Adwords PHP API Web Application problem

[robert...@convierta.cl]

Hi.

I want to create a Web application in php to manage the Adwords account in my digital agency.

I downloaded "The Google Ads API PHP Client Library" from https://github.com/googleads/googleads-php-lib.

I created a Web application and configured the application except the "refresh_token" parameter. According to the instructions, to get it, I have to run the GetRefreshToken.php script from the command line. I Run the script and the link that I got back is only good for "Installed application", but not for "Web Applications" (the same issue has been mentioned in Making first request problem - can not get refresh token. )

"The redirect URI in the request: urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob can only be used by a Client ID for native application. It is not allowed for the 'WEB' client type. You can create a Client ID for native application in the Credentials section of the Google Developers Console."

I also tried installing "Google APIs Client Library for PHP" (https://github.com/google/google-api-php-client/tree/v1-master), and it worked for services like Youtube or Drive:

    $client-> addScope ("https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive");

    $client-> addScope ("https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube");

    $dr_service = new Google_Service_Drive($client);

    $dt_service = new Google_Service_Youtube($client);

But there is no "Google_Service_Adwords".

Moreover, in the "Google Developers Console" page, in the part where the available API for applications are selected, "Adwords" does not appear.

Using the "APIs Discovery Service v1" (https://developers.google.com/apis-explorer/#p/discovery/v1/discovery.apis.list), when I asked for Adwords, did not show any results.

After these tests, I concluded that perhaps there is no PHP AdWords API for web applications and would like to confirm with you whether it is possible or not and, if possible, what is the right way to do it.

Thanks for your assistance on this.

Roberto

[Yin Niu]

Hi Roberto, 

You can still use the installed application type for you web application if you are using a single top level manager account to manage all of your AdWords account. 

If you would like to use web application type, please follow the Using OAuth 2.0 for Web Server Applications Guide. 

Thanks,

Yin, AdWords API Team. 

[robert...@convierta.cl]

Hi Yin, thanks for your answer.

I had followed the link. In the example this line appears:

$drive_service = new Google_Service_Drive($client);

But there is no Google_Service_Adwords, so I can't use Adword API. If I put Google_Service_Adwords on the code, the script fails.

I've searched the forum and have not found anyone who has managed to use the APIs Adwors with auth2 in a Web App.

Any help is appreciated.

Roberto

[Yin Niu]

Hi Roberto, 

The scope for adwords api is: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/adwords. 

[robert...@convierta.cl]

Hi Yin.

I've set the scope this way:

$client->addScope("https://www.googleapis.com/auth/adwords");

But then I need to access the Adwords Service.

The youtube and drive examples use:

    $client->addScope("https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube");

    $client->addScope("https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive");

And then, for the services:

    $yt_service = new Google_Service_YouTube($client);

    $dr_service = new Google_Service_Drive($client);

So I tried with:

    $aw_service = new Google_Service_Adwords($client);

And then php fails. I don't know if Adwords Service have another name...

Regards

[robert...@convierta.cl]

Hello Yin.

The php examples have this include for the drive service:

require_once 'Google/Service/Drive.php';

So I searched the Google/Service/ folder list for somethig like Adwords but didn't found it. This is the file list of services:

AdExchangeBuyer.php

AdExchangeSeller.php

Admin.php

AdSenseHost.php

AdSense.php

Analytics.php

AndroidPublisher.php

Appsactivity.php

AppState.php

Audit.php

Autoscaler.php

Bigquery.php

Blogger.php

Books.php

Calendar.php

CivicInfo.php

CloudMonitoring.php

Compute.php

Coordinate.php

Customsearch.php

Datastore.php

Dfareporting.php

Directory.php

Dns.php

DoubleClickBidManager.php

Doubleclicksearch.php

Drive.php

Exception.php

Freebase.php

Fusiontables.php

GamesManagement.php

Games.php

Genomics.php

Gmail.php

GroupsMigration.php

Groupssettings.php

IdentityToolkit.php

Licensing.php

Manager.php

MapsEngine.php

Mirror.php

Oauth2.php

Orkut.php

Pagespeedonline.php

PlusDomains.php

Plus.php

Prediction.php

Pubsub.php

QPXExpress.php

Replicapool.php

Reports.php

Reseller.php

Resource.php

Resourceviews.php

ShoppingContent.php

SiteVerification.php

Spectrum.php

SQLAdmin.php

Storage.php

Taskqueue.php

Tasks.php

Translate.php

Urlshortener.php

Webfonts.php

Webmasters.php

YouTubeAnalytics.php

YouTube.php

Please tell me if I'm doing something wrong.

Best regards

[Thanet Knack Praneenararat (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Roberto,

As Yin has suggested, you can use installed application type for your web application.

Do you consider this option too? Do you have a strong business need to use web application type?

As for getting refresh tokens, you can do it via OAuth2 Playground too.

Best, 

Thanet, AdWords API Team

[robert...@convierta.cl]

Hello Thanet, thanks for your answer.

I tried it via OAuth2 Playground and it works. I didn't read well that I can use installed application type for your web application. I don't know which is the best option, but at if I'll have problems with the web app I will use an installed one.

Thanks again and best regards

Roberto

[Thanet Knack Praneenararat (AdWords API Team)]

Hello Roberto,

Glad to hear that.

Feel free to ask if you have any further questions.

Best,

Thanet, AdWords API Team