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Shorts Ad Actions and Attributed Branded Searches added to YouTube campaigns

Video View Campaigns opted into Shorts will now automatically include Shorts Ad Actions in budget optimization and reporting. Furthermore, Attributed Branded Searches is now available globally as a metric to track searches triggered by your ad views or impressions.

Published
June 29, 2026

Who this affects

Advertisers running Video View Campaigns opted into Shorts or YouTube brand campaigns.

What to do

Contact your Google representative to activate the Attributed Branded Searches reporting metric.

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