Updated schedule of Google Ads API 2022 releases and sunsets

We’re announcing an update to the Google Ads API 2022 release and sunset schedule to help developers migrate from the AdWords API. Google Ads API v7 and v8 are expected to sunset in April/May 2022 in order to align their sunset with that of the AdWords API.

Please keep in mind that these dates are only estimates and may be adjusted going forward. Releases may be added, removed or switched between major and minor. Check our release notes and deprecation schedule for updates.

Note: The AdWords API is scheduled to sunset in April 2022. Migrate all requests to the Google Ads API by then to continue managing your Google Ads accounts.

Updated release schedule:
Version Planned Release
Type* 		Projected launch* Projected sunset*
v7 Major April 28, 2021 (launched) April/May 2022
v8 Major June 9, 2021 (launched) April/May 2022
v8_1 Minor August 11, 2021 (launched) April/May 2022
v9 Major October 2021 June/July 2022
v10 Major February/March 2022 October/November 2022
v10_1 Minor April/May 2022 October/November 2022
v11 Major June/July 2022 March/April 2023
v11_1 Minor August/September 2022 March/April 2023
v12 Major October/November 2022 June/July 2023
*Estimated and subject to change

Where can I learn more?
The following resources can help you with your development planning:
If you have any questions or need additional help, contact us via the forum.
- David Stevens, Google Ads API Product Manager

Explore Brasilia: the designed city

In the highlands of Brazil sits an architectural and cultural gem: the capital city of Brasília, designed and developed in the 1950s by architects and urban planners Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer. The designed city was part of the plan to move the capital from Rio de Janeiro to a more central location in the country.

I am very happy to see the city where I grew up featured on Google Arts & Culture after 60 years of cultivating a unique culture from its designed origins. Google Arts & Culture invites everyone around the world to learn more about the extraordinary architecture, the bustling art and culture scene and the amazing history of Brasilia, a city designed for the future.

Here are five things about Brasilia to get you started:

  1. How did Brasilia come to life?

The first documented idea of transferring the capital from Rio de Janeiro to the interior of Brazil dates back to the 18th century and in 1891, the change of the country's capital was included in the Constitution. It is only many years later that, inspired by an image of industrial progress, the newly elected Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek finally began implementing the project of creating a new capital for Brazil. During his election campaign, Kubitschek had promised fifty years of progress in the span of his five-year term (1955-1960). Discover more about the history of the conception and construction of the city of Brasilia here.

2. Meet the architects and artists that made Brasilia an open-air museum

Many of the landmark buildings in Brasilia were designed by iconic architect, Oscar Niemeyer. Through the project you can learn about his pioneering life and work and discover some of his most iconic creations in 3D. In addition to government buildings, which constitute some of the most magnificent creations, the work of great artists and architects like Oscar Niemeyer impacted the life of the new capital, integrating buildings of every kind: religious, cultural and commercial. In this sense, Brasilia becomes an open-air museum. The encounter between Niemeyer with the artist Athos Bulcão left a legacy of the most successful examples of the integration of different arts in the panorama of modern Brazilian architecture, all around the city.

  • Itamaraty - Detalhes do Pilar Bento Viana, from the collection of Instituto dos Arquitetos do Brasil - Departamento Distrito Federal

    Itamaraty - Detalhes do Pilar Bento Viana, from the collection of Instituto dos Arquitetos do Brasil - Departamento Distrito Federal

  • Tile Panel at the Green Hall at the National Congress by Athos Bulcão, Fundação Athos Bulcão

    Tile Panel at the Green Hall at the National Congress by Athos Bulcão, Fundação Athos Bulcão

  • Museu Nacional by Joana França, from the collection of Instituto dos Arquitetos do Brasil - Departamento Distrito Federal

    Museu Nacional by Joana França, from the collection of Instituto dos Arquitetos do Brasil - Departamento Distrito Federal

  • Chichá-do-cerrado (Sterculia striata), Museu do Cerrado

    Chichá-do-cerrado (Sterculia striata), Museu do Cerrado

  • Verão by Marysia Portinari, from the collection of the Chamber of Deputies, Brazil

