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AdWords and DoubleClick Ad Exchange SOAP API users – Only two months left to migrate from ClientLogin to OAuth 2.0!

ClientLogin authentication support for the AdWords API and the DoubleClick Ad Exchange SOAP API will sunset along with v201309 on July 21st, 2014. You only have two months left to migrate - don’t wait until the last minute!

We have plenty of resources to help you migrate. It might take longer than expected to migrate to OAuth2, especially if you don't already use a single top-level MCC to manage your AdWords accounts or if you are a DoubleClick Ad Exchange customer.

Start your migration as soon as possible and reach out to us early on the AdWords API Forum or the DoubleClick Ad Exchange API Forum with any questions.

- Ray Tsang, AdWords API Team

AdWords API users – don’t wait to migrate from ClientLogin to OAuth 2.0!

ClientLogin authentication support for the AdWords API will sunset along with v201309 on July 21st, 2014. But it doesn’t mean you should wait till the last minute to migrate!

We have plenty of resources to help you migrate. It might take longer than expected to migrate to OAuth2, especially if you don't already use a single top-level MCC to manage your AdWords accounts.

Start your migration as soon as possible and reach out to us early on the AdWords API Forum with any questions.

- Ray Tsang, AdWords API Team

Reminder: AdWords API v201306 and Ad Exchange Buyer SOAP API v201306 to be sunset on March 31

As we have previously announced, if you're using the AdWords API or Ad Exchange Buyer SOAP API v201306, please note that support for this version will end on March 31st, 2014. If you are still using v201306 after that date, all requests will fail and your application will cease working until you migrate to a supported version. You can reference either the v201309 or v201402 migration guides for help upgrading to one of these versions.

In addition, remember that ClientLogin support is deprecated and you will have to migrate to OAuth 2.0 in order to authenticate starting in version v201402. It may be best to get this out of the way now, because with the sunset of v201309 on July 21st, 2014, all support for ClientLogin will go away and OAuth 2.0 will be required to access the API. Please reference our OAuth 2.0 migration guide for help with this process.

If you have any questions about this upcoming change or anything else related to the AdWords API, please contact us on the forum or via our Google+ page.

- Michael Cloonan, AdWords API Team

Changes to GCLID field length in AdWords API

In AdWords API v201309 we released a new Google Click ID field (GCLID) in the Click Performance report. Originally, this field value was limited to 26 characters. We will be extending the maximum length of this field in order to support improvements to our advertising system. Starting March 31st 2014, the value of GCLID can be up to 100 characters long.

Since this value is used in many client systems, we’re giving you advance warning of this change. Make sure your log, storage and redirecting systems can handle the extended size of the GCLID value.

Note: as a result of this change, the Click Performance report will only be available for dates up to 90 days before the time of a request. If you need the older click data, download and store these details before March 31st, 2014.

If you have any questions about the change, reach out to us on the forum or via the Google+ page.

- Danial Klimkin, AdWords API Team