AdWords API Video Tutorial

The AdWords API team is pleased to announce a series of videos geared towards developers who are new to the AdWords API. These tutorials, and the companion website, http://awapiday.googlepages.com/, start with an overview of AdWords and the API, and then walk users through the steps involved in creating campaigns, ad groups, ads, and keywords from their own code.

The videos are broken down into nine parts:

• A broad overview of AdWords and the AdWords API: http://youtube.com/watch?v=IvDd4CAn7s4
• An introduction to the web material that will be used in the rest of the tutorial videos: http://youtube.com/watch?v=o25rdn3tVa0
• Logging in to the AdWords API's Sandbox development environment: http://youtube.com/watch?v=6C0d3sGON40
• Capturing debugging information useful when troubleshooting AdWords API behavior: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kd50L1zK-GA
• Creating campaigns using the AdWords API: http://youtube.com/watch?v=gmsR8PR2NUQ
• Creating ad groups using the AdWords API: http://youtube.com/watch?v=t4LcZhFO4pA
• Creating ads using the AdWords API: http://youtube.com/watch?v=_NpocMjDy4Y
• Creating keyword criteria with the AdWords API: http://youtube.com/watch?v=dBubzgfv2dk
• A discussion of resources for AdWords API information beyond what's available in the video series: http://youtube.com/watch?v=HFaKnZTAozA

A master playlist with all the videos is available at http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9CA736F591727260

All the videos have corresponding high quality versions, so be sure to click on the "watch in high quality" link on the YouTube page.

We hope that these resources are useful to you. As always, please feel free to post your comments to our forum if you have any questions.

Cheers!
Jeffrey Posnick, AdWords API Team

AdWords Downtime: June 21, 10am-3pm PST

We'll be performing routine system maintenance on Saturday, June 21 from approximately 10:00am to 3:00pm PST (one hour longer than usual). You won't be able to access AdWords or the API during this time frame, but your ads will continue to run as normal.

Cheers,
-Jeffrey Posnick, AdWords API Team

AdWords API Starter Kit Now Available

Learning a new API is sometimes difficult, and writing an application can be a lengthy process. To make things easier, we've developed the AdWords API Starter Kit. This collection of high-level functions and classes speeds up application development by providing:

• A flexible and modifiable codebase that can be used as a base for a range of AdWords applications
• A functioning demo that generates and adds campaigns, ad groups, ads, and keywords based on a set of products you define

By taking advantage of the AdWords API Starter Kit framework, developers can begin using the AdWords API faster, and focus more on creating customized ways to manage AdWords campaigns.

For more information on the AdWords API Starter Kit:

• Visit the project home page
• Read the AdWords API Starter Kit README

-- David Aubespin, Customer Solutions Engineer

AdWords Downtime: June 7, 10am-2pm PST

We'll be performing routine system maintenance on Saturday, June 7 from approximately 10:00am to 2:00pm PST. You won't be able to access AdWords or the API during this time frame, but your ads will continue to run as normal.

Cheers,
-Jeffrey Posnick, AdWords API Team

Heading to the Google I/O Developer Event

Next week, on May 28th and 29th, we're headed to Google I/O. This will be Google's largest developer event of the year. There will be over 80 breakout sessions on the latest web development technologies as well as hands-on Code Labs and informal Q&A at Fireside Chats. You can see the complete session schedule on the event website. We'll be hosting a demonstration booth and answering questions about the AdWords API.

Hope to see you there!

-- Debbie Leight, Product Marketing

Integration of Code Samples into the Developer Guide

While referencing our online API documentation, you've probably found yourself switching between the developer guide and applicable code samples. We realized that it would be more helpful to you to find these materials in the same place. Therefore, today, we are happy to announce the integration of code samples directly into the developer guide. In the guide, for methods that have corresponding code samples, we've added a new "Samples" section. When you expand the plus box next to these sections, you will see:

• examples of a method's usage in multiple (programming) languages,
• syntax highlighting and line numbers,
• easy navigation, and
• a link to a full sample.

The AdWords API Developer's Guide is located at http://www.google.com/apis/adwords/developer/index.html. An example
of a method that lists a "Samples" section is at
http://www.google.com/apis/adwords/developer/AccountService.html#getAccountInfo.

Check it out and tell us what you think!

-- Stan Grinberg, Developer Programs Engineer

AdWords Downtime: May 17, 10am-2pm PST

We'll be performing routine system maintenance on Saturday, May 17 from approximately 10:00am to 2:00pm PST. You won't be able to access AdWords or the API during this time frame, but your ads will continue to run as normal.

Cheers,
-Jeffrey Posnick, AdWords API Team