    Verão by Marysia Portinari, from the collection of the Chamber of Deputies, Brazil

  • Capturing Verão by Marysia Portinari with Art Camera technology at the Chamber of Deputies

    Capturing Verão by Marysia Portinari with Art Camera technology at the Chamber of Deputies

  • Retrato de Zumbi dos Palmares by Juarez Venancio, from the collection of the Chamber of Deputies, Brazil

    Retrato de Zumbi dos Palmares by Juarez Venancio, from the collection of the Chamber of Deputies, Brazil

  • Tambor de Crioula de Seu Teodoro, Complexo Cultural Samambaia

    Tambor de Crioula de Seu Teodoro, Complexo Cultural Samambaia

3. Explore Brasilia museums

The capital offers a great deal of museums committed to preserving art. From the National Museum of the Republic to the Athos Bulcão Foundation and the art collection of the Chamber of Deputies, start exploring with works from the five artists from Brazil whose work can be found in Brasília's art collections. Discover the hidden details of “Buffalo and the Siouxies”, by Alice Lara or peek into the art details inside the Chamber of Deputies.

4. Dive into the cultural life

The city of Brasilia and its surroundings are home to a bustling cultural life. Discover institutions such as the Brasilia Public Library, which gathers the communities of Brasilia with its programs since the year of its foundation, and the Cultural Complex of Samambaia, a beacon for Brazilian culture that organizes festivals and events. Brasilia is also home to many exhibitions: Chiharu Shiota or the VAIVÉM, a retrospective about history and perspectives of a simple object, the hammock, both hosted at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil Brasília.

5. Discover the nature

The Cerrado, a vast tropical savanna ecoregion in the center of Brazil, is home to a vast natural environment. The stories of this ecosystem date back to the beginning of human history and it is one of the richest and oldest biomes on the planet. The Brazilian savanna has 12,829 native plant species that depend on the Cerrado's 874 bird species—37 of which are native to the Cerrado—to spread their seeds and pollinate their flowers. You can go on a bird watching tour or explore the diversity of frogs that inhabit the region.

We invite everyone to get new perspectives on the city's stunning designs, history and culture, visiting the project at g.co/explorebrasilia and on the Google Arts & Culture app on iOS or Android.

Welcoming US-EU collaboration on cybersecurity

Armistice Day is a perennial reminder of the perils of unchecked escalation and the sacrifices of prior generations to protect peace and security. Multilateralism, borne out of the 20th century’s conflicts, is just as relevant in a world of 21st-century threats. That’s particularly true for one of the most pressing multi-stakeholder challenges today: cybersecurity.

The internet itself is a multi-stakeholder system, and protecting citizens online requires cooperation among governments and businesses. For example, this week’s crackdown on ransomware operators by Europol and the U.S. Department of Justice, resulting in the arrests of two REvil operators, capped off an enforcement effort that spanned a year and as many as 17 nations. These actions, coming just ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Budapest Convention, highlight the value of cross-border cooperation in fighting cybercrime, as well as the importance of protecting individuals and their rights online.

Likewise, we applaud the news, announced by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Paris, that the United States is expanding its efforts to advance international cooperation in cybersecurity, by joining the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace — a voluntary commitment to work with the international community to advance cybersecurity and preserve the open, interoperable, secure, and reliable Internet.

Google was among the first signatories to the Paris Call in 2018 when it was initially advanced by the government of President Macron of France.

