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Proof that Search Ads does not work.
My app can't get above a 7 year old abandoned app with a 3 star rating, with Search Ads targetting "Chess". My app has a closer match to the keyword "chess". I have spent $1000s but am 20th for "chess" way behind lower rated apps. I'm getting around 60% conversion and lots of impressions. Apple have told me to spend more. My app is regularly updated. The other has not been updated in 7 years. My app is surely a closer match to the keyword I am paying for? My app earned over $1M. The other app looks like it hasn't done great.
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Jun ’23
Cannot sign up for Search Ads - Error message "Please correct the errors below before you proceed."
I've been experiencing this ongoing problem since I first tried to sign up two weeks ago for Search Ads via the online form at https://app.searchads.apple.com/cm/basic/app/signup (Basic) or https://app.searchads.apple.com/cm/app/signup (Advanced). I fill out the form and hit submit and it gives me the following error message "Please correct the errors below before you proceed." There are no form errors I can identify. I've tried multiple devices and browsers but get the same message. I've reached out to Apple Support helpline and developer support email but so far no one has been able to help me. If it's a problem with the online form itself, I would think the .com team would be the best contact but no one at Apple has been able to track down any contact info. Has anyone else experienced this issue? Thanks in advance.
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Jun ’23
Even when paying for search ads the App Store still seems rigged.
Here's my app with real reviews which is running a search campaign with the keyword "chess". My app is called chess so why can't I get ahead of a 3 star app with 18 reviews. Mine has 1000s of reviews and is rated 4.5 stars. It's like there is a lead brick attached to mine and surely the whole point of search ads is to improve keyword search. I don't want to waste money on search ads if it doesn't work, but why is my app below that one anyway?
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Jun ’23
Can´t create a Apple Search ADS profile
I am trying to create a profile in apple search ads to promote my applications but when I fill in the form the error "correct the following errors before continuing" appears in red but no error in the form is highlighted in red. I've been like this for several days, I've tried from different IPS and browsers, I can't contact the Search ADS technical service because I can't create the account. Does anyone know how it can be solved?
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May ’23
Calling the Apple Search Ads API
I see that I have the correct GET request in Python. headers = { 'Authorization': f'Bearer {access_token}', 'X-AP-Context': f'orgId={orgId}', } r = requests.get('https://api.searchads.apple.com/api/v4/campaigns', headers=headers) curl_data = r.json() r The response of the above is a 200, all good. I've confirmed using acls, GET request to https://api.searchads.apple.com/api/v4/acls, that I have 'API Read Only' roleName. When I attempt to use the sample code, with a small modification for 'true' to 'True', as Python requires it capitalized. Sample code is from Apple, as Payload Example 2, on this docs page. Here is the code explicitly, using same headers as above: # Payload Example 2: Get Campaign-Level Reports data = \ { "startTime": "2021-11-08", "endTime": "2021-11-09", "selector": { "orderBy": [{ "field": "billingEvent", "sortOrder": "DESCENDING" }], "conditions": [{ "field": "billingEvent", "operator": "IN", "values": [ "IMPRESSIONS", "TAPS" ] }], "pagination": { "offset": 0, "limit": 34 } }, "timeZone": "UTC", "returnRecordsWithNoMetrics": False, "returnRowTotals": True, "returnGrandTotals": True } # making call url = 'https://api.searchads.apple.com/api/v4/campaigns' r = requests.post(url=url, data=data, headers=headers) r Here I get a 415 response. What is my error? Thanks in advance for any help. Yours, Michael
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Apr ’23
Apple Search Ads and App Store Connect
Hello there, I am running an Apple Search Ads campaign and am wondering whether these anorganic downloads generated from this campaign are included on App Store Connect. You have two different places in App Store Connect where you can find Download / App Unit informations: Analytics and Trends. Question: Are Search Ads campaign downloads included in these two spots, or just in one of them or in none of them? Thanks a lot for your help!
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Apr ’23
Discrepancy between ad-level report data and customer provided data
Hi everyone! Our customer reported us about discrepancy between data from API and Apple search platform data. Here is csv file with platform data We make the following requests: POST https://api.searchads.apple.com/api/v4/reports/campaigns/909902546/ads with the following body: {"startTime":"2021-10-01","endTime":"2022-01-31","selector":{"orderBy":[{"field":"adGroupId","sortOrder":"ASCENDING"}],"pagination":{"offset":0,"limit":1000}},"timeZone":"UTC","returnRowTotals":true,"returnRecordsWithNoMetrics":false} However we get empty result. If we change parameter value "returnRecordsWithNoMetrics" to true, we will get zero values but platform shows another values . How could we fix this discrepancy?
