API usage cost for third-parties

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dzin dzintaras

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Nov 23, 2009, 6:34:11 AM11/23/09
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Hi,

is it possible (and if so how) to make API access cost for accounts on
witch behalf requests are executed?
For example: have "d...@google.com", "acco...@google.com" and
"acco...@google.com".
API access is made using "d...@google.com" with client emails
"acco...@google.com" and "acco...@google.com".
How to make that "acco...@google.com" and "acco...@google.com"
accounts would be charged for operations made onbehalf-of-them and
not developer account "d...@google.com"?

AdWords API Advisor

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Nov 23, 2009, 2:02:31 PM11/23/09
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Hi,

All API usage is charged to the account that owns the developer
token. If this expense needs to be spread across multiple clients it
must be billed outside of the AdWords system. You can find out how
many API units were used by a client account by using the InfoService:

v13: http://code.google.com/apis/adwords/docs/developer/InfoService.html#getUnitCountForClients
v2009: http://code.google.com/apis/adwords/v2009/docs/reference/InfoService.html

Best,
- Eric Koleda, AdWords API Team

dzin dzintaras

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Nov 26, 2009, 8:15:28 AM11/26/09
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Thanks for an answer it works.
But one strange thing - when a list of all client emails is returned
with API usage some emails are unknown.
Meaning they are not in my client DB which means no API requests could
be issued on behalf of then with my account. What kind of emails are
they then?
Is it possible to get "real" client emails that is the ones with which
request were realy made?

Thank You.

On Nov 23, 9:02 pm, AdWords API Advisor <adwordsapiadvi...@google.com>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> AllAPIusage is charged to the account that owns the developer
> token.  If this expense needs to be spread across multiple clients it
> must be billed outside of the AdWords system.  You can find out how
> manyAPIunits were used by a client account by using the InfoService:
>
>   v13:http://code.google.com/apis/adwords/docs/developer/InfoService.html#g...
>   v2009:http://code.google.com/apis/adwords/v2009/docs/reference/InfoService....
>
> Best,
> - Eric Koleda, AdWordsAPITeam
>
> On Nov 23, 6:34 am, dzin dzintaras <public.dzinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > is it possible (and if so how) to makeAPIaccesscostfor accounts on
> > witch behalf requests are executed?
> > For example: have "d...@google.com", "accou...@google.com" and
> > "accou...@google.com".
> >APIaccess is made using "d...@google.com" with client emails
> > "accou...@google.com" and "accou...@google.com".
> > How to make that "accou...@google.com" and "accou...@google.com"

AdWords API Advisor

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Nov 30, 2009, 10:21:10 AM11/30/09
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Hi,

The emails returned should all be "real", meaning that requests were
actually made against them. With the v13 version, emails will be
returned based off of the developer token, and a developer token is
not limited to the MCC account that owns it. Are there other MCC
accounts in your organization that manage these accounts?

Best,
- Eric

dzin dzintaras

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Dec 3, 2009, 9:53:16 AM12/3/09
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Nope, no other MCC account. But I found out clients by customerID.
Strange thing is that emails are different.

On Nov 30, 5:21 pm, AdWords API Advisor <adwordsapiadvi...@google.com>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The emails returned should all be "real", meaning that requests were
> actually made against them.  With the v13 version, emails will be
> returned based off of the developer token, and a developer token is
> not limited to the MCC account that owns it.  Are there other MCC
> accounts in your organization that manage these accounts?
>
> Best,
> - Eric
>
> On Nov 26, 8:15 am, dzin dzintaras <public.dzinta...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Thanks for an answer it works.
> > But one strange thing - when a list of all client emails is returned
> > withAPIusage some emails are unknown.
> > Meaning they are not in my client DB which means noAPIrequests could
> > be issued on behalf of then with my account. What kind of emails are
> > they then?
> > Is it possible to get "real" client emails that is the ones with which
> > request were realy made?
>
> > Thank You.
>
> > On Nov 23, 9:02 pm, AdWordsAPIAdvisor <adwordsapiadvi...@google.com>
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