The Paris Call’s 9 principles are something we should all agree to, but it is past time to put them into action. Google has unique expertise supporting many of these principles. To name a few:

  • Defend electoral processes. Through our Advanced Protection Program (APP), we partner with organizations around the world to protect elected officials, campaign offices, and other high-risk users such as human rights workers and journalists. During the 2020 United States elections, APP was the go-to choice for 140 federal campaigns. Since the launch of APP, there have been zero identified instances of a successful targeted attack on an APP user.
  • Lifecycle Security. The Solarwinds attack underscored the real risks and ramifications of supply chain attacks. To improve our own security and support the broader community, we worked with the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) to develop and release Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts (SLSA or “salsa”), a proven framework for securing the software supply chain. We also pledged to provide $100 million to support third-party foundations, like OpenSSF, that manage open source security priorities and help fix vulnerabilities.
  • Cyber Hygiene. Advancing cyber hygiene is a simple way to reduce the majority of successful attacks. At our Google Safety Engineering Center (GSEC) in Munich and at Google security engineering hubs around the world, we are making it easier for our users to stay safe. For example, Google has been at the forefront of innovation in two-step verification (2SV) for years. And because we know the best way to keep our users safe is to turn on our security protections by default, we have started to automatically configure our users’ accounts into a more secure state. By the end of 2021, we plan to auto-enroll an additional 150 million Google users in 2SV and require 2 million YouTube creators to turn it on.

Though there is much we can do as a community, what we have learned in the wake of SolarWinds, Hafnium, and other attacks is that companies need to contribute more of their technology and expertise to solving these challenges. In that vein, we are doubling down to develop solutions to protect users, organizations, and society. Earlier this year, we announced that we will invest $10 billion over the next five years to keep users and customers safer, including expanding access to zero-trust security tools and offering free security skills training programs for workers in the U.S. and Europe.

Google keeps more people safe online than anyone else by putting security at the core of everything we do. We are committed to advancing community-driven, multi-stakeholder approaches to cybersecurity. We look forward to expanding our work with governments and the private sector to develop security technologies and standards that make us all safer.

ClusterFuzzLite: Continuous fuzzing for all

Posted by Jonathan Metzman, Google Open Source Security Team


In recent years, continuous fuzzing has become an essential part of the software development lifecycle. By feeding unexpected or random data into a program, fuzzing catches bugs that would otherwise slip through the most thorough manual checks and provides coverage that would take staggering human effort to replicate. NIST’s guidelines for software verification, recently released in response to the White House Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, specify fuzzing among the minimum standard requirements for code verification.

Today, we are excited to announce ClusterFuzzLite, a continuous fuzzing solution that runs as part of CI/CD workflows to find vulnerabilities faster than ever before. With just a few lines of code, GitHub users can integrate ClusterFuzzLite into their workflow and fuzz pull requests to catch bugs before they are committed, enhancing the overall security of the software supply chain.

Since its release in 2016, over 500 critical open source projects have integrated into Google’s OSS-Fuzz program, resulting in over 6,500 vulnerabilities and 21,000 functional bugs being fixed. ClusterFuzzLite goes hand-in-hand with OSS-Fuzz, by catching regression bugs much earlier in the development process.

Large projects including systemd and curl are already using ClusterFuzzLite during code review, with positive results. According to Daniel Stenberg, author of curl, “When the human reviewers nod and have approved the code and your static code analyzers and linters can't detect any more issues, fuzzing is what takes you to the next level of code maturity and robustness. OSS-Fuzz and ClusterFuzzLite help us maintain curl as a quality project, around the clock, every day and every commit.”

With the release of ClusterFuzzLite, any project can integrate this essential testing standard and benefit from fuzzing. ClusterFuzzLite offers many of the same features as ClusterFuzz, such as continuous fuzzing, sanitizer support, corpus management, and coverage report generation. Most importantly, it’s easy to set up and works with closed source projects, making ClusterFuzzLite a convenient option for any developer who wants to fuzz their software.



 


With ClusterFuzzLite, fuzzing is no longer just an idealized "bonus" round of testing for those who have access to it, but a critical must-have step that everyone can use continuously on every software project. By finding and preventing bugs before they enter the codebase we can build a more secure software ecosystem.

To learn more, check out the ClusterFuzzLite documentation. ClusterFuzzLite currently supports GitHub Actions, Google Cloud Build and Prow. We built this with CI system extensibility in mind, and adding support for other CI systems is straightforward. Please contact us if you’re interested in contributing support, or have any questions, feedback or feature requests.

