API access to another MCC account

[Yana Sergeeva]

I would like to create an application for context agencies (to create reports, not to change accounts).

API library has config parameters:

• developerToken
  
• userAgent
  
• clientCustomerId
  
• client_id
  
• client_secret
  
• refresh_token
  

I created my own MCC, developer token (in a test mode now) and test account under MCC. If i do an access to my own test account - everything is fine.

If I have a client who has own MCC and own customers. 

1) What parameters should I change to get an access to his customer's account? Or how can I do it? (I tried to change UserAgent and ClientCustomerId but access denied) 

2) Can I do it under test mode for developer key?

Thank you.

[Vishal Vinayak (Adwords API Team)]

Hi Yana,

There are two ways to access a third party's AdWords production account: 

1) If the third party has a developer token and are willing to share the token and OAuth credentials, use their token and OAuth credentials to access their account.

2) Alternatively, you can apply for basic access on your own developer token and then ask the third party to  grant you access on their AdWords account, using a new email id (not associated with an existing AdWords account). You can then create OAuth credentials yourselves, and access the account using you own developer token and the newly created OAuth credentials.  

You can choose either option for test accounts too, only that for option 2, your existing developer token already has access to test accounts (i.e. you don't need to apply for basic access).

Hope this helps. Please feel free to revert in case you have more questions. 

Regards,

Vishal Vinayak, AdWords API Team