Google Ads has released type 26 of the Google Ads API. This is a important publish of the Google Ads API updates including SMS messaging, local services, inn center accounts, lift measurements, EU governmental items, conversion features, and so much more.
Google wrote, "Today we are announcing the publish of v26 of the Google Ads API. To use the new capabilities, you must upgrade your client libraries and client code. We've published all updated client libraries and code examples."
The big features include:
- Streamlined EU governmental promotion declarations
- Vertical-agnostic journey bid modifiers
- Search Lift measurements
- Local Services Performance Max run creation
- Unified enhanced conversions configuration
- Shopping and Demand Gen enhancements
Here is a screenshot of the changelog alongside all the details:
Before this publish was a insignificant release, type 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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