Updating our job posting guidelines to improve quality of results for job seekers

Searching for a job can be a time consuming process and the outcome of the application may be life changing. That's why providing job seekers with authentic, fresh, and trustworthy content when they come to Google Search is our top priority. Today we are announcing a new structured data property and new editorial content policy.

Things to consider when developing job training programs

The way we work has changed. When millions of people around the world had to turn their homes into virtual offices due to the COVID-19 pandemic, technology became essential to stay connected with their day-to-day work. This uptake in technology use and the impact of the pandemic on the labor market have fundamentally transformed how we conduct business and the type of skills needed in the workforce.

As jobs with routine tasks like clerical work or bookkeeping become more automated, it's important for governments to invest in their workforce so everyone can get the digital skills needed to succeed in today's job market. That includes closing the digital skills gap for those who are at greatest risk of job displacement: women, those on lower incomes, young and disabled people, migrant populations and ethnic minorities who have borne the brunt of the economic fallout.

A full year after joining the European Commission Pact for Skills — an initiative to upskill and reskill the workforce — we are sharing the key characteristics that we feel should be considered when developing job training solutions. We draw on our experience implementing initiatives to help workers get the skills they need to get a job or grow their business. Since 2015, over 18 million people across Europe, the Middle East and Africa have participated in our Grow with Google training, resulting in more than 4 million people getting a new job, growing their career or growing their business.*


Provide in-demand training that's
accessible to everyone

Earlier this year we announced Google Career Certificates. These affordable courses were designed for people with no prior experience to foster new skills in high-demand areas like IT support and data analytics. Hosted on the Coursera platform, they help people who want to learn online at their own pace, or who may want to change careers and don't have the time or means to access traditional education. Moreover, they are designed to prepare learners for a new job within less than 6 months.


Invest in public-private sector partnerships

Addressing the challenges of the future of work requires collaboration between governments, companies and community organizations. Public organizations are often in the front line of addressing job displacement needs and play a crucial role in reaching those most in need of training. Google has partnered with organizations to helpreach trade unions and workers in the transport and logistics sector, developing programs to helpwomen build confidence in their leadership skills and funding nonprofits to provide critical services forunderserved small businesses.

We are providing 100,000 Google Career Certificates scholarships in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in collaboration with local organizations. Half of these scholarships go to learners from vulnerable populations through grant funding from Google.org to INCO for personalized coaching, mentorship, resume writing and other wraparound support. INCO has partnered with over 30 European non profits like Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG), an organization serving the Roma community in Spain.

A picture of Alba Bermúdez at her desk facing her computer

Alba Bermúdez in Madrid

Thanks to FSG, Alba Bermúdez in Madrid for instance was able to learn about the scholarships for the Career Certificates. Since the age of 16, Alba worked in craft fairs, as a clerk at a local flea market and most recently as a hairdresser assistant. After losing her job during the lockdown, she decided to use the scholarship from FSG for the IT Support course as she had always been curious about getting into the technology field. Shortly after finishing the course, she found a job in IT support.

In the UK, we're providing scholarships for more than 10,000 people to be able to take these courses for free, including a partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions specifically aimed at jobseekers. We also worked with the Greek Ministry of Labor and the local manpower employer organization, OAED, to offer bespoke training programs in digital marketing, IT support and entrepreneurship to 10,000 unemployed young people in Greece. We have also partnered with Techfugees to provide digital skills training to unemployed refugees in Uganda, Kenya, Lebanon and the UK. These are just a few examples of partnerships with organizations in the region to provide financial assistance for digital skills trainings.


Work hand-in-hand with employers

While there are people that cannot find a job because they don't have the right skills, 40% of employers in Europe also struggle to find qualified people. To ensure digital skills training directly translates into jobs, we are working with companies and organizations who recognize the Google Career Certificates and openly express their interest in receiving applications from graduates.

We know that no entity or industry can tackle these challenges alone. Instead, it’s a shared responsibility, one that will require public policy solutions as well as efforts on the part of businesses, communities, and civil society groups. At Google, we are committed to doing our part. We have a once in a generation opportunity to boost the prospects of an inclusive and sustainable digital future that works for everyone.

