Announcing v17_1 of the Google Ads API

Today, we’re announcing the v17_1 release of the Google Ads API. To use some of the v17_1 features, you will need to upgrade your client libraries and client code. The updated client libraries and code examples will be published next week. This version has no breaking changes.

Here are the highlights:

• ShareablePreviewService.GenerateShareablePreviews() generates the URLs for shareable ad previews for enabled and paused asset groups. The URLs are available for a limited amount of time and the expiration date is returned in the response.
• AdGroupAdService.RemoveAutomaticallyCreatedAssets() allows you to remove specified automatically created assets linked to Responsive Search Ads.
• Support for returning ASSET_GROUP as a new Change Status resource type.
• New report for retrieving offline conversion diagnostics, offline_conversion_upload_conversion_action_summary. This supports returning information about the overall health of your conversion upload and adjustment processes at the conversion action level.
• Added metrics to the offline diagnostics reports to convey the number of uploaded conversions that are still being processed. See Monitor offline data diagnostics for updated information.
• Added segments.sk_ad_network_version which represents the version of the SKAdNetwork API, such as 3.0, 4.0.
• Support for segmenting per_store_view based on segments.date.
• Support for retrieving information related to standard bidding strategies for video campaigns (Fixed CPM (cost per thousand impression) and Target CPV (cost per view)) using reports.
• Added segments.ad_format_type to segment some compatible reports (such as ad_group and campaign based on the video ad format type.

Where can I learn more?
The following resources can help you get started:

• Release Notes
• Guides
• Reference

If you have any questions or need additional help, contact us via the forum.
 - Thanet Knack Praneenararat, on behalf of the Google Ads API Team