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Data Manager API gets dedicated Discord channels

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Google has added dedicated channels for the Data Manager API to its Google Advertising and Measurement Community Discord server: #data-manager-api for questions and feedback, and #announce-data-manager-api for product news. Google's Developer Relations team will be actively present on both channels.

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For you, this means direct access to the Data Manager API team for implementation questions: particularly relevant for teams currently building or migrating audience and conversion pipelines.

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Data Manager API gets dedicated Discord channels

Google has added dedicated channels for the Data Manager API to its Google Advertising and Measurement Community Discord server: #data-manager-api for questions and feedback, and #announce-data-manager-api for product news. Google's Developer Relations team will be actively present on both channels.

For you, this means direct access to the Data Manager API team for implementation questions: particularly relevant for teams currently building or migrating audience and conversion pipelines.

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SourceLinkedIn
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