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AdWords API: java.lang.NullPointerException

I had a rather strange error:

java.lang.NullPointerException
    at com.google.api.adwords.v12.KeywordToolServiceSoapBindingStub.getKeywordVariations_aroundBody1$advice(KeywordToolServiceSoapBindingStub.java:146)
    at com.google.api.adwords.v12.KeywordToolServiceSoapBindingStub.getKeywordVariations(KeywordToolServiceSoapBindingStub.java:1)
    at org.hrstc.termexpansion.impl.google.GetKeywordVariations.main(GetKeywordVariations.java:69)
 

Solution:

http://groups.google.com/group/adwords-api/browse_thread/thread/77baa14b...

Examples provided in the API documentation are incorect:

  • using the wrong package names
  • not working even after fixing some minor errors

As the above blog suggests it is much better just to use library from http://code.google.com/p/google-api-adwords-java/ and the corresponding examples