Optimize your integration
            Display & Video 360 offers various tools, called “bulk tools”, that you can use in addition to the interface. The right tools for your team depend on your needs and resources. This guide gives an overview of the available tools, recommendations based on use cases, and examples of integrations that utilize multiple tools.
          
        
        
        
      Choose the right tool for you
            Display & Video 360 bulk tools vary in complexity and feature set. Based on your specific needs and available resources, you can find the ones that you can use to accomplish your tasks more efficiently!
          
        
        
        
          
        
      Use multiple tools
            You can use multiple bulk tools to create a platform-wide integration and optimize all of your Display & Video 360 interactions.
          
        
        
        
          
        
      Display & Video 360 Interface Bulk Features
Pros
            Intuitive and available in the Display & Video 360 interface.
          
        
        
        
      Cons
            Requires manual interaction by a team member.
          
        
        
        
      Considerations
            Required manual interaction reduces the ways you can optimize your integration.
          
        
        
        
      Display & Video 360 API
Pros
            You can programmatically manage most Display & Video 360 resources, such as advertisers, creatives, and line items.
          
        
        
        
      Cons
            Doesn't support creation or updating of YouTube & Partners resources.
          
        
        
        
      Considerations
            Requires engineering resources.
          
        
        
        
      Display & Video 360 API BigQuery Connector
Cons
            Doesn't support creating or updating Display & Video 360 resources.
          
        
        
        
      Considerations
            Requires use of the BigQuery platform.
          
        
        
        
      Structured Data Files
Pros
            Lets you manage Display & Video 360 campaigns and inventory by editing formatted comma-separated values (CSV) files offline.
          
        
        
        
      Cons
            Creating or editing resources requires uploading files manually through the Display & Video 360 interface.
          
        
        
        
      Considerations
            Display & Video 360 regularly releases and deprecates new Structured Data Files versions to support new, or sunset old, Display & Video 360 features.
          
        
        
        
      Bid Manager Reporting API
Pros
            Supports performance data retrieval through programmatic creation and running of Display & Video 360 reports.
          
        
        
        
      Cons
            Due to the number of restrictions and requirements regarding report dimensions and metrics, we recommend that you build reports in the Display & Video 360 interface first.
          
        
        
        
      Considerations
            Requires at least some engineering resources.
          
        
        
        
      Reporting Data Transfer
Pros
            Provides regularly-generated event level Display & Video 360 and Campaign Manager 360 performance data.
          
        
        
        
      Cons
            Given the detail level of the data, the generated files are very large, and require engineering resources to process.
          
        
        
        
      Considerations
            Requires the use of Google Cloud Storage.