Tag Archives: shopping
New Merchant IDs are now 64-bit in Content API for Shopping
Existing Merchant IDs haven’t changed. Beginning on March 13, 2023 new Merchant IDs created could be in the 64-bit signed range. Through a slow rollout over the next few months, a higher percentage of new Merchant IDs will be in the 64-bit signed range. By June 2023, all new Merchant IDs created will be in the 64-bit signed range.
To avoid any issues, please make sure your applications are fully compliant with IDs within a range of 64-bit signed integer values.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us via the forum.
Source: Google Ads Developer Blog
Issues from all destinations to be included in Productstatuses Service by default in the Content API for Shopping
productstatuses.list
and productstatuses.get
will include issues from all eligible destinations by default. This will likely increase the size of the response you get back from the same call.Currently, the responses you get when using the
productstatuses.list
and productstatuses.get
methods only include issues from Shopping Ads and don’t include issues from other destinations, for example free listings issues.Including issues from all eligible destinations will let you provide your users with an overall better experience. This change will improve your issue visibility across all destinations. In turn, you will see an increase in the number of results, or the size of responses you’ll receive.
No action is needed from you as the free listing issues will now be included by default when using the Content API for Shopping methods
productstatuses.list
and productstatuses.get
.However, if you want to keep the calls to only display issues from Shopping Ads, we suggest setting the query parameter
destinations[]
in the productstatuses methods to Shopping.Learn more about the changes to the product statuses methods in the Content API for Shopping Product statuses documentation.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us via the forum.
Source: Google Ads Developer Blog
3 ways we keep shoppers safe on Google
Source: The Official Google Blog
Changes to location targeting in Google Ads Search, Shopping, Display, and Performance Max campaigns
Campaign.geo_target_type_setting fields |
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positive_geo_target_type can no longer be set to SEARCH_INTEREST for Search, Shopping, and Display campaigns. The default value is PRESENCE_OR_INTEREST . |
negative_geo_target_type can no longer be set to PRESENCE_OR_INTEREST for Performance Max, Search, Shopping, and Display campaigns. The default value is PRESENCE . |
SettingError.SETTING_VALUE_NOT_COMPATIBLE_WITH_CAMPAIGN
.On April 24, 2023, we will start performing any necessary auto-migration of fields to the new default values until no more invalid combinations exist. The auto-migration will occur on a per-campaign basis. You can confirm that the migration is complete for a Google Ads account by checking that these two queries return zero rows.
SELECT campaign.id, campaign.geo_target_type_setting.positive_geo_target_type, campaign.advertising_channel_type FROM campaign WHERE campaign.advertising_channel_type IN ('DISPLAY', 'SEARCH', 'SHOPPING') AND campaign.geo_target_type_setting.positive_geo_target_type = 'SEARCH_INTEREST' LIMIT 1
SELECT campaign.id, campaign.advertising_channel_type, campaign.geo_target_type_setting.negative_geo_target_type FROM campaign WHERE campaign.geo_target_type_setting.negative_geo_target_type = 'PRESENCE_OR_INTEREST' AND campaign.advertising_channel_type IN ('DISPLAY', 'PERFORMANCE_MAX', 'SEARCH', 'SHOPPING') LIMIT 1Where can I get support?
If you have questions, please reach out to us on the forum or at [email protected].
5 tips to confidently shop and pay online with Google
Source: Google Ads & Commerce
4 ways Google’s Shopping Graph helps you find what you want
Source: Google Ads & Commerce
Request Account Reviews with the Content API
In the Content API for Shopping, your Merchant Center account and the products in it might be disapproved for various reasons. Historically, you have been able to see the status of your merchant center account for free listings and Shopping ads with the accountstatuses
service. In Q1 2022 we introduced the freelistingsprogram
and shoppingadsprogram
services to provide more granular detail. You can now use the requestreview
method on the freelistingsprogram
and shoppingadsprogram
services to request your account to be re-reviewed after making changes to fix your product and account data.
For an in-depth explanation of how to use the freelistingsprogram
and shoppingadsprogram
services, please refer to the Free listings and Shopping ads guides.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us via the forum.