Can't create campaigns under test account

[Alexander]

I have test acount (with the red badge) under one of my google accounts.

I use php and curl to make calls using REST API.

I get auth token with no problem so the next step is to try to get campaigns and ads from the test account. The problem is - I can create any!

When I go to Sub-account settings and start to make new account I get "Billing setups can not be used based on current status of the customer." error. In my understanding without this step completed I can't create any campaigns and ads.

Why I get this error and how should I create ads content under test acoount to develop and test my app?

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Alexander,

Regarding the error returned "Billing setups can not be used based on current status of the customer." could you confirm if you encountered this using the Google Ads API or was it returned when creating a test account via the Google Ads UI?

If this was encountered when creating the test account using the API, you may provide the complete request and response logs, with the request-id, so our team can investigate further.

You may then send the requested information via the Reply privately to author option. If this option is not available, you may send the details directly to our googleadsa...@google.com alias instead.

However, if you are using the Google Ads UI when the error occurred, then I would recommend that you reach out to the Google Ads Product Support team instead, via this link, for further guidance on how you can create test accounts via the UI.

Best regards,

Peter Laurence Napa Oliquino Google Ads API Team

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[Yossi]

Got the same result via the UI, is there any way to work around it? 

[Yossi]

Solved by following this:

https://groups.google.com/g/adwords-api/c/9YqIOq9gdJU/m/P6wacVa_AAAJ