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Launching Structured Data Files v8.1 and upcoming changes

Today we’re announcing the general availability of Structured Data Files v8.1. All users can now use SDF v8.1 to upload and download SDFs in the Display & Video 360 UI, and to download SDFs through the Display & Video 360 API.

SDF v8.1 adds support for controlling inventory source settings for Demand Gen ad groups, enforces OMID targeting set at the advertiser level, and renames TrueView Content Filter column to Inventory Mode in “Line Item” and “Insertion Order” files.

In addition to launching SDF v8.1, we are also announcing the following two breaking changes to Structured Data Files that will go into effect on April 22, 2025:

  • You will no longer be able to create YouTube video action line items using SDF. Instead, customers should create Demand Gen line items. Any attempted creation of line items using SDF upload with a Subtype column value of “Action” and a Type column value of “TrueView” will fail.
  • You will be required to include the value “Video Partners” in the TrueView Inventory Source Targeting column of line items with the Type column value of “Demand Gen”. Once this enforcement begins, the value will be backfilled for existing line items and included when downloading new Structured Data Files. To control whether ad groups within Demand Gen line items serve on Google Display Network inventory, you will be required to update to SDF v8.1 and set your desired values in the Demand Gen Inventory Source Strategy and Demand Gen Enabled Inventory Sources columns for ad groups. More details on this renaming and inventory expansion can be found in the Display & Video 360 Help Center.

Full details on the changes between v8 and v8.1 can be found in the Structured Data Files release notes. If you are still using v6, v7 or v7.1, you can follow the instructions in our v7 and v8 migration guides.

If you run into issues or need help with this new version, please follow the instructions in our support guide, or contact us using our contact form.

- Trevor Mulchay, Display & Video 360 API Team

Promoting Display & Video 360 API v4 to general availability

We’re pleased to announce that we are promoting Display & Video 360 API v4 from beta to general availability. With v4 entering general availability, it is now our recommended version. Our guides have been updated to reflect v4 features and conventions.

We recommend migrating from v3 to v4 at your earliest convenience, as v3 will be deprecated and sunset in the coming months. See instructions on migrating to v4 in our migration guide and an exhaustive list of changes made in v4 in our February 13, 2025 release notes.

Before trying to call v4, make sure to update your client library to the latest version.

If you run into issues or need help using this new version, please contact us using our support contact form.

- Trevor Mulchay, Display & Video 360 API Team

Announcing beta launch of Display & Video 360 API v4 and new v3 features

We’re pleased to announce that Display & Video 360 API v4 is available in public beta starting today. We’ve also launched an update to the v3, adding new features.

Here is a subset of changes introduced in v4:

In addition, we've released an update that adds the following features in both v3 and v4:

More detailed information about this release can be found in our release notes. Follow the steps in our migration guide to migrate from v3 to v4. Be aware that breaking changes may be made to v4 while in beta, and any such changes will be listed in the Display & Video 360 API release notes.

Before using new v3 features, make sure to update your client library to the latest version.

If you run into issues or need help with these new features or samples, please contact us using our support contact form.

- Trevor Mulchay, Display & Video 360 API Team

December 2024 update to Display & Video 360 API

Today, we’re announcing the December 2024 update to the Display & Video 360 API. This update includes the following:

More details about this update can be found in the Display & Video 360 API release notes. Before using these new features, make sure to update your client library to the latest version.

If you need help with these new features, please contact us using our new Display & Video 360 API Technical support contact form.

- Trevor Mulchay, Display & Video 360 API Team

Launching Structured Data Files v8

Today we’re announcing the general availability of Structured Data Files (SDF) v8. All users can now use SDF v8 to upload and download SDFs in the Display & Video 360 UI, and to download SDFs through the Display & Video 360 API.

SDF v8 adds support for Demand Gen Line Item, Ad Group, and Ad resources, as well as the companion banner field for YouTube and Demand Gen Ads.

Full details on the changes made in v8 can be found in our Structured Data Files release notes and instructions for migrating from v7.1 to v8 can be found in our migration guide. If you are currently using SDF v6, follow the instructions in our v7 migration guide first before migrating to v8.

