setting Parallel tracking to true from API

[Bhaskar Inamadugu]

HI Adwords team,

I read in the forum that setting the parallelTrackingEnabled to true is only available for test Accounts. Is it still true? Can I set the flag for production accounts from the API.

From this month end, is parallelTrackingEnabled going to be true for all accounts created through the API?

Can we update the flag to true for all existing accounts through API calls?

Regards,

Bhaskar.

[Luis Xander Talag (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Bhaskar,

You should be able to set the parallelTrackingEnabled field using your production account. Also, as stated on our guide, starting October 30, 2018, parallel tracking will be required for all Google Ads accounts. This being said, all Google accounts whether these accounts are existing or newly created, parallel tracking will be automatically enabled/required.

Let me know if you have further clarifications.

 

Thanks and regards,

Luis

AdWords API Team

[Bhaskar Inamadugu]

hi Luis,

Thanks for your reply. We are using the Managed Customer Service to create client accounts under the MCC.

So, we need to use Customer service to set the flag after creating the account using Managed Customer service. Please confirm.

Also, when you say "all Google accounts whether these accounts are existing or newly created, parallel tracking will be automatically enabled/required", does it mean I need not explicitly create the new customers and set the flag using the API after October 30?

And does it mean all the existing accounts will have this flag enabled after October 30 without any action from our side?

Regards,

Bhaskar.

[Luis Xander Talag (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Bhaskar,

Yes, you should use the CustomerService to set the parallelTrackingEnabled field. Also, yes, all existing Google Ads account will automatically have parallel tracking enabled as well as those newly created accounts after October 30, 2018.

Regards,

Luis

AdWords API Team