Other Methods

AI-generated Key Takeaways

• While Mutate, Search, and SearchStream are commonly used, the Google Ads API offers a wide range of methods for specific tasks, all documented in the REST reference documentation.

• All Google Ads API service endpoints, including REST and gRPC, are defined in .proto files using the proto3 Interface Definition Language.

• The google.api.http annotation within these .proto files details how each method maps to HTTP for RESTful interactions, including examples like ListAccessibleCustomers and CreateCustomerClient.

While Mutate, Search, and SearchStream are the most common methods in the Google Ads API, there are many others for specific purposes. All services and their APIs are documented in the reference documentation.

Protocol buffer RPC to REST mappings

All the service endpoints (whether using REST and gRPC) are ultimately defined in the .proto files of the services package using the proto3 Interface Definition Language.

Example: ListAccessibleCustomers

For example, the customer_service.proto file defines a ListAccessibleCustomers method, in addition to the standard Mutate . Its google.api.http annotation describes how the method maps to HTTP. It uses an HTTP GET with the custom verb listAccessibleCustomers:

rpc ListAccessibleCustomers(ListAccessibleCustomersRequest)
    returns (ListAccessibleCustomersResponse) {
  option (google.api.http) = {
    get: "/v21/customers:listAccessibleCustomers"
  };
}

This maps to the customers.listAccessibleCustomers REST method.

Example: CreateCustomerClient

Another example from customer_service.proto is the CreateCustomerClient method. Its google.api.http annotation describes an HTTP POST using the custom verb createCustomerClient:

rpc CreateCustomerClient(CreateCustomerClientRequest)
    returns (CreateCustomerClientResponse) {
  option (google.api.http) = {
    post: "/v21/customers/{customer_id=*}:createCustomerClient"
    body: "*"
  };
  option (google.api.method_signature) = "customer_id,customer_client";
}

This maps to the customers.createCustomerClient REST method.