Validating API Key / AdSense Management Reporting

[David]

Hi,

I'm trying to write a simple local windows program with C# that will download AdSense reporting daily so I can load the data into my db.  I have almost no programming experience so I'm looking for the easiest way to do this.  

I tried to validate my API Key was working by using the URL below but I keep getting a 401 unauthorized error when I replace YOUR_API_KEY with my key:

https://www.googleapis.com/adsense/v1/reports?startDate=2012-01-01&endDate=2012-02-01&pp=1&key={YOUR_API_KEY}

How do I validate my API Key?  Are there any examples of using the AdSense Management API to get simple reporting using the API Key?  

Thanks,

D

[Silvano Luciani]

Hello David,

You can find the documentation for OAuth 2 authorization flows here:
http://code.google.com/apis/accounts/docs/OAuth2.html

From the use case that you describe I think you need one of these two
flows, the first one is for installed applications, the second one for
web applications:
http://code.google.com/apis/accounts/docs/OAuth2InstalledApp.html
http://code.google.com/apis/accounts/docs/OAuth2WebServer.html

Unfortunately we don't have examples of use in C#, but you can check
the Google APIs Client Library for .NET to see if you can use some of
the code from the project:
http://code.google.com/p/google-api-dotnet-client/

Cheers,
Silvano

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On Feb 22, 11:19 am, David <mesoanalyt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to write a simple local windows program with C# that will download AdSense reporting daily so I can load the data into my db.  I have almost no programming experience so I'm looking for the easiest way to do this.
>
> I tried to validate my API Key was working by using the URL below but I keep getting a 401 unauthorized error when I replace YOUR_API_KEY with my key:
>

> https://www.googleapis.com/adsense/v1/reports?startDate=2012-01-01&en...{YOUR_API_KEY}

[David]

Thanks for the prompt response. 

 

Would you confirm that I cannot use the API key under the "Simple API Access" to access the API?

[Silvano Luciani]

Hello David,

you can't use the key under "Simple API Access" because every request
that your application sends to the AdSense Management API must include
an authorization token:
http://code.google.com/apis/adsense/management/getting_started.html#requests

Cheers,
Silvano

--
Silvano Luciani | Developer Programs Engineer

Google UK Limited
Registered Office: Belgrave House, 76 Buckingham Palace Road, London
SW1W 9TQ
Registered in England Number: 3977902

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