Report on existing Google Ads Video campaigns via GAQL (the API is read-only for this channel type)
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Steps
Confirm scope up front: the Google Ads API can fetch and report on Video campaigns but cannot create or update them — video campaign creation is only possible through the Ads UI or Google Ads scripts.
Authenticate with OAuth2, a developer token, and a valid customer ID.
Call GoogleAdsService.SearchStream with a GAQL query filtering campaign.advertising_channel_type = 'VIDEO' and selecting fields from the video resource plus campaign/metrics fields.
Stream results and join in ad_group, video, and metrics resources as needed for a reporting pipeline.
If you need to programmatically create video ad campaigns rather than just report on them, use Demand Gen campaigns instead, which support write operations with a different asset/targeting model.
Known gotchas
Don't build a 'create a Video campaign via API' integration — Google's own docs explicitly state the API is fetch/report-only for AdvertisingChannelType.VIDEO.
Demand Gen campaigns are a genuinely different campaign type (different asset groups, audience signals) and not a drop-in replacement for classic Video Action Campaign creation.
The API version moves on a roughly monthly cadence; pin your client library to a supported version and watch the release notes for forced upgrades.
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