*Analysis by Google based on internal data and a survey by Ipsos from Sep 2016 to Sep 2021 amongst EMEA residents trained via Digital Workshop

Honoring Veterans Day as a Googler and Reserve Officer

At Google, I’m on the Law Enforcement and Information Security (LEIS) team, where I work on a variety of legal issues, from physical security to cybersecurity. But every four months, I hand off projects to my teammates and fly across the country to my other office — the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. There, I’m the commanding officer of a unit in the United States Navy Reserve Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps that represents sailors and marines appealing a conviction in the military court system.

Throughout my four years at Google, my team has been incredibly supportive of my Navy Reserve career. They cover for me while I’m away on assignments with no questions or fuss. Whenever I bring up an upcoming assignment, my director tells me to take as much time as I need. And when I got promoted to my current rank of Commander, the entire LEIS team attended the ceremony. I simply couldn’t continue my work in the Navy Reserve without their generous support and willingness to lend a hand.

If you head over to the Google homepage today, you’ll see Google’s annual Veterans Day Doodle, illustrated by Army veteran and guest artist Steven Tette. And Google doesn't honor veterans only on Veterans Day. We're committed to this community year-round through support for veteran and National Guard or Reserve employees, and through programs and training for transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses.

Google Doodle for Veteran’s Day, featuring six veterans standing in front of the Google logo wearing a variety of military uniforms.

In fact, last week, we announced that Google.org is providing $20 million in grant funding and in-kind product donations to support economic empowerment for veterans and the military community. This includes a $10 million cash grant to Hiring Our Heroes to launch Career Forward — an initiative to train 8,000 transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses for in-demand jobs through Google Career Certificates. These certificates are a great resource for the military community because they’re portable, industry-recognized credentials that prepare people for high-growth jobs across state and international boundaries — no degree or relevant experience required. The Career Forward program will also place certificate graduates in 12-week, on-the-job fellowships at one of over 400 employers in the Hiring Our Heroes network, and provide full-time job placement support.

Over the next year, our own Google Veterans Network — a community of veteran, military spouse, and civilian ally Googlers who support the career advancement and mental wellness of veterans — will volunteer with Hiring Our Heroes to host free career development, resume support, and job search workshops for thousands of service members. I’ll volunteer at one of the workshops myself, helping job applicants prepare for upcoming interviews.

Last week’s announcement builds on years of support for veterans and military families. Countless veterans have started and grown their own businesses with help from free Grow with Google resources. Last year, Google also became an official partner of the Department of Defense Military Spouse Employment Partnership and announced five days of paid leave for military spouses each time their service member receives orders. Google also works closely with the Cybercrime Support Network, an organization that helps consumers, including those in the military community, recognize and protect themselves against cybercrimes like employment scams.

Throughout my career, many people have helped me recognize the unique strengths I bring to a team because of my military service. Camaraderie and teamwork don’t end when we hang up our uniforms. And like many other current and former service members, I’m eager to pay it forward. Whether it’s by helping transitioning or retiring military members build a civilian career, providing resources for veteran business owners, or making it easier for military spouses to succeed in their careers despite countless moves, I’m proud to be a part of a company that puts its honor for the military community into action.

Honrar Dia de los Veteranos como Googler y Reservista

En Google soy miembro del equipo de Seguridad de la Información y Cumplimiento de la Ley (LEIS), donde trabajo con una variedad de asuntos jurídicos que van desde seguridad física hasta ciberseguridad. Pero, cada cuatro meses, delego mis proyectos a mis colegas y atravieso el país para ir a mi otra oficina: la Marina de los Estados Unidos en Washington, D.C. Allí soy comandante en jefe de una unidad del Cuerpo de Abogacía General (JAG) para la Reserva de la Marina de los Estados Unidos, que representa a marinos e infantes de marina que presentan recursos contra condenas en el sistema de tribunales militares.

