Keyword Planning Service - Basic Access and OAuth Scopes

[Gustavo Veloso da Silveira]

I'm developing an App that uses only Keyword Planning Services from Google Ads API. My App will not have access to other Google Ads clients accounts, just my own account.

I have 2 questions:

1 - Because i will not access any other account, do I need to request a Basic Access for the  API before i put the App to production? For my purpose the Test account is suitable.

2 - Since the scope of the Google Ads API is sensitive, i will have to submit my app for verification. I've read the docs for verification and i have notice that the main concern is that i will make clear for the user how the app will handle their data. Assuming that i will use only use my own Google Ads account, there will be no access to external user data.  There is another scope that i can use that can permit publishing the App without verification?

[Google Ads API Forum Advisor]

Hi Gustavo,

Thank you for your questions. You may refer below for my responses :

1 - Because i will not access any other account, do I need to request a Basic Access for the  API before i put the App to production? For my purpose the Test account is suitable.

Basic access would be required in order to make API calls using Production accounts and access information in the Production environment. That said, if you are currently not needing to make API calls to production accounts, the test account access level of your developer token should be enough.

2 - Since the scope of the Google Ads API is sensitive, i will have to submit my app for verification. I've read the docs for verification and i have notice that the main concern is that i will make clear for the user how the app will handle their data. Assuming that i will use only use my own Google Ads account, there will be no access to external user data.  There is another scope that i can use that can permit publishing the App without verification?

For app verification concerns, I would recommend that you reach out instead to the Google API Console support team, as this is more related to their expertise. You may then reach their support team via this link.

I hope this helps.

Best regards,

Peter Laurence Napa Oliquino Google Ads API Team

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