What's changing?

Currently, the Accounts.delete method deletes sub-accounts whether or not they contain products. On Sep 28, 2017, we will change the default behavior of Accounts.delete to only delete empty sub-accounts. We are introducing this change to help avoid accidental deletion of sub-accounts that are still serving products.

To override this behavior, we have introduced a force parameter, which currently defaults to true. On Sep 28, 2017, the default value will change to false. After this change, you must set this parameter to true to delete non-empty sub-accounts. Attempts to delete non-empty sub-accounts with force = false will result in a 403 Forbidden error. The error will also explain how to delete the non-empty account.

What do I need to do?

Right now, we suggest you familiarize yourself with the new force parameter. If you regularly delete non-empty accounts, you should adjust your code to set force to true to avoid errors when the default behavior changes. If you want to inspect the error that you will receive after the default behavior changes, you can manually set the force parameter to false and attempt to delete a non-empty account. (Of course, we suggest you create a new sub-account and add some products to it to try out this new behavior, instead of calling it on an existing live account.)

Once this change is live on Sep 28, 2017:

• To delete an empty sub-account, you do not need to make any changes.
• To delete a sub-account that contains products, you must set the new force flag to true when calling Accounts.delete.

Note: If you are using one of the Content API client libraries, you will need to update to a version published after Aug 28, 2017 to take advantage of this new parameter.

If you have any questions or feedback about the changes to account deletion or other questions about the Content API for Shopping, please let us know on the forum.

 - Stevie Strickland, Content API for Shopping Team

AdWords API v201609 will be sunset on October 2, 2017. After this date, all v201609 API requests will begin to fail. This AdWords API version was deprecated on May 31st, 2017. If you are still using v201609, we recommend that you skip v201702 and v201705 and migrate directly to v201708. Please migrate prior to October 2, 2017 to ensure your API access is unaffected.

We've prepared various resources to help you with the migration:

• v201708 migration guide
• v201705 migration guide
• v201702 migration guide
• Release notes

As always, if you have any questions about this migration, please contact us via the forum.
- Mike Cloonan, AdWords API Team

Since the early days of the AdWords API, we've continually evolved the platform to help you more efficiently and creatively manage large or complex AdWords accounts and campaigns.

To learn more about what's working well and what could be improved, we're running our first AdWords API feedback survey. Your answers will be completely anonymous, so we hope you'll take the opportunity to let us know about any changes you'd like to see to help make managing campaigns even easier.

SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK
The survey will close on August 30, 2017, and should take about 15 minutes to complete. Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts to help us improve the AdWords API Developer experience for everyone.
- Anash P. Oommen, AdWords API Team

Today we’re pleased to announce several additions and improvements to the DFP API with the release of v201708.

CreativeService: The API now supports the skippableAdType attribute on VideoCreatives and the mezzanineFile asset on VideoRedirectCreatives.

CreativeWrapperService: The HTML header and footer fields have been renamed to htmlHeader and htmlFooter, and they are now strings instead of CreativeWrapperHtmlSnippets.

ProposalService: Proposals are now automatically synced with marketplace. Therefore, the proposal action SyncProposalsWithMarketplace has been removed (sending this action with performProposalAction is now a no-op in previous API versions).

PublisherQueryLanguageService: In v201702 the Change_History table was introduced. Now, new entities for Sales Management have been added to the EntityType column. The new entities are BASE_RATE, PREMIUM_RATE, PRODUCT, PRODUCT_PACKAGE, PRODUCT_PACKAGE_ITEM, PRODUCT_TEMPLATE, PROPOSAL, PROPOSAL_LINK, PROPOSAL_LINE_ITEM, PACKAGE, RATE_CARD, and WORKFLOW.

ReportService: DateRangeType now supports a new LAST_3_MONTHS option. Also, several deprecated reporting metrics have been removed. They can be replaced with their corresponding partner management metrics, so you will need to update any code using those fields. For more information, check out the support entry for partner management reporting metrics.

For a full list of API changes in v201708, see the release notes.

With each new release comes a new deprecation. If you're using v201611 or earlier, it's time to look into upgrading. Also, remember that v201608 will be sunset at the end of August 2017.

As always, if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us on the DFP API forums or the Ads Developer Google+ page.
 - Donovan McMurray, DFP API Team

Today we’re announcing the release of AdWords API v201708. Here are some of the highlights for key AdWords features:

• Externally attributed conversion import. Support for importing partial conversion credits has been added to ConversionTrackerService and OfflineConversionFeedService. Our updated conversion tracking guide contains step-by-step instructions to help you get started.
• Maximize conversions bid strategy. The new MAXIMIZE_CONVERSIONS bidding strategy allows you to opt in to and control settings for the Maximize conversions automated bidding strategy. Check out the updated bidding guide for more details.
• Remarketing lists. The new CombinedRuleUserList allows you to create audiences based on users who visited a combination of pages on your site.
• Responsive ads for Display. Additional attributes were added to ResponsiveDisplayAd for call to action text and ad images. Check out the updated guide for details.

If you’re using v201609 of the AdWords API, please note that it will be sunset on October 2, 2017. We encourage you to skip v201702 and v201705 and migrate straight to v201708. Please note that v201702 is deprecated and will be sunset on February 14, 2018.

As with every new version of the AdWords API, please carefully review all changes in the release notes and the v201708 migration guide. The updated client libraries and code examples will be published within the next 48 hours.

If you have any questions or need help with migration, please post on the forum or the Ads Developers Plus Page.
- Josh Radcliff on behalf of the AdWords API Team

Starting today, calls to the Accountstatuses service return not only product-level issues, but also account-level issues. This means all account-level issues present in the Diagnostics tab of the Merchant Center can now be retrieved using the Content API. Account-level issues are located in a new accountLevelIssues field, so existing code should be unaffected by this change. For more details, see the accountStatus resource representation in the reference documentation.

Note: Some account-level issues, like unclaimed websites, were already returned as product-level issues. Currently, these issues still show up at the product level as well as at the account level, but this may change in the future.

If you have any questions or feedback about the changes to issue reporting or other questions about the Content API for Shopping, please let us know on the forum.
 - Stevie Strickland, Content API for Shopping Team