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Upcoming changes to HTML5 template ads in AdWords API & Scripts

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Starting August 27, 2018, creating TemplateAds with IDs 419 (HTML5 Ads) may result in an error in AdWords API and Scripts. AdWords API users will see the error AdError.Reason.USER_DOES_NOT_HAVE_ACCESS_TO_TEMPLATE when creating HTML5 ads using various services.AdWords Scripts users may see an error that the ad cannot be saved when using the HTML5AdBuilder class to create a new HTML5 ad.

Existing accounts that have used or are currently using HTML5 ads will be whitelisted, and will continue to be able to upload HTML5 ads. Existing HTML5 ads will also continue to serve after this date.

If your account is new, or has never used HTML5 ads before, you may be affected by this change. We recommend one of the following options to fix this error:

You may apply for HTML5 access in your account by filling in the whitelist request form
You can use an AMPHTML instead of a regular HTML file in your HTML5 bundle. AMPHTML ads won’t trigger the above error.
You will automatically be approved for HTML5 access once you have spent more than $9000 USD on AdWords and your account is more than 90 days old

If you have questions about this change, please reach out to us on the AdWords API forum or AdWords Scripts forum.
- Anash Oommen, AdWords API Team

Google

Labels: adwords_api , adwords_scripts , html5_ads , template_ads

Support for new ad formats in AdWords Scripts

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

AdWords scripts now fully support responsive ads, image ads, HTML5 ads and multiple Gmail ad formats. See our guide on ad types and related code snippets to learn more about using these ad formats in Scripts. This update also introduces a media service which can be used to upload and query media for use in ads. See our ad media guide for a more detailed overview of media support. If you have any questions about these changes or AdWords scripts in general, you can post them on our developer forum.

- Anash P. Oommen, AdWords Scripts Team

Google

Labels: adwords_scripts , gmail_image_ads , gmail_multi_product_ads , gmail_single_promotion_ads , html5_ads , image , image_ads , media , media_bundle , responsive_ads