Error: NOT_ADS_USER

[Bipul Kumar]

I am using service account for fetching google ads details

Getting this error

Failure message: errors {
  error_code {
    authentication_error: NOT_ADS_USER
  }
  message: "User in the cookie is not a valid Ads user."
}

UNAUTHENTICATED: Request is missing required authentication credential. Expected OAuth 2 access token, login cookie or other valid authentication credential

How can i resolve this error

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out. The NOT_ADS_USER error usually occurs when the login used to generate the access token is not associated with any Google Ads account.

Could you please confirm which account you are using while you have this error?

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Best regards,

Jakeia Sabrina Google Ads API Team

 

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[Bipul Kumar]

Hi,

I am using service account, for that i think access token is not required

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Bipul,

This is Yasar and I work withJakeia. Let me assist you with this.

Could you please confirm if you’ve indeed followed every step of the guide, specifically the prerequisites?  In order to connect to Google Ads API using a Google service account, you will need a Google Workspace domain since it is a prerequisite for using service accounts. You may refer to this API documentation that discusses how to access the Google Ads API with service accounts.

However, kindly note that, we strongly recommend using OAuth2 installed app or web flows instead of service accounts unless you need domain-specific features (for example, impersonation). OAuth2 installed application and web flows require user interaction only once, when access to the account is granted. You need to implement the code set up on your end to make calls using service accounts. 

Regards,

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Yasar Google Ads API Team

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