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Apr ’23
Apple Search Ads API support for 'basic' version
Hi, I was looking through the APIs, specifically for Apple Search Ads and saw that there seems to be an API available for this but I can't work out if you can get data from Search Ads Basic or if it's just for Search Ads Advanced. Does anyone know if this API exposes data from the basic version of ASA or is it just for data held within the advanced version? Documentation: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple_search_ads Thanks
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Mar ’23
Tracking in app actions in Apple Search Ads
We have are working with a client that is interested if there is a possibility to track in app actions in apple search ads. We obviously get installs as default. But is there a way to track in app events(like sign up etc.) and send them back to apple search ads? I have seen some articles indicating that this is possible if you use the search ads attribution API. Anyone who has any experience on this topic? ad Thanks in advance!
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Mar ’23
Help "App not eligible for Search Ads"
Hi,I have been running an app campain with search ads for 2 weeks now. Now things turned to be interesting. However today I realized that apple made my app "... not eligible for Search Ads". What the **** is this ? Does anybody here have experience with that ? How cope with it and what to do to get back into business ?Any comments are highly appreciated.ThanksChrisp.s. Yes, I have read the compliance rules for search ads and I do not violate them !
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Mar ’23
How to delete campaign group?
I have created a campaign group and then realized that was not what I meant — I was hoping I could add existing campaigns to a group and use this group to view only those campaigns in my dashboard. How do I go about deleting this empty campaign group and is there a way to achieve what I'd intended? TIA.
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Mar ’23
Search Adds Basic - Campaign of promoted subscriptions and non-consumer in-App purchases ?
Hello, I have a free app with monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscription as well as with a Lifetime one-time purchase (non-consumable). These subscriptions are promoted on the App-Store. I understand that Search Ads Basic is currently more useful for paid Apps as we only pay for app downloads. The app revenue sells offset the campaign prices. Search Ads Basic is too expensive for my free app as the percentage of users purchasing in-app purchases is too low compared to app downloads. Search Ads Advanced is also too expensive for my app as pricing campaign is based on cost-per-tap. So I would like to know if there is a way to manage Search Ads Basic campaigns also for promoted in-app subscriptions and/or for non-consumable in-app purchases. Like for paid apps, the idea is to offset the campaign prices with in-app purchase sells. Many thanks for your help Have a good day
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Mar ’23
My app being impersonated
Hey guys, I created an app called “PicSolve”. A company pretty much cloned my app, the UI, color scheme, descriptions, marketing content, and called their app “Pic Answer”. They advertise on the keyword “PicSolve” so their app shows first on search results over mine. Does this go against apple guidelines, is there anything I can do? It’s a clear attempt at impersonation. thanks in advance
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Mar ’23
503 Service Unavailable when calling Apple Search Ads API
hi, since yesterday I'm getting 503 error in my process. I'm using API v3: https://api.searchads.apple.com/api/v3/search/apps?returnOwnedApps=true but my cert are not expired yet. Could you please confirm it is still ok to use API v3. API v4 is also based on domain api.searchads.apple.com and on a site which I use to check if url is up or not: https://www.isitdownrightnow.com/ I'm getting response that service is unavailable so even API v4 is affected? Does anyone else is also having problems to connect to API v3 or API v4?
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Feb ’23
How to differentiate apple search ads installs from organic installs in Analytics?
Hi, I have been running Apple search ads, and I noticed that Apple analytics is not differentiating Search ad installs from organic installs. Can we do this?
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Jun ’23
Proof that Search Ads does not work.
My app can't get above a 7 year old abandoned app with a 3 star rating, with Search Ads targetting "Chess". My app has a closer match to the keyword "chess". I have spent $1000s but am 20th for "chess" way behind lower rated apps. I'm getting around 60% conversion and lots of impressions. Apple have told me to spend more. My app is regularly updated. The other has not been updated in 7 years. My app is surely a closer match to the keyword I am paying for? My app earned over $1M. The other app looks like it hasn't done great.
