustomizerService
AdGroupCriterionCustomizerService
AuditLogService
ReportDefinitionService

Description
・Added the following services.
 ・CustomizerAttributeService
 ・AccountCustomizerService
 ・CampaignCustomizerService
 ・AdGroupCustomizerService
 ・AdGroupCriterionCustomizerService
・AuditLogService
 We added the output of operation history related to the Ad Customizer for Responsive Ads for Search.
・ReportDefinitionService
 RESPONSIVE_ADS_FOR_SEARCH_ASSET was added to reportType.

2. New conversion tracking purpose (v7, v8)

The new conversion tracking purpose became compatible with all conversions such as web pages. It will be available on May 18th, 2022 (Wed).

Services
ConversionTrackerService

Description
・You will be able to select a new conversion tracking purpose when setting a new conversion tracking on v7 and v8.
・There were the following updates on ConversionTrackerServiceCategory of v8.
 ・QUALIFIED_LEAD and CONVERTED_LEAD were added.
 ・IMPORTED_LEAD was deleted.
  *Although IMPORTED_LEAD will remain on v7, you can't use.

Remarks
The Existing conversion tracking purposes will not be available on v6 and lower versions.

3. The new option is available for the duration of report creation

The new option "This month (excluding today)" became available for the duration of report creation.

Service
ReportDefinitionService

Description
THIS_MONTH_EXCEPT_TODAY was added to reportDateRangeType.

4. Dynamic Ads for Search new page feed

We released Dynamic Ads for Search page feed in a new format on Search Ads. It will be available around July, 2022.

Services
PageFeedAssetSetService
PageFeedAssetService
CampaignService
AuditLogService

Description
・Added the following services.
 ・PageFeedAssetSetService
 ・PageFeedAssetService
・CampaignService
  PageFeedAssetSetIds was added to dynamicAdsForSearchSetting.
・AuditLogService
  We added the output of operation history related to the new page feed for Dynamic Ads for Search.

Remarks
The FeedService and PageFeedItemService provided in v7 and lower versions will be discontinued on September 2022.

Search Ads API v6 Sunset

Search Ads API v6 is scheduled to sunset as follows.
  ・Deprecation date: June 8, 2022 (Wed)
  ・End of life date: September 13, 2022 (Tue)

Yahoo! JAPAN Ads API v5 sunset is scheduled as follows.
  ・End of life date: June 8, 2022 (Wed)
  *We have ended the user support for this version already.