Developer Token

[Juliana Soldera]

Hi all,

Here at the company I work for, we are having difficulty recovering access to which the credentials we use are linked. We have been using a developer token for a long time that is different from what appears in the API Center.

How is this possible? For a Developer Token to have access to the accounts, does it not necessarily need to be registered on the same project?

Is there a way to recover who owns this developer token diferent from the one registered in the API Center?

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor Prod]

Hi Juliana,

Thank you for posting your concern.

Please see my answer below for each issue that you've mentioned in your post:

Here at the company I work for, we are having difficulty recovering access to which the credentials we use are linked

-You may try to check the user account / email address that you probably used in generating Oauth2 credentials in TOOLS & SETTINGS > Access and security > Users. Since your concern is about access and Oauth2 credential, then I would suggest to reach out to Google API Console support team for further assistance in determining the user who generated the credentials.

We have been using a developer token for a long time that is different from what appears in the API Center.
How is this possible?

-To clarify, only one approved production developer token can only be used to the Google Ads accounts under an organization or entity, with this, there should not have 2 developer tokens. However, so that our team can further investigate, could you provide the customer ID where the developer token is generated and the developer token you are using in API request?

Please ensure to provide the requested details via Reply privately to author option or if this option is greyed out, then please send it to this email address instead googleadsa...@google.com.

For a Developer Token to have access to the accounts, does it not necessarily need to be registered on the same project? Is there a way to recover who owns this developer token diferenet from the one registered in the API Center?
-Developer token is not used to access accounts. OAuth2 credentials are what is needed in order to authenticate API requests for accessing/modifying the Google Ads account. To determine who owns the current developer token you are using, you may reach out to the Compliance team, via this form, as they should be able to look up which account it is associated to.

Regards,

Ernie John Blanca Tacata Google Ads API Team

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