[Google Ads API] Add account budget - Resource not found

[Kasper Aamodt]

Hi,

I'm trying to add a budget to an account. I'm using the add_account_budget_proposal example. 

This is the error message and log:

[2020-08-18 09:15:35,440 - INFO] Request

-------

Method: /google.ads.googleads.v4.services.AccountBudgetProposalService/MutateAccountBudgetProposal

Host: googleads.googleapis.com:443

Headers: {

  "developer-token": "REDACTED",

  "login-customer-id": "xxxxxxxxxx",

  "x-goog-api-client": "gl-python/3.8.5 grpc/1.31.0 gax/1.22.1 gapic/6.0.0",

  "x-goog-request-params": "customer_id=xxxxxxxxxx"

}

Request: customer_id: "xxxxxxxxxx"

operation {

  create {

    billing_setup {

      value: "customers/xxxxxxxxxx/billingSetups/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

    }

    proposal_type: CREATE

    proposed_name {

      value: "Account Budget Proposal (example)"

    }

    proposed_start_time_type: NOW

    proposed_end_time_type: FOREVER

    proposed_spending_limit_micros {

      value: 1000000

    }

  }

}

Response

-------

Headers: {

  "google.ads.googleads.v4.errors.googleadsfailure-bin": "\nG\n\u00028\u0003\u0012\u0017Resource was not found.\"(\u0012\u000b\n\toperation\u0012\b\n\u0006create\u0012\u000f\n\rbilling_setup",

  "grpc-status-details-bin": "\b\u0003\u0012%Request contains an invalid argument.\u001a\u0001\nCtype.googleapis.com/google.ads.googleads.v4.errors.GoogleAdsFailure\u0012I\nG\n\u00028\u0003\u0012\u0017Resource was not found.\"(\u0012\u000b\n\toperation\u0012\b\n\u0006create\u0012\u000f\n\rbilling_setup",

  "request-id": "rBUXCldjFfi41xHtznIVgw"

}

Fault: errors {

  error_code {

    mutate_error: RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND

  }

  message: "Resource was not found."

  location {

    field_path_elements {

      field_name: "operation"

    }

    field_path_elements {

      field_name: "create"

    }

    field_path_elements {

      field_name: "billing_setup"

    }

  }

}

[2020-08-18 09:15:35,440 - WARNING] Request made: ClientCustomerId: xxxxxxxxxx, Host: googleads.googleapis.com:443, Method: /google.ads.googleads.v4.services.AccountBudgetProposalService/MutateAccountBudgetProposal, RequestId: rBUXCldjFfi41xHtznIVgw, IsFault: True, FaultMessage: Resource was not found.

Thanks

Kasper

[Kasper Aamodt]

I think i know why it does not work. It's probably because it is a new account, so it does not have a payment profile connected to the account yet. So now my question is, how do i connect new customer accounts with our default payment profile, thrugh the API?

[Kasper Aamodt]

And another question, is it possible to set the start and end date for budgets with the  add_account_budget_proposal ? 

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Kasper,

Yes, it is possible that you are getting the RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND error because you do not have a payment profile connected to your customer account. Please create one and try your request again.

Below are my responses to your questions:

How do I connect new customer accounts with our default payment profile, through the API?

• To connect your new customer account to a payment profile via API, you can follow this guide. 

Is it possible to set the start and end date for budgets with the add_account_budget_proposal? 

• Yes, it is possible to set the start and end date for budgets by specifying the proposed_start_date_time and proposed_end_date_time. Please note that the format of these fields should be like the following example: 2021-01-02 03:04:05

Let me know if you have any additional questions or encounter any other issues. 

Regards,
Danica, Google Ads API Team

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[Kasper Aamodt]

Hi, thank you! 

I know that that is possible, but that would mean that i have to change the code for every new budget we make. Is it possible to set start and end time with the input method? Something like this, or another way:

start_time = input("Start time (yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss): ")

proposal.proposed_end_date_time = str(start_time)

[Kasper Aamodt]

And do you have a python example of adding an existing payment profile to a customer? I'm pretty new when it comes to this, so I'm relying heavily on the code examples.

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Kasper,

I believe the only method of inputting the start and end time is by setting them in the code each time you make a new budget as shown in the sample I provided in my last response. 

As for Python samples for billing, you can refer here under the "Billing" section under "Code Samples."