API returns me 0 results for keyword 'sport' (with Italian parameters)

Hi all,

I'm trying to use the AdWordsAPI for getting keyword idea search volume (using TargetingIdeaService).

I can successfully get results for most keaywords but if I submit query for keyword 'sport' (or 'domino' or 'hello kitty') I have 0 results.

Code example (in Ruby language):

API_VERSION = :v201509

PAGE_SIZE = 500

keyword_text = 'sport'

adwords = AdwordsApi::Api.new

targeting_idea_srv = adwords.service(:TargetingIdeaService, API_VERSION)

selector = {

    :idea_type => 'KEYWORD',

    :request_type => 'STATS',

    :requested_attribute_types =>

        ['KEYWORD_TEXT', 'SEARCH_VOLUME', 'TARGETED_MONTHLY_SEARCHES'],

    :locale_code => 'it_IT',

    :currency_code => 'EUR',

    :search_parameters => [

      {

        :xsi_type => 'RelatedToQuerySearchParameter',

        :queries => [keyword_text]

      },

      {

        :xsi_type => 'LanguageSearchParameter',

        :languages => [{:id => 1004}] # Italian

      },

      {

        :xsi_type => 'NetworkSearchParameter',

        :network_setting => {:target_google_search => true, :target_search_network => false, :target_content_network => false, :target_partner_search_network => false}

      },

      {

        :xsi_type => 'LocationSearchParameter',

        :locations => [{:id => 2380}] # Italy

      }

 

    ],

    :paging => {

      :start_index => 0,

      :number_results => 1000

    }

}

  

# Define initial values.

offset = 0

results = []

  

begin

  # Perform request.

  page = targeting_idea_srv.get(selector)

  results += page[:entries] if page and page[:entries]

  # Prepare next page request.

  offset += PAGE_SIZE

  selector[:paging][:start_index] = offset

end while offset < page[:total_num_entries]

if results.any?

  data = results[0][:data]

  res = data['SEARCH_VOLUME'][:value]

else

  res = -1 # No results

end

However if I try to perform the same search using the web interface from mine Adword account panel I have as result 201.000 searches (avg. montly searches).

What could cause this difference in results?

Many thanks,

Biagio

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