Wednesday, April 24, 2024


Today, we're announcing the v16_1 release of the [Google Ads API](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api). To use some of the v16_1 features, upgrade your [client libraries](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/client-libs.md.txt) and client code. The updated client libraries and code examples will be published next week. This version has no breaking changes.


Here are the highlights:

- You can now query assets of [Demand Gen](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/demand-gen/overview.md.txt) campaigns using `ad_group_ad_asset_view` and `asset_field_type_view`.
- Added `SkAdNetworkConversionValueSchema.postback_mappings` which supports [SKAdNetwork 4.0](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/storekit/skadnetwork/skadnetwork_release_notes/skadnetwork_4_release_notes) features.
- You can now retrieve [Target ROAS](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/campaigns/bidding/strategy-types.md.txt) campaign bid simulations for [App campaigns](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/app-campaigns/overview.md.txt) using the `campaign_simulation` report.
- Added `CustomerNegativeCriterion.ip_block` which supports adding an IP as a negative criterion at the customer level.
- Added new fields to `BrandInfo` to return more information such as the text representation of a brand, the status of a brand, etc.
- Added `customer.video_brand_safety_suitability` and `BrandSafetySuitability` which support returning video brand safety suitability at the customer level.
- Added support for warnings for `CustomerSkAdNetworkConversionValueSchemaService` as `MutateCustomerSkAdNetworkConversionValueSchemaRequest.enable_warnings`. When set to `true`, any non-blocking errors pertaining to operation failures will be returned as `MutateCustomerSkAdNetworkConversionValueSchemaResponse.warning`.
- Added support for retrieving more information regarding Local Services:
  - `local_services_lead.credit_details` which returns the state of credit and the timestamp when the credit state was updated.
  - `local_services_lead_conversation.message_details.attachment_urls` which returns the URLs that can be used to download the contents of the attachment.

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**Where can I learn more?**


The following resources can help you get started:

- [Release Notes](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs/release-notes.md.txt)
- [Guides](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/docs)
- [Reference](https://developers.google.com/google-ads/api/reference/rpc)


If you have any questions or need additional help, contact us via the [forum](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/adwords-api).

![Portrait of the author](https://developers.google.com/static/ads/blog/images/photo_1.jpg) - Thanet Knack Praneenararat, on behalf of the Google Ads API Team


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