If you run into issues or need help with this new version, please follow the instructions on our support guide or contact us using our contact form.

- Trevor Mulchay, Display & Video 360 API Team

October 2024 update to Display & Video 360 API

Today, we’re announcing the October 2024 update to the Display & Video 360 API. This update adds the following:

  • Support for cost-per-view performance goals and the targeting of connected devices.
  • The ability to generate and download Structured Data Files (SDFs) using SDF v8. This version is currently in beta and only available to limited partners.
  • Additional Adloox brand safety settings under third-party verifier targeting.

In addition, we’ve also officially deprecated the SDF v5.5 enum value given the sunset of v5.5 earlier this month.

More details about this update can be found in the Display & Video 360 API release notes. Before using these new features, make sure to update your client library to the latest version.

If you need help with these new features, please contact us using our new Display & Video 360 API Technical support contact form.

- Trevor Mulchay, Display & Video 360 API Team

Promotion of Structured Data Files QA format to general availability

Today we’re announcing the promotion of the Structured Data Files (SDF) QA format to general availability.

The SDF QA Format was initially released in open beta on May 30, 2024. The QA format allows you to download SDFs for Line Item and YouTube Ad Group resources that use human-readable values, such as display names, in place of numeric IDs to make it easier to review resource settings in bulk. These QA format files are read-only and can’t be uploaded to modify or create Display & Video 360 resources.

The two new file types using this format are Line Item - QA and YouTube Ad Group - QA and are available in SDF v6 and later. These files can be downloaded in the Display & Video 360 interface or by using Display & Video 360 API v3, by either:

To help you decide whether the SDF QA format is right for you and your integration, we’ve added information and recommendations to the existing Bulk Tools guide.

If you run into issues, please contact us using our new Display & Video 360 API Technical support contact form.

- Trevor Mulchay, Display & Video 360 API Team

Instant reports will soon be available using Bid Manager API

In the upcoming months, Display & Video 360 instant reports will be made available using the Bid Manager API. We previously announced the migration of certain report types from Offline Reporting to Instant Reporting.

Once a partner is migrated, they will see the following changes:

  • Instant reports will be included in queries.list responses.
  • Existing Standard, Reach, YouTube, and URA reports will only be available under the Instant Reporting tab in the Display & Video 360 interface under the same query and report IDs.
  • If you use the Display & Video 360 interface to build new reports, you will need to build Standard, Reach, YouTube, and URA reports under the Instant Reporting tab.

This migration will happen by partner throughout the following months, with all reports under a partner migrated at once.

If you have questions about this migration in general, you can contact Display & Video 360 product support using this contact form. If you have questions about how this migration will impact the API, please contact us using our new Bid Manager API Technical support contact form.

- Trevor Mulchay, Bid Manager API Team

June 2024 update to Display & Video 360 API

Today, we’re announcing the June 2024 update to the Display & Video 360 API. This update adds the following:

  • The ability to retrieve and manage keyword targeting assigned at the advertiser level.
  • The optimizationObjective field in the InsertionOrder resource. This field is only writable for allowlisted customers, and will otherwise be set as null.

More details about this update can be found in the Display & Video 360 API release notes. Before using these new features, make sure to update your client library to the latest version.

If you need help with these new features, please contact us using our new Display & Video 360 API Technical support contact form.

- Trevor Mulchay, Display & Video 360 API Team

Changes to how you contact “Content API for Shopping” Support

What's Happening?

As we continue to improve our support experience, we are making changes to how you contact the Content API for Shopping support team.

What's Changing?

How you contact “Content API for Shopping” Support:

  • Shutting down current support path: Effective June 10, 2024, the support email address (shopping-api-support) and the Developer Forum will no longer accept support questions.
  • New support paths:
    • To reach our “Content API for Shopping” support team, please use our new Contact Us Form: link here
    • To reach our "Comparison Shopping Services API" support team, please use this Contact Us Form: link here
    • Going forward, these will be the only support paths available.

This change will help us better understand user needs and provide quicker solutions. We appreciate your partnership.

In the meantime, please reference the following sites for integration/API information:

Your Content API for Shopping Team