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Jun ’23
Cannot sign up for Search Ads - Error message "Please correct the errors below before you proceed."
I've been experiencing this ongoing problem since I first tried to sign up two weeks ago for Search Ads via the online form at https://app.searchads.apple.com/cm/basic/app/signup (Basic) or https://app.searchads.apple.com/cm/app/signup (Advanced). I fill out the form and hit submit and it gives me the following error message "Please correct the errors below before you proceed." There are no form errors I can identify. I've tried multiple devices and browsers but get the same message. I've reached out to Apple Support helpline and developer support email but so far no one has been able to help me. If it's a problem with the online form itself, I would think the .com team would be the best contact but no one at Apple has been able to track down any contact info. Has anyone else experienced this issue? Thanks in advance.
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Jun ’23
Even when paying for search ads the App Store still seems rigged.
Here's my app with real reviews which is running a search campaign with the keyword "chess". My app is called chess so why can't I get ahead of a 3 star app with 18 reviews. Mine has 1000s of reviews and is rated 4.5 stars. It's like there is a lead brick attached to mine and surely the whole point of search ads is to improve keyword search. I don't want to waste money on search ads if it doesn't work, but why is my app below that one anyway?
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Jun ’23
Can´t create a Apple Search ADS profile
I am trying to create a profile in apple search ads to promote my applications but when I fill in the form the error "correct the following errors before continuing" appears in red but no error in the form is highlighted in red. I've been like this for several days, I've tried from different IPS and browsers, I can't contact the Search ADS technical service because I can't create the account. Does anyone know how it can be solved?
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May ’23
Custom product page incompatible
I am trying to create ad for "Today Tab". My custom product page is approved. However, when I select it for search ads, inside a Today tab campaign, the ad doesn't run. Instead this message is shown: "Custom product page incompatible" Any hint on how to resolve this?
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May ’23
Calling the Apple Search Ads API
I see that I have the correct GET request in Python. headers = { 'Authorization': f'Bearer {access_token}', 'X-AP-Context': f'orgId={orgId}', } r = requests.get('https://api.searchads.apple.com/api/v4/campaigns', headers=headers) curl_data = r.json() r The response of the above is a 200, all good. I've confirmed using acls, GET request to https://api.searchads.apple.com/api/v4/acls, that I have 'API Read Only' roleName. When I attempt to use the sample code, with a small modification for 'true' to 'True', as Python requires it capitalized. Sample code is from Apple, as Payload Example 2, on this docs page. Here is the code explicitly, using same headers as above: # Payload Example 2: Get Campaign-Level Reports data = \ { "startTime": "2021-11-08", "endTime": "2021-11-09", "selector": { "orderBy": [{ "field": "billingEvent", "sortOrder": "DESCENDING" }], "conditions": [{ "field": "billingEvent", "operator": "IN", "values": [ "IMPRESSIONS", "TAPS" ] }], "pagination": { "offset": 0, "limit": 34 } }, "timeZone": "UTC", "returnRecordsWithNoMetrics": False, "returnRowTotals": True, "returnGrandTotals": True } # making call url = 'https://api.searchads.apple.com/api/v4/campaigns' r = requests.post(url=url, data=data, headers=headers) r Here I get a 415 response. What is my error? Thanks in advance for any help. Yours, Michael
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Apr ’23
api-adservice api server is down
Hello, I found the delay or refused result for api-adservice.apple.com server end-point. Is there any problem on that api service???
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Apr ’23
Apple Search Ads and App Store Connect
Hello there, I am running an Apple Search Ads campaign and am wondering whether these anorganic downloads generated from this campaign are included on App Store Connect. You have two different places in App Store Connect where you can find Download / App Unit informations: Analytics and Trends. Question: Are Search Ads campaign downloads included in these two spots, or just in one of them or in none of them? Thanks a lot for your help!
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Apr ’23
Discrepancy between ad-level report data and customer provided data
Hi everyone! Our customer reported us about discrepancy between data from API and Apple search platform data. Here is csv file with platform data We make the following requests: POST https://api.searchads.apple.com/api/v4/reports/campaigns/909902546/ads with the following body: {"startTime":"2021-10-01","endTime":"2022-01-31","selector":{"orderBy":[{"field":"adGroupId","sortOrder":"ASCENDING"}],"pagination":{"offset":0,"limit":1000}},"timeZone":"UTC","returnRowTotals":true,"returnRecordsWithNoMetrics":false} However we get empty result. If we change parameter value "returnRecordsWithNoMetrics" to true, we will get zero values but platform shows another values . How could we fix this discrepancy?
