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With the release of v201109 we are happy to announce that we now fully support OAuth 1.0a in the AdWords API.OAuth is an open standard for authorization. Google uses this standard to allow applications to access a user’s data (in this case AdWords) …

We’re pleased to announce the launch of AdWords API v201109, which includes upgrades to targeting and reporting. We’ve highlighted some of the new features below. A complete list of changes is available in the release notes.  v201109 highligh…

Earlier this year we released a demo that allows you to run AdWords API queries from the command line. Today, a new version is available and I’d like to point out some of its features.Accessing production environmentWe’ve made a change to reduce a …

The Google Developer Relations team will be holding their next series of semi-annual AdWords API Workshops in October and November. These workshops will focus on new and upcoming features in the AdWords API, as well as best practices for special topics…

We have recently made the following changes to the AdWords client libraries.RubyMade performance improvements.Added unit spend information to responses.Added support for Proxy servers.PythonUpdated common module to version 2.1.0, which may impact your …

Recently, we have migrated the Google Apps accounts to a new infrastructure that includes all Personal Google accounts. This has introduced a conflict for API users who have the same email address for both types of accounts. As a result, you will not…

Last month the device targeting options in AdWords were expanded to include new settings for tablets.  Previously tablets had counted as mobile devices, with the iPad listed as one such device.  The AdWords API worked the same way, using the Platfo…

This is another edition of our bi-weekly client library updates blog post. DotNetClient library now supports OAuth 1.0a as an authentication mechanism.
Added support for caching authTokens.
Will now automatically retry for GOOGLE_ACCOUNT_COOKIE_INVALID…

Since its introduction the BulkMutateJobService has provided support for partial failures, allowing some operations to succeed even though others have failed. Over the next few weeks we’ll be rolling out improvements to this functionality, allowing for…

Back in September of 2010, we added support to manage AdWords Campaign Experiments (ACE) via the API. With the release of v201101, we are extending the API to allow you to fully manage your experiments, as we’ve included new experiment fields for use…

We often make changes to the AdWords API client libraries that do not merit a full blog post. We’d like to start publishing a summary blog post every other week to highlight changes that might otherwise go unnoticed.PythonAdded support for OAuth as …

We’ve just released a new My Client Center (MCC) feature called multiple links, which makes it easier for agencies, SEMs, AdWords API developers, other 3rd party providers and clients to work together while taking advantage of the benefits of the MCC…

We understand the importance of documentation when navigating a system as complex as the AdWords API; for this reason we’ve been working to expand our reference materials to include even more information.First off, we’ve published a new Selector Fi…

Recently, we launched the AdWords API JavaScript Client library. This blog post discusses its basic usage by explaining the GetAllCampaigns example.Including required scriptsAdWords API JS library comes with the following compiled scripts that you can …

A common question for the AdWords API Team is “when is the best time to run reports” (and for that matter, when to retrieve statistical data via the API). The quick answer is: it depends on the type of data and report. Read on for details.The repo…