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After you've set everything up, make sure you can successfully send a sample
request to the Search Ads 360 API. The following code sample demonstrates how to
send an asynchronous request
for the list of campaigns under your advertiser. If the request
is successful, you'll get a response from the Search Ads 360 API saying that the report is created
but not ready (this is because asynchronous requests require additional requests to
actually download a report).
You'll need to specify your own OAuth 2.0 access token and your own agency ID in
the request. To find your agency ID:
- Visit the Search Ads 360 UI.
- Your agency and advertiser IDs are displayed in the URL, just after the
ay=
and av=
prefix. For example:
https://searchads.google.com/ds/cm/cm/cm/cm#campaigns.ay=123456789012345678;av=123456789012345678;
JSON
POST https://www.googleapis.com/doubleclicksearch/v2/reports
Authorization: Bearer your OAuth 2.0 access token
Content-type: application/json
{
"reportScope": {
"agencyId": "your agency ID",
"advertiserId": "your advertiser ID"
},
"reportType": "campaign",
"columns": [
{ "columnName": "campaignId" },
{ "columnName": "campaign" }
],
"downloadFormat": "csv",
"maxRowsPerFile": 6000000,
"statisticsCurrency": "agency"
}
Use the Search Ads 360 utility script to send this request
To send a raw JSON POST request, you can use the sa360Api.py
script as follows:
- Copy the example JSON object (everything between and including the two
curly brackets) into a new text file named
request.txt
.
- Change the agency ID that's in the JSON code to your own agency ID.
- Remove any comments, such as
// The date column segments the report by individual days.
- Assemble your OAuth 2.0 credentials into a single, comma-delimited string as
follows:
client-ID,client-secret,refresh-token
(This is the same string that sa360Api.py
outputs when you run sa360Api.py
--login
as described in Set Up
Authorization.)
- Invoke
sa360Api.py
as follows:
sa360Api.py --cred
CREDENTIALS --server API-method --post < request.txt
In the command above, substitute the string you assembled in the previous step for CREDENTIALS
.
Substitute the name of the POST method in the box below for API-method
.
For example:
sa360Api.py --cred
123456789123.apps.googleusercontent.com,ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR_abcdef,1/HIJklM01OPQR23NOP456rst890uvw
--server https://www.googleapis.com/doubleclicksearch/v2/reports/generate --post < request.txt
Java
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.json.GoogleJsonError.ErrorInfo;
import com.google.api.client.googleapis.json.GoogleJsonResponseException;
import com.google.api.services.doubleclicksearch.Doubleclicksearch;
import com.google.api.services.doubleclicksearch.model.ReportApiColumnSpec;
import com.google.api.services.doubleclicksearch.model.ReportRequest;
import com.google.api.services.doubleclicksearch.model.ReportRequest.ReportScope;
import com.google.api.services.doubleclicksearch.model.ReportRequest.TimeRange;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Arrays;
/**
* Creates a campaign report request, submits the report, and returns the report ID.
*/
private static String createReport(Doubleclicksearch service) throws IOException {
try {
return service.reports().request(createSampleRequest()).execute().getId();
} catch (GoogleJsonResponseException e) {
System.err.println("Report request was rejected.");
for (ErrorInfo error : e.getDetails().getErrors()) {
System.err.println(error.getMessage());
}
System.exit(e.getStatusCode());
return null; // Unreachable code.
}
}
/**
* Returns a simple static request that lists the ID and name of all
* campaigns under agency 20100000000000895 and advertiser 21700000000011523.
* Substitute your own agency ID and advertiser IDs for the IDs in this sample.
*/
private static ReportRequest createSampleRequest() {
return new ReportRequest()
.setReportScope(new ReportScope()
.setAgencyId(20100000000000895L) // Replace with your ID
.setAdvertiserId(21700000000011523L)) // Replace with your ID
.setReportType("campaign")
.setColumns(Arrays.asList(
new ReportApiColumnSpec[] {
new ReportApiColumnSpec().setColumnName("campaignId"),
new ReportApiColumnSpec().setColumnName("campaign")
}))
.setTimeRange(new TimeRange()
.setStartDate("2014-05-01")
.setEndDate("2014-05-01"))
.setDownloadFormat("csv")
.setStatisticsCurrency("usd")
.setMaxRowsPerFile(5000000);
}
.NET
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Threading;
using Google.Apis.Auth.OAuth2;
using Google.Apis.Auth.OAuth2.Flows;
using api = Google.Apis.Doubleclicksearch.v2;
/// <summary>
/// Creates a campaign report request, submits the report, and returns the report ID.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="service">Search Ads API service.</param>
private static string CreateReport(api.DoubleclicksearchService service)
{
var req = service.Reports.Request(CreateSampleRequest());
var report = req.Execute();
Console.WriteLine("Created report: ID={0}", report.Id);
return report.Id;
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns a simple static request that lists the ID and name of all
/// campaigns under agency 20100000000000895 and advertiser 21700000000011523.
/// Substitute your own agency ID and advertiser IDs for the IDs in this sample.