Durante los cuatro años que llevo trabajando para Google, mi equipo ha sido un apoyo increíble para mi carrera en la Reserva de la Marina. Ellos me cubren, sin hacer preguntas y sin inconvenientes, cuando debo ausentarme para participar en alguna misión. Cuando hablo de mis próximas misiones, mi director me dice que me tome todo el tiempo que necesite, y cuando me ascendieron a mi rango actual de Comandante, todo el equipo de LEIS asistió a la ceremonia. Es tan sencillo como que no podría seguir trabajando en la Reserva de la Marina de no contar con su generoso apoyo y su voluntad de ayudar.

Si visitas la página de inicio de Google hoy, verás el doodle de Google en homenaje al Día de los Veteranos ilustrado por el artista invitado y veterano del ejército Steven Tette. Pero, Google no les rinde homenaje únicamente el Día de los Veterano; nuestro compromiso con esta comunidad se extiende durante todo el año mediante el apoyo a los veteranos y a los empleados de la Reserva Nacional o de la Guardia Nacional y a través de la organización de programas y formación para los miembros del servicio en transición, los veteranos y los cónyuges de militares.

Google Doodle for Veteran’s Day, featuring six veterans standing in front of the Google logo wearing a variety of military uniforms.

De hecho, la semana pasada anunciamos que Google.org financiará USD 20 millones en subvenciones y donaciones de productos en especie para fomentar la autonomía económica de los veteranos y de la comunidad militar. Esto incluye una subvención de USD 10 millones en efectivo a Hiring Our Heroes para poner en marcha Career Forward, una iniciativa que formará a 8,000 miembros del servicio en transición, veteranos y cónyuges de militares en los trabajos de mayor demanda por medio de los Certificados profesionales de Google. Estos certificados son un recurso valioso para la comunidad militar ya que son credenciales reconocidas por la industria, que preparan a las personas en empleos con alto potencial de crecimiento más allá de las fronteras estatales e internacionales, y no requieren diplomas ni experiencia relevante previa. El programa Career Forward también dará a quienes reciban el certificado una beca de trabajo de 12 semanas en una de las más de 400 empresas que integran la red de Hiring Our Heroes y les proporcionará apoyo permanente para la integración laboral.

Durante el próximo año, nuestra propia Red de Veteranos de Google (una comunidad de veteranos, cónyuges de militares y Googlers civiles aliados que apoyan el desarrollo profesional y el bienestar mental de los veteranos) colaborará de manera voluntaria con Hiring Our Heroes para organizar sesiones gratuitas de desarrollo vocacional, apoyo para la redacción de currículos y talleres de búsqueda de empleo para miles de miembros del servicio militar. Yo mismo participaré como voluntario en uno de los talleres y ayudaré a los solicitantes de empleo a prepararse para sus entrevistas futuras.

El anuncio de la semana pasada es el resultado de años de apoyo a veteranos y familias de los militares. Muchos veteranos han creado y desarrollado su propio negocio con la ayuda de los recursos gratuitos de Crece con Google. El año pasado, Google también se convirtió en socio oficial de la Alianza de Empleos para los Cónyuges de los Militares (MSEP) del Departamento de Defensa y anunció que se concederían cinco días de licencia paga a cónyuges de militares cada vez que su miembro del servicio reciba órdenes. Google también trabaja estrechamente con Cybercrime Support Network, una organización que ayuda a los consumidores, incluidos los que forman parte de la comunidad militar, a reconocer y protegerse de delitos informáticos como las estafas de empleo.

Durante mi carrera, muchas personas me han ayudado a reconocer las ventajas únicas que aporto al equipo como miembro del servicio militar. La camaradería y el trabajo en equipo no terminan cuando nos quitamos el uniforme, y al igual que muchos miembros del servicio militar, actuales y antiguos, es un placer para mí devolver el favor. Ya sea ayudando a los miembros del servicio militar en transición o retirados a construir su carrera como civiles, aportando recursos a los veteranos dueños de empresas o ayudando a los cónyuges de militares a tener éxito en sus carreras a pesar de los numerosos traslados, estoy orgulloso de formar parte de una compañía que rinde homenaje de manera activa a la comunidad militar.