August 5 2026 Changelog

Walmart Connect Advertising API Change Log

Production

ADDED Suggested Bids for Selected Keywords

Suggested bid recommendations are now available for keywords already included in Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands, and Sponsored Videos campaigns. Integrate the new Selected Keyword Bid Recommendations type to retrieve competitive bid suggestions that are refreshed daily without changing existing recommendation integrations.

  • Submit a recommendation snapshot request using
    POST /api/v2/snapshot/recommendations.
    Set

    recommendationType

    Identifies the recommendation report to generate. Use selectedKeywords to request bid recommendations for keywords already included in a campaign.

    Request Field
    to selectedKeywords

    Campaign Recommendations API value for Selected Keyword Bid Recommendations.

    Enum Value
    .
  • Include

    advertiserId

    Unique numeric identifier for the advertising account. Each snapshot request supports one advertiser ID.

    Request Field
    , set format

    Output compression format for the snapshot report. The supported value is gzip.

    Request Field
    to gzip, and provide campaignIds

    Array of valid campaign IDs for which selected keyword recommendations should be generated. This field is required for the selectedKeywords report.

    Request Field
    .
  • Request the following values in

    reportMetrics

    Array of fields to include in the generated recommendation report.

    Request Field
    : campaignId, adGroupId, keywordId, keywordText, matchType, and suggestedBid.
  • Retrieve the snapshot status using

    GET /api/v2/snapshot

    Retrieves the generation status and download information for a Campaign Recommendations snapshot.

    Endpoint
    with the advertiser ID and returned snapshot ID.
  • Poll until

    jobStatus

    Indicates the snapshot generation state. Possible values are pending, processing, done, failed, and expired.

    Response Field
    is done. The details

    Provides the report download URL after snapshot generation reaches the done state.

    Response Field
    field then contains the download URL for the gzip-compressed CSV report.
  • Parse

    matchType

    Match type associated with the keyword and suggested bid. Possible values are exact, phrase, and broad.

    Response Field
    together with suggestedBid

    Suggested bid value for the existing keyword in the specified campaign and ad group.

    Response Field
    so the recommendation is applied to the correct keyword and match type.
  • Existing Campaign Recommendations integrations are not impacted. Add support for the new selectedKeywords type only when adopting this feature.

Best Practice: Generate a new Selected Keyword Bid Recommendations report when current bid guidance is needed because suggested bids are refreshed daily.

To learn more, see the
Create Campaign Recommendations documentation.