Thursday, August 8, 2024


Today we're announcing the promotion of the [Structured Data Files (SDF) QA format](https://developers.google.com/display-video/api/structured-data-file/format.md.txt#format_types) to general availability.


The SDF QA Format was [initially released in open beta on May 30, 2024](https://developers.google.com/ads/blog/posts/2024/05/launching-structured-data-files-qa.md.txt). The QA format allows you to download SDFs for [Line Item](https://developers.google.com/display-video/api/structured-data-file/v7-1/LineItemQA.md.txt) and [YouTube Ad Group](https://developers.google.com/display-video/api/structured-data-file/v7-1/AdGroupQA.md.txt) resources that use human-readable values, such as display names, in place of numeric IDs to make it easier to review resource settings in bulk. These QA format files are read-only and can't be uploaded to modify or create Display \& Video 360 resources.


The two new file types using this format are `Line Item - QA` and `YouTube Ad Group - QA` and are available in SDF v6 and later. These files can be downloaded in the [Display \& Video 360 interface](https://displayvideo.google.com/) or by [using Display \& Video 360 API v3](https://developers.google.com/display-video/api/guides/downloading-sdfs/create), by either:

- Using the `FILE_TYPE_AD_GROUP_QA` or `FILE_TYPE_LINE_ITEM_QA` `FileType` values in a `ParentEntityFilter`
- Providing relevant IDs to new `lineItemQaIds` and `adGroupQaIds` fields in an `IdFilter`

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To help you decide whether the SDF QA format is right for you and your integration, we've added information and recommendations to the existing [Bulk Tools guide](https://developers.google.com/display-video/bulk-tools/tools/sdf-qa.md.txt).


If you run into issues, please contact us using our new [Display \& Video 360 API Technical support contact form](https://developers.google.com/display-video/api/support/contact).

![Portrait of the author](https://developers.google.com/static/ads/blog/images/tm.jpg) - Trevor Mulchay, Display \& Video 360 API Team


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