Google Ads has fair released a insignificant update to its Google Ads API, this is type 26.1. This update touches on assets, campaigns, local services, recommendations, reporting, and targeting.
Google did not yet province this on the Google Ads developer blog but I am certain they volition citation item soon. Version 26.1 is labled a insignificant publish and the publish notes are over here.
Some of the larger changes include:
- Budget controls for prioritizing ad networks: Advertisers can now prioritize Google-owned properties, Search Partners, and the Google Display Network into two tiers, alongside optional spending caps on secondary-tier channels. New account-level defaults can use throughout run budgets.
- External promotion redemption tracking: A new PromotionAsset.external_redeem_info site lets advertisers define promotion particulars tied to an external partner's system, including the partner's promotion ID, whether codes are single-use or multi-use, and whether codes are customer-uploaded or Google-generated.
- Local Services eligibility-checking service: The new LocalServicesEligibilityService.CheckLocalServicesEligibility method checks whether an document and Google Business Profile listing meet requirements for Local Services. It can come back eligible guide types, assistance categories, job types, and endeavor callouts.
- Household earnings exclusions for Performance Max: Advertisers can now exclude family earnings ranges from Performance Max campaigns by creating a negative CampaignCriterion alongside the income_range site set.
- Expanded reporting for vertical ads: Version 26.1 adds new reporting segments for vertical ads, including listing region, person rating, venue, partner account, cost tier, charge regulation ID, charge type, and vertical.
Here is a screenshot of the changes:
Before this publish was a important release, type 26 in October, 25.2 in September, 25.1 in August, 25.0 in July, afterward 24.2 in June, afterward 24.1 in May, before that was 24 in April, afterward 23.2 in March, afterward v23.1 in February and afterward 23 at the end of January, afterward type 22 on October 15, 2025, afterward type 21 on August 6, 2025 , afterward 20 on June 5, 2025, 19.1 in April 2025, afterward 19 in February 2025, afterward version 18 in October 2024. Before that was 17.1 in August 2024 and afterward before that was version 17.0 in June 2024 and afterward before that was version 16.1 and afterward Version 16 in February 2024. Before that was type 15 rear in October 2023. Then before that was version 14.1 which was released in August. Version 13.1 preceded this new version, which was released in April 2023. Version 11.0 of the Google Ads API was released in June, and version 11.1 was in August. Also Version 10.1 was released on April 27, 2022 and version 10.0 was released on February 9, 2022. And Google has sunset the AdWords API on April 27th which volition entirely halt operating at the end of July.
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