Accessing inactive AdWords Accounts

[Stefano Fontana]

Context: http://googleadsdeveloper.blogspot.ch/2018/03/changes-to-inactive-adwords-accounts.html

I understand that the policy will be enforced starting from March 26.

However I still have a couple of questions regarding this matter:

1) I don't see any field indicating the account status here https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/appendix/selectorfields#v201802-ManagedCustomerService 

     Will this service keep returning inactive accounts?

     If yes, does this mean that the only way to find whether an account is inactive is by trying to access it (and fail)?

     Would be nice to know in advance whether a given account is inactive or having the possibility of excluding in a predicate.

2) Is historical data lost when an account is deactivated? If I activate it again will I be able to fetch the same data via the API?

Thanks in advance.

    

[Milind Sankeshware (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Stefano,

Please see my answers inline below.

1. I don't see any field indicating the account status here https://developers.google.com/adwords/api/docs/appendix/selectorfields#v201802-ManagedCustomerService 

Will this service keep returning inactive accounts?
If yes, does this mean that the only way to find whether an account is inactive is by trying to access it (and fail)?
Would be nice to know in advance whether a given account is inactive or having the possibility of excluding in a predicate.

Get requests for ManagedCustomerService will no longer return the cancelled account. In AdWords UI, you can show canceled accounts by adjusting the filter in the upper left corner. Please check blog for more information. 

2. Is historical data lost when an account is deactivated? If I activate it again will I be able to fetch the same data via the API?
All historical data and pre-existing account structure will remain unchanged. The account will be still accessible in the Front End and all the historical data can be accessed. Once the account is reinstated then it can be used normally via AdWords API.

Let me know if you have further questions.

Thanks,
Milind, AdWords API Team.

[Stefano Fontana]

Thanks for the answer Milind.

I have one last question that is: after the account is canceled and reactivated will be automatically canceled again? and if yes after how many days/months?

Unlike the my first question that is answer by literally the first point in the blog post I believe there is no answer to this last question :)

Cheers

[Milind Sankeshware (AdWords API Team)]

Hi Stefano,

Please see my answer inline below:

1. after the account is canceled and reactivated will be automatically canceled again? and if yes after how many days/months?

The reactivated account wont be cancel automatically. It will cancel only if the AdWords account reaches 15 months without any spend or cancel manually.