Test Account - No Permissions

[Rene Rebers]

Currently trying to figure out the Google Ads API, I did manage to get the token using Postman.

The test account is strange though. I made sure to create everything with my work email address and also have that account active. However, the test account has been created with my PRIVATE google account. 

Another weird thing, despite being admin, I am not eligible to create a new google ads account / campaign (manually) - Your account's access level doesn't include billing information. If you need access to billing, speak with your account admin.

This makes the test account useless and I can't find a way to delete it and create a new one. If I log into my work account the api center says the test account has been created with no way of deleting it.

Account is 822-571-4813 and currently appearing as "closed". I would appreciate if the Google Ads API Team could look into this. 

We just need the API to make GET calls and POST requests for a marketing dashboard to check metrics of campaigns/adgroups (not ads) and make adjustments to bids/budgets and it really shouldn't be that difficult.

I am also thankful for any good source for making POST/GET calls to the google ads API via Postman or any tips on how to progress really.

[Rene Rebers]

Well, I guess this is the line I was missing 

1. Create a test manager account (Select NEW GOOGLE ADS ACCOUNT and then name the new account something like test-m...@mycompany.example.com). To create a test account, you must have a Google account that is not already linked to your production manager account. Create a new Google account.

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Rene,

Were you able to resolve your issue? If you have issues creating test accounts, try creating it using a private/incognito window.

Regards,
Anthony

Anthony Google Ads API Team

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[Rene Rebers]

Hi, thanks for your reply. It doesn't seem to work. But I read that I can create one using the api. Not sure though what testaccount "closed" exactly means, is it not accessable at all? You can close / delete this conversation, I will have to create a new one to ask on how to do that via postman anyway.

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Rene,

Test accounts will be closed by default. I'll go ahead and close this case. Please feel free to reach out if you face any issues.