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Apr ’23
Apple Search Ads API support for 'basic' version
Hi, I was looking through the APIs, specifically for Apple Search Ads and saw that there seems to be an API available for this but I can't work out if you can get data from Search Ads Basic or if it's just for Search Ads Advanced. Does anyone know if this API exposes data from the basic version of ASA or is it just for data held within the advanced version? Documentation: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/apple_search_ads Thanks
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Mar ’23
Tracking in app actions in Apple Search Ads
We have are working with a client that is interested if there is a possibility to track in app actions in apple search ads. We obviously get installs as default. But is there a way to track in app events(like sign up etc.) and send them back to apple search ads? I have seen some articles indicating that this is possible if you use the search ads attribution API. Anyone who has any experience on this topic? ad Thanks in advance!
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Mar ’23
Help "App not eligible for Search Ads"
Hi,I have been running an app campain with search ads for 2 weeks now. Now things turned to be interesting. However today I realized that apple made my app "... not eligible for Search Ads". What the **** is this ? Does anybody here have experience with that ? How cope with it and what to do to get back into business ?Any comments are highly appreciated.ThanksChrisp.s. Yes, I have read the compliance rules for search ads and I do not violate them !
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Mar ’23
How to delete campaign group?
I have created a campaign group and then realized that was not what I meant — I was hoping I could add existing campaigns to a group and use this group to view only those campaigns in my dashboard. How do I go about deleting this empty campaign group and is there a way to achieve what I'd intended? TIA.
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Mar ’23
Search Adds Basic - Campaign of promoted subscriptions and non-consumer in-App purchases ?
Hello, I have a free app with monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscription as well as with a Lifetime one-time purchase (non-consumable). These subscriptions are promoted on the App-Store. I understand that Search Ads Basic is currently more useful for paid Apps as we only pay for app downloads. The app revenue sells offset the campaign prices. Search Ads Basic is too expensive for my free app as the percentage of users purchasing in-app purchases is too low compared to app downloads. Search Ads Advanced is also too expensive for my app as pricing campaign is based on cost-per-tap. So I would like to know if there is a way to manage Search Ads Basic campaigns also for promoted in-app subscriptions and/or for non-consumable in-app purchases. Like for paid apps, the idea is to offset the campaign prices with in-app purchase sells. Many thanks for your help Have a good day
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Mar ’23
Сan i add ads to my app?
Is it possible to add ads to already published applications and how to do it?
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Mar ’23
Custom Product Page for Today Tab Campaign
I have no idea what's wrong with our custom product page. We followed what were written on the guidelines and got approved already. However, there are no custom product page available when we tried to create the campaign. Any tips or recommendation?
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Mar ’23
My app being impersonated
Hey guys, I created an app called “PicSolve”. A company pretty much cloned my app, the UI, color scheme, descriptions, marketing content, and called their app “Pic Answer”. They advertise on the keyword “PicSolve” so their app shows first on search results over mine. Does this go against apple guidelines, is there anything I can do? It’s a clear attempt at impersonation. thanks in advance
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Mar ’23
Can we stop Apple iAd/AdServices calling SKAN register/update interfaces?
We noticed that when we call Apple iAd/AdServices for ASA attribution, they called SKAN register/update interfaces without our permission, is that true? Could we avoid Apple iAd/AdServices interfaces calling SKAN register/update interfaces? Thanks a lot if anyone could help to answer this question.
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Feb ’23
503 Service Unavailable when calling Apple Search Ads API
hi, since yesterday I'm getting 503 error in my process. I'm using API v3: https://api.searchads.apple.com/api/v3/search/apps?returnOwnedApps=true but my cert are not expired yet. Could you please confirm it is still ok to use API v3. API v4 is also based on domain api.searchads.apple.com and on a site which I use to check if url is up or not: https://www.isitdownrightnow.com/ I'm getting response that service is unavailable so even API v4 is affected? Does anyone else is also having problems to connect to API v3 or API v4?
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Feb ’23