Announcing the Java Client Library and Updated Resources

We've added a third client library for use by DFA developers, this time in Java! The library is an early release that takes advantage of a new framework for client libraries supporting our ads APIs.

Some features of the DFA library and the new framework include:

• Distributed via Maven


• Requests and SOAP messages are logged using the SLF4J logging facade, allowing you to plug in the logging framework of your choice


• Automatic handling of SOAP headers


• Easy management of credentials, authentication, and session information

You can read more about the Java client library and download an example project utilizing it on its Google Code site.

In addition to launching this new client library, we have also updated our existing developer resources. The Python and .NET client libraries now support v1.15. The Ruby and PHP standalone examples have been updated for v1.15 and both now have ten additional examples. The standalone Java examples have been retired in favor of the Java client library and will no longer be updated with each release.

Your concerns and questions are always welcome on our forum. We are especially interested in hearing any feedback you have about the new client library.

– Joseph DiLallo, the DFA API Team

DFA Developer Resources Updated for v1.14

Whether you are an existing DFA API developer or building your first application, you can now take advantage of updates to our resources. The v1.14 release of our API did not modify any of the objects in our services, so these examples mainly showcase how to migrate applications from one version of the API to another. You can find the new Java, Ruby, and PHP examples on their project site, while the Python client library and .NET client library updates are located on their own pages.

New Reference Sidebar

We realize that our resources are spread out across multiple sites and it may not always be easy to find what you are looking for. While there is a need for our content to be set up this way, we’ve been trying to make it easier to bring all of this content together. Thus was born a new reference sidebar:

This sidebar appears on the service-level pages of the DFA code site and links to content in our examples and client libraries, as well as to related posts on this blog. A special thanks goes out to Eric Koleda, who originally developed this tool for AdWords developers and has now made it possible for DFA developers to benefit from this work as well.

As always, your feedback is important to us. Please bring any questions or comments to our forum.

- Joseph DiLallo, the DFA API Team

New Resources for PHP and Ruby DFA API Developers

We've expanded our DoubleClick for Advertisers (DFA) developer resources once again! You can now find new PHP and Ruby code examples for download on our code examples page.

We have added reporting examples to our selection of PHP examples. These examples show how to request the generation of a new report and how to get the status and download URL for reports. Additionally, we now offer this same set of examples in Ruby. These new Ruby examples will help get you started on any Ruby projects you have that integrate with DFA.

We hope you will find these new resources useful. If there is anything that you’d like to see next or something you think would be especially useful, let us know! Feedback is always welcomed on our forum.

- Joseph DiLallo, the DFA API Team