Ads that show up in the Google Ads frontend with ad type "Demand Gen
video ad (legacy)" are not supported by the Google Ads API and won't be returned byGoogleAdsService.SearchStream.
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Use these queries with\n[`GoogleAdsService.SearchStream`](/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/v21/GoogleAdsService/SearchStream)\nto retrieve them. \n\n SELECT\n ad_group_ad.ad.id,\n ad_group_ad.ad.type,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_multi_asset_ad.marketing_images,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_multi_asset_ad.square_marketing_images,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_multi_asset_ad.portrait_marketing_images,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_multi_asset_ad.logo_images,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_multi_asset_ad.headlines,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_multi_asset_ad.descriptions,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_multi_asset_ad.business_name,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_multi_asset_ad.call_to_action_text,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_multi_asset_ad.lead_form_only\n FROM ad_group_ad\n WHERE ad_group_ad.ad.type = DEMAND_GEN_MULTI_ASSET_AD\n\n SELECT\n ad_group_ad.ad.id,\n ad_group_ad.ad.type,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_carousel_ad.business_name,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_carousel_ad.logo_image,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_carousel_ad.headline,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_carousel_ad.description,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_carousel_ad.call_to_action_text,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_carousel_ad.carousel_cards\n FROM ad_group_ad\n WHERE ad_group_ad.ad.type = DEMAND_GEN_CAROUSEL_AD\n\n SELECT\n ad_group_ad.ad.id,\n ad_group_ad.ad.type,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_video_responsive_ad.breadcrumb1,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_video_responsive_ad.breadcrumb2,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_video_responsive_ad.business_name,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_video_responsive_ad.call_to_actions,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_video_responsive_ad.descriptions,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_video_responsive_ad.headlines,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_video_responsive_ad.logo_images,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_video_responsive_ad.long_headlines,\n ad_group_ad.ad.demand_gen_video_responsive_ad.videos\n FROM ad_group_ad\n WHERE ad_group_ad.ad.type = DEMAND_GEN_VIDEO_RESPONSIVE_AD\n\nAsset-level reporting\n---------------------\n\nDemand Gen campaigns have a specialized asset type for carousel ads.\nUse\n[`GoogleAdsService.SearchStream`](/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/v21/GoogleAdsService/SearchStream)\nto retrieve these assets. \n\n SELECT\n asset.id,\n asset.demand_gen_carousel_card_asset.marketing_image_asset,\n asset.demand_gen_carousel_card_asset.square_marketing_image_asset,\n asset.demand_gen_carousel_card_asset.portrait_marketing_image_asset,\n asset.demand_gen_carousel_card_asset.headline,\n asset.demand_gen_carousel_card_asset.call_to_action_text\n FROM asset\n WHERE asset.type = DEMAND_GEN_CAROUSEL_CARD\n\nYou can also retrieve metrics for `DEMAND_GEN_CAROUSEL_CARD` assets. \n\n SELECT\n asset.id,\n asset.name,\n asset.type,\n metrics.impressions\n FROM ad_group_ad_asset_view\n WHERE ad_group_ad_asset_view.field_type = DEMAND_GEN_CAROUSEL_CARD\n\nUnsupported entities\n--------------------\n\nAds that show up in the Google Ads frontend with ad type \"Demand Gen\nvideo ad (legacy)\" are not supported by the Google Ads API and won't be returned by\n[`GoogleAdsService.SearchStream`](/google-ads/api/reference/rpc/v21/GoogleAdsService/SearchStream)."]]
