Tag Archives: client_library

Making Google Ads API Client Libraries More Inclusive

As part of Google’s effort to foster inclusivity in our products and communities, we will be changing the name of the default branch to main in the Google Ads API client libraries. This change is a small but important step towards making diversity, equity, and inclusion central to our work on the Google Ads API.

This change won’t affect most client library users who access the libraries through a distribution platform like PyPi for Python or Maven for Java. Users who access the libraries directly from the default branch on GitHub should start using the new main branch once it’s available. We encourage contributors who own forks of these client libraries to update them accordingly.

If you have any questions about this change, please file an issue on the issues tracker for your client library of choice (like Python). As always, please feel free to contact us through the forum or at [email protected] for additional help.
- Ben Karl, on behalf of the Google Ads API Team

Deprecating PHP 5.2 support for the Ads PHP Client Library

Starting January 1st, 2015, the PHP Ads client library will stop supporting PHP 5.2:
  • We will no longer test against PHP 5.2, or fix bugs that only affect PHP 5.2 users
  • Newer versions of the library may not work with PHP 5.2
This will impact PHP client library users of the AdWords API, the DoubleClick for Publishers API, and the DoubleClick Ad Exchange Buyer APIs.

PHP 5.2 hasn’t been supported since 2011 and should be upgraded to a current, stable version. Upgrading ensures you’ll receive the latest security updates.

In addition, there are numerous issues when using the PHP 5.2 SOAP client, such as: In particular, custom HTTP headers are required for the DoubleClick for Publishers API starting from DoubleClick for Publishers API v201405 - the OAuth 2.0 access token must be passed via the HTTP headers rather than the URL parameter. In this case, PHP 5.2 users must upgrade in order to use DoubleClick for Publishers API v201405.

As always, if you have any questions, drop us a line on the forums (AdWords API, DoubleClick for Publishers API, DoubleClick Ad Exchange Buyer API) or Ads Developers Google+ page.

- Ray Tsang, AdWords API Team