/// </summary>
private static api.Data.ReportRequest CreateSampleRequest()
{
return new api.Data.ReportRequest
{
ReportScope = new api.Data.ReportRequest.ReportScopeData
{
AgencyId = 20100000000000895,
AdvertiserId = 21700000000011523,
},
ReportType = "campaign",
Columns = new List<api.Data.ReportRequest.ColumnsData>
{
new api.Data.ReportRequest.ColumnsData
{
ColumnName = "campaignId",
},
new api.Data.ReportRequest.ColumnsData
{
ColumnName = "campaign",
},
},
TimeRange = new api.Data.ReportRequest.TimeRangeData
{
StartDate = "2014-01-01",
EndDate = "2014-01-31",
},
DownloadFormat = "csv",
StatisticsCurrency = "usd",
MaxRowsPerFile = 5000000,
};
}
Python
def generate_report(service):
"""Generate and print sample report.
Args:
service: An authorized Doubleclicksearch service. See Set Up Your Application.
"""
request = service.reports().request(
body =
{
"reportScope": {
"agencyId": "your agency ID",
"advertiserId": "your advertiser ID"
},
"reportType": "campaign",
"columns": [
{ "columnName": "campaignId" },
{ "columnName": "campaign" }
],
"downloadFormat": "csv",
"maxRowsPerFile": 6000000,
"statisticsCurrency": "agency"
}
)
pprint.pprint(request.execute())
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Last updated 2025-08-28 UTC.
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This involves using an OAuth 2.0 access token and agency ID. The request, illustrated in JSON, Java, .NET, and Python, defines the report scope, type (campaign), columns (campaignId, campaign), format (csv), and other parameters. It uses either the Search Ads 360 utility script or direct `POST` method. Successful requests return a report creation confirmation, with further requests needed to access the full report.\n"],null,["# Send a Sample Request\n\nAfter you've set everything up, make sure you can successfully send a sample\nrequest to the Search Ads 360 API. The following code sample demonstrates how to\nsend an [asynchronous request](/search-ads/v2/how-tos/reporting/asynchronous-requests)\nfor the list of campaigns under your advertiser. If the request\nis successful, you'll get a response from the Search Ads 360 API saying that the report is created\nbut not ready (this is because asynchronous requests require additional requests to\nactually download a report).\n\n\nYou'll need to specify your own OAuth 2.0 access token and your own agency ID in\nthe request. To find your agency ID:\n\n1. Visit the [Search Ads 360 UI](http://searchads.google.com/ds/cm/cm/).\n2. Your agency and advertiser IDs are displayed in the URL, just after the `ay=` and `av=` prefix. For example: \n `https://searchads.google.com/ds/cm/cm/cm/cm#campaigns.ay=`**123456789012345678** `;av=`**123456789012345678**`;`\n\n### JSON\n\n```gdscript\nPOST https://www.googleapis.com/doubleclicksearch/v2/reports\nAuthorization: Bearer your OAuth 2.0 access token\nContent-type: application/json\n\n{\n \"reportScope\": {\n \"agencyId\": \"your agency ID\",\n \"advertiserId\": \"your advertiser ID\"\n },\n \"reportType\": \"campaign\",\n \"columns\": [\n { \"columnName\": \"campaignId\" },\n { \"columnName\": \"campaign\" }\n ],\n \"downloadFormat\": \"csv\",\n \"maxRowsPerFile\": 6000000,\n \"statisticsCurrency\": \"agency\"\n}\n```\n\n#### Use the Search Ads 360 utility script to send this request\n\n\nTo send a raw JSON POST request, you can use the [sa360Api.py\nscript](/search-ads/v2/prereqs#ds3py) as follows:\n\n1. Copy the example JSON object (everything between and including the two curly brackets) into a new text file named `request.txt`.\n2. Change the agency ID that's in the JSON code to your own agency ID.\n3. Remove any comments, such as `// The date column segments the report by individual days.`\n4. Assemble your OAuth 2.0 credentials into a single, comma-delimited string as follows: \n `client-ID,client-secret,refresh-token` \n (This is the same string that `sa360Api.py` outputs when you run `sa360Api.py\n --login` as described in [Set Up\n Authorization](/search-ads/v2/authorizing).)\n5. Invoke `sa360Api.py` as follows: \n `sa360Api.py --cred\n `*CREDENTIALS*` --server `*API-method*` --post \u003c request.txt\n ` \n In the command above, substitute the string you assembled in the previous step for *CREDENTIALS*. \n Substitute the name of the POST method in the box below for *API-method*.