Integrated with Google Lead Form extension. Need get stats and leads from test campaign for test accounts

[Raman Trafimovich]

We have integrated with Google Lead Form extension and we would like to test it in detailed way. Is there way to create a test campaign on a test account and get statistics and leads from it?  Can you please tell me how I can do this? Is there a sandbox to start and test campaign on test Google Ads accounts or another way to create a test company to get statistics and leads? On what resources can I see this information (official documentation, links to forums, etc.)? Thanks

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Raman,

Thanks for reaching out to the Google Ads API Forum.

Kindly see below responses to your queries:

1.Is there way to create a test campaign on a test account and get statistics and leads from it? 

>> Yes, you may create a test campaign on a test account, however, test accounts appear in the Google Ads UI as cancelled accounts since there is no active billing and they do not render ads to users. So there will be no statistics like metrics data from it.

2. Can you please tell me how I can do this?

>>Note that Test accounts allow you to try out new API implementations or account configurations, prior to implementing the changes in your production environment. You may refer to this guide for creating an account, and this guide for the creating campaign.

3. Is there a sandbox to start and test campaign on test Google Ads accounts or another way to create a test company to get statistics and leads? 

>> To create test accounts and campaigns, you may follow the instructions below to create a test manager account, a test client account, and a few campaigns to populate the test client account. Note that "client" here refers to a Google Ads client account, not your client app.

1. click here to create a test manager account. If prompted, sign in with a Google Account that isn't linked to your production Google Ads manager account. There is also a link to create a new Google Account if you need to do so.
2.  
3. While signed in to your test manager account, create a test client account. Any client accounts you create from your test manager account are automatically test accounts.
4. Create a few test campaigns under the test client account in the Google Ads
5. UI.
6. Take note of the client customer ID for the new test client account, and save it. You'll need this to make API calls later.

Also, note that you may need to use the developer token of your production manager account when making requests against the test manager account. Even if it's not approved yet, the token will still work on test accounts, including the ones just created.
 

4. On what resources can I see this information (official documentation, links to forums, etc.)? 

>> You may refer to this guide.

Regards,

Yasar Google Ads API Team

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