Loss of Google AdWords API

[Poppy]

People pursuing power often make cowardly moves. Shame on G.

[WDWC]

The answer to this is seems rather simple.

Write an automated script that monitors a folder on all your clients hard drives, have the AdWords data exported to a .csv via a chron job through your client's interface and dropped down into the folder. Proceed to upload the folder data back into clients profile entries in the database, work your magic and "BAM!" You have adwords data like before.

(This blog post is copyrighted 2012. All rights reserved.) Smile.

[Mark_Ginsberg]

Raven had the same thing happen to them - http://raventools.com/blog/update-google-adwords-availability-in-raven/ - for all of what they claim, taking away access to Adwords keyword data sucks - this is right up there with not provided, and is going to cause a major backlash in the industry

[massvector]

I'm so glad the keyword difficulty score is intact. It is easily my favorite SEO tool here. Bullet Dodged.

[The_Tela]

Hi Folks -

To give a little more clarity around the issue Google hasn't given us specific feedback on features that led to our credentials being removed. Without specific guidance, we would rather focus our efforts on getting replacement data from other sources.

Yvette Valencia - thanks for your suggestion. We are looking at solutions that would provide a work-around for power users but are still evaluating options.

[bstyle]

"Write an automated script that monitors a folder on all your clients hard drives"

A don't even think the NSA has come up with something so insidious yet so I don't think thats really going to work

Its become clear the current management in Google hates "SEO". They want everyone to pretend they don't exist and that we're all just back in '95 happily clicking cross site hyperlinks. Fact is, don't get too comfortable with a business or product based around Google SEO, they will put the brakes on once you get to a certain point.

[randfish]

We could probably do something that allows folks to upload their own AdWords data, but the issue, unfortunately, isn't related to account stuff, but to keyword research and search volume numbers (which are on-demand). For that, we'll need to find a different solution.

Way to be creative though!

[AriNahmani]

This seems to be a concerted effort on Google's part to start revoking Adwords API access to SEO specific toolsets. First Raven, now SEOMoz. This is a statement, ... a declaration of war even...not a coincidence. It will be interesting to see if tools whose userbase are more disproportionately using the API to alter campaigns (PPC users) will be left alone.

[MikeTek]

Appreciate this, Adam - it's a shame, but I don't think SEOmoz owes anybody an apology here.

Google's in the ad business, and it's probably a relatively safe bet on their part that this move won't cause them much headache or revenue. Curious as to their motivation/incentive here - the Moz community has grown quite a bit, but I can't imagine the API suck was bad enough they had to make a budget/resource call (but maybe that's as simple as it is, resources used vs revenue generated). In any case, little to do but adapt and keep moving.

These are still phenomenal tools/reports, IMO. This has little impact on their value. I just used an advanced keyword analysis report earlier today to save a ton of time on competitive research. Still one of the gems of the SEOmoz toolset.

[mypctechs]

As a paid subscriber to both SEOMoz and SEMRush, my thought is one company buys the other. I get a discount, you get some really nice Adwords Keyword data.

[jlacomba]

Thanks, I hope google change this part of your API.

[Will_Craig]

Sounds like Google just burst the ball,

I have both raven tools and seomoz sticking with them!!

[MarketMongoose]

Corporatacracy is in full swing at Google - there was a brief period of empowerment and sharing success with SEO's now they want to hide their data from one of the largest SEO communities n the world?

Boo you Google.

Replacing the data:

SEOMOZ - SEMRUSH JV for the ages

[AUZDriver]

Google's TOC state they don't allow scraping of SERPs.

Thus anyone who scrapes or uses scraped data is on their radar.

No surprise, Google isn't in business to provide SEO tools.

[n1ar]

As a subscriber to both SEOMoz and Raven, this is throwing a nasty wrench into my ability to do my job - I can't seem to push more than 100 keywords at a time through the AdWords Keyword Tool. I need to evaluate thousands of keywords at a time.

[eseyo]

With Ravens announcement today (http://raventools.com/blog/scraped-data-serp-tracker/) at least they have gone in the opposite direction to SEOMoz which means as a subscriber to both I can get Adwords info through Raven and SERP tracking through SEOMoz. Evil Google strikes again. 2012 is the year they declared war against SEOs.

[DorotheaKettler]

Is SEOmoz becoming a black hat tool?

[nweaver45420]

Both Conductor (Searchlight) and BrightEdge still claim to carry Google Monthly Search Volume. Their tools do cost a LOT more than Moz or Raven, so maybe they're just paying more for API access?

It'd be helpful to get an update from the Moz team on this, it's been ~3 years now. Thanks!