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Marketing API, v3.3

April 30, 2019ByNiti Hantaweepant

We've released Marketing API, version 3.3. Below is a highlight of updates. To learn more about new features, updates, deprecations, and impacts, see the Marketing API v3.3 changelog.

Ads Management

  • Deprecated custom_overlay_spec field in link_data, photo_data and video_data in the object_story_spec field for ad creatives. Text overlays on top of images and videos resulted in poorer ad performance compared to ads without text overlays. As of November 2018, you could no longer create image or video ads with this feature. As of this release, if you have ads with text overlays specified in your object_story_spec, we deliver your ads without the overlay.
  • Deprecated VIDEO_VIEWS as a valid optimization for ad campaigns with the APP_INSTALL or POST_ENGAGEMENT objective. This optimization goal is also commonly known as 10-second video views.

Catalog

We replace these endpoints with new endpoints:

  • GET catalog_ID/assigned_users?business={business_id} to read permissions granted to users to access this catalog,
  • POST {catalog_id}/assigned_users?business={business_id} to grant permissions,
  • DELETE {catalog_id}/assigned_users?business={business_id} to revoke permissions.
  • Deprecated Batch API v2.8 for catalogs. This goes into effect in early Q3, 2019. To keep your current upload feed structure, you can continue using /batch instead of moving to /items_batch and keep your field names consistent. To do so, switch to API version 2.9 or above. For more information, see Catalog Batch API.

Ads Insights and Measurement

Deprecated several Insights API metrics, including action_type breakdowns. See the following table lists deprecated metrics and breakdowns plus some recommended alternates:

MetricDeprecated `action_type`Alternate Metric and Breakdown

actions

offline_conversion

No replacement metric or breakdown. We recommend you customize a composite metric based on conversion events that matter to you.

action_values

offline_conversion

No replacement metric or breakdown. We recommend you customize a composite metric based on conversion events that matter to you.

cost_per_action_type

offline_conversion

No replacement metric or breakdown. We recommend you customize a composite metric based on conversion events that matter to you.

actions

onsite_conversion.

messaging_reply

Replacement metric: actions

Replacement breakdowns: onsite_conversion.

messaging_conversation_start

onsite_conversion.

messaging_first_reply

cost_per_action_type

onsite_conversion.

messaging_reply

Replacement metric: cost_per_action_type

Replacement breakdowns: onsite_conversion.

messaging_conversation_start

onsite_conversion.

messaging_first_reply

actions

receive_offer

Replacement metric: actions

Replacement breakdowns: onsite_conversion.

post_save

cost_per_action_type

receive_offer

Replacement metric: cost_per_action_type

Replacement breakdowns: onsite_conversion.

post_save

mobile_app_purchase_roas

app_custom_event.

fb_mobile_purchase

website_purchase_roas

offsite_conversion.

fb_pixel_purchase

Upgrading to Marketing API v3.3

A few key reminders for our developer community:

  • All versions prior to Marketing API v3.2 will be deprecated at May 14, 2019.
  • Developers should specify /v3.3/ in your URLs when you call the API.
  • To see details of changes in v3.3, see the Graph API v3.3 Changelog.
  • SDK developers should view our latest Java SDK, PHP SDK, Python SDK, or Ruby SDK.

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