What level of access must our client give us in order to read their data via API?

[Aditya]

We have an MCC account - when we ask our clients to link their account with our MCC, what level of access should they designate?

We simply want to have the ability to download performance reports for their Campaigns, Ad Groups, etc. In the future we may consider making changes to their account via the API, but for now, we just want to use the API to download data.

Do they even need to link their account to our MCC via the website? Or is it enough if they just give us their Client ID for us to read their data via API?

Thanks.

[Anthony Madrigal]

Hi,

For now, you should be able to use the API just for reports by having a "Managed - Read only" access level. Here is a guide to the different access levels, so you can take a look to see which suits your needs best.

Cheers,

Anthony

AdWords API Team

[Umesh Dengale]

Hello,

The AdWords account user could login their account and they could follow the steps given in the Giving account access section from the How to grant or remove access to your AdWords account document. 

Thanks,

Umesh, AdWords API Team.