There are a wide variety of resources available for those learning about the AdWords API, but since they’re spread out across multiple sites it’s not always easy to find the information you’re looking for. While we acknowledge the need for these multiple sources, we knew we could do more to bring together our content from Blogger, YouTube, Google Code, and Twitter. We saw the official reference documentation as a good home for the information, and so we’ve added a new sidebar to the service-level pages that displays related material.

The code examples are pulled from our client libraries, and they provide concrete examples of the services in action. The blog posts are pulled from this blog, and contain deep dives into the services, explaining the behaviors and use cases they are suited for. The videos are pulled from our YouTube playlist, and feature recordings from our developer workshops across the world. The tweets are pulled from our @adwordsapi account, and often contain short tips on how to use the services more efficiently.

The sidebar uses the Google Feeds API to pull data from our multiple repositories, meaning that new content will be automatically displayed as soon as it becomes available. We hope that this sidebar leads to more efficient and effective development against the AdWords API, and if you have feedback or further ideas please reach out to us on the forum.

- Eric Koleda, AdWords API Team

We’ve been hard at work updating the existing documentation and adding new resources. Here are some of the recent changes:

• The overview and sandbox documentation have been updated to reflect changes in the newer versions of the AdWords API.
• The geotargeting codes section have been updated to include the latest information. Province and city codes are now available for all supported countries.
• New code lists for mobile carriers and mobile platforms have been added.
• A listing of the available report fields for each type report have been added. This can act as a supplement to the information provided by the ReportDefinitionService.getReportFields() method.
• The forum has been directly integrated into the documentation for easy access to the knowledge of the AdWords API community.
  
  
  

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All of the code lists are available in CSV format to make it easier to integrate into your applications.

We’re always looking for new ways to improve our documentation, so if you have any ideas, let us know on the forum.

Best,
- Eric Koleda, AdWords API Team

When we first announced non-English translations of our AdWords API Developer's Guide, we provided Japanese and Chinese versions of the v12 documentation. Our team has been hard at work since then, and we're happy to announce that the existing Chinese and Japanese translations have been updated to cover v13 of the AdWords API. In addition, a Korean translation of the v13 documentation is now available.

Update: Developers who speak Spanish and Portuguese will be happy to know that we've released the v13 documentation in their languages as well.

We'll continue to release translations for additional languages in the future, so stay tuned for more updates!

--The AdWords API Team