\n\n\n For example: \n `sa360Api.py --cred\n 123456789123.apps.googleusercontent.com,ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR_abcdef,1/HIJklM01OPQR23NOP456rst890uvw\n --server https://www.googleapis.com/doubleclicksearch/v2/reports/generate --post \u003c request.txt`\n\n### Java\n\n```python\nimport com.google.api.client.googleapis.json.GoogleJsonError.ErrorInfo;\nimport com.google.api.client.googleapis.json.GoogleJsonResponseException;\nimport com.google.api.services.doubleclicksearch.Doubleclicksearch;\nimport com.google.api.services.doubleclicksearch.model.ReportApiColumnSpec;\nimport com.google.api.services.doubleclicksearch.model.ReportRequest;\nimport com.google.api.services.doubleclicksearch.model.ReportRequest.ReportScope;\nimport com.google.api.services.doubleclicksearch.model.ReportRequest.TimeRange;\n\nimport java.io.IOException;\nimport java.util.Arrays;\n\n /**\n * Creates a campaign report request, submits the report, and returns the report ID.\n */\n private static String createReport(Doubleclicksearch service) throws IOException {\n try {\n return service.reports().request(createSampleRequest()).execute().getId();\n } catch (GoogleJsonResponseException e) {\n System.err.println(\"Report request was rejected.\");\n for (ErrorInfo error : e.getDetails().getErrors()) {\n System.err.println(error.getMessage());\n }\n System.exit(e.getStatusCode());\n return null; // Unreachable code.\n }\n }\n\n /**\n * Returns a simple static request that lists the ID and name of all\n * campaigns under agency 20100000000000895 and advertiser 21700000000011523.\n * Substitute your own agency ID and advertiser IDs for the IDs in this sample.\n */\n private static ReportRequest createSampleRequest() {\n return new ReportRequest()\n .setReportScope(new ReportScope()\n .setAgencyId(20100000000000895L) // Replace with your ID\n .setAdvertiserId(21700000000011523L)) // Replace with your ID\n .setReportType(\"campaign\")\n .setColumns(Arrays.asList(\n new ReportApiColumnSpec[] {\n new ReportApiColumnSpec().setColumnName(\"campaignId\"),\n new ReportApiColumnSpec().setColumnName(\"campaign\")\n }))\n .setTimeRange(new TimeRange()\n .setStartDate(\"2014-05-01\")\n .setEndDate(\"2014-05-01\"))\n .setDownloadFormat(\"csv\")\n .setStatisticsCurrency(\"usd\")\n .setMaxRowsPerFile(5000000);\n }\n```\n\n### .NET\n\n```gdscript\nusing System;\nusing System.Collections.Generic;\nusing System.IO;\nusing System.Threading;\n\nusing Google.Apis.Auth.OAuth2;\nusing Google.Apis.Auth.OAuth2.Flows;\nusing api = Google.Apis.Doubleclicksearch.v2;\n\n/// \u003csummary\u003e\n/// Creates a campaign report request, submits the report, and returns the report ID.\n/// \u003c/summary\u003e\n/// \u003cparam name=\"service\"\u003eSearch Ads API service.\u003c/param\u003e\nprivate static string CreateReport(api.DoubleclicksearchService service)\n{\n var req = service.Reports.Request(CreateSampleRequest());\n var report = req.Execute();\n Console.WriteLine(\"Created report: ID={0}\", report.Id);\n return report.Id;\n}\n\n/// \u003csummary\u003e\n/// Returns a simple static request that lists the ID and name of all\n/// campaigns under agency 20100000000000895 and advertiser 21700000000011523.\n/// Substitute your own agency ID and advertiser IDs for the IDs in this sample.\n/// \u003c/summary\u003e\nprivate static api.Data.ReportRequest CreateSampleRequest()\n{\n return new api.Data.ReportRequest\n {\n ReportScope = new api.Data.ReportRequest.ReportScopeData\n {\n AgencyId = 20100000000000895,\n AdvertiserId = 21700000000011523,\n },\n ReportType = \"campaign\",\n Columns = new List\u003capi.Data.ReportRequest.ColumnsData\u003e\n {\n new api.Data.ReportRequest.ColumnsData\n {\n ColumnName = \"campaignId\",\n },\n new api.Data.ReportRequest.ColumnsData\n {\n ColumnName = \"campaign\",\n },\n },\n TimeRange = new api.Data.ReportRequest.TimeRangeData\n {\n StartDate = \"2014-01-01\",\n EndDate = \"2014-01-31\",\n },\n DownloadFormat = \"csv\",\n StatisticsCurrency = \"usd\",\n MaxRowsPerFile = 5000000,\n };\n}\n```\n\n### Python\n\n```gdscript\ndef generate_report(service):\n \"\"\"Generate and print sample report.\n\n Args:\n service: An authorized Doubleclicksearch service. See /search-ads/v2/configure.\n \"\"\"\n request = service.reports().request(\n body =\n {\n \"reportScope\": {\n \"agencyId\": \"your agency ID\",\n \"advertiserId\": \"your advertiser ID\"\n },\n \"reportType\": \"campaign\",\n \"columns\": [\n { \"columnName\": \"campaignId\" },\n { \"columnName\": \"campaign\" }\n ],\n \"downloadFormat\": \"csv\",\n \"maxRowsPerFile\": 6000000,\n \"statisticsCurrency\": \"agency\"\n }\n )\n\n pprint.pprint(request